Olen Johnson, Ms, Mba, Csp Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

I am currently managing the Environmental Health and Safety Department at a multi-national filter manufacturer, responsible for over 3000 employees across 9 manufacturing sites and 16 distribution branches. Leading the development of the ISO 14001 and 45001 program which includes a behaviour based safety program with centralized reporting, LOTO and hazard/risk assessment program, training and safety committees.Beginning our focus on Leading Indicators, we have been able to dramatically reduce work comp cost and the number of recordable injuries. I am excited to be helping to achieve our very admirable goal of zero GHG emissions by 2030.

Whitehouse, Nj, Us

• Provided leadership and oversight of environmental health and occupational safety programs across 7 facilities and 4 countries.• Conducted formal EHS evaluations of new product, processes, and equipment installations (to include occupational exposure – ie ergonomic, respiratory, noise, radiation, etc). I designed and deployed a new JHSA and FMEA platform, integrating it into our Process Safety Management (PSM) program.• Successfully designed/deployed a behavior based safety program that increased employee engagement and allowed for involvement from all levels of the organization while maintaining a closed loop system - ensuring all events are tracked and eventually closed; drastically cutting the OSHA recordable injury rate by over half.• Led the company’s Industrial Hygiene (air & noise monitoring, assessment, recording, reporting) and Process Safety Management Programs.• Managed company’s regulatory environmental reporting and permitting at all US facilities, to include but not limited to: TSCA, Tier II, RMP, Waste Disposal, Storm Water and Emissions.• Led, Managed and Enforced COVID preventative measures throughout the 2020 Pandemic; this included Face Coverings, Social Distancing, Job/Schedule Rotations, Training/Communication, Temperature Checks, Return to Work Programs, and Fixed Barriers.

Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky, Us

• Actively managed over 50 Million Dollars in company spend with over 200 vendors and thousands of SKU's; I negotiated unique solutions to reduce costs and help produce a win-win-win for our clients, vendors and for ORR. Increasing Strategic Supplier Spend by over 10%, while reducing overall Cost of Goods Sold and increasing GM.• Responsible for managing all aspects of product and supply chain strategy within both commodity and technical safety product categories for ORR Safety. This includes working cross-functionally with the sales/marketing teams to identify new or existing products to fill customer needs and with the purchasing team to establish and maintain an efficient chain from Manufacturer to End-User. • I worked with the ecommerce and marketing teams to develop multiple special initiatives that took advantage of bulk purchasing opportunities; helping to improve inventory position and gross margin. Reduced active SKUs by 11% and decreased on-hand inventory by over 5%.• Sourced commodity based products directly from factories overseas; design, market and promote company branded products both internally and externally. Ensuring compliance with national regulations and standards, minimizing company liability. Taking ownership of the entire Product Life Cycle.

Richmond, Va, Us

• Developed, coordinated, and implemented plans designed to improve the Global Operations of a $50M Revenue Industrial Power Services Company. • Established and adhered to timelines, outlined resources required for successful implementation of strategic initiatives, and monitored the results to ensure goals were met. I worked to standardize business practices across the 300 employee company.• Managed a Global Department (US, South Africa, and Japan) of both salaried & hourly employees. Assisting in employee recruitment, training, performance evaluation, retention and potential termination activities.• I developed the company’s Industrial Hygiene and environmental programs to be aligned with OSHA and ISO requirements. This included their Hexavalent Chromium, Silica, Noise, Lead, Asbestos, Mutagens, and Radiation programs.• Regulated communication with purchasing on material projections based on the operations master schedule, sales force projections, and meetings with the sales team focusing on high probability projects.• Took lead position in the preparation of detailed field project proposals and the coordination of all supporting exhibits and documentation in accordance with detailed customer requests (formal and informal RFP’s). • Created online Request for Quote system to allow for tracking of data between the 6 global sales managers and the 350 quotes per year.

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• Created and developed the company’s first Environmental Health, Safety, and Quality Department; ensuring all client safety and training requirements were fulfilled. Aligned Company’s quality procedures with ISO 9001 and prepared documentation for the acquisition by a major corporation. Assisting in acquisition’s Phase 2 environmental audits.• I organized company's waste streams (both hazardous and non-hazardous), registered hazardous emissions, and increased recycling of process wastes (dramatically reducing their hazardous waste). Managed Tier II Reporting, Clean Air Act and other EPA requirements including the RCRA. • Created systems to allow easy assessment of management’s observance of policies and procedures. Tracked systems to ensure management and technicians were following Quality procedures.• Managed teams of 5-20 workers spraying protective metal coating at our Shop in Houston and at multiple Refineries, Mills, and Power Plants across the US. Being exclusively responsible for multiple coating and sand blasting projects that varied in length between 1 shift and 3 months. • Responsible for all Operations’ training and assessments. Requiring the creation, updating, and testing of over 300 Foundation Training classes, tracking of required annual and semi-annual training, recording and documenting of Manager-in-Training classes, and specifying when current managers need additional training. • Managed inventory on multiple site projects ensuring required supplies and materials were available throughout the project. Ordered more inventory when supply dropped below a determined threshold - negotiating with vendors for best price and terms. • Managed the application of laboratory samples, which included: sample documentation, thickness measurements, and the creation of the sample micro-graphs – archived samples and managed writing of Technical Analysis Reports.

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Health And Safety

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor’S Degrees, Psychology, Modern Language And Culture (Arabic)

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology And Arabic

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