Richard Higgins Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Aiken, South Carolina

Management consultant specializing in ESH&Q systems improvement, including causal analysis support and training, assessment, issues management, and employee concerns.

Portland, Maine

Expert Accident / Event Investigator and Root Cause Analyst.Passionate about effective organizational change management and safety culture as a subset of corporate culture.Accomplished speaker.

Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Sailing my Cape Dory Typhoon along the coast of Maine.

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

Hanford Concerns Council (HCC) Contractor Representative for WRPS - The HCC was an independent fact-finding and conflict resolution body that worked to resolve disputes between employees and Hanford site contractors. Cases handled by the Council were typically rooted in concerns about worker or public health and safety, environmental protection, or allegations of retaliation against the employees who raise such issues. HCC's main purpose was to try to resolve such conflicts before they escalated to litigation and/or highly publicized whistleblower complaints. An important, secondary purpose of the Council was to provide substantive and timely recommendations to participating Hanford site contractors on ways to improve safety management and better address worker concerns. The Council was created in 1994 in response to protracted conflicts between workers and Hanford contractors that frequently led to costly litigation, national media attention, and Congressional investigations.Sadly, the Hanford Concerns Council was disbanded in January 2016.

Responsible for the safe processing and disposition of legacy highly radioactive nuclear material

Bldg 3019 U233 Disposition Project

Navy nuke submariner Machinist Mate E-1 to E-7, then LDO SWO O-1 to 0-4.Commands included:RTC Great LakesMM "A" School Great LakesUSS Gearing (DD-710) - MM3 - Boston Naval ShipyardNuclear Power School - Class 70-3 - Bainbridge, MDNPTU Windsor - S1C Prototype - Windsor Locks, CTUSS Bergall (SSN-667) - MM3(SS) - MM2(SS) - New London, CTUSS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-687) - MM2(SS) -MM1(SS) - Newport News and CharlestonSIC Prototype,Windsor Locks, CT - MM1(SS) to MMC(SS) - Training CoordinatorUSS Nimitz (CVN-68) - MMC(SS) - O-1 (LDO) - RM01USS L Y Spear (AS-36) - O-1 - O-3 - ARCO, QAO, Nuc Repair, A-Div, Chief Engineer, Outside Machine Shop - Norfolk VA and Diego Garcia - Qualified OOD and SWOUSS Orion (AS-36) - O-3 - QAO - La Madellena, ItalyNuclear Field "A" School, Orlando, FL - O-3 - O-4 - Department HeadResolute (AFDM-10) - O-4 - Commanding Officer - Qualified Docking Officer, Norfolk VA

Nuclear Technology

Mba, Organizational Leadership

Completed MBA in Organizational Leadership.

Industrial Engineering

Completed 3 years towards BS in Industrial Engineering.