As an EHS executive leading domestic and global initiatives in environmental, health, and safety compliance, my goal is “zero.” I establish policies, procedures, and programs that enable companies across industries to continually advance towards zero incidents, zero violations, and zero negative environmental impacts through their self-sustaining compliance programs. Serving early in my career as a Field Chemist and Environmental Technologist for OHM Corporation, I followed my passion for EHS through several continually advancing positions. Most recently at Dawn Foods I managed a team to develop and execute workplace safety plans along with EHS programs and policies. Success points:* 55% global injury rate reduction* 49% North American injury rate reduction * created and launched a behavior-based observation program. In 4 months, program acknowledged 3000 safe acts, coached 1425 at-risk behaviors, and identified 173 unsafe conditions to be corrected.As Corporate Director, Environmental Safety, for Gardner Denver, Inc. in Quincy, IL, I led the corporate directives and EHS compliance for 120 manufacturing, repair, and service facilities with up to 7000 employees and annual revenue of $2.4B. Highlights of my career include:* Slashing incident rates by 89% and attaining a worldwide incident rate of 0.5.* Saving the company hundreds of thousands of dollars through leadership of voluntary environmental clean-ups. * Reducing man-power needs by 99% through strategic leadership of $1.6M floodwall improvement project. * Overseeing and conducting global audits in the United States, Germany, Italy, China, Brazil, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, South Africa, Finland, and France to achieve corporate compliance and EHS due diligence goals. * Advancing compliance through astute management of EHS Electronic Management System (EiOS). * Training, coaching, mentoring, and engaging global teams in EHS and Lean Manufacturing.. * Collaborating effectively cross-functionally and cross-culturally over six continents to develop and grow EHS compliance. Key areas of expertise include global EHS compliance, EHS policies and programs, EHS global auditing, and global EHS team leadership.
Listed skills include Environmental Compliance, Continuous Improvement, Environmental Management Systems, Manufacturing, and 33 others.