Experience

Carbide Industries LLC

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environment, Health and Safety Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Making Calcium Carbide Making Calcium Carbide



North American Stainless

• Mining
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Safety Supervisor/Specialist

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  Input to corporate EHS safety initiatives, strategies, programs and procedures. Assist in ISO 9001, 18001, 45001. Collaborate with a team of seven coordinators to support mills via hands on counsel, supervision, assessment, and implementation of site EHS culture. Emergency preparedness, working with 80 first responders throughout mills as well as security groups around facilities. Liaison with local ambulance and fire dept. agencies. Lead and coach, auditing EHS performances, risk assessments, effective implementation and utilization of risk assessments and risk predictions. Mitigate hazards effectively and understood by all affected employees. 5-Why investigations panel for continuous improvement. Liaison to all leadership and employees on site. Over 1400 employees plus 300 to 400 contractors.



PECI (Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industries, LLC)

• HSE/Lead Safety Coord./Mgr.

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2019

  Provide day to day support to site and leadership to crews and client on HSE related matters and work collaboratively to build positive working relationships with project personnel and the client.Establish procedures and mitigation strategies for risk and emergency management.Oversee, guide and actively support the development and implementation of an effective HSE management system across the project.Monitors and supports the development and implementation of the Work Site Management Plan in Construction.Liaises with Project Team, Client, Regulatory Agencies, Consultants/Subcontractors and Suppliers to ensure the HSE management system is functioning properly.Advise on changes and their implementation strategies.



Proserv Operations

• Regional HSE Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Dec 2015

  Established HSE department goals, objectives, and actively participated as necessary, to support subordinate personnel in achievement of established goals and objectives.Provided guidance an assistance to subordinate managers on HSE/Operational issues for resolution.Developed HSE budget and assured expenditures did not exceed the limit.Implemented Leading Indicator Systems such as (Job Safety Analysis and Behavior Based Safety Observations).Reduced the TRIR of the north region by implementation of specific action plans targeting at-risk-behaviors.Implemented HSE advisor specific competencies.Developed tracking systems (Metrics) for the Region in the areas of audits and action items.Monitored and actively participated in the management of injury claims with a result of a positive reduction on the TRIR.Faciltated incident investigations and provided reliable solutions.



The Bayou Companies

• Sr. HSE Manager

  • Oct 2000 - Aug 2012

  Ensured site maintains continuous "audit ready" state of compliance with company and governmental HSE standards.Accountable for the execution of all site Environmental Permit Compliance, including Air, Storm Water, Spill Control and Waste Water. Ensures all testing required through permits and company standards are met on time.Developed and deployed the site specific HSE Strategies, Program and Plans positioning the site as a best practices on ISO 9001, 14001, 18001.Lead the effective implementation and utilization of risk assessment and risk. prediction processes at the site and drove for appropriate mitigation measures to lower associate risk. Ensured effective communication and understanding by all affected associates.Supported Mars (Shell) Program by implementing standards and best practices.Ten to twelve (10-12) year experience in implementing safety, environmental and /or industrial hygiene programs in pipe blasting/coating arena.Perform accident investigations/root cause analysis and determine leading/lagging indicators through statistics, identifying trends and utilizing preventative measures.Assisted engineering with or by completing safety evaluations of new or relocated machinery.Lowered TRIR from a 10 year average of 3.6 to a 1.9 within 9 months and zero for the year 2012 with over 1 million man hours.



NABORS DRILLING

• HSE Inspector/Coordinator

  • Feb 1996 - Sep 2000

  Made planned visits to drilling rigs/production platforms.Carried out regular audit/inspections, assessments in line with company requirements to recognize improvements and remedial actions.Conducted and coordinated, maintained a DOT program to ensure Policies and procedures in place.Performed and tracked all incidents/injuries, near misses, spills, etc. Assisted field supervisors with implementation of company HSE policies.Maintained safety data base.Conducted and coordinated all safety training for employees. Audit/inspections weekly basis.Performed incident/accident investigations and root cause analysis.



Acadian Ambulance

• Basic-Intermediate EMT

  • Jan 1988 - Jun 1996

  Driver-EMT Basic-Intermediate/ParamedicProvide-basic and ACLS aid. Driver-EMT Basic-Intermediate/ParamedicProvide-basic and ACLS aid.