Environmental Health and Safety Manager

• Dec 2022 - Present

Manage the firm's site locations falling under the preview of Environmental Health Safety. Responsible for development and implementation of safety training programs. Monitor environmental, health and safety regulations and provide technical support to personnel to ensure compliance with all federal and state requirements. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of corporate safety policy for the purposes of on-boarding, training, staff development, programs, and risk management. - Leadership: Demonstrate business acumen as the Environmental Health and Safety Manager through collaboration, planning, organizing, training, and development with our staff and subcontractors. - HR Operations: collaborate with HR Business partners regarding regulations, policy development, training, and employee onboarding. - Results Driven: Apply and implement quality tools and techniques to achieve results, i.e. Six Sigma, lean methodologies, continuous improvement methods. - Environmental Health Safety Management: manage the firm’s EHS program via risk assessments, implementation of controls and 6S methodologies.  Regulatory Compliance: Deliver 100% audit compliance with all State and Federal agencies.  Strategy Consulting: Operationalize, integrate, and deliver EHS processes via business unit collaboration. - Career Development: Surpass all designated KPIs related to the design and provision employee training and development. - Regulatory Compliance: Successful implementation of corrective action plan tools and techniques. - Fellow of the Management and Strategy Institute, Active member of the Project Management Institute. Show less

Contract Manager

• Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

Supports Construction Services via provision of contract management and contract administration functions. Responsibilities include the process of systematically and efficiently managing contract creation, execution, and analysis for the purpose of maximizing financial and operational performance and minimize risk.- Due Diligence: Reviews solicitations for proposals, bids, and contract modifications.- Quality Management: Analyzes contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, corporate policies and business unit procedure.- Results Driven: Drafts and negotiates simple contractual instruments commensurate with skills and grade level.- Strategy Consulting: Communicates contract policy and practice to internal business teams.- Regulatory Compliance: Ensures contract review, approval and execution in accordance with corporate and/or business unit guidelines.- Operations: Prepares, organizes, and maintains contract records and files documenting contract performance and compliance. Prepares and administers routine correspondence, negotiation memoranda, and contract documentation to ensure timely and coordinated submittal.- Quality Management: May conduct research to support contract audit and or facilitate business unit contracting trends.- Due Diligence: Performs contract closeout activities. Assists mid- to high-level contract professionals in working with internal or external business teams on issues and developments relative to assigned contracts. Show less

Assistant Project Manager

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2022

Responsible for ensuring implementation of regulatory requirements and standards align with the business strategy. Perform systematic assessment of site conditions and contract requirements. Perform investigations, surveillance, quality oversight, management of construction activities, and audits to maintain project budget and scope. Influence continuous improvement via key metrics and goals. Clients include DOE, DOD, and EPA. Regulators include OSHA, EPA, and various federal and state agencies.- Business Unit Collations: Collaborate with key stakeholders from legal, finance, engineering to develop a target state solutions.- Operations: Provide round the clock support to the Project Start-Up and Project Shut-Down teams.- Due Diligence: Successfully conducted numerous internal audits and provided support customer agency audits.- Results Driven: Apply and implement quality tools and techniques to achieve results, i.e. Six Sigma, lean methodologies, continuous improvement methods.- Strategy Consulting: Operationalize, integrate, and deliver with business acumen process improvement know how, methods, and conceptual expertise to teams.- Program Management: In-depth knowledge of business systems, policies and procedures, and the effective application of that knowledge to meet customer requirements.- Quality Management: Serve as Alternate Site Quality Manager and implemented USACE EM 385-1-1 and Construction Quality Management skill base for government quality systems and processes.- Safety Conscious : Serve as Site Safety Manager and implemented USACE EM 385-1-1, Construction Quality Management, OSHA 30, HAZWOPER 40 skill base for government quality systems and processes.- Regulatory Compliance: Successful implementation of corrective action plan tools and techniques.- Fellow of the Management and Strategy Institute, Active member of the Project Management Institute Show less

Acting General Manager I Academic Relations Chair I Human Resource Manager I EHS Manager

• Nov 2017 - May 2020

Managed the firm’s East Coast locations as Human Experience Manager, Environmental Health Safety Manager, Academic Relations Chair, and Acting General Manager for the firm’s East Tennessee Micro-factory. Responsible for all human resource functions including performance management, strategic management, organizational development, building collations, regulatory compliance, policy development, recruiting, retention, succession planning, on-boarding, training, staff development, mediation, benefits, compensation, compliance, programs, risk management. - Leadership: Demonstrated business acumen as Acting General Manager via leadership, planning, organizing, finance, staffing. - HR Operations: Successful reorganization and management of the firm’s East Coast Human Resource locations. - Community Relations: Chaired executive board partnering with local government, charitable, and academic institutions. - Environmental Health Safety Management: Restructured and managed the firm’s global EHS program via risk assessments, implementation of controls and 6S methodologies. Managed risk and EHS for the first free fall drop test of a 3D printed chassis on record. - Workforce Expansion: Implemented successful talent acquisition strategies recruiting over 100 executive and professional level positions to ensure the successful launch of the firm’s Micro-factories. - Change Management: Lead veteran recruiting initiative resulting in a 30% increase and entry into the Vets Medallion Program. - Performance Management: Managed a results driven system including recruiting, orientation, career development, retention. - Regulatory Compliance: Delivered 100% audit compliance with all State and Federal OSHA, EPA, EEOC, DOL VETS agencies. - Strategy Consulting: Operationalize, integrate, and deliver with business acumen HR processes via business unit collaboration. - Career Development: Surpassed all designated KPIs related to the design and provision employee training and development. Show less

ORISE Mentor

• Feb 2018 - Apr 2020

Collateral Assignment through LM Industries, Inc. as Academic Relations Chair. Maintained a 100% graduate success rate of Local Motors UT IACMI ORISE/ORAU, East Tennessee High School STEM, and Wabash University interns. Responsible for the successful launch of a mentor program between UT IACMI interns and local STEM students for the firm's East Tennessee location. Collateral Assignment through LM Industries, Inc. as Academic Relations Chair. Maintained a 100% graduate success rate of Local Motors UT IACMI ORISE/ORAU, East Tennessee High School STEM, and Wabash University interns. Responsible for the successful launch of a mentor program between UT IACMI interns and local STEM students for the firm's East Tennessee location.

Educational Mentor

• Feb 2018 - Apr 2020

Collateral Assignment through LM Industries, Inc. as Academic Relations Chair. Collateral Assignment through LM Industries, Inc. as Academic Relations Chair.

Assistant Project Manager

• Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

Recruited to partner with AEP Ohio’s Senior Project Manager as an Assistant Project Manager. Responsible for the end-to-end project management lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and project closeout of over 125 Greenfield and Brownfield locations. Experience with setup, risk assessment, scope, logistics, OSHA regulation, budget forecasting, cost control, SOX compliance, and project closeout. Led in the development and roll-out of project controls, standards, and guidelines.  Program Management: Maintained the largest multi-million-dollar project portfolio for AEP Ohio’s Transmission Project Team, exceeding corporate goals for placing the highest number of plants in service in the history of AEP Ohio.  Project Financial Management: Maximized return on investment and project margins via cost projection analysis, budget forecasting, spend tracking utilizing SAP ERP over 125 Greenfield and Brownfield locations.  Due Diligence: Ensured 100% compliance with all internal processes, policies, and procedures, as well as with all external guidelines and regulations, including OSHA and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.  Business Unit Collations: Collaborate with key stakeholders from legal, finance, engineering to develop a target state solutions.  Commendations: Receivership of incentivized bonus awards for all project closeouts in 2016 and 2017. Show less

Program Manager I GED Teacher I Advisory Team Board Member

• Jan 2008 - Oct 2016

Sworn Officer for the Court of Common Pleas in the capacity of Advisory Team Board Member, Program Manager, GED Teacher, HR Consultant, Program Facilitator, Counselor. Collaborated cross-functionally within local government and served as a facility Liaison. Facilitated cognitive-behavioral therapy groups using multi-modal approaches to a diverse sociocultural adult population diagnosed with various affective disorders. Building Collations: Created and provided individual aftercare plans via established partnerships with treatment teams comprised of Judges, Law Enforcement, Social Workers, and Mental Health Treatment Centers. Program Management: Designed and facilitated twelve life skill curriculums and surpassed all designated KPIs  Educational Development: GED Teacher of comprehensive studies, science, math, and speech. Certified staff training instructor for CPR/AED/First Aid, Unarmed Self Defense, and crisis response team. Regulatory Compliance: Developed audit compliance processes for the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (DRC) and the American Corrections Association (ACA) that were adopted and replicated as best practice measures. Due Diligence: Maintained a consecutive 100% success rate with zero ACA and DRC audit finding. Commendations: 2007 Five Year Service Award, 2012 Ten Year Service Award, 1 Personal Award, 14 Letters of Appreciation. Show less

Program Facilitator I HR Consultant I Advisory Team Board Member

• Jan 2004 - Dec 2008

Resident Advisor I Special Projects Team I Advisory Team Board Member

• Aug 2002 - Dec 2004

Non-Commissioned Office-In-Charge, USN PO1 (ret) I HR Director, Intelligence Specialist, Paralegal

• 2008 - 2015

Operation: Noble Eagle / Enduring FreedomOperation: Odyssey Dawn / Unified ProtectorHighly decorated wartime Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge with over 22 years of experience as an Acting Unit Commanding Officer, Acting Command Chief, Director of Human Resources, Training, Legal collaterally assigned as a Recruiter, Intelligence Analyst, Security Analyst, Logistics Specialist who lead and trained large teams via business acumen to work efficiently and effectively in highly complex environments stationed stateside and abroad. Leadership: Effectively lead, developed, and leveraged diversity in large teams resulting in resilience and mission success. Financial Management: Maintained a $500K budget for annual recruiting, administrative, and training requirements. Innovation: Saved $3M via lean processes to streamline waste resulting in a savings of over 780 personnel hours. Results Driven: Maintained 100% audit compliancy resulting command receivership of national Bronze Hammer Award. Due Diligence: Ensured 100% compliance of all policies, procedures, and regulations via provision of comprehensive guidance to command directorates as an HR business partner. Performance Management: Increased promotions over 30% via oversight of unit professional development teams. Program Management: Training Officer with content ownership, oversight, and delivery of curricula for 650+ personnel. Specialized Skills Sets: Intelligence Specialist utilizing OSINT, HUMIT, SIGNIT information gathering via SR-C4I Systems, open source, and secure message traffic in support of combat operations. Board certified Navy Mineman in support joint operations. Commendations: 26 Medals and Ribbons, 5 Personal Awards, 1 US SOCOM Insignia, 5 Gold Stripes, Sailor of the Quarter Award, Blue Jacket of the Quarter, Blue Jacket of the Month, 25 Letters of Appreciation, 8 End of Tour Awards. Member: Non-Commissioned Officers Association | Joint Special Operations Association. Show less

Non-Commissioned Officer, USN PO2 I HR Manager, Paralegal, Military Policeman, Logistic Specialist

• 1998 - 2008

Operation: Noble Eagle / Enduring FreedomOperation: COMPTUEX / JTFEX

Non-Commissioned Officer, USN PO3 I HR Manager, Safety Manager, Paralegal, Training Manager

• 1997 - 1998

Seaman, USN SN I Senior HR Generalist, Safety Manager, Paralegal, Training Manager

• 1995 - 1997

Seaman Apprentice, USN SA I HR Generalist, Paralegal, Safety Manager

• 1994 - 1995

Seaman Recruit, USN SR I HR Generalist

• 1993 - 1994

FEMA Disaster Inspector

• 2005 - 2005

Performed FEMA Approved Disaster Inspections in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Made appointments with Disaster victims. Inspected homes and properties for flood, wind tornado fire and earthquake damages. Described, Photographed and Record all found disaster damages on both residential and commercial dwellings and properties on F.E.M.A provided state of the art computer. Performed FEMA Approved Disaster Inspections in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Made appointments with Disaster victims. Inspected homes and properties for flood, wind tornado fire and earthquake damages. Described, Photographed and Record all found disaster damages on both residential and commercial dwellings and properties on F.E.M.A provided state of the art computer.

Contract Specialist I GS-1102-05

• 2001 - 2002

Ensured contract cost avoidance by procuring items through formal advertising, negotiation, and reviewing acquisitions to determine specifications and descriptions were included in solicitations. Maintained a strong focus on financial responsibility of suppliers throughout the evaluation process, as well as prior contract performance and results.  Due Diligence Measures: Review of solicitations and amendments ensuring accuracy of all contract and SLA requirements.  Program Management: Actively monitored vendor performance for compliance through the terms and conditions of the award.  Commendations: 2001 On the Spot Award, 2002 On the Spot Award, Plank Owner in Business System Modernization.  Member: Toastmasters International. Show less

Independent Business Consultant

• Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

Optimize business opportunities through client recognition and negotiation, playing a key role in business development, relationship management, and lead generation. Develop strategic business plans that provide capital for the small business startups.  Strategic Consulting: Develop logistic business strategies for client implementation via nine box and process mapping.  Results Driven: Continually exceed sales objectives at the individual, team, and corporate level via formulation of corporate identities, advertising methods, and promotional techniques.  Expert Methodologies: Maximize sales efficiency via strategic marketing analyses, SWOT analysis, VALS II analysis, and BCG Matrices.  Member: American Marketing Association I Small Business Administration. Show less