A Reno - Sparks Safety Consultant

Curriculum Vitae

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Safety, Environmental & Security Management

 

SCi Safety Consulting 2014- Present

• Park 7 Construction site safety inspector- A future UNR student housing project

• Consultant to local and out of state construction companies

• Consultant to local sensor production facility

• Consultant to international metals refiner

• Consultant to Mining, Metals & Minerals Analytical Laboratory

• General industry safety topics training- OSHA compliance

• Site construction safety representative for CA construction co. in State of Nevada

  • Bureau of Reclamation Pyramid Lake: Marble Bluff Dam project.

• Site construction safety inspector to international concrete flooring company

• Accident investigations, root cause analysis, worker’s compensation, emergency response planning

• Manage all OSHA violation responses, Develop safety solutions, written programs, employee safety training

• Address state agency audits: OSHA, Fire Departments, NV Department of Environmental Protection

• Respiratory protection, Personal Protective Equipment, Lead hazards, Silica Awareness

• Truckee Meadows Community College Safety Center trainer; Hazardous Material Emergency Response Operations- Hazwoper 8 hr.

 

STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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•      Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

  • Management Analyst lll​

    • Capacity Development Strategy for State of Nevada Water Systems​

    • Annual Governor's Report - Capacity Development 2021

    • State Revolving Fund / Projects Analyst

    • WiiN Grant

    • ARPA Infrastructure Funding Project Identification

    • IIJA- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Grant

    • Disadvantaged Public Water Systems

    • Public Water System Deficiency Compliance

    • BSDW Business Management Analyst

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    Gate valve manufacturing plant- EHS / Facilities Manager

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• Machine Guarding Consultation:   $300,000 Project Manager

• 470 days without a recordable injury

• EHS- Behavioral Based Safety program

• Environmental compliance

• City of Reno permitting: Environmental, Air Quality, Waste Water, Stormwater

• State of Nevada (NDEP) Compliance

• Hazardous waste compliance (RCRA)

• Site investigations for Human Resources

• Crane Safety

• Rigging Safety

• Confined Space Entry

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Lead Acid Battery Recycling plant -  Environmental, Health & Safety Manager / Human Resources

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• Lead Acid Battery Recycling Plant

• Hazardous Waste by Written Determination

• Lead contaminated work process compliance OSHA 1910.1025

• Blood lead levels compliance

• Respirator compliance & training

• Air sampling monitoring (lead) compliance

• NDEP hazardous waste compliance, lead contaminated waste

• Lock out Tag out compliance, Electrical safety

• Project management

• Safety program development

• Bag house and ventilation systems differential pressure monitoring

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• Human Resources- USA Parkway- Tahoe Regional Industrial Center

  • Team Member Acquisition

  • Retention strategies

  • Employee relations

  • New hire training (onboarding)

  • Policy compliance

  • Business partnership development (Production Operations)

  • Business Strategic Relationships

  • Process improvements

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Global Chemical Distribution Center - EHS/Facilities Manager

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• Chemical distribution center

• DOT / DEA hazard class shipping compliance

• ISO 9001 (2008)  & 14001 EMS compliance

• Spill response team development

• SCBA (Self-contained breathing apparatus) training development

• Safety committee leader

• Green Team leader (Sustainability)

• Mainsaver CMMS Facilities implementation

• Online safety training system management

• Energy & Sustainability Coordination

• 5s implementation projects/ KPI development

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Bureau Veritas- Minerals 2008 -July 2016  HSE Manager USA/Mexico/Canada

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• 5s implementation project

• 1400 days without a lost time accident- Mining & Metals laboratory (May 2016)

• Implemented 5s program to laboratory business unit

• 9001-2008 / 17025 ISO internal QMS auditor

• Liaison with external regulatory agencies; OSHA, Fire Department, NV Dept of Environmental Protection

• Employee safety programs development; Hazardous Communications, Lead Exposure Control, Respirator Protection, Hearing protection, Silica Hazards, Lock Out Tag Out, Confined Spaces, Fall Protection

• Job hazard analysis and Risk Assessment development

• Environmental compliance

• Hazardous waste collection, storage and disposal compliance to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Nevada environmental compliance with NDEP & City of Sparks Environmental Control Section- regulations for hazardous waste compliance.

• Employee Exposure Monitoring Services-
  Air sampling for lead, silica and respirable dust , Noise exposure, Heat stress exposure

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• ALS Chemex- Minerals Laboratory 2006-2008

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Loss Prevention and Safety Manager- Kmart Distribution Center & Henry Schein Inc. distribution center: 1996 – 2006

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• Powered material handling equipment safety instructor

• Fire systems auditor and compliance officer

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Industrial Security/ERT (Emergency Response) Manager -  FMC Corporation & Intel (Santa Clara, CA - 1980- 1995)

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• University of Phoenix, Master of Arts: Business Organizational Management

• San Jose State University, Bachelor of Science Justice Administration Systems/ Speech Communications

• Truck Meadows Community College, Safety Center, - Instructor Hazwoper & Hazardous waste (RCRA), Since- 2012

• Nevada Technical Associates, Radiation Safety Officer, 2013

• Nevada OSHA, OSHA 30 hr. Certificates (Construction & General Industry)

• Nevada OSHA SCATS- Safety and Health Practitioner (SHP), 2014- ISHM- CSMP

• Truckee Meadows Community College, Safety Center, Hazwoper 40 hr

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (Nevada Guard Bureau- 2015)