Objective

Position in Safety, Health and Environmental Management

Education
Masters of Business Administration, University of Houston
Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Certifications
Professional Engineer Texas #59361
Certified Safety Professional 18170
Certified ISO14001 Lead Auditor ANSI-RAB and EARA
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager #0592
TWIC card is current
HAZWOPER trained, current refresher
Career Highlights
I have over 25 years of safety, health and environmental (SHE) compliance and pr
ogram implementation experience with increasing responsibilities in oil and gas,
chemical and industrial operations across multiple facility operations. I have
led incident investigations for fatality and other major investigations, enviro
nmental management (air, discharge, hazardous waste, risk management) and TSCA c
ompliance improvement programs, Local Emergency Planning Committees, and safety
performance improvement programs across large facilities and multiple facility o
rganizations.
Experience
SHE Management:
*25-years of success in improving SHE compliance, implementation and continuous
improvement in the chemical, oil and gas and industrial businesses. Oil and gas
experience includes onshore and offshore exploration and production, pipeline a
nd refinery businesses.
*Directly managed up to 12 people at one time. Directed programs through local
facility contacts at locations across the US and internationally.
*Developed and implemented major company programs such as ISO14001 and a HSE pas
sport program.
*Achieved compliance with new program implementations and reduced injury rates b
y 70%.
*Managed personal injury, environmental and process safety compliance requiremen
ts with gap assessment and improvement guidance.
*Developed program improvements through identification of system and systemic ar
eas for improvement through trend analysis and incident investigation findings.
*Implemented auditing programs to facilitate compliance and procedure implementa
tion.
*Conducted risk assessments and audits for mergers and acquisitions.
*Provided technical and strategic support to upper management in response to cla
ims, litigation and pending regulatory impacts.

Incident Investigations:
*Directed incident investigations as lead investigator for fatality and major in
cident investigations involving process safety and personal safety incident acro
ss the US, in Indonesia, and in South America.
*Developed a team from facility personnel to conduct incident and near miss inve
stigations to improve safety, environmental control, and reliability.
*Completed major US refining incident investigators under Federal oversight requ
irements.
*Participated in the Incident Command System as Safety Officer, Environmental, L
iaison and Planning Section member.
Remediation Management:
*As project manager, directed the investigation and corrective action programs f
or state regulated and Superfund regulated sites.
*Submitted successful demonstrations that reduced company risk and costs under S
uperfund and state-led programs.
*Developed the corporate program for managing the risks related to commercial wa
ste disposal and for risk management of company owned sites.
Compliance and Litigation:
*Developed and implemented corporate compliance audits and procedures that preve
nted hazardous waste violation findings in the chemical industry.
*Negotiated permit and compliance issues with Stated and Federal regulatory agen
cies.
*Provided technical assistant for insurance claims and litigation support.
*Provided technical basis for the company's 10-K environmental disclosure report
.
*Directed remediation and compliance programs that met regulatory requirements w
ith no penalties.
*Implemented and operated innovative remediation methods that reduced costs and
hazards to operating personnel.
*Led Potentially Responsible Party Teams in negotiations with agencies and as le
ad Technical representative.
Employment
BP - 4 years: Reference available from most recent supervisor.
Diamond Shamrock/Maxus Energy - 22 years