Personal Travel and Independent Business Exploration at Career Break and Professional Development (2025-09 – Present)
- Took a planned career break for personal travel, professional development, and exploration of independent business opportunities.
- Maintained current EHS knowledge while preparing to return to a long-term health and safety role.
Health and Safety Advisor at Kal Tire (2023-03 – 2025-08)
- Led HSMS implementation across approximately 40 Ontario locations, coaching operations managers and team members on safety responsibilities, compliance, hazard control, inspections, emergency response, and incident reporting.
- Conducted multi-site safety assessments to evaluate operational controls, risk management, training competency, emergency preparedness, documentation, inspections, and overall HSMS performance.
- Developed site-visit reports, corrective action plans, and leadership recommendations to address safety gaps, strengthen compliance, and reduce operational risk.
- Led incident investigations, root cause analysis, preventative actions, hazard alerts, incident reporting, and injury trend reviews to reduce repeat incidents.
- Analyzed company-wide incident data and identified head injuries as the third-highest incident category, then created a PowerPoint business case outlining five years of financial losses and operational impact.
- Developed and proposed an innovative prevention solution using Kal Tire-branded trucker bump caps to reduce head injury risk while improving comfort, adoption, and practical hazard control.
Health and Safety Consultant at Safeline Group of Companies (2021-08 – 2022-12)
- Served as the main safety liaison between Safeline management, clients, subcontractors, and site teams for construction safety requirements.
- Conducted worker orientations, toolbox talks, site inspections, hazard assessments, and corrective action follow-ups to support OHSA compliance.
- Managed subcontractor safety compliance, including pre-start submissions, job hazard analyses, training records, inspections, and incident documentation.
- Supported JHSC activities, incident investigations, equipment inspections, KPI tracking, and communication with regulatory authorities including MOL, WSIB, and Police.
- Developed and reviewed site-specific safety plans, including traffic control, emergency evacuation, site security, and pre-start safety procedures.
Health and Safety Consultant for Coca-Cola at Phoenix Health and Safety Consulting (Contract) (2020-04 – 2021-06)
- Helped develop and implement Coca-Cola's contractor safety management program, including vendor onboarding, documentation review, and permit-to-work coordination.
- Provided daily EHS support to contractors, supervisors, and managers, advising on corrective actions, risk controls, and compliance with health and safety requirements.
- Oversaw high-risk work activities including electrical, mechanical, excavation, chemical, welding, demolition, roofing, and conveyor installation projects.
- Supported audit preparation and Ministry of Labour compliance by maintaining safety documentation, inspection records, permits, and project tracking spreadsheets.
- Conducted site inspections and project monitoring, contributing to over 20,000 manpower hours completed without incidents, injuries, sickness, or delays.
Environmental, Health and Safety Data Analyst at Wajax (2017-07 – 2019-11)
- Created EHS reports, presentations, and trend analyses covering incidents, root causes, motor vehicle events, task-based risks, and regional safety performance for senior leadership review.
- Developed incident analysis reports, safety talks, awareness bulletins, and corrective action recommendations to improve company-wide safety communication and prevention efforts.
- Managed EHS systems and administrative compliance, including SharePoint databases, intranet sites, workers' compensation documentation, vendor prequalification, clearance letters, and provincial reporting forms.
Environmental, Health and Safety Coordinator (Co-op) at Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co (2016-01 – 2016-04)
- Supported health and safety operations across manufacturing and go-to-market environments by conducting inspections, hazard assessments, JHAs, ergonomic/noise assessments, and contractor compliance reviews.
- Prepared injury trend reports, incident reports, SOPs, communication plans, and safety training materials while delivering WebEx and one-on-one training on chemical safety, fire safety, and ergonomics.
Environmental, Health and Safety Administrator (Co-op) at Patheon Inc (2015-05 – 2015-09)
- Supported EHS operations by conducting industrial hygiene sampling, noise exposure assessments, inspections, accident investigation support, chemical/MSDS inventory management, and spill kit monitoring.
- Assisted with employee safety training, site orientations, JHSC meetings, EHS communications, standard work documentation, equipment reviews, and completed respiratory fit testing for 200+ employees.
