Daniel Tews

Degreed and experienced Leadership and Safety Facilitator seeks new opportunities in the field of Leadership and safety training.

Background includes 16 years at Halliburton Energy Service in Leadership Development, Safety Training, and video production. 6 years serving General and Construction Industries, Organizational Development, and motivational speaking. Excellent communication and relationship skills ensure positive results in workshop, field settings, and public speaking engagements. Personal strengths include an ability to develop relationships and gain audience engagement.

Leadership and Safety Facilitator - Halliburton Energy Services - Kilgore and San Antonio, Texas

(2009-11 - 2025-09)

• Awarded Most Valuable Facilitator in the World, 2024 and 4th in World in 2024 for number of employees trained
• Facilitated Leadership Development classes for New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Ohio
• Developed & produced 5 videos for use in Hal Academy, video about LOTO, video for HR festival
• Rolled out Change Management 3 class series
• Made all courses virtual
• Assisted in each NEO class
• Facilitated virtual and live training
• Participated in Chili Cook offs and Gumbo Cook offs winning 6 times
• Entered class rosters into Data Base

President - Tews Training & Development - San Antonio, Texas

(2005-02 - 2009-11)

Market, develop and facilitate whole safety programs for Oil & Gas, General Industry and Construction. Lead instructor for Halliburton's New Employee Orientation in Corpus Christi, taught "hands-on" training, taught "BBP". Deliver Performance Evaluations of all new employees. Deliver PEC Refresher, HM126 and FA/CPR training HES employees at several locations.

Vice President - Joyco Safety, Inc. - San Antonio, Texas

(2004-10 - 2005-02)

Marketed/facilitated safety consulting, safety programs, site surveys, and safety training for companies in Oil & Gas, General and Construction Industry, conducted safety meetings, "Insurance to Value" inspections and co-developed plans to reduce worker's comp modifiers. Spoke at luncheons to safety professionals. Helped with DOT training and recordkeeping requirements.

Safety & Development Training Director - Safety Supply, Inc. - San Antonio, Texas

(2002-11 - 2004-09)

Marketed/conducted safety training and developmental courses. Facilitated company-wide weekly meetings. Conducted safety consultant services, Safety Surveys that meet OSHA standards, sold safety supplies.

SENIOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - Caremark, Inc. - San Antonio, Texas

(2000-06 - 2002-08)

Met with leaders to determine needs, coordinated, tracked and delivered the skill development for 1400 employees. Training: Coaching / Mentoring, Strategic Interviewing, D.I.S.C. Organizational Development: Needs Analysis; focus groups; surveys; analyzing processes/procedures/policies, team-building events for leaders. Developed New Employee Orientation, Anthrax class, company newsletter, delivered motivational speeches.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE - SOUTHWEST LIFT, INC. - San Antonio, Texas

(1998-09 - 2000-06)

• Sold/conducted forklift & scissor lift safety classes
• Marketed service contracts
• Developed and introduced Scissor lift safety training course
• Taught the safety meetings
• Increased average monthly revenues from $33,000 to $47,000
• Opened 52 new accounts in the first six months
• Set company records: most FL training sold in one month, most FL tires sold in one afternoon, and highest sales in one day - (last day of work) June 2000

TRAINER - SANDRA STEEN & ASSOCIATES, TEAM DYNAMICS, INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS, EDUCATORS & CONSULTANTS (ITEC) - San Antonio, Texas

(1997-09 - 1998-09)

Served as an independent contractor conducting seminars on Leadership, Customer Service, Teambuilding, D.I.S.C., etc. Client base included USAF, Texas A&M, H. E. Butt Grocery Company, Deloitte and Touché. Developed a media-release package featuring internationally renowned motivational speaker Les Brown.

• Trained over 750 in DISC profile at Texas A&M University three years in a row
• Trained over 500 in soft-skills seminars

PASTOR OF YOUTH - COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH - San Antonio, Texas

(1991-04 - 1997-05)

Manager of 28 teachers for 6th to 12th grade students, developed age-appropriate curriculum, programs, activities and related safety plans for each event. Recruited and managed 28 regular volunteers weekly and up to 100 volunteers for special events. Church size was 1500+.

• Spoke at over 1400 appointments
• Planned and led over 280 events
• Increased attendance each year, from 15 to 130 in six years
• Produced over 100 promotional videos
• Developed advertising campaign for annual event that yielded 120% of attendance
• Led teens in Mexico Mission trips and other events

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - AMERICAN CABLE ADVERTISING - San Antonio, Texas

(1990-04 - 1991-04)

Marketed television promotional spots for the Cable ACTS channel.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - EYE MARK ADVERTISING - San Antonio, Texas

(1988-12 - 1990-03)

Top Sales Achiever. Worked with area businesses and La Quinta Hotel managers to develop advertising, trained sales members and set up marketing in Orlando, Florida.

Bachelor of Arts - Advertising - Southwest Texas State University (1988)

Theological Studies - Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary (1992 - 1993)

Organizational Development from Beginning to End - University of Dallas Graduate School of Management (2001-10)