TRAINING MANAGER (CONTRACTOR CONSULTANT) - CPS - Gainesville, GA
(2024-10)
Served as the subject matter expert for OSHA compliance requirements and contractor safety management.
- Developed comprehensive procedures and safety training materials focused on fall protection and contractor safety protocols.
- Orchestrated on-site audits to identify and address contractor-specific OSHA training deficiencies.
SR MANGER ESH, NORTH AMERICA - Enersys - Suwanee, GA
(2022-12 - 2024-09)
Led ESH operations, security, and workers' compensation programs across nine manufacturing facilities, coordinating cross-functional project management and risk mitigation activities.
- Implemented LOTO program and procedures
- Implemented 70E Training
- Implemented electrical training for factory
- Implemented Work from Heights program and permits
- Implemented forklift program and medical surveillance program
- Spearheaded team development and personnel training initiatives.
- Championed continuous improvement strategies for site ESH and security protocols.
- Managed program planning and safety requirement integration for the startup of the Lithium cell energy systems production line.
- Directed safety management operations for lead-acid battery manufacturing.
- Administered Occupational Health programs and ergonomic assessment implementations.
- Directed budgetary oversight for departmental activities.
- Evaluated and managed Industrial Hygiene programs.
- Conducted baseline ESH compliance gap assessments across all locations.
- Governed the management and disposal of manifested hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.
- Refined Workers' Compensation Management protocols, resulting in a $375k reduction in claims.
- Achieved a 100% reduction in lost workdays, improving from 127 days to 0 in 2023.
- Generated monthly performance metrics and data reports for senior leadership and performed data analysis to facilitate root cause investigations.
- Performed trend analysis on ESH data to facilitate root cause investigations.
- Administered robust contractor management programs.
- Served as a certified safety trainer.
- Attained an 80% reduction in workers' compensation claims across all sites, with 5 facilities maintaining zero recordable injuries in 2023.
- Optimized Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and ergonomic assessments through strategic insurance carrier partnerships.
- Instituted comprehensive tool safety audits and safety applications to evaluate equipment-related hazards and support safer manufacturing operations.
- Conducted Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) for ESH-related new equipment designs, evaluating hazards and coordinating equipment changes to support product and hardware platform design safety.
- Integrated the Brady LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) system across all factory environments.
- Standardized workplace transport policies and established the INFOLINK industrial lift program.
- Enhanced incident management protocols and documentation, reviewing incident trends with cross-functional teams to evaluate risk mitigation options for current and future equipment.
- Organized and trained emergency response teams for all sites.
- Established egress and shelter-in-place safety programs.
- Executed a facility-wide supervisor safety inspection process.
- Coordinated with local fire departments to secure permitting for new Lithium line installations.
- Administered the Enersys Operation System (EOS) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) metrics.
- Maintained Lean Manufacturing Green Belt standards.
- Established ESH and security capital budgets and managed Authorization for Request (AR) submissions.
- Managed ISO 14001 compliance and auditing processes.
- Formulated specialized procedures for the handling, fire safety, and disposal of Lithium batteries.
HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - Mars Wrigley Manufacturing - Flowery Branch, GA, United States
(2007-10 - 2022-09)
- Executed rigorous risk assessments, safety audits, hazard analyses, and ergonomic evaluations.
- Defined facility training requirements for all EHS-related issues.
- Inaugurated the site's first Combustible Dust program.
- Instructed facility staff on OSHA compliance training.
- Provided safety reviews and hazard abatement improvements for new project installations.
- Acted as the facility Subject Matter Expert for corporate programs, including Project Safe Guard Phase 1 & 2.
- Launched multiple safety initiatives designated as global company Best Practices.
- Developed the F.I.V.E. injury management process.
- Provided technical and administrative leadership for all manufacturing EHS policies.
- Guided local safety pillar teams to advance continuous improvement initiatives.
- Supervised adherence to all OSHA and EPA regulatory requirements.
- Audited internal policies to ensure operational alignment and currency.
- Investigated incident reports and analyzed case studies to derive actionable findings.
- Created instructional materials to support regulatory training programs.
- Collaborated with engineering to enhance operational efficiencies and minimize compliance costs.
- Deployed the site's inaugural Behavioral Based Safety program.
- Managed workers' compensation claims, reporting, and transitional duty placements.
- Communicated safety concerns to personnel to elevate organizational performance.
- Improved OSHA Total Incident Rate TIR from 5.8 to 0.0, achieving 8 consecutive years without lost-time injuries.
- Eliminated lost-time injury days, achieving 7 years with zero incidents.
- Ensured construction safety compliance during site expansions.
- Established comprehensive facility sanitation programs.
- Directed all waste stream logistics, from industrial roll-offs to hazardous waste.
- Attained a 30% reduction in hazardous waste program expenditures.
- Renegotiated waste vendor contracts to improve service efficiency, pricing, and recycling rebates.
- Reduced waste stream costs from $0.40 gallon to $0.18 gallon.
- Managed multiple large-scale facility projects.
SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY MANAGER - Hayes-Lemmerz International - Gainesville, GA
(2005-12 - 2008-10)
- Coordinated professional development training programs.
- Performed in-depth risk assessments, safety audits, and industrial hygiene monitoring.
- Formulated facility EHS training requirements.
- Managed infrastructure improvements focused on hazard abatement.
- Oversaw training and EHS-related budgets.
- Instituted an Outside Contractor Program.
- Directed end-to-end management of on-the-job injuries through return-to-work status.
- Maintained HAPS (Hazardous Air Pollutants) and VOCS (Volatile Organic Compounds) databases.
- Administered all industrial and hazardous waste streams.
- Facilitated ISO 14001 facility compliance.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER AND SAFETY MANAGER AND SECURITY MANAGER, TRAINING MANAGER - Kubota Manufacturing of America - Gainesville, GA
(1997-11 - 2005-09)
Acted as the primary corporate liaison for all regulatory agencies. Assumed sole responsibility for environmental and safety compliance. Devised and activated comprehensive safety management frameworks.
- Conducted Job Safety Analysis (JHA) and championed ergonomic programs.
- Directed injury investigations, workers' compensation claims, and transitional employment for injured staff.
- Authored and implemented over 30 safety policies.
- Supervised meetings regarding facility modifications.
- Organized and delivered all safety-related training programs.
- Oversaw the identification, storage, and manifesting of hazardous materials and waste.
- Developed and maintained V.O.C. and H.A.P. emission databases.
- Compiled and filed mandatory Federal and State environmental reports.
- Interpreted complex scientific and legal documentation.
- Applied security protocols and supervised facility security projects.
- Functioned as the Quality Control (QC) Manager.
SELF-EMPLOYED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY CONSULTANT - Mayfield Environmental Services - Gainesville, GA
(1996-04 - 1997-11)
Delivered specialized environmental consultancy services.
- Executed industrial hygiene studies, safety surveys, and Phase 1 environmental site assessments.
- Contracted by the Veterans Administration Medical Center to provide technical instruction to facility industrial hygienists.
PROJECT MANAGER/INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST - Durbin Environmental Consultants - Duluth, GA
(1992-09 - 1996-04)
- Conducted industrial hygiene investigations, air quality assessments, and supervised asbestos/lead abatement projects.
- Provided industrial hygiene expertise to the VA Medical Center in Decatur, GA.
