EHS&S executive with expertise in global environments spanning multiple business lines for Fortune 500 multinational companies. Proven record of success in improving the financial bottom line via: deployment of environmental, health, safety and loss control strategies, policies, plans and procedures; streamlined operations, improved risk management and the reduction of costs and accidents utilizing advanced problem solving skills and lean manufacturing techniques, team work and culture change. Resourceful decision maker with exceptionally strong global leadership, communication, negotiation and organizational skills applied to directing high-level business affairs.
Core Competencies:
• Program infrastructure development, process maximization and culture integration.
• Strategic / tactical planning, capital / operational budgeting and financial / cost controls in both unionized and non-unionized operational facilities.
• Long term strategy development and leadership of human and financial capital.
• Regulatory compliance, analysis and integration into strategic growth acquisitions.
• Team building, training, labor relations and organizational change management.
• Exceptionally strong negotiating experience with all levels of governmental agencies in all disciplines.
• P&L responsibilities in multiple manufacturing environments.
Advanced experience in: Safety, Environmental, Emergency Management, ISO 14001& 9000, OHSAS 18001, Human Resources, Transportation, Workers Compensation, Risk Management, Training, Public Relations and Regulatory Experience in OSHA, MSHA, EPA, DOT, OFCCP.
Key successes:
• Led 10,000 employees and contractors in a successful year with only 1 lost time accident in all of (2009).
• Reduced overall accidents, costs and lost time injuries in excess of 60%.
• Developed successful global environmental, safety & health programs from ground up.
• Reduced workers compensation costs from $1.6 million to $800,000 in 6 months.
• Given P&L responsibility for a floundering $50 million dollar food processing operation in 2001 and successfully took it from performing at a net operating loss to profitability and record setting quality production volumes within 3 months resulting in a net profit at year end.
• Capital project management of new wastewater treatment facilities, green-field construction of new processing facilities, closure of divested properties and oversight of company related superfund site clean-up.
• Lead the process safety management program initiative and installation / start-up of new ammonia refrigeration engine room project.
Professional Experience
Newmont Mining Corporation – Denver, CO – Cajamarca / Lima, Peru 2009 – Present
Regional Director, Health Safety & Loss Prevention – South America (contract role- open)
Provide strategic control and direction for all South American mining operations in numerous countries with varying conditions of operations in both peaceful and hostile environments. Focus on driving the culture toward a zero accident / incident state in the most challenging of conditions, environments and cultures. Senior member of Global HSLP Leadership Team and Global Rapid Response Team. Establish proactive guidance and solutions throughout the world.
Alter Trading Corporation – St. Louis, MO 2003 – 2009
Corporate Director, Safety & Environmental Management
Recruited by the company’s insurance provider and challenged to reduce the soaring OSHA recordable incident rate and escalating financial losses in the risk management area. Charged with expanding the regulatory franchise throughout the company and it’s strategic acquisitions, then assimilating these new companies into a focused profitable compliant culture.
â— Direct all aspects of regulatory compliance for corporation and its 40 regional and international facilities via subordinates and facility management teams resulting in the continued reduction of rates and expenses.
• Establish annual corporate and facility safety and environmental goals.
• Direct regulatory compliance audits of all facilities semi-annually through subordinates.
• Represent the company in all regulatory and litigious affairs with all levels of governmental agencies with consistent positive outcomes.
• Guide the workers compensation, general liability, and compliance legal teams.
Sara Lee Foods / Bryan Foods - West Point, MS 1998 – 2003
Group Safety & Environmental Manager
Director - Safety & Environmental Management (1998-2002)
BPI Technologies, Inc., Dakota Dunes, SD 1995 - 1998
Corporate Director - Safety, Environmental & Workers Compensation
Directed all safety, environmental and risk management activities for parent company, and three subsidiary companies, in seven states with successful results.
Perdue Farms, Inc., Washington, IN 1994 - 1995
Complex Safety Director
National Steel Corporation, Granite City, IL. 1978 - 1994
Administrator - Emergency Planning / Hazard Control
Education:
Master of Business Administration * Lindenwood University, MO. St. Charles, MO
Bachelors * Business / Operations Management * Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
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