To obtain a senior safety leadership position with a firm where my experience and background can be used to help the firm establish itself as an industry safety leader.
RONALD E. WELLS
SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
Motivated professional with over 30 years of experience in safety and risk management program leadership positions as well as having direct responsibility for development and administration of comprehensive safety and risk management program documentation and implementation, behavior based safety program initiatives and management and development of branch and regional safety staff.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WELLS GROUP – PITTSBURGH, PA 6/06 to Present
PRINCIPAL OWNER
Consulting firm specializing in providing safety, insurance and risk management consulting services to the construction industry to include:
 Written program documentation
 Safety leadership and behavior based safety initiatives
 Forensic accident investigations
 Safety training
 Expert witness (legal/regulatory enforcement actions)
 Insurance claims management services
 Contract reviews and negotiations
 Insurance policy and coverage reviews
 Insurance finance assistance
 O/CCIP administration assistance
LIMBACH FACILITY SERVICES LLC – PITTSBURGH, PA 10/96 to 6/06
DIRECTOR OF SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT
 Developed and administered comprehensive and consistent company wide safety, health and environmental programs based on Incident and Injury Free (IIF)
 Developed and executed the short and long term IIF strategic safety plans
 Responsible for the cultivation of a global IIF leadership team including branch safety and operational managers and executive leadership
 Established annual accident reduction goals and objectives
 Prepared monthly progress reports and published a quarterly “Safety We Care†newsletter
 Chaired the National Safety Committee and Crisis Management Teams
 Conducted branch and project site safety audits and managed OSHA and other regulatory compliance issues
 Maintained safety sections of internet and intranet websites
 Coordinated management safety and IIF training program
 Managed third party service provider including insurance company loss control services, environment consultants and outside claims counsel
 Managed the company wide commercial fleet safety and leasing program
EMCOR GROUP, INC. – SAN DIEGO, CA 4/92 to 10/96
REGIONAL SAFETY/RISK MANAGER
 Developed and implemented safety and claim management programs for the region’s operating companies and divisions.
 Established annual accident reduction goas for operating divisions and companies
 Prepared monthly senior management progress reports
 Managed code compliance programs (i.e. OSHA)
 Scheduled and conducted quarterly open claim reviews
 Forecasted the region’s claim costs to ensure proper accounting accruals
 Conducted contract reviews to ensure both safety and insurance program compliance
 Managed litigated claims including selection of counsel and authorization of settlements
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LINSEY & NEWSOM CLAIMS SERVICES, INC. – DALLAS, TX 9/90 to 4/92
NATIONAL DIRECTOR/ RISK CONTROL PROGRAMS
 Developed risk management services and products for client companies
 Developed and implemented product marketing strategies
 Established risk control services business plans
 Participated in direct client solicitations and designed proactive and practical solutions to client risk management issues
PEPSI COLA COMPANY – SOMERS, NY 10/89 to 9/90
CORPORATE RISK CONTROL MANAGER
 Actualized company wide safety programs to eliminate employee accidents (employee accidents and costs were reduced by 15%)
 Managed the company’s fire protection programs (value in excess of $5 billion)
JC PENNEY COMPANY, INC. – NEW YORK, NY AND DALLAS, TX 4/84 to 10/89
CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS MANAGER
 Identified actual and potential risks of loss
 Developed and implemented effective company wide risk control programs
 Managed OSHA and local code compliance programs
 Prepared monthly senior management progress reports
 Managed the casualty insurance program including monthly cost allocation program
 Established programs resulting in costs reduction in excess of $10M
AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY 1/80 to 4/84
HOME OFFICE STAFF – HARTFORD, CT (2/82 – 4/84)
SENIOR LOSS CONTROL REPRESENTATIVE – KANSAS CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (1/80 – 2/82)
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY – KANSAS CITY DISTRICT OFFICE 9/76 to 1/80
SENIOR LOSS PREVENTION REPRESENTATIVE
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Safety
Central Missouri State University – Warrensburg, MO
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Risk and Insurance Management Society
American National Standards Institute
American Society of Safety Engineers
National Retail Merchants Association
Mechanical Contractors Association of America
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