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Summary
Approximately 15 years as an Environmental Health Safety and Emergency Management Specialist in Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical, Marine Industry. OSHA 500 Outreach Instructor for the Construction Industry. Subject Matter Expert in National Incident Management Systems (NIMS), emergency response planning and disaster management/mitigation, Homeland Security procedures. Extensive experience in all phases of construction, oil and gas drilling and production, loss prevention, industrial and civil firefighting, and emergency medical services. Proficient in Organization, Design, Policy and Procedure Development. Developed a competency-based training program for offshore production personnel; Environmental Health and Safety Director for a large blasting and painting company; Safety Manager for a local Construction company; Training Consultant for development and implementation of competency-based training for maintenance and operations in pulp and paper mills; created competency-based safety / training programs in numerous areas, conducted competency-based training workshops, and owner of a competency based consulting firm.
Training, Skills & Seminars
TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credentials)
Reciprocal Safety Courses, Industrial safety Training Council (ISTC) and Louisiana Contractors Safety Council
Safe Gulf, PEC/Premier
Rigger Training, American Petroleum Institute
Water Survival, American Petroleum Institute
Emergency management Institute/FEMA
Certificate of Achievement
IS-00001, IS-00003, IS-00005.A, IS-00007, IS-00015, IS-00022, IS-100, IS-00139, IS-200, IS-00208, IS-00230, IS-00235, ISP-00240, IS-00241, IS-00242, IS-00244, IS-00271, IS-00292, IS-300(Texas and Louisiana Certified), IS-00317, IS-00324, IS-00340, IS-00394.A, IS-400, IS-00630, IS-00632, IS-700, IS-00701, IS-00702, IS-00703, IS-00706, IS-800, IS-1900
Medic First Aid International
Instructor Basic (Adult First Aid and CPR and AED and Bloodborne Pathogens)
TEEX/Texas A&M University System
OSHA 500 Train-T-Trainer Construction Industries
National Association of Safety Professionals (in progress)
Licensed Safety Professional - General Industry
Certified Safety Administrator; Certified Safety Manager; Safety Training Specialist; Safety Planning Specialist; Certified Safety Auditor; Environmental Health and Safety Management Specialist; Materials Handling Safety Technician Certification Course; Workplace Violence Prevention Specialist; Fall Protection and Elevated Structures Safety Technician Certification Course; Chemical Safety Technician Certification Course; Steel Erection Safety Technician Certification Course; Advanced Safety Professional; Integrated Safety Management; Emergency Management Specialist
International Board of Environmental Health and Safety, Inc
Registered Safety Manager
The National Utility Contractors Association
Excavation Safety Competent Person
CCHEST (in progress)
Occupational Health & Safety Technologist (OHST) & Certified Loss Control Specialist (CLCS)
Computer Skills
Typing Speed: 35 words per minute
Email Software (Outlook, etc)
Internet Browser (Netscape, IE, etc)
Peripheral Devices (Scanners, Printers, etc)
Personal Computers
Presentation Software (PowerPoint, etc)
Spreadsheet Software (Lotus, Excel, etc)
Utility Software (Virus Software, etc)
Word Processing Software (MS Word, etc)
United States Coast Guard
ICS-300 Intermediate ICS
Dec 09, 2008
United States Coast Guard
ICS-400 Advanced ICS
Dec 10, 2008
Emergency Management Institute / State of Louisiana
ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
Jun 10, 2008
Center for Petroleum Workforce Development
Waste Management Training
Apr 11, 2007
Beaumont Emergency Services Training Complex
Industrial Fire Training
Nov 02, 2006
Louisiana State University
Advanced Rope/Confined Space Rescue
Feb 17, 2002 - Feb 21, 2002
State of Texas / Office of the State Fired Marshal
Juvenile Firesetter Intervention
Jul 12, 2000 - Jul 13, 2000
National Fire Academy
Basic Fire Prevention Inspection
Feb 06, 2000
Department of the Navy- Naval Gunnery School
Gunner's Mate "A" School
May 01, 1996 - Nov 07, 1996
Naval Air Technical training Center
Electronics Strand Job-Oriented Basic Skills
Feb 15, 1996 - Apr 23, 1996
Experience
Safety Medic Training & Consulting Services
PO Box 1444, Buna, TX 77612
July 2009 to Present
Owner of a firm providing training and development services in the areas of oil, gas and petrochemical, construction, pulp and paper, and manufacturing geographically located in or near southeast Texas. Provide consulting services in the areas of safety, environment, training, & auditing. Write proposals, market services, and develop and edit training material.
Performance Blasting & Coating / Performance Specialty Services
610 Main Port Arthur, TX 77643
(409) 962-2222
Dewitt Gipson - President
March 2009 to June 2009
Environmental Health and Safety Director
As the Environmental Health and Safety Director; determined the existing skills and knowledge, wrote procedures, and provided training for all personnel. This required that for each craft position I had to construct job descriptions, perform a job analysis, identify the tasks within each craft, administer performance and knowledge tests, compile skill area discrepancies, and complete the individual training plans. Track sandblasting media and paint usage and file all EPA, TCEQ, TNRCC required forms and reports monthly.
* Contracted to Trinity Marine in Ashland, Tennessee to assist the facility in preparing for OSHA VPP audits. Upon awarding facility as STAR site, Trinity became the first barge manufacture in US History to receive this accomplishment.
* Awarded the 2009 Southeast Texas Industrial Safety Training Council's Roy Comeaux "Training Through Excellence" Award by improving overall company safety training by 85%.
Mc-O Construction
2801 Hwy 365 Port Arthur, TX 77641
(409) 736-0900
Wyman Ogden – VP Operations
December 2007 to November 2008
Safety Manager
As a Safety Manager; implemented a competency-based training program within the construction company. Under corporate mandate, conducted competency-based training workshops for all supervisors, managers, and support personnel. Wrote procedures for construction personnel in welding, pipefitting, concrete finishing, and crane operation, including safety practices.
* Improved EMR (Experience Modification Rating) from a 1.0 to a 0.73 within 10 months; in turn lowering company insurance premiums and saving thousands of dollars annually and allowing the company to bid and perform work in facilities where previously not allowed to bid or work due to high EMR.
Safety Management Systems
4021 B. Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70507
Michael Bridges-Operations Supervisor
800-252-5522
March 2007 to December 2007
Offshore Safety Coordinator
As an Offshore Safety Coordinator; conduct pre-MMS audits and inspections of life safety equipment was able to save the rig company and the oil company thousands of dollars in non-compliance fines and lost time production. Developed standard operating procedures for offshore oil and gas production and drilling facilities.
Manpower
4310 Dowlen Road Beaumont, TX 77707
Jessie Petty-Field Operations
(409) 892-1972
October 2006 to March 2007
Contract Safety Coordinator to Lanxess Chemical in Orange, Texas
While employed by Manpower Staffing, was contracted for 6 months to Lanxess Chemical in Orange, Texas for the development and implementation of a competency-based program to establish a line of progression for maintenance personnel.
* Conduct the needs analysis, develop the Master Plan, and write maintenance procedures as needed for craft areas (pipefitting, welding, millwright, hydraulics, instrumentation, analysis, electrical, electronics and core).
* Develop and implement performance testing, training modules, and administrative policy and procedures.
* Analyze maintenance crafts and develop individual training plans and a master training plan for ISO 140001 certification.
* Identify and prioritize facility wide safety training needs for both employees and contractors, which has reduced incidents and accidents by 72% which in turn will save the facility and contract companies millions on worker's comp claims and law suits.
* Restructure the Emergency Response Team/Fire Brigade in accordance with NIMS, this has reduced response times by 65% which will save lives and protect the facility in a greater capacity.
WSI, Sola Communications, Total Safety
1111 Wilcrest Green Drive, Suite 300 Houston, TX 77042
Brad Whaley, Louisiana Offshore Supervisor
(713) 353-7100
April 2001 to June 2006
Safety / H2S Supervisor
Conduct Train-The-Trainer Workshops on a regular schedule through Continuing Education. Develop standard operating procedures for offshore oil and gas production facilities.
* Contracted to supervise multi-million dollar/multi jurisdictional clean-up efforts of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Louisiana Coastline immediately following Hurricane Ivan in 2005. Held the position of Industrial Hygiene Technician for the oil and gas companies involved; work alongside the EPA, Coast Guard, MMS, NOAA, OSHA and the Houston SPCA as well as several private contract companies.
* Contracted to supervise a major pipeline repair job in the Gulf of Mexico. Serve as Safety Supervisor/Medical Officer to Chevron USA aboard a Salvage/Dive vessel during the inspection and replacement of a damaged 20 inch valve and several miles of damaged pipeline. Completed approximately 250,000 man hours without a Lost Time Incidents/Accidents.
* Contracted to CITGO Refinery Lake Charles as Hazmat Coordinator during multi-billion dollar Oil Spill Cleanup of the Southwestern Louisiana Coastline.
* While employed with Total Safety was contracted to Zinke & Trumbo in Wyoming to perform H2S/Safety Services on drilling and work over rigs. Conducted job task analysis for drilling and work over, pipeline, lab and support services. Evaluated all in-house material and identified training plans and safe work procedures.
Military Background
US Navy, Norfolk, VA
June 1994 to November 1998
Gunners Mate
Responsible for the operation and maintenance of guided missile launching systems, gun mounts and other ordnance equipment, as well as small arms and magazines. Work with electrical and electronic circuitry; mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. While maintaining a TOP SECRET
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