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SUMMARY
A results delivered Environment Health and Safety Professional with effective skills in EH&S Management Systems Development and Implementation for ISO 14001/OHSAS18001, Hazard Risk Assessments, Auditing and Compliance with the EH&S Management System, Training, Development and Facilitation of EH&S curriculum. Liaison between employees and senior management utilizing EH&S experience to ensure a safe work environment, compliance to provincial, legal and corporate requirements while achieving business growth and attaining business goals.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES
High Performance SKAs:
Leadership: Ability to provide vision and direction and align resources appropriately; perseveres in times of crisis and handles adverse circumstances effectively. Inspires people to perform above and beyond their capabilities.
Drive For Results: Ability to achieve results consistently despite obstacles. Monitors progress against goals, identify issues and takes corrective action early.
Innovation: Ability to take risks and to find new and better ways of accomplishing goals; recognizes trends, patterns, events that surface new opportunities; pursues change with a willingness to overcome what exists today.
Teamwork: Ability to develop positive working relationships with a wide range of employees; partners and gains commitment from others in accomplishing work.
Coaching/Developing Others: Recognizes promotable talent and provides opportunities for development to ensure people are ready for critical assignments. A strong communicator with excellent presentation skills and the ability to effectively interact with executive and senior management.
Strategic Agility: Ability to formulate a strategic direction and translate it into action; communicates the big picture so people understand current state, future state, and the existing gaps.
Learning: Ability to actively pursue new approaches and methods; demonstrates openness to feedback and incorporates in behaviors; challenges existing assumptions.
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Mississauga, Ontario
C.R.S.P., Canadian Registered Safety Professional, 2006
Athabasca University, School of Business, Edmonton, Alberta
Enrolled in Undergraduate Degree Bachelor of Management
St Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Executive and Professional Development, Certificates in Leadership Development, Leading Innovation, High Performance Team Building and Group Dynamics, Selling and Leading Change, Co-Creative Leadership, 2006
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
Health and Safety Professional Certificate
Graduation – September 2003
British Standards Institute, Mississauga, Ontario
Lead Auditor, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001
Dalhousie University, Workplace Ergonomics Task Techniques, Human Factors Techniques
Nova Scotia Community College, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Safety Management Principles Diploma
Graduation – April 2000
Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia
Major – Mechanical Engineering Technology Diploma
Major – Bachelor Manufacturing Technology Degree
Graduation – 1991 (with honors)
First Aid Trained, St. John Ambulance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Health Safety & Environment Manager – Marener Industries, Halifax, Nova Scotia
December 2007 – Present
Responsibilities: HSE Manager for specialty fabrication, project management and machining facility in the marine and energy sectors. Responsible for ensuring corporate and regulatory compliance objectives are met; strategic planning and development of all HSE initiatives leading to continuous improvement of the HSE management system; HSE budget development and implementation; WCB program and return to work management; manage all HSE related training; manage workplace inspections, hazard assessments, health and safety committee, and internal/external audits.
Environment Health & Safety Leader - Pratt & Whitney Canada, Enfield, Nova Scotia
January 2000 to December 2007
Responsibilities: EH&S Leader responsible for developing manufacturing facilities' HRA (hazard risk assessment) based on 200+ internal processes. Duties include potential risk identified, risk evaluation, and subsequent workplace operational controls to minimize risk of all in house processes. Developed HRA to completion, awareness and training to 500 employees is delivered via intranet driven database linked to HRA and information sessions.
Facility Leader for Contractor EH&S Management Program. Duties include overall management of Contractor Program to ensure minimal risk to all contractors at our facility, manage the daily inspection process, quarterly program audit schedule and comply with corporate protocol and Contractor Management procedures.
Support existing change management system in terms of capturing EH&S activities related to purchase of capital equipment, equipment movements and re-designs of existing machinery.
Participate in several EH&S committees, perform workplace and office ergonomic assessments, regular internal workplace inspections and audits as well as supporting external ISO or third party audits to the EH&S Management System.
Secondary Responsibility: In house instructor in EH&S. Chairman of plant EH&S committee (24 members including management representation) for two years, Co-Chair of plant committee for one year, as well as committee member for eight years, Ergonomic sub-committee chair for five years.
Have developed and participated in creative and inventive health and safety campaigns for overall facility safety awareness.
Courses taught are: MESH (managing employee's safety and health), WHMIS, Accident Investigation, RCCA (root cause corrective action), Loss Management and Control, Due Diligence, Workplace Inspections, JHA (job hazard analysis), and HRA (hazard risk assessment).
Owner /Partner – Advanced Safety Training, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
March 2002 to December 2007
Providing Environment Health and Safety Consulting and Training to clients as well as coaching and mentoring on the development, implementation, maintenance and system auditing of integrated management systems based on OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001, 14001 protocols. Some training provided includes: WHMIS, Due Diligence, Internal Responsibility, Accident/Incident Investigation, Loss Control Management, EH&S Committee Training, Management of Safety Systems and Programs, MESH, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Regulatory Compliance, Hazard Identification and Control, Risk Assessment, Workplace Inspections and Audits.
OH&S Facilitator – Nova Scotia Safety Council, Halifax, Nova Scotia
January 2002 to December 2007
Occupational Health and Safety Instructor for both on site and public training sessions. Course content include WHMIS, Due Diligence, Workplace Inspections, Internal Responsibility System, Risk Assessments, Incident Investigation, Loss Control Management, EH&S Committee Training. All courses delivered using Adult Education Learning Techniques.
Certified Manufacturing Specialist – Pratt & Whitney Canada, Enfield, Nova Scotia
September 1994 to January 2000
Responsibilities: ISO 9002 certified manufacturing specialist employed in highly technical automated machine shop producing small to medium sized gas turbine aircraft engine components. Duties include set-up, program editing, problem solving and operation of multi axis machining centers, material handling, documentation control to ISO standards, inspection and quality control of work in progress, ACE, SAP, KAIZEN, VSM, KANBAN, JIT, lead time reduction, and continuous improvement involvement, preventative and predictive maintenance, achieving plant and area objectives.
CORE COMPETENCIES
* EHS Management System Development, Implementation and Auditing: Developed and Implemented current Environmental Health and Safety Management System to successfully attain ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001 certifications. Facility Leader for Contractor EH&S Management Program. Duties include overall management of Contractor Program to ensure minimal risk to all contractors at our facility, manage the daily inspection process, quarterly program audit schedule and comply with corporate protocol and Contractor Management procedures. Serves as a primary site lead for all external and internal EH&S audits (UTC Assurance Review, ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001, Tier III regulatory audits and Program Evaluations). Coordinates site wide initiatives relative to corrective actions from program evaluations and assurance reviews. Participate in several EH&S committees, perform ergonomic assessments, regular internal workplace inspections and audits as well as supporting external ISO or third party audits to the EH&S Management System.
* Hazard Risk Assessments: EH&S Leader responsible for developing aerospace manufacturing facilities' HRA (hazard risk assessment) based on 200+ internal processes.
* Training & Development: Design curriculum and facilitate training seminars: EH&S training for employees, supervisors, management team. Key resource for team building and management development activities. Provide coaching and leadership development to supervisors and managers through implementation of the corporate EH&S Management System to global facilities.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient in:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint 2003
SAP
Business Ethics Training
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
* Standing member of the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, currently an active member of CME (Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters), serving on both Employee Relations and Workers Compensation Committees.
* A recipient of a 2005 "Pioneers of the Future" award demonstrating innovation and creativity for the integration of Quality, Environmental Health and Safety Management Systems.
* A recipient of a 2005 Pratt and Whitney Leadership Award for "World Class" safety excellence and leadership.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
* Enjoy playing hockey, softball, and golfing, reading history, antique automobiles.
* In my past was a volunteer minor hockey and minor baseball coach.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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