KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Environmental, Health and Safety Management Professional with more than 30 years' experience in construction, manufacturing, transportation, and utility industries. Strong record of accomplishments in reducing recordable and lost time accidents, reducing worker compensation claims costs, developing loss prevention, EHS program development, as well as establishing and maintaining a motivated team. A proactive, results driven, team-oriented safety professional with a proven success in regulatory implementation, compliance, educational training, and lean process improvement. Excellent organizational and analytical skills, strong work ethic and interpersonal skills, with a drive to see things through completion. Highly skilled trainer, communicator and team player.

Previous employer, Insituform Technologies, is the world's largest installation contractor of cured in place piping (CIPP). Experience also includes 12 years of working as the Contamination Assessment and Remediation (CAR) contractor for FDOT all over the state of Florida. The work included horizontal and vertical drilling, contaminated soil and groundwater removal, construction of retention ponds and associated stormwater systems ( all within the FDOT right-of-way).

ACHIEVMENTS

• Zero Recordable injuries for Insituform in first quarter of 2020, lowest ever for the Company
• Reduced automotive and workers comp losses by 38% in 2019, saving the Company $448,000
• Reduced recordable injuries Company-wide by 32% and Total Recordable Injury Rate by 23% in 2019
• Reduced Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) company-wide by 53% in 2019
• Reduced preventable motor vehicle incidents company-wide by 30% in 2019
• Improved leading indicators/hazard recognition and near miss reporting by 31% from 2015
• 2018
• Excavation, transportation, and disposal of approximately 231,000 tons of lead contaminated soil from 440 properties in Jacksonville, Florida's Urban Core with zero vehicle accidents
• Negotiated long term storage or reuse of more than 900,000 cubic yards of arsenic contaminated soil with Florida Department of Environmental Protection, saving Florida Department of Transportation over $40 million that would have been required for impacted soil disposal
• Managed more than 400 construction and environmental projects over a 15-year period with zero OSHA recordable injuries Successfully completed the first hazardous waste landfill closure in Puerto Rico
• Performed consulting/remediation work on 9 different Superfund sites
• Managed environmental assessment of 70 properties, removal of 54 underground storage tanks, and remediation of more than 30 properties for the I-10/I-95 Interchange Expansion in Jacksonville, FL
• Negotiated long term storage and reuse of more than 900,000 cubic yards of arsenic contaminated soil with FDEP on SR 207, saving the FDOT over $40 million that would have been required for soil disposal
• Developed and implemented hazardous materials, and storm water, erosion and sedimentation compliance inspection programs for FDOT District 2
• Developed and prepared draft Technical Special Provisions/EH&S Specifications for removal and management of lead-based paint on several FDOT 2 bridge maintenance and demolition projects. Performed EH&S review and provided written comments to FDOT for Specification 560, Shop, Field and Maintenance of Structural Steel. Was awarded a certificate of appreciation "In Recognition of Outstanding Accomplishments and Contributions" from FDOT District 2 Environmental Management Office
• Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School - Reviewed clients Environmental Assessment Report and provided $1 million cost saving recommendation, helping the Duval County School Board to reinstate and complete the project construction expansion after having been previously deemed too far over budget to undertake.

CERTIFICATIONS

• CHST - Construction Health & Safety Technician (No. C2282), Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• OSHA #500/502 Authorized Outreach Trainer OSHA 10/30 Hour Courses (No. 38-0106691), OSHA
• Certified First Aid/AED/CPR Trainer (No. FL 847), EMS Safety
• CESCO - Certified Environmental Compliance and Safety Officer (No. 655243547), NREP
• REM - Registered Env. Manager (No. 592901611), National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP)
• Certified First Aid/AED/CPR Trainer (No. FL 847), EMS Safety

SKILLS

Areas of expertise include: Program Management, Construction Management, Project Management, Behavior
Based Safety, Hazard Recognition/Mitigation, Industrial Hygiene Monitoring, Incident Prevention, Inspection/Auditing, Risk Management, Coaching/Mentoring, Environmental Assessment and Remediation.

• Significant experience in construction and operations management
• Advanced knowledge of environmental, health, and safety regulations
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills
• Advanced knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people and resources
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with little or no supervision
• Experienced with working with multiple clients, concurrent projects, subcontractors, and vendors
• Excellent oral communication and written communication skills, including coordination of and participation in conference calls and meetings
• Ability to lead diverse groups of people and achieve results through teamwork
• Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task, identify customer needs, provide ideas and solutions, and achieve superior customer satisfaction
• Ability to data mine statistics using Smartsheet or similar program
• Excellent estimating, proposal development, procurement, purchasing, and financial management skills
• Proven ability to manage small, medium and large-scale projects from conception to completion
• Ability to collaborate with team members and serve in the capacity of a subject matter expert
• Excellent analytical, problems solving, decision making, and time-management skills
• Proficiency with computer software and administrative and clerical procedures for entering, transcribing, managing and storing records in written or electronic form
• Conduct research and respond to requests for information
• Identification of risks and development and delivery of risk mitigation plans
• Ability to develop and or review project plans and schedules
• Provide detailed written reports of project activities and program status
• Making timely recommendations to clients and upper management
• Microsoft Products, including: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel;
• Adobe Acrobat Standard, SmartSheet, SharePoint, and Workday