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CAREER SUMMARY A proactive director with extensive multi-industry experience installing safety, claims and environmental programs for companies with regional and national operations bases. Known for developing cohesive, relevant strategies to control cost-of-risk across firms with fluid, entrepreneurial environments. An excellent organizer and communicator with extensive experience in upstream oil/gas [SEMS II (API 75)], light/heavy manufacturing, large DoD projects (USACE/NAVFAC and EM385) and heavy civil construction projects. Adept with OHSAS 18001, OSHA, EPA (RCRA, SARA/CERCLA, TSCA, AST/BST, Clean Air/Water "Title V"). NFPA 70E, DOT (FMCSA/HMTA). selected career achievements * Wrote/installed/directed corporate SEMS II (API 75) compliant EH&S program for W-Industries, a six division, 1,200 employee, multiple state manufacturer/supplier of control systems/services to the on/off-shore oil and gas industry. Safety protocols reduced TMRI from 2.58 to .76 Claim program reduced incumbent reserves from 58% of premiums to 4%. Established Zero Accident program, safety committee and safety meetings along with a training matrix. * Wrote/installed/directed Safety, Claims, Environmental programs for Wedge Energy Services, a multi-state manufacturer of oil well-head/gas-line flow monitoring systems. Company lead on all workers' compensation/general liability reporting as well as TPA coordination and broker interaction. * General Managed the safety/claims/environmental programs of the $1.6B DART "Green Line" light-rail project. 2,000 workers/900 subcontractors. Deployed zero-accident plan and training matrix Protocols reduced TMRI to .80 and Project EMR to .75, Project awarded company founder's national large project award for EH&S for '08 and '09 and developer's award for cost per-hour-worked for the same years ($0.15 v. $0.30 forecast). * Directed the installation/centralization of the safety program for 7th largest city in the U.S. lobbied for/installed cost allocation practices and safety coordinators to 140 departments Application resulted in reductions in city's general liability and workers' compensation claims by 1/3rd in first full year. * Created, from inception/directed EH&S and claim programs for Certified Systems, Inc., a start-up employee leasing company that grew to 1,000 client locations in (46) states with 20,000 leased employees. Installed EH&S programs addressing exposures to loss in manufacturing, construction/contracting, trucking, warehousing and upstream oil and gas. Recruited, trained and lead staff of 22. Consistencies in application drove EMRate to 1/3rd of the industry average.