NuTera's Principal Consultant Curriculm Vitae
Principle Consultant
2018 – Present NuTera Safety Solutions, Inc. Hollis, NH
Serving as the Principle Consultant providing Safety Training and Services in the areas of Construction, Mine Safety, General Industry, FMEA, Safety by Design, Loss Control, Ergonomics, Site Inspection, Construction Pre-Planning, Ergonomics and General Safety.
Manager - Environmental, Health and Safety
2010 – 2018 Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Newport, NH
Managed a staff of 2 full time Safety Professionals and 3 Environmental professionals. Also managed Keene State College Safety Student Interns – 3 per summer in projects such as Lockout/Tagout Machine Specific Procedures, PPE Hazard Assessments, and Chemical Inventories.
Participated in the structuring of Lean Super Cells for increased productivity, quality, improved safety and scrap reduction
Reduced the OSHA Recordable Incident Rate 6.4 in 3 years
Represented Ruger in nine OSHA inspections resulting in significant citation and fine reduction
Instituted Ruger’s comprehensive Safety and Environmental formal program
Supervised all of Ruger’s construction projects including the new waste-water system emaserator, installation of new chillers, several crane picks, new scrubber installation, Remodel and refit of the Mayodan, NC facility, etc.
Represented Ruger in NH-DES wall to wall Hazardous Waste Compliance Inspections resulting in zero citations and zero fines
Represented Ruger in NH-DES wall to wall Air Discharge Compliance Inspections resulting in zero citations and zero fines
Represented Ruger in agreements with OSHA for outside independent EHS audits with GZA Consultants
Developed and implemented several corporate programs with associated training over 1200 employees working in 5 manufacturing buildings and started a motivation program utilizing the employee safety committee
Participated in Insurance Broker and Carrier selection with Ruger Corporate Legal
Coordinated Facilities PM activities for ventilation systems, range systems, foundry systems, and multi owned support systems
Implemented ergonomic changes in all Ruger Newport office locations
Developed implemented and maintained a comprehensive Outside Contractor Safety Program
Developed and implemented the Ruger NFPA 70E compliance program
Wrote and helped implement the Ruger Hearing Conservation program
Established the Ruger Health and Safety Committee and the Safety Committee Inspection process
Modified the Ruger Lockout/Tagout program to meet federal mandates
Created the Ruger Emergency Response and Disaster plan. This included building a team of Emergency Coordinators, development of formal plans, conducting training and running drills with local police and fire.
Developed and implemented the Ruger Compliance Calendar to ensure compliance deadlines were met either early or on time. Compliance with Federal, State, Local and Ruger mandates
Established a landing site for the DHART helicopters for use by the Town of Newport as well as Ruger during severe emergencies
Provided the initiative and participated on the Senior Management Parent A-3 for Safety Culture Improvement
Assisted in the establishment of the New Hampshire General Industry and OSHA Roundtable. Has been a speaker for this group 3 times
Participated with the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Professional Development Conference as their 2015 Keynote Speaker
Served as the Marketing Committee Chairman for the ASSE Professional Conferences for 2014 and 2015
Assistant Vice President – Loss Control
2007 – 2010 Acadia Insurance Company Westbrook, ME
Rebuilt and guided the operation of the Loss Control entity for Acadia Insurance – a six State multiline insurance carrier
7,800 independent agents and brokers assessed the performance of over 200 property and casualty carriers in Deep Customer Connections, Inc. 8th annual survey. Acadia Insurance was recognized for outstanding performance in the delivery of loss control expertise. The Agents ranked Acadia's performance #3 nationally in Loss Control, the only Acadia department to be recognized.
Managed 6 Loss Control Directors with a total loss control staff of 43 professionals
Established a Loss Control Director / Loss Control Staff Member mentor program
Reduced company claim frequency by 5.5 % each year over a three year period
Restructured the entire loss control department (included developing standards for performance and internal audit guidelines)
Improved consultant recommendation compliance from 42% to 94% in two years
Improved new business to exceed corporate goals by 3%
Assisted in achieving a Synergy Account Retention of 89.9%
Built a Special Emphasis Group organization to address the most frequent and severe loss exposures. This included Loss Control, Underwriting and Claims. Special interest groups included, Construction, Manufacturing, Ergonomics, Property Protection, Logging and Industrial Hygiene.
Developed and implemented a corporation wide audit program for loss control. Scores improved consistently over three company wide audits performed
Developed and implemented a corporate Underwriting guideline to reduce expenses while increasing exposure identification
Assisted in the improvement of account retention to an 89% level
Improved individual quality review scores to an average of 88%
Participated in Construction site reviews for paving contractors and general contractors
Corporate Director – EHS, Facilities and Security
2003 – 2007 Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. Wilmington, MA
Member of the KMS Operations Management Staff
Managed a staff of 43 employees in three multi-national plants in all areas of EHS, Facilities and Security
Managed total budgets of over $12 million
Developed and conducted Program Auditor program for Koch Chemical Technology Group
Supervised and served as construction manager for 3 major expansion projects both in the United States and in Germany
Reduced Workers’ Compensation costs $498,000 in first year. Workers’ Compensation losses did not exceed $30,000 for subsequent years
Reduced dependence on outside contractors saving over $190,000 annually
Participated in the Lean Production Planning effort to layout the various production units in all KMS plants
Designed and implemented a complete change management process that addressed Manufacturing Engineering and Research and Development
Worked with the Chemical Sales group to verify chemical data and labeling for current customers as mandated by the US. Department of Labor
Underwent inspections by the Koch Industries Corporation, State, Federal and local agencies – all with no Notices of Violation, citations or recommendations
Provided training and education in areas of Risk Management, chemical concepts / manufacturing, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, budget preparation, computer software programs and design build
Wilmington entity received the Massachusetts Safety Council “Best in Class” Group Safety Award two years in a row. This award was given for or achieving a Lost Time Case Rate of 0.28 when the national average was 3.1.
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Senior Vice President & Managing Consultant
1990–2003 Marsh Risk Consulting Boston, MA
Managed a multi-disciplinary consulting staff of 18 professionals in three Marsh offices
Developed and conducted effective sales and marketing training / education for Marsh Consulting Staff
Worked with Brokerage sales to establish sales forecast for the Boston Area Consulting Group
Developed safety auditing program for consultant use with MRC customers. Also developed a full training program for implementation.
Served as lead consultant on the Metrowest Water Supply Pipeline underground construction, which was 400 feet down and 28 miles long
Served as the lead consultant on the construction of the Silver Line Tunnel under Boston’s 4 Point Channel
Served as the consultant on the construction of the high speed rail line from Boston to New York City
Worked on the Deer Island construction project as a consultant for several contractors
Developed and sold services that provided 85% fee base workload (paid by the customer)
Was responsible for auditing and inspecting customer job sites, factories, construction projects, and transportation exposures.
Did management consulting that improved productivity, improved produce quality and reduced scrap. Also worked with clients to change operations from one piece fabrication to a lean assembly line production.
Produced sales of $2.55 million in internal billing for consultation service fees resulting in 11,031 consulting hours
Saved customers over $41 million in workers’ compensation direct losses
Saved customers over $9 million in OSHA fines from citations and violations
Developed corporate safety and environmental programs, conducted education / training sessions for customer safety process implementation and risk management communications. Sessions were presented to positions varying from CEO to entry-level hourly plant workers.
Represented customers regarding specific interpretation of standards from regulatory agencies such as NFPA, OSHA, EPA, and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Education
1984-1988 New Hampshire College/Southern NH University Hooksett, NH
M.B.A., Business Administration & Human Resource Management
1980–1983 Illinois State University Normal, IL
B.S., Safety Engineering & Industrial Hygiene – Minor in Communications
1998 – 1999 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
Industrial Ventilation – Initial, intermediate and Advanced Studies
2018 OSHA Training Institute Manchester, NH
OSHA 500 and 510 Course – Outreach Trainer Certification
Certified Safety Professional – Certification # 9314
Registered Professional Engineer – License # 36888
Certified OSHA Outreach Trainer – Certification # 1468 – Construction & General Industry
Adjunct Faculty Member – Harvard University School of Public Health - Cambridge
Keene State College – Keene, NH
Featured Speaker – National Safety Council, American Society of Safety Professionals, Risk and Insurance Management Society, OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Antiock Environmental Science Graduate School, and an International Insurance Symposium on Business Continuity Planning.
Professional Recognition – ASSE New England Area Director, ASSE Boston Chapter President, 2016 ASSE Region VIII Safety Professional of the year.
Professional Recognition -- ASSE New England Area Director, ASSE Boston Chapter President, 2016 ASSE Region VIII Safety Professional of the Year