Industrial Health and Safety Engineer/Acting Assistant Director EH&S in National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

tallahassee, Florida, USA
Current:National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Past:Health and Development Africa/Woz'obona-Sekhukhune Education Program - South Africa
Education:Business Administration/Management

Job Experience

Industrial Health and Safety Engineer/Acting Assistant Director EH&S

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

May 2013 to Actually working here

completion utilizing risk management Integrated SafetyManagement process in the areas of:
? Providing support and guidance to heighten safetyconsciousness, increase production, minimize non-value added time, and reduce cost related to operations wide environmental, health and safety programstandards for internal and external applicants.
? Managing electrical safety initiatives in collaboration with administrative, financial, and end-user teams to identify
additional opportunities for honing safe

Organizational Sustainability Manager

Health and Development Africa/Woz'obona-Sekhukhune Education Program - South Africa

March 2012 to October 2012

In an urban and rural setting, provided managerial guidance to community, district, and provincial educational development projects with over 60 partnering schools, local businesses, and local, district, and provincial education department with multi-year contract and grant awards ($5.5 million annually) byapplying resource mobilization mechanisms that involved:
? Alliance building with civil societyorganizations, governments (local, provincial, and national), medical facilities, schools, and af

Financial Advisor

Woz'obona-Sekhukhune Education Program - South Africa

September 2010 to September 2011

In a rural setting, accountable for analyzing and upgrading comprehensive management systems and structures involving multi-year contract and grant awards ($4.5 million annually) for donor compliance that served over 2,500 orphans and vulnerable children, which included:
? Conducting organizational needs assessment that identified and implemented critical change management processes in the areas of resource mobilization, management, leadership, learning and programdelivery with a concentration o

City Safety Administrator

City of Tallahassee

November 2007 to September 2009

Finance/Administrative Officer

Bicycle Empowerment Network - Namibia

February 2007 to September 2007

In an urban and rural setting, managed the overall strengthening of an administrative and financial systemfor contract and grant compliance and donor funding ($4 million annually) for 20 partners and 2,500 beneficiaries (primarily orphans and vulnerable children) that consisted of:
? Analysis of feedback fromauditors, review of existing systems and structures, and performance of an organizational needs assessment that facilitated the successful scale-up to a comprehensive computer based financia

Organizational Capacity Building Advisor

Rural Aids & Development Action Research Program - South Africa

September 2004 to November 2006

In a rural setting, led a project team with completing an organizational needs assessment, which resulted in streamlining control systems utilizing an on-line management system that supported training 50 personnel in contracts and grants adherence ($4.5 million annually) for over 4,000 beneficiaries that consisted of the following:
? Migration of systems lifecycle fromtraditional database to comprehensive integrated management systeminvolving 12 donors with various regulations and standards util

Occupational Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security Manager

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

October 1994 to September 2004

ManagedOccupational Environmental, Health, Safety, and Securityprogramwith a diverse group of over 350 personnel from various disciplines, and three locations including international affiliates that entailed:
? Analysis, development, implementation, and review of loss prevention and life safety programs, budgets, policies and procedures, curriculumdevelopment, training design, and presentations.
? Principle liaison for regulatory compliance with local, state, federal, and international agencies

Business Manager

National High Magentic Field Laboratory

July 1990 to December 1994

Executed the start-up of an international Research and Development Laboratoryand managed organizational components with a focus on strategic planning that achieved time sensitive objectives, and budget conscious criteria in the following areas:
? Formulation and collaboration with grant applicants in planning and preparing NHMFLmulti-year grant award to The National Science Foundation and State of Florida ($15 million annually).
? Planned, administered, and reviewed changemanagement directives o

Education

Business Administration/Management

Troy University (USA)

September 1983 to May 1987

Languages

IT skills

Oracle, Peoplesoft, Patsel

Advanced

Other Skills

Kyle

More Kyle

Career Goals

Professional Project Manager with over 20 years of extensive professional experience and proven aptitude in resource mobilization, program development, learning, leadership, quality control, and regulatory compliance. Seasoned mediator with strong skills in conveying complex information concisely along with exceptional coaching techniques designed to develop and train employees, cross functional teams, and executive management teams. Demonstrated leadership in field and meetings facilitation.

Industries of interest

Areas of interest

Administration, Finances, Acountancy, Banking

Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

Interests and hobbies

Scuba Diving, Horseback Riding, Reading (history), Triathlons (Spirit), Gardening