Safety Expert

7/16/2014
Unknown

Position Desired

Safety Engineering
Los Angeles, CA
Yes

Resume

Security Clearance: Current Secret

Education:
* MS Industrial Engineering (MSIE), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
* BS Chemical Engineering (BSChE), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
* BS Computer Science (BSCS), Weber State College, Ogden, Utah

Active Registration:
Registered Professional Engineer, California, CH 4983

Current Certification:
Certificate of Risk Assessment Methodology, AwwaRF and Sandia National Lab

Professional Affiliation:
* Member of ITAA G-48 System Safety Committee to update Mil-STD-882D
* Member of System Safety Society
* Member of Government Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Extended experience in systems, process engineering and project management; expert knowledge in environmental, military, federal, national, and industry regulatory safety standards and codes such as NIOSH, OSHA, NFPA, DOE, UBC, FAR, ASTM, ANSI, RCC, AFOSH, MIL-STD-882, EWR 127-1 and AFSPCMAN 91-710. Executive experience in the following areas:
* System reliability, safety, human factors and risk management.
* Developing System Safety Management Plan (SSMP) and System Safety Program Plan (SSPP).
* Conducting Preliminary hazard analysis (PHA), system and subsystem hazard analysis (SHA/SSHA), and safety analysis report (SAR) using techniques such as failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), quantitative risk assessment (QRA), probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), layers of protection analysis (LOPA), event tree analysis (ETA), etc.
* Developing deterministic and probabilistic models for reliability availability, and maintainability (RAM) predictions and throughput analysis.
* Developing statistical models to evaluate plume release and exposure levels. Preparing emergency response plans to determine potential release scenarios (HAZWOPER). Acting as Incident Commander (IC).
* Production/operation management in areas such as strategic planning decisions, demand forecasting, plan layout, and cluster analysis techniques.
* Programming and simulation of advanced quantitative assessment programs.
* Planning, organizing, directing and tracking all aspects of the project, including technology, schedule, cost, contract and customer satisfaction.
* Ensure contract compliance, and serving as customer interface.

EXPERIENCE
12/2010-Present Principal System Safety Engineer, ManTech Corporation, Los Angeles, CA.
* Execute SMC/LR range and space system safety management plan and approved contractors’ system safety program plans in assessing contractor, sub-contractor and customer safety submittals in accordance with contract requirements.
* Conduct Environmental, Safety and occupational health (ESOH) assessments in compliance with software and hardware integrations risk mitigation requirements.
* Evaluate and recommend approval of range and space contractor’s safety requirements relief requests for equivalent level of safety (ELS) and waiver.
* Participate in developing tailoring requests with contractors and range safety for a new Flight Termination System (FTS) Lithium-Ion battery.

05/2004- 12/2010
System Safety Engineer, Boeing Company, Sea Launch, Long Beach, CA.
* Communicated system interface hazards and incompatibilities to management and contractors using closeout metrics. Supported hardware modifications or operations development to mitigate or eliminate safety and environmental non-compliance risks.
* Developed System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) and Injury Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) to define the safety environmental program management roles and responsibilities, and means of implementing safety and environmental policies and procedures to protect public, environment, personnel and facility in accordance with Cal OSHA and Mil-Std-882.
* Develop and update operational safety data (e.g., MSPSP, RMP, PSM) for compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and in support of launch licensing.
* Reviewed, approved and monitored the hazard control implementation requirements for critical and hazardous operational procedures.
* Verified compliance with safe mechanical operational requirements such as rigging, lifting, and create safe move checklists for material handling equipment such as cranes and forklifts.

* Established hazardous energy control and grounding requirements for starting, operating, maintaining and shutting down electrical systems
* Developed pressure and vacuum systems operational safety requirements in accordance with accepted national industry standards such as NFPA, UL, American Petroleum Institute (API), ASME, DOT, and federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
* Evaluated and verified safety devices (e.g., shields, interlocks) proper operation to prevent inadvertent exposure of personnel to radiation. These devices include shields, interlocks, fail-safe systems and limit switches.
* Established contamination control plan to monitor and verify adequate levels of contamination control by the cleanliness requirements to the actual needs and nature of the system and components to avoid formation...

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