Dave Riffey
Sioux Falls,SD
Summary
Dynamic Environmental Health and Safety Specialist with Siemens Energy, adept at driving OSHA compliance and enhancing safety culture. Proven expertise in incident investigation and policy writing, fostering teamwork and collaboration. Successfully implemented process improvements, ensuring robust environmental management and risk mitigation across diverse teams. Committed to excellence in safety and logistics management. Dedicated Environmental Health and Safety Specialist with a strong focus on OSHA compliance and risk management. Proven track record in developing safety procedures and conducting incident investigations to enhance workplace safety.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Siemens Energy
12.2023 - Current
- Interpret, recommend, and ensure adherence to environmental regulations and company policies while providing environmental expertise for facility infrastructure projects, including management of change (MOC) procedures.
- Develop, update, and maintain environmental manuals and procedures to meet applicable regulatory and company standards.
- Directly involved with updating and rewriting company safety procedures to keep up with the current trends to continue to keep workers safe.
- Developed a strong understanding of OSHA, Worker's Compensation, EPA, DOT, NRC and applicable State regulations and how these regulations impact our business.
- Support Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance by performing risk assessments, leading incident investigations, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of Near Miss and incidents to ensure safe work procedures are being followed with respect to Company policy, OHSA, EPA, DOT, NRC and driving initiatives aligned with the Siemens-Energy Zero-Harm framework.
- Implemented my knowledge and experience with root cause analysis (RCA) assessment and incident investigation.
- Promote and implement process improvements to ensure robust environmental and safety compliance across the facility, demonstrating technical expertise and proactive engagement with cross-functional teams.
- Held daily safety meetings with Siemens Energy leadership, CLS, Site Leadership and craft to discuss safety concerns and Human Performance trends.
- Prepare and submit permit applications, modifications, and renewals while serving as the primary point of contact for interactions with federal and state environmental regulators.
- Lead site project safety programs including Safety Meetings, Lock-Out-Tag-Out (LOTO), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Rigging & Lifting, Scaffolding & Ladders, Confined Space, Hazardous Materials, and Material Handling.
- Support Human Performance (HuP) program by engaging crews in Pre-Job Briefs and using the HuP tools to mitigate hazard.
Field Service Engineer
Siemens Energy
11.2022 - 12.2023
- Provided field technical services for combustion turbine-generators and associated auxiliary systems including commissioning, fact finding, trouble shooting, combustion dynamics and emissions tuning, and periodic support of new unit installations.
- Responsible for metrology and alignment of Siemens Energy turbine-generators.
- Held daily maintenance meetings to discuss day to day progress and upcoming events.
- Responsible for ensuring that working conditions are always safe.
- Support Human Performance (HuP) program by engaging crews in Pre-Job Briefs and using the HuP tools to mitigate hazard.
- Responsible for acquisition and sustainment of parts, drawings, and hardware to ensure project will meet time parameters.
Logistics Management Specialist/ Acting DAPML RCB Coordinator
PMA-271 VLinc Corporation
Patuxent River, MD
02.2021 - 11.2022
- Collected, compiled, analyzed, investigated, and researched logistics maintenance actions for the monthly Reliability Control Board.
- Hold monthly RCB briefs with PMA-271 Captain, Commodore, Program Manager, and reliability team.
- Provided support to Senior Logistics Manager, Program office APML/Deputies, and IPT leads.
- Supported SMEs with IMRL, Support Equipment, P&P, and Tech Data.
- Developed, modified, prepared, and validated documentation for automated logistics and maintenance data reporting systems.
- Managed reliability, maintainability, and availability for parts issues and supply chain issues.
- Developed and planned logistics efforts for acquisition and sustainment to meet program requirements.
- Work with large and diverse teams to effectively provide guidance, direction, and supervision in all areas of program management, systems engineering, and major system acquisitions.
Logistics Management Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Patuxent River, MD
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Ordered, expedited, and tracked all Triton material requirements.
- Managed and updated parts lists with High/Low quantities against what is needed.
- Developed and administered integrated logistics strategies, including supply chain activities from point of manufacture through information management support, deployment freight, warehousing, customer freight, order management, customer warehousing, customer store shipment, and customer placement.
- Ensured customer service and time objectives were achieved within existing constraints.
- Prepared logistics documents for purchasing common and peculiar supply support for all emergency and non-emergency items.
- Received, inspected (for conformance), stored, issued, replenished, inventoried, and accounted for all government property.
- Developed and maintained multiple databases to account for government funds, materials, and equipment in accordance with government and corporate regulations.
- Initiated, shipped, tracked, expedited, received, and inspected all repairable materials to ensure conformance to government and contractor systems.
- Developed and maintained all related files and databases pertinent to the repair process.
- Interfaced with purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, and subcontractors to expedite material requirements. Maintained records for all property owned by government, company, and associate contractors.
Production Supervisor
Fleet Readiness Center Mid Atlantic
Patuxent River, MD
05.2016 - 02.2020
- Managed workload requirements by planning inspections based on priority and length of inspection. Directed team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling, and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Interpreted data utilizing the current logistics elements, such as aircraft availability, utilizing squadron or facility requirements to ensure inspections were done in a timely manner. The ability of the lab or shop to maintain reliable and proficient tooling to perform a myriad of inspection requirements.
- Evaluated over 200 Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and proposed Technical Directives (TDs) for performance improvements, and the impact of over 100 tooling impacts on inspection requirements.
- Read blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, and measuring instruments required.
- Reviewed over 200 logistics acquisition and DSMS supply issues. Provided input and recommendations for the procurement of over 50 new probes or NDI-related equipment. Ensured the availability and level of incorporation required could be met by the technicians by reviewing training records and skill requirements.
- Prepared official correspondence and developed logistics planning documents including Maintenance Plans, Acquisition Logistics Support Plans, User Logistics Support Summaries (ULSP), and Integrated Logistics Support Plans (ILSP) for over 25 programs in use by the NDI facility.
- Accountable for supervising and training 5 newly assigned NDT inspectors during their first 90 days to ensure understanding of how to perform all required inspections. Supervised and directed the work of 10 NDT trainees and staff in the day-to-day operations of the NDI lab.
- Ensuring that proper publications, TDs, and Engineering Dispositions were followed to complete inspections with 100% accuracy.
- Managed workload requirements by planning inspections based on priority and length of inspection. Directed team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling, and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
- Liaised with personnel, management, engineering, quality control, customers, and union workers' representatives.
- Participated as the NDT representative at various logistics and technical meetings with the field activities of Logistics Element Managers and contractor support personnel to solve problems in the support of over 17 different models of US Navy aircraft.
Tool Room Supervisor/Tool Program Coordinator
The United States Navy Helermineron Squadron 14 MH-53
Norfolk, VA
12.2013 - 12.2016
- Led the maintenance effort of 15 tool room personnel. Responsible for the overall production effort of the work center.
- Successfully managed the inventory of more than 568 IMRL (Individual Material Readiness List) assets worth $28.6(M). Complied with preventative maintenance and technical directive requirements on time and accurately documented by the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP).
- Responsible for upkeep, replacement, and inventory of over 14,000 tools worth $1.2(M). Coordinated the ordering of over 2,000 spare tools based on US Navy sparing requirements.
- Lead work activities, resolved employee grievances, and identified and reviewed resource needs. Directed team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling, and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
Aviation Structural/Hydraulic Mechanic
The United States Navy
12.2010 - 12.2013
- Performed aircraft maintenance to include removal and replacement of hydraulic components, structural repairs (both airframe and composite), and paint.
- Qualified and trained over 25 Collateral Duty Inspectors, 20 Auxiliary Power Plant operators, and 15 Plane Captains increasing qualified personnel in the command by over 30%.
Education
Government Contracts and Acquisitions
American Military University
Skills
- Management Experience
- Risk management
- Incident investigation
- Safety training
- Policy writing
- Technical documentation
- Supply chain management
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Leadership skills
- Fall protection
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- First aid administration
- Confined space entry
- Ergonomics evaluation
- Hazardous materials management
- Occupational health
- First aid training
- Safety procedures enforcement
- Safety management systems
- Safety Regulations Interpretation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Teamwork skills
- Accident prevention
- Environmental health management
- OSHA compliance
- Safety policies development
- Safety culture promotion
- Logistics Experience
- Quality Assurance
- Safety Experience
- Lean
- Six-Sigma
- Fall Protection Competent Person Certified
- OSHA 30
- High Attention to Detail
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Inventory Control Processes
- Risk assessment
- Occupational safety
- Problem solving
- Incident reporting
- Safety audits
- Workplace inspections
- Report writing
- Time management abilities
- Adaptability and flexibility
Credentials And Licenses
- Lean, Six-Sigma Green Belt Certified
- Fall Protection Competent Person A-493-0084
- OSHA 30 Certified
- Aviation Quality Assurance Representative/Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI)
- NAVAIR Fleet NDI Technician Recertification Course (N-701-0005)
- Aircraft Non-Destructive Inspection Technician Course U.S. Navy/Marine Corps Aircraft NDT Certification (C-603-3191B)
Timeline
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Siemens Energy
12.2023 - Current
Field Service Engineer
Siemens Energy
11.2022 - 12.2023
Logistics Management Specialist/ Acting DAPML RCB Coordinator
PMA-271 VLinc Corporation
02.2021 - 11.2022
Logistics Management Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation
02.2020 - 02.2021
Production Supervisor
Fleet Readiness Center Mid Atlantic
05.2016 - 02.2020
Tool Room Supervisor/Tool Program Coordinator
The United States Navy Helermineron Squadron 14 MH-53
12.2013 - 12.2016
Aviation Structural/Hydraulic Mechanic
The United States Navy
12.2010 - 12.2013
Government Contracts and Acquisitions
American Military University