GEORGE ALEXANDER IBAVE

• Oversaw safety management of the construction site, per 29 CFR 1926 standards; while leading fire prevention plan (FFP per NFPA 242) and upkeeping owner controlled insurance program (OCIP).
• Ensured construction site safety by conducting daily site inspections, proactively identifying hazards, developing controls, communicating best practices, and imparting remedial training to contractors.
• Conducted incident investigation root cause analyses and maintained OSHA 300 and 301 logs accurately and diligently.
• Reviewed pre-shift JHA from project staff and subcontractors to ensure incident prevention through hazards awareness and controls identification.
• Facilitated weekly safety meetings with subcontractors, ensuring clear communication through maintained agendas and attendance records.

Oversaw all management aspects of health, safety, security, environment, and quality across three major business segments: emergency response, industrial services, and environmental cleanup in Canada and the United States.

• Collaborated with executive leadership to develop and implement HSE policies and protocols, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Ensured full compliance with HSE regulations across post-merger integration of new subsidiaries, through ongoing regulatory gap analysis and application of both and industry and enterprise standards.
• Implemented rigorous quality management systems to uphold high standards of safety and environmental responsibility.
• Fostered safety-conscious culture across subsidiaries, driving employee engagement with HSE principles through targeted initiatives, such as facilitating electronic reporting of near-miss events via smart phone app.
• Oversaw safety training initiatives and developed new training standards to to ensure employees received job-specific hazard awareness, safe operations protocols, emergency response, and incident prevention.
• Communicated weekly and monthly with CEO, board members, and subsidiary VPs regarding BU HSE KPI and OKR results and goals.

Managed all aspects of health, safety, security, environment, and quality for both landfill management and RNG operations.

• Oversaw safety programs at biogas plants, enhancing safety culture through behavioral and process safety training, such as SafeStart.
• Implemented engineered systems safety program, including pre-startup safety reviews.
• Managed life-critical safety training and site orientation for employees and contractors.
• Coordinated site safety permits for RNG construction projects in Pennsylvania and Illinois, ensuring regulatory compliance and safe operations.
• Ensured compliance with OSHA process safety management standards through collaboration with process owners.
• Developed HSE KPIS, monitored BU performance, tracked incidents, reported events on weekly safety meetings.
• Conducted HSE accident investigations, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to improve operational quality.

Oversaw management of health, safety, security, environment, and quality for LNG operations, in Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Mexico - Baja California Sur

• Directed incident prevention by conducting regulatory assessment and operations risk assessments.
• Shared lessons learned with Leadership and Operations team to enhance safety culture.
• Ensured regulatory compliance by collaborating with line management and reporting audit results weekly.
• Coached HSE business partners in developing effective safety standards, policies, and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence.
• Implemented KPIs and monitored safety recordkeeping across all development sites, achieving zero fatalities and zero lost time incidents.
• Supervised LNG construction projects across multiple countries, ensuring strict adherence to HSE controls and fostering a safety-first environment.
• Directed Commissioning Pre-Start-Up Safety reviews on new power plants:
• Portland Bight, Jamaica, LNG Berthing Station
• Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica, LNG receiving beach terminal and metering station
• Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica, 190 MW JPP Combined Cycle, Gas Fired Power Plant (3 GE Turbines)
• St. James, Jamaica, 145 MW Bogue Power Plant and Truck Loading LACT expansion project
• Clarendon, Jamaica, 100 MW Jamalco Combined Cycle Power Plant
• San Juan, PR, 150 MW power plant and LNG receving beachfront terminal

Ensured safety and security for 70+ locations and 1200+ employees across Americas, adhering to health, safety, security, and environment legislation.

• Oversaw all health, safety, security, and environmental systems including integrated management system and safety data sheets.
• Updated HSSE plans and operational documents, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
• Directed HSE post-merger integration of newly acquired business units across 4 commercial segments - Corporate, Marine, Aviation, and Land Fuels Operations
• Coordinated Environmental Site Assessments Phase I and II, along with HSE risk mitigation plans, while supervising fuel farm construction at major airports in North and South America.
• Managed reviews of company operations manual and risk assessments for various business subsidiaries in the US and Brazil.
• Collaborated with government authorities to align HSSE plans with company objectives and international standards.
• Compiled and submitted HSSE compliance reports to governmental agencies, including GHG and TSCA, demonstrating regulatory adherence.
• Spearheaded environmental due diligence assessments to support legal and commercial business development efforts.

Ensured compliance with all 14 elements of OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard for production assembly and handling of explosives across 16 product lines.

• Drafted and maintained explosives site safety plan per DOD 4145.26M and applicable DOD 6055.9 standards.
• Coordinated and led process hazards analysis to enhance safety protocols.
• Managed pre-startup safety reviews for new and restarting programs to ensure safety readiness.
• Oversaw occupational health and safety training for 250 employees, enhancing program effectiveness and fostering a culture of safety.
• Supported construction safety efforts for anti-personnel obstacle breaching system (APOBS) assembly line, packaging facility; along with two hand grenade assembly lines, fourteen 40 MM Grenade (Thermal Decoy, IR, Signal and Screening, Illumination, Fragmentation Incendiary, and Armor Piercing) assembly lines, 105 MM Howitzer Round, and 120 MM Main Battle Tank munitions, contributing to overall safety compliance.
• Trained supervisors on permit-to-work program; monitored compliance and signed off on permits.
• Facilitated third-party audits by coordinating with government inspectors from DOD and Defense Contract Management Agency to ensure adherence to safety standards.

Implemented quality management system, achieving ISO 9001:2008 certification.

• Led implementation of ISO 9001:2008 processes, ensuring strict adherence.
• Established and maintained statistical quality control program to ensure compliance with customer specifications.
• Conducted gauge reproducibility and repeatability studies to determine process capability indexes.
• Generated run and capability charts to effectively monitor and improve distillation process performance.
• Coordinated regulatory compliance agenda to streamline annual federal, state, and local reporting.
• Developed OSHA safety training program, including DOT hazmat awareness training for new employees.
• Managed site security plan for DHS Level 2 facility and facilitated audits on EHS issues.

Secured permanent role as Corporate Environmental Specialist by enhancing process efficiencies and reducing operational costs.

• Investigated chemical controls to mitigate hexavalent chromium risks effectively.
• Assisted in implementing ISO 14001:2008 management system for environmental compliance.
• Managed pyro processing chemistry quality control and adherence to environmental regulations at Midland-Odessa TX cement plant.
• Developed GIS mapping project that optimized natural resource management strategies.
• Implemented computerized fuel control system that improved accuracy and efficiency of mobile equipment operations.
• Audited management systems for compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 standards.
• Selected as one of 31 finalists from 342 candidates for Cemex USA’s Fast Track Management Program.

• Provided technical support to petroleum operations (PETOPS) section of the 383RD Quartermaster Battalion HHC "Life Line of The Forces".
• Coordinated beachhead terminal receipts and pump-outs for 210K-gallon bladder bags, ensuring effective logistics support.
• Drafted inland petroleum distribution system layouts for diverse pipeline arrangements.
• Facilitated truck loading manifolds and direct loading to rotary wing aircraft (AH-64D) and Main Battle Tank (M1A2 Abrams MBT)
• Oversaw sanitation procedures for battalion, ensuring compliance with health standards and promoting overall troop well-being.
• Provided translation services during battalion communications, facilitating clear and efficient information exchange.
• Showcased leadership abilities, academic excellence, and physical fitness during service.
• Concluded military commitment with honorable discharge following 3-Year ROTC scholarship acceptance.