James Messick

• Company Overview: Merck Animal Health
• Spearheaded cross-functional safety initiatives, integrating input from multiple departments
• Developed comprehensive safety policies through collaborative team approach
• Led diverse team in implementing strategic safety improvements
• Reduced incident rates by 25% through innovative leadership and team engagement strategies
• Designed scalable training programs that enhanced interdepartmental communication and safety awareness
• Merck Animal Health

• Mentored and coached supervisors, foremen, and project managers across multiple teams
• Established collaborative safety culture, reducing total incident rate from 0.97 to 0.52
• Developed cross-functional safety policies integrating input from HR, operations, and quality assurance
• Managed relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders to optimize safety standards
• Collaborated with HR on workers' compensation and return-to-work coordination

• Served as adjunct instructor for all OSHA outreach trainings supporting the Workforce and Development department.
• Provided tailored individual and group instruction to support specific program needs for students.
• Scheduled and facilitated training programs supporting OSHA standards in trenching and shoring, job safety analysis, confined space entry, recordkeeping, NFPA 70E, and electrical safety.
• Proctored written and practical assessments, exceeding industry standards with scores averaging 97%.
• Consulted with program managers for design, development, and delivery of technical and safety programs.
• Assisted program manager with implementation of short and long-term strategic planning of trade and safety based programs.
• Certified 38 students in OSHA 10 and 30 hour trainings.
• Selected to serve as primary OSHA outreach trainer for all safety courses.

• Managed logistics and resource allocation for seven Delaware National Guard facilities, developing innovative staffing plans that saved over $190,000 in equipment maintenance costs
• Served as primary OSHA trainer, achieving operations inspection ratings exceeding 90% for eleven consecutive years through comprehensive safety protocols and training programs
• Led radiological emergency preparedness coordination between military, state, and local agencies, developing critical communication strategies and emergency response protocols
• Coordinated interdisciplinary teams in complex safety and logistics operations, demonstrating exceptional leadership in high-stakes military environments
• Implemented strategic safety and logistics management systems, ensuring operational efficiency, personnel safety, and resource optimization across multiple military sites

• Planed, scheduled, and conducted comprehensive occupational safety and health inspections of private businesses and worksites where there is high probability of encountering unsafe conditions ranging from minor to serious severity.
• Studied records and reports of occupational safety and health mishaps, injuries, and illnesses, conducting pre-inspection research of employers and their previous OSHA enforcement activity.
• Conducted workplace analyses to determine hazardous processes contributing to employee injury and illness, developing mitigation strategies to abate workplace hazards.
• Utilized automated enforcement systems to calculate penalties based on gravity, severity, and probability of occupational safety and health violations.
• Wrote legally sufficient case files documenting inspection procedures, interviews, sampling, identified hazards, and corrective actions.
• Assisted Department of Labor attorneys in evidence preparation and serves as witness in contested cases.
• Conducted opening and closing conferences with management officials, employees, and labor representatives.
• Contributed to development and review of area or national office materials, policies and procedures.

• Delivered comprehensive OSHA safety training, certifying 135 personnel across 9 locations and engaging over 1,245 employees, significantly elevating organizational safety awareness and compliance
• Managed safety and construction oversight for high-value solar projects ($5M-$22M), implementing rigorous safety standards and developing Hazardous Communication Program to enhance chemical safety protocols
• Maintained open communication channels between management and staff, addressing concerns promptly to maintain a culture of trust around safety matters.
• Conducted in-depth accident and incident investigations, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions that reduced workplace safety risks and mitigated potential claims, generating over $200,000 in cost avoidance
• Developed and enforced comprehensive safety policies aligned with OSHA regulations, collaborating strategically with project managers to integrate proactive safety measures into project planning and execution

• magna cum laude graduate
• Sigma Beta Delta Member
• SALUTE Member
• WITI Member
• Golden Key International Honor Society

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