Jared Russell
Ripley
Summary
Environmental Health and Safety Manager with extensive expertise in environmental regulations and safety standards. Demonstrated success in developing and executing safety programs, conducting thorough audits, and ensuring compliance across all levels of the organization. Proven track record in leading employee training initiatives that enhance safety awareness and operational efficiency. Recognized for driving improvements that result in safer work environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Environmental Health and Safety Manager and Lean Coordinator
Crystal Steel Fabricators
01.2023 - 05.2025
- Direct and execute the general health and safety policies and procedures of the organization.
- Drive employee engagement to create and foster a proactive, empowered safety and lean culture.
- Responsible for all aspects of EHS, including OSHA, environmental record keeping, safety audits, accident investigations, and identifying workplace hazards.
- Provide support to managers for safety meetings and department work modifications in support of plant lean initiatives.
- Conduct presentations on health and safety matters and accident prevention.
- Represent the company during safety meetings with general contractors.
- Recommend and implement solutions to reduce and prevent accidents, occupational illnesses, and exposure to long-term health hazards.
- Participated in lean activities identifying and executing, activities and projects.
- Worked with the Plant manager for operational (lean) improvements.
- Developed and maintained Lean activity tracking mechanisms.
Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator
Amarillo Gear Company
Amarillo
03.2020 - 01.2023
- Provided full-time environmental, health and safety support to operations and ensured that all safety and environmental practices are following the policies of the company.
- Responsibilities included: SWPPP permitting, PPE Hazard assessment, developing new and reviewing current job safety analysis, conducting environmental audits and inspections, new hire orientation / training.
- Maintained compliance with all record-keeping and reporting requirements mandated in 30 TAC (Texas Administrative Code) and 40 CFR (Code of Federal regulations) for industrial metal working/machining operations.
- Conducted environmental, stormwater, hazard communication, spill prevention control and countermeasures training in accordance with company policy and programs.
- Successfully worked with Federal, State and Local authorities on environmental concerns.
- Designed and implemented safety programs per government regulations and company policies.
- Coordinated plant safety committee activities and meetings.
- Conducted plant safety audits through 5s and safety audits.
- Provided information and recommendations for topics in safety meetings.
- Conducted incident investigations and recommended corrective actions.
- Ensured OSHA, NIOSH and company policy are adhered to.
- Coordinated regular Industrial Hygiene related personnel and area sampling in the areas of Noise, Air and related chemical exposures.
- Performed all other duties as assigned.
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
International Aerospace Coatings
Amarillo
06.2018 - 03.2020
- Managed all environmental compliance issues, managed all relevant permits including Air permit, Industrial waste including wastewater permit, Stormwater pollution prevention program and all OSHA required programs including but not limited to Noise pollution prevention program, fall protection program, safety committee requirements and conducting indoctrination and recurrent safety and environmental training.
- Managed the respirator and medical surveillance programs in accordance with all state federal and regulatory agencies.
- Worked with corporate and other site managers to implement the ISO 14001 international environmental standard across 3 sites in North America.
Security Officer
G4S
05.2015 - 11.2015
- Conducted property patrols and escorted non-employees to secure areas.
- Managed facility access to safeguard property and personnel.
- Maintained constant communication with control office using two-way radios.
- Documented training sessions and participated in accident investigations.
- Utilized Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for reporting and presentations.
Security Officer
G4S
06.2013 - 08.2014
- Participated as part of a team of security officers responsible for patrols on the property and escorting any non-employees to secure areas and keeping in constant contact with our control office.
- Working with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Managing access to and from the facility and protecting property and personnel at the facility.
- Used radios for two-way communication and documented training and participated in accident investigations and security breach training.
Security Officer
Whitlock
Fort Gibson
12.2012 - 06.2013
- Ran the Security office, made security reports regularly, updated excel spreadsheets, kept up with employee schedules screened personnel when entering and exiting the building to ensure only authorized employees were permitted to the premises.
Sergeant
U.S. Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
01.2002 - 01.2011
- I served nine years was honorably discharged as an E-5 sergeant.
- Joined in 2001 and left in 2011.
- I served two tours in Iraq and two tours in Okinawa Japan.
- Managed the airframes and hydraulic shop aboard an aircraft carrier for six months while conducting humanitarian missions to Japan.
- I received my Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI) certification and acted as the inspector between the individual doing the work and the quality assurance department.
- My duties while active included inspecting programs safety, Hazardous materials, and many others.
- I ran the Hazardous materials shop several different times through my career in different units, I designed and implemented Hazardous material handling programs and conducted training on them.
- I was in charge of ordering materials to ensure safe and uninterrupted work of the Hazardous materials shop and the Airframes shop at different intervals through my career.
- I utilized explicitly designed software for the ordering processes and ensured prompt and accurate delivery of materials.
- Built and maintained environmental programs for helicopter squadrons and the individual shops within them, managed the hazardous waste programs and conducted inspections on other units and shops within the flight line.
- Completed the 40-hour hazwoper for the military and the hazcom military standard for California.
- Managed no less than 5 and no more than 40 Marines at any given time during those nine years including setting up and running the hazardous materials shop in several different commands.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health and Safety Management
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK06-2018
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Safety audits and inspections
- Hazard identification and assessment
- Accident investigation and reporting
- Employee training and development
- Environmental management practices
- Lean manufacturing
- Incident reporting
- Effective communication
- Safety program development
- Workplace inspections
- Personal protective equipment
- Hazardous materials handling
- Air quality management
Certification
- OSHA 30 General Industry
- OSHA 30 Construction
- BLS provider (Basic Life Support) CPR and AED.
- Powered Industrial Truck Train the Trainer
- Overhead Crane and Hoist Train the Trainer
- Attended the Dale Carnegie seminar on Strictly Business gaining 2.4 hours of continuing education.
Recognition
- Presidents Honor Roll Spring semester 2015
- Certification of Appreciation for Service during the 2015 Veterans Day candlelight vigil.
- Undergraduate research day poster presenter.
- Awarded the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal two times in a row.
- Corporal leadership course in the Marine Corp.
Leadership Experience
- While serving as EHS Manager for Crystal Steel fabricators facilitated 5s projects throughout the sites.
- Served as the EHS Manager for the Amarillo Site of International Aerospace Coatings and Manage four employees that work for me to maintain Environmental Health and Safety compliance at the site.
- While at Northeastern State University, I served as the secretary and the Vice President of the American Society of Safety Engineers Student section, Secretary 2016/ Vice President 2017.
- Completed the Corporals Leadership Course in the United States Marine Corp.
Affiliations
Dedicated Husband and father of two.
Avid Coin Collector.
Enjoy outdoor activities of all sorts.
Active member of the church.
Accomplishments
- Achieved the status of Vice President of the student section at NSU of the ASSP (American Society of Safety Professionals).
- Was awarded the Good Conduct medal twice in a row for 8 years of good conduct in the United States Marine Corp.
Timeline
Environmental Health and Safety Manager and Lean Coordinator
Crystal Steel Fabricators
01.2023 - 05.2025
Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator
Amarillo Gear Company
03.2020 - 01.2023
Environmental Health and Safety Manager
International Aerospace Coatings
06.2018 - 03.2020
Security Officer
G4S
05.2015 - 11.2015
Security Officer
G4S
06.2013 - 08.2014
Security Officer
Whitlock
12.2012 - 06.2013
Sergeant
U.S. Marine Corps
01.2002 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health and Safety Management
Northeastern State University
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