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JOSEPH P. ESMERADO

CRANFORD

Summary

Dynamic educator and former Sr. Risk Engineer at Zurich Services Corp., skilled in curriculum development and risk assessment. Achieved a 30% reduction in preventable vehicle accidents through effective training. Proven ability to foster customer relationships while delivering impactful mechanical design instruction to diverse student populations.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Faculty

Newark Board of Education
Newark
08.2022 - 06.2023
  • Teacher of Intro to Engineering & Mechanical Design; Instruction of Perkins Grant Nationally Funded “FUSION 360” Program to incoming Freshman class; 160 daily students; responsible for lesson planning & origination of examinations-written & computer based; NPS reading score initiative partner; Parent/Student/Teacher attendance accountability; community outreach liaison; Freshman Regional Trip & Grades 10 thru 12 Evening Function Chaperone; NJ Transit Ticket Supv; NJDOE CTE CE “Electrical Trades” Lic. No. 00879943

Faculty

Jersey City Board of Education
Jersey City
08.2021 - 06.2022
  • Teacher of Green Construction Grades 9 thru 12; Basic Woods & Electricity in traditional shop environment; Incorporated Bilingual Spanish/English instruction as well as Special Needs student inclusivity w/in 150 daily students; responsible for parent teacher attendance follow up; progress reports & final grades; lesson plans & shop safety training; Senior Prom & Graduation Chaperone; NJDOE CTE CE “Electrical Trades” Lic. No. 00879943

Sr. Risk Engineer

Zurich Services Corp.
New York City
07.2016 - 08.2021
  • HSE-Global Corp & Middle Market Property, Casualty, Worker’s Comp, Auto/Fleet; Inspect & Identify specialty market potential “Max. Est. Loss” IAW NFPA 13/30/70/72, 29/49 CFR; Initiate customer corrective actions; Perform post casualty root cause analysis; NJ Electric License No.16199; CDL-A

Lieutenant

United States Coast Guard
06.1997 - 07.2016
  • Marine Inspector/Investigations Officer-Within Top 1% USCG Investigation Officers selected for prestigious USCG Commandant Office of Marine Investigation & Analysis; “Deepwater Horizon” Evidence Custodian & Foreign National Liaison Officer; Managed needs of 50 international energy representatives & 1200 pieces of physical & testimonial evidence; Utilized Code of Federal Regulations 29/33/46/47/49 & International SOLAS/ICLL/STCW/MARPOL Standards to conduct US & foreign flag commercial vessel exams & casualty investigations throughout East & Gulf Coasts

Operational Ground Safety Specialist

FEDEX
Memphis
09.1994 - 06.1997
  • Reduced Preventable Vehicle Accidents by 30% and OSHA Recordable Injuries by 50% through District & Executive Level instruction resulting in net Division savings; 1996 Recipient Regional Annual Corporate Safety Awards Lowest Prev Acc & OSHA Rec Inj

Dept. Mgr. Safety, Training & Sanitation

Continental Airlines/Chelsea Catering Operations
Newark International Airport
09.1990 - 09.1994
  • Directed 3 Departments; Corporate Safety Record 1990 thru 1994 lowest OSHA Rec Inj & Prev Acc ratio throughout company

National Commercial Transport Account Executive

Motorola Communications
Schaumburg
05.1987 - 09.1990
  • 50% Deliverable increase result net sales $2.5M

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Spanish

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
05.1987

Skills

  • Curriculum development
  • Mechanical design
  • Root cause analysis
  • Occupational safety
  • Risk assessment
  • Customer relationship management

Timeline

Faculty

Newark Board of Education
08.2022 - 06.2023

Faculty

Jersey City Board of Education
08.2021 - 06.2022

Sr. Risk Engineer

Zurich Services Corp.
07.2016 - 08.2021

Lieutenant

United States Coast Guard
06.1997 - 07.2016

Operational Ground Safety Specialist

FEDEX
09.1994 - 06.1997

Dept. Mgr. Safety, Training & Sanitation

Continental Airlines/Chelsea Catering Operations
09.1990 - 09.1994

National Commercial Transport Account Executive

Motorola Communications
05.1987 - 09.1990

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Spanish

Seton Hall University