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Joshua Knisely

New Philadelphia,OH

Summary

Dedicated professional with years of safety and environmental experience, committed to ensuring compliance with regulations by collaborating closely with front-line employees and operational leaders. Skilled in delivering training, maintaining records, and leading meetings. Strong attention to detail and work ethic. Proven ability to effectively manage multiple tasks, excel in incident investigations and reporting. Expertise in improving environmental compliance, reducing waste, and minimizing impact on surrounding areas through careful planning and monitoring.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

EHS Representative II- Environmental Team

Encino Energy
10.2023 - Current
  • Developed and maintained positive relations with operational groups and coordinated with team members to ensure the operational groups maintain compliance with federal and state regulations.
  • Coordinated with vendors to ensure they maintain compliance with federal and state regulations
  • Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
  • Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and used problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
  • Utilized and maintained data collection instrumentation.
  • Collected and tested water samples
  • Worked with operational groups and coordinated with their vendors to ensure their compliance with federal and state regulations
  • Managed multiple environmental related programs
  • Conducted field surveys to collect data about levels of pollution and contamination on pad and other areas of consideration.
  • Incident management and environmental investigations
  • Provided support for and oversaw spill remediation and clean up efforts
  • Non-hazardous Waste management and disposal
  • Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) surveys

EH&S Representative I

Encino Energy
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
  • Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
  • Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
  • Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational safety data.
  • New hire orientations
  • CPR trainings
  • Recommended changes to company culture to improve safety and meet changing demands.
  • Led a bi weekly safety committee
  • Created safety inspection forms and safety alerts for employees to increase awareness of safety hazards and empower employees to work safely.
  • Coordinated and communicated with vendors safety and compliance requirements

OSC Coordinator

Encino Energy
10.2021 - 01.2023
  • Act as liaison between Encino and oil/water haulers to ensure product is being safely, economically, and accurately hauled each day.
  • Monitor production of oil, gas and water at production facilities and into and through gathering systems, up to the point of custody transfer.
  • Serve as central communication point between marketing, transporters, midstream partners and lease operators relative to overall production status at any given time and especially during upset conditions.
  • Perform first report of incident reports when safety or environmental issues occur with our transporters.
  • Track down time of wells, gathering facilities, plants, and sales points. Development of procedures to guide response to upset conditions including communication protocols and order of operations for shutting in volumes or bringing volumes back online.
  • Monitor, track, and respond to alarms received throughout each shift. Managed administrative processes and prepared key reports and documentation.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to plan daily activities and operations to meet targets.
  • Advised supervisors/managers on organizational policies and recommended needed changes to ensure contractor/hauler safety.
  • Documented information, created reports and generated tracking files.
  • Managed work requests, new orders, coordinating logistics to provide the best service to Lease Operators and Encino on site representatives.
  • Documented conversations with contractor's and Encino on site reps to track requests, problems and solutions.
  • Investigated contractor/hauler complaints and queries, fast-tracking them for problem resolution.
  • Reviewed documented contractor/hauler information to determine current issues and potential solutions.
  • Worked with supervisor to develop field employee service improvement initiatives.
  • Leads weekly calls with haulers/contractor to discuss performance and initiatives to improve performance.
  • De-escalated problematic land owner concerns, maintaining calm, friendly demeanor.
  • Maintain effective communication with multiple contractors/haulers during high priority jobs.
  • Resolved network alarms, recognizing jeopardizing conditions and notifying haulers and Encino personnel of risk potential.
  • Enforced company policies, answered coworkers' questions and trained new personnel.

HSSE Manager

Select Energy Services
08.2019 - 03.2020
  • Provided onsite training.
  • Brought issues of non-compliance to the attention of Operational Managers and supervisors for direct handling of important concerns.
  • Inspected company buildings and job sites to identify possible hazardous conditions and immediately remedied these issues with corrective actions.
  • Conducted trainings for all company employees on safety initiatives to ensure overall compliance with federal regulations.
  • Conducted HSE related surveys, evaluations, inspections and investigations of incidents and activities.
  • Spearheaded safety meetings with key members of the operational leadership to ascertain methods to improve overall safety for all employees.
  • Generated reports detailing progress data during all phases of work.
  • Managed environmental health and safety programs.
  • Identified key processes within Best management practices that could be improved by implementing newer processes.
  • Investigated all incidents and drafted reports detailing results.
  • Examined hazardous incidents and accidents to uncover the causes and provided corrective actions.
  • Executed risk analysis to mitigate hazards and promote safety in all business units.
  • Worked with operational leadership to maintain safe and effective protective gear.
  • Conducted field inspections of sites, procedures and protective gear to assess compliance with safety standards.
  • Suspended dangerous activities posing active or potential threat to worker health and safety.
  • Determined root causes of accidents via in-depth investigations and identified potential prevention strategies to mitigate future risk.
  • Created and implemented safety policies.
  • Led employee performance reviews and discussed improvement strategies with each team member.
  • Attended customer meetings.
  • Lead Monthly safety meetings.
  • Lead and held Incident review boards with Corporate HSE and management to discuss high risk incidents and corrective actions.

HSSE Coordinator

Select Energy Services
10.2016 - 08.2019
  • Provided onsite training.
  • Provided onboarding trainings.
  • Conducted and lead monthly safety meetings.
  • Conducted and lead incident review boards.
  • Ensured a safe and productive workplace by promptly resolving and responding to all issues.
  • Conducted regular inspections and audits of facilities and job sites to check compliance with fire, hazard and safety guidelines.
  • Created and implemented programs, policies and procedures designed to effectively reduce or eliminate injuries and hazards in the workplace.
  • Assessed and responded to risks and resolved issues to ensure a safe and productive workplace.
  • Provided line employees, managers and company leaders with detailed information about successful safety plans.
  • Investigated safety incidents and drafted reports detailing results.
  • Examined hazardous incidents and accidents to uncover the causes and provided corrective actions.
  • Trained new and current employees on ways to reduce incidents and eliminate hazards.
  • Supported operations team in developing improvements and resolution of safety compliance problems to provide a safe working atmosphere.
  • Performed worksite safety assessments and made actionable recommendations to update procedures, improve environments and optimize worker behaviors.
  • Entered data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.

Solids Control Technician

Anchor Drilling Fluids
10.2014 - 01.2016
  • Assembled PVC flow lines using bolts, screws, and other fasteners utilizing hand tools.
  • Monitored and maintained fluid levels in tanks.
  • Operated Heavy Equipment.
  • Operated electrical pumps.
  • Monitored and controlled shaker and centrifuge cuttings.
  • Performed routine maintenance on shaker and centrifuge.
  • Complied with environmental regulations.

Fluid Operator

MI-Swaco/Schlumberger
04.2013 - 10.2014
  • Monitored and keep track of all warehouse inventory.
  • Monitored and keep track of all fluids based off of weight.
  • Maintained current forklift training and certification as required by company policies.
  • Removed incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area or warehouse.
  • Moved goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
  • Documented weight and destination of drilling mud in detailed daily logs for management review.
  • Swept warehouse floors and stored equipment to maintain neat and organized workspace.
  • Monitored fluid levels in tanks.
  • Off loaded/loaded trucks with drilling mud.
  • Blended large batches of products by weighing raw materials and mixing with industrial-sized equipment.
  • Safely and accurately mixed brine water and oil based drill mud.
  • Safely transferred fluids from storage tanks to mixing pits.

Mortarman

United States Marine Corps
08.2008 - 04.2012
  • Operation Enduring Freedom - Cleared and held land in Southern Helmand Province.
  • Operation Odyssey Dawn - Part of 22nd MEU on the USS Bataan to maintain presence off coast of Libya and Yemen and enforcing no fly zones.
  • Completed daily patrols of assigned areas.
  • Trained extensively on various weapons systems, and equipment to achieve excellent efficiency and accuracy.
  • Maintained accountability for over thousands of dollars worth of tactical equipment.
  • Maintained rifles, machine guns, mortars and hand grenades and accounted for all weapons.
  • Coordinated operations with armor, artillery and air support units.
  • Directed supporting fire to suppress enemy fire and allow troops to maneuver within action area.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Management

Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL
05-2025

High School Diploma -

Claymont High School
Uhrichsville, OH
06.2008

Skills

  • CPR and first aid education
  • Project management
  • Team Player
  • Attention to detail
  • Inspections/surveys
  • Hazard analysis and risk control
  • Safety training
  • Incident investigations
  • Time management
  • Sound judgment
  • Goal oriented
  • Strong communication skills
  • Good at following instructions
  • Strong work ethic
  • Risk management
  • Public speaking
  • Case management
  • Employee training

Certification


  • CES- Certified Environmental Specialist
  • SPCC training certificate
  • Smith System driving instructor
  • PEC safe land instructor

Timeline

EHS Representative II- Environmental Team

Encino Energy
10.2023 - Current

EH&S Representative I

Encino Energy
01.2023 - 12.2023

OSC Coordinator

Encino Energy
10.2021 - 01.2023

HSSE Manager

Select Energy Services
08.2019 - 03.2020

HSSE Coordinator

Select Energy Services
10.2016 - 08.2019

Solids Control Technician

Anchor Drilling Fluids
10.2014 - 01.2016

Fluid Operator

MI-Swaco/Schlumberger
04.2013 - 10.2014

Mortarman

United States Marine Corps
08.2008 - 04.2012

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Management

Columbia Southern University

High School Diploma -

Claymont High School

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