Kara E. Veazey Malone
Summary
Experienced and enthusiastic safety professional willing to go the extra mile to ensure competence and compliance with all applicable safety protocol and procedures.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Safety Manger
Gold Strike Casino Resort
Robinsonville, Mississippi
08.2023 - Current
- Implemented safety protocols for all departments in casino operations.
- Conducted safety inspections and audits across resort to identify compliance gaps and enhance safety measures.
- Trained staff on emergency procedures and safety compliance standards.
- Reviewed accident reports and recommended corrective actions to prevent future incidents and improve safety protocols.
- Provided training on proper use of PPE and other safety protocols.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations related to occupational health and safety.
- Monitored employee performance to ensure safe working practices are followed.
- Led meetings to communicate safety-related information, address occupational safety inquiries, and ensure ongoing training initiatives.
Warehouse Operations Lead and Safety Coordinator
Southern Hardware Co
West Helena, AR
12.2022 - 08.2023
- Dropped all orders for warehouse staff, ran weekly and monthly error reports and other assorted reports on Excel, ran monthly safety meetings on various topics for general industry, trained employees on company software, analyzed data for company, updated safety protocols and MSDS sheets, worked towards creating a safe environment, created PowerPoints for my position and other positions, assisted general manager with tasks.
- Created an Emergency Action Plan and Fire Plan, created a Fall Protection Rescue Plan, implemented safety rules for the company, and handling OSHA 300 logs reporting as well as incident reporting.
- Faxed, emailed, and made company phone calls as needed.
- A part of Bostwick Braun Corporation
- Full time, $18.25/ hour.
- May be contacted.
- Supervisor: Patrick L. Hardy, (800) 572-6775 EXT: 3122, phardy@southernhardware.com
- Monitored daily operations to ensure adherence to safety regulations.
- Organized monthly Safety Committee meetings to discuss relevant topics related to job site safety issues.
- Assisted in developing risk assessments for specific tasks or operations onsite.
Server
The Warehouse
Cleveland, MS
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Hired while working at Cleveland Country Club, maintained both positions easily.
- Worked as a server handling food, taking orders, answering phones, stocking, and helping with inventory, handling customer relations, handling money, and greeting customers.
- Lost the position due to COVID-19 causing the restaurant to close temporarily, and I moved to AR earlier than anticipated.
- Worked 12 hours per week at $2.13/ hour (MS serving wage) plus tips.
- May be contacted.
- Supervisor: Eric Kelly, (662) 299-0990
Lead Bartender
Cleveland Country Club
Cleveland, MS
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Hired immediately after Sea Level closed.
- Served as a bartender, trainer, handled money and counted money drawers, closed shifts, completed inventory, and opened and closed the restaurant.
- Maintained order for all bar needs, answered customer questions while managers were absent.
- Left due to the COVID-19 Pandemic which caused the restaurant to temporarily close, and I moved to AR earlier than anticipated.
- Worked 30 hours per week on average, depending on how late my shift lasted.
- Usually worked from 2pm-9:30pm four nights a week at $5.75/ hour plus tips.
- May be contacted.
- Supervisor: Brigham Heinsz, 662-843-2777
Server, Bartender, Bar Manager
Sea Level Oyster House
Cleveland, MS
06.2018 - 04.2019
- Hired during the summer of 2018 as a server then trained as a bartender.
- Was considered a co-bar manager and given tasks such as inventory, ordering, scheduling employees, overseeing bar employees, and training new employees.
- Also helped plan events and ordered supplies for big events.
- Position ended when the restaurant closed.
- Worked 3pm-1am Thursday-Saturday, usually worked Tuesday and Wednesday 3:30pm-9:30pm.
- Cannot be contacted because business is closed due to owners transforming space into different business.
Assistant Manager, Bartender, Trainer
Hey Joe's Burgers + Beer
Cleveland, MS
04.2016 - 11.2018
- Started as a host, then moved up the ranks to server and bartender.
- Management experience as well, I was responsible for hiring, firing, training, doing inventory, making the schedule, handling customer complaints, managing and handling money, and closing the restaurant.
- I also had to help plan music events and keep staff under control during events.
- May be contacted.
- Supervisor: Justin Huerta, 662-843-5425
Education
High School Diploma -
Hornell High School
Hornell, NYDelta State University
Skills
- Customer service
- Interpersonal relation skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Work ethic
- Multi-task management skills
- Willingness to learn
- Adaptability
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Building reports
- Analyzing data
- Summarizing results
- Managerial experience
- Safety Coordinator experience
- OSHA Reporting
- Auditing
- Compliance of regulations
- Creating training
- Leading meetings
- Overseeing safety aspects of warehouse operations
- Emergency planning
- Safety training
- Team collaboration
- Incident investigation
- Effective communication
- Protocol development
- Health & safety leadership
- Claims evaluation
- Safety program development
- Emergency response planning
Certification
- Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma Certification
- Arkansas Class D driver’s license
- OSHA 30 Certification, 26-907425607
- OSHA courses: 3115- fall protection, 511- regulations for general industry, scheduled for 2115-Hazmat, LS101- life Safety Concept, and 2225-respiratory protection. Will have a Specialist in Safety and Health from UTA by October of this year.
Volunteer Experience
- Bolivar County Animal Shelter - cleaned kennels, fed cats and dogs, helped workers with daily tasks.
- Delta Down and Dirty - worked the kid’s triathlon event, gave moral support to the kids and instructed them on what to do.
- Delta State Outdoor Rec - program trips, went on a research trip to the Grand Canyon National Park to see how women interact on a strenuous trip in a group setting, also went on all female research canoeing trip to the Rio Grande at Big Bend National Park, have also gone rock climbing with DSOR.
- Delta Music Institute - sang lead in a university band, sang in the university choir. Also had to organize the sheet music.
References
- Tom Johnson, former manager Southern Hardware, (575) 921-8564
- John Pecora, former manager Southern Hardware, (904) 352-9539
- Jonathan Szot, personal reference, librarian at DSU, 662-402-4034
- Patrick Hardy, current manager Southern Hardware, (870) 572-6775, 3122
- Brigham Heinsz, former manager Cleveland Country Club, (662) 843-2777
Goals
Help people in any and every job at hand and strive for success until getting there. Find creativity in everything I do while creating a happy and safe experience for every position I maintain, and everyone employee I encounter. Strengthen my career in safety while educating others on OSHA rules and regulations, though I don’t want employees anywhere to fear OSHA; OSHA is for employees and will do what they can to keep everyone safe and employed.
Timeline
Safety Manger
Gold Strike Casino Resort
08.2023 - Current
Warehouse Operations Lead and Safety Coordinator
Southern Hardware Co
12.2022 - 08.2023
Server
The Warehouse
12.2019 - 03.2020
Lead Bartender
Cleveland Country Club
04.2019 - 03.2020
Server, Bartender, Bar Manager
Sea Level Oyster House
06.2018 - 04.2019
Assistant Manager, Bartender, Trainer
Hey Joe's Burgers + Beer
04.2016 - 11.2018
High School Diploma -
Hornell High School
Delta State University