Lauren Ford

HSE Professional specializing in warehouse automation, including construction, commissioning, and maintenance.

• Representative of North America in Global HSE functions.
• Experienced in small to large scale projects, including both manual and fully automated systems, ranging from $1 mil - $180 mil.
• Project Management Office (PMO) member of Global Strategic Initiative. Lead PMO for North American Region, while assisting SVP to drive efforts and gain approval from C-Suite.
• Managed external on-site safety managers.
• Exceeds in areas of safety escalations, including but not limited to: incident investigation, OSHA inspection, risk management and complex problem solving.
• Authored and implemented various programs, including Construction and General Industry HSE Programs and various work specific procedures.
• Capable of working with diverse work forces from labor to executive management.
• Specialized in fall protection and rescue planning, lock out-tag out/arc flash, cranes and rigging, automated equipment, etc.
• Experienced in budget proposals, including calculating in sales phase, as well as business plans and cost saving measures.
• Capable of working with both customers, direct labor and subcontracted labor and management.

Experienced safety manager focused in project execution, including but not limited to: management of various trades, creation of processes/procedures/programs, project specific planning.

• Authoring and executing various procedures.
• Ensuring adequate safety resources and budget are allocated on a project by project basis.
• Detailed programs and risk assessments developed tailored to each location/scope of work.
• Corrective actions.

• Ensured day-to-day compliance at construction sites.
• PPE inspections.
• Gap analysis of critical safety items.