Lillie Whittenburg

• Developed and managed initiatives to promote productive safety culture and increase employee involvement, education and recognition.
• Performed EHS compliance applicability reviews and risk assessments to protect employees, communities and environment.
• Monitored, interpreted and assessed EHS laws to determine operational and business impacts and develop strategies.
• Conducted management reviews and reports on EHS performance to support tactical and strategic improvement planning.
• Collected, measured and analyzed EHS metrics and KPI performances to discover trends for corrective measures.
• Inspected or evaluated workplace environments, equipment or practices to verify compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
• Determined root causes of accidents via in-depth investigations and identified potential prevention strategies to mitigate future risk.
• Wrote technical reports, data entry and queries into various safety and health databases.
• Analyzed incident data to identify trends in injuries, illnesses and accidents.
• Managed executive team members to ensure successful execution of projects in a timely manner.
• Conducted thorough interview processes to appoint new department heads.
• Maintained open communication channels between departments to maximize efficiency and productivity.
• Facilitated board meetings and provided leadership guidance to senior management.
• Established policies and procedures that promoted an ethical work environment.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors to secure competitive pricing for goods or services.
• Cultivated relationships with external organizations to build partnerships that benefited both parties.
• Reviewed current systems and processes regularly for potential improvements or upgrades.
• Represented the organization at conferences, events, networking activities., as needed.
• Introduced innovative approaches that improved efficiency while reducing costs.
• Spearheaded internal initiatives designed to foster collaboration among staff members.
• Drove company vision with collaborative employee engagement techniques and strategic leadership.
• Increased productivity by creating new policies, objectives and procedures to streamline operations.
• Reviewed employee reports before submission to recommend changes or give approval.
• Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals, strategies and company policies.

• Develop and maintain hygiene programs, including noise surveys, atmospheric monitoring and hazardous material management plans.
• Determine root causes of accidents via in-depth investigations and identified potential prevention strategies to mitigate future risk.
• Recommend methods to reduce ongoing hazards with improved methods, processes and materials.
• Assess workplace compliance with key safety standards and government regulations, initiating remediation processes to correct deficiencies.
• Perform site evaluations, customer surveys and team audits.
• Orchestrate and lead meetings conveying essential safety-related information, address occupational safety inquiries, issues/concerns while promoting continuity of training initiatives.
• Inspect company buildings/job sites to identify possible hazardous conditions and immediately remedied these issues with corrective actions.
• Manage OSHA-mandated recordkeeping/accident analysis paperwork.
• Create safety policies ensuring contractual agreements and business continuity during global pandemics
• Inspected quality of finished products, making minor repairs to meet project expectations.
• Completed and signed off on repair and maintenance documentation for submission to Corps of Engineers.
• Escalated continuous nonconformity issues to project manager for remediation assistance.
• Established and maintained good relations with customers, vendors and transport companies.
• Provided information to shipping and receiving personnel regarding inventory stock.
• Created Requisitions in preparation for generation of purchase orders.
• Identified and resolved operational issues in a timely manner.
• Monitored plant performance metrics, such as throughput, quality, cost, and safety.
• Managed the daily operations of the plant, including scheduling personnel and equipment.
• Assigned tasks to employees based on their skillset and experience level.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors for materials needed for production operations.
• Provided guidance and mentorship to team members on career development paths.
• Facilitated communication between workers at different levels of the organization.
• Managed day-to-day operations including scheduling staff, ordering supplies and handling customer inquiries.
• Coordinated with outside vendors to arrange for cleaning services, repairs and other necessary services.
• Developed budget plans for facility maintenance, operations and capital improvements.
• Organized special events such as conferences, meetings or receptions at the facility.
• Provided guidance to supervisors on managing their teams effectively.
• Reviewed monthly reports from department heads regarding progress towards achieving goals set out by the organization.

• Significantly improved safety culture and incident rates by 100 percent.
• Effectively marketed safety; resulting in 428 day no lost time incidents.
• Implement goals on a monthly and quarterly basis, creating 8 new audits.
• Create policies and analyze incident trends; resulting in 120 day without a safety incident.
• Manage Incident/Accident Reports while implementing Root Cause Study.
• OSHA Record preservation.
• Met safety goals by coordinating compliance strategies, establishing procedures and enforcing policies.
• Created and managed training classes to educate new hires and existing employees about compliance concerns.
• Successfully oriented 100+ new employees.

• Managed accounts payable processing.
• Organized vendor management to effectively; increasing production by 20 percent.
• Efficiently processed electronic work orders; decreasing back log by 30 percent.
• Organized and maintained filing and document management systems by coordinating, archiving and purging files.
• Handled management of communication to executives by taking and making telephone calls, reviewing and prioritizing mail and composing and typing correspondence.
• Coordinated project materials by managing physical and digital files, monitoring spreadsheets and updating reports.
• Prepared packages for shipment by generating packing slips and setting up courier deliveries.
• Reviewed and suggested improvements for diverse range of documentation, including interoffice correspondence, reports and presentations.
• Planned events and department activities by acquiring venues, developing guest lists and organizing catering services.
• Collected, calculated and reported on expenditure and statistical data to inform senior management.

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