Lourdes Gonzalez
Eagle Pass,TX
Summary
Assisted teams in implementing health and safety protocols across various industries. Supported employee training and development initiatives in dynamic work environments. Fostered collaboration among diverse workforce members to enhance team performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Site Safety Representative/LOTO Coordinator
EIU
Louisiana
07.2024 - 06.2025
- Facilitated communication among staff regarding updates to safety policies and procedures.
- Supported administrative tasks by maintaining records of employee training sessions and preparing monthly safety activity reports.
- Responded to emergency situations promptly.
- Maintained documentation of all onsite accidents and injuries.
- Organized and managed paperwork flow within the organization. Issued tags and locks for personnel.
- Controlled locks and permits with a log and provided weekly reports.
- Managed placement and removal of locks and tags on designated equipment and systems.
- Oversaw control and reporting of LOTO permits.
- Implemented protective measures identified on permits prior to work authorization.
- Verified safe configuration of equipment or systems post-work completion.
- Maintained records of locks.
- Clarified questions related to LOTO procedures when necessary.
Safety Coordinator
MMR Group
Tennessee
06.2023 - 07.2024
- Collaborate with management to develop, prepare, and implement safety and security policies and procedures
- Coordinate the safety and security programs to promote and ensure a safe working environment
- Evaluate the effectiveness of safety and security programs
- Reviews current safety training and recommends revisions, improvements
- Submit recommendations for improvements and additions to the safety management program including emergency preparedness, accident prevention, general safety, and risk management
- Stops operations and activities that could harm staff or equipment
- Identifies opportunities to minimize workplace injuries, accidents, and health problems
- Performed other related duties as assigned
Safety Coordinator
NSC Technologies, LLC
Virginia
06.2022 - 03.2023
- Responsible in performing daily inspections of various work areas including sea going vessels, piers, docks, and buildings
- Ensure compliance with safety / health regulations, company policies and procedures, consensus standards, and customer requirements
- Document inspections and communicate safety and health findings with subcontractors and customers on a daily basis.
- Communicate and interact with employees, management, customers, subcontractors and regulatory agencies
- Provided training to new hires
Hazmat crew Supervisor
Cotton Logistics
US
10.2019 - 04.2022
- Assisted in the recruitment, orientation and training of new crew members; developed and maintained performance standards for team members.
- Maintained accurate records of employee attendance, scheduling, payroll processing and inventory control.
- Handled escalated customer complaints with professionalism and diplomacy; provided solutions to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Ensured safety protocols were adhered to at all times; conducted regular safety meetings with crew members.
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills by motivating team members to exceed customer service expectations.
- Worked with crew to produce daily production requirements.
Safety Coordinator
Ardent Industrial
US
05.2015 - 08.2019
- Responsible in performing daily inspections of various work areas including sea going vessels, piers, docks, and buildings
- Ensure compliance with safety / health regulations, company policies and procedures, consensus standards, and customer requirements
- Document inspections and communicate safety and health findings with subcontractors and customers on a daily basis; Identify and facilitate corrections of potential hazards, hazards and infractions, or ceasing operations until corrected; Conduct investigations of incidents, evidence collection and processing, interviews and report writing
- Areas of concern: Life and safety codes, safe work practices, personal protective equipment usage, walking and working surfaces, hot work, slips, trips, fall protections, fire prevention, housekeeping, confined and enclosed space entry, hazard communication standards and Global Harmonizing System, electrical safety, portable power usage, machine guarding, etc
- Communicate and interact with employees, management, customers, subcontractors and regulatory agencies
- Provide training to groups of various sizes
Education
Associate's degree - Medical billing
Dewey University
05.2006
Skills
- Assisted in conducting occupational safety training and mentoring sessions
- Supported incident investigations to identify root causes
- Participated in site visits to assess safety compliance
- Helped maintain personal protective equipment inventory
- Aided in confined space entry procedures Contributed to accident prevention initiatives
- Assisted with environmental compliance checks
- Supported fall protection measures
- Participated in job site cleanup efforts
- Maintained attention to detail during inspections
- Aided in environmental inspections
- Assisted in contaminated site cleanup activities
Certification
- OSHA 30
- TWIC
- Safety Plus
- Hazwoper 40 hr
- CPR/AED
- Fall Protection
- Confined Space
- First Aid Certification
- Firewatch
- Scaffold
LANGUAGES
Spanish
Bilingual
Timeline
Site Safety Representative/LOTO Coordinator
EIU
07.2024 - 06.2025
Safety Coordinator
MMR Group
06.2023 - 07.2024
Safety Coordinator
NSC Technologies, LLC
06.2022 - 03.2023
Hazmat crew Supervisor
Cotton Logistics
10.2019 - 04.2022
Safety Coordinator
Ardent Industrial
05.2015 - 08.2019
Associate's degree - Medical billing
Dewey University