MICHAEL MILLER
Desert Hot Springs
Summary
Environmental Health and Safety professional with over 15 years of experience in developing and implementing safety programs across healthcare and military sectors. Expertise in emergency preparedness, regulatory compliance, and multi-site operational oversight enhances organizational resilience and workforce readiness.
Overview
1
1
Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Emergency Preparedness Manager
DAP Health
Palm Springs
08.2025 - Current
- Lead emergency preparedness, safety, and resilience initiatives across 26 healthcare and administrative locations.
- Developed and implemented the organization's Hospital Incident Command System (HICS), including leadership assignments, procedures, training requirements, and operational guidance.
- Coordinated emergency preparedness planning, drills, exercises, and corrective action programs to enhance organizational readiness.
- Developed and delivered comprehensive training on active shooter response, bomb threats, earthquake preparedness, fire safety, evacuation procedures, workplace violence prevention, and emergency management, improving staff awareness and response capabilities.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, facilities, compliance, operations, and human resources to strengthen organizational safety and resilience.
- Conduct hazard assessments, risk evaluations, after-action reviews, and corrective action planning.
- Led safety and emergency preparedness committees, collaborating with community partners, public safety agencies, and healthcare coalitions to strengthen emergency response strategies.
Safety Coordinator
Desert Oasis Healthcare
Palm Springs
08.2023 - 08.2025
- Identified workplace hazards, collaborating with department leaders to develop and implement corrective action plans.
- Supported OSHA compliance efforts, workplace safety initiatives, emergency preparedness activities, and risk reduction programs.
- Conducted comprehensive safety inspections of all clinic and administrative locations.
- Assisted with workplace investigations, hazard assessments, safety audits, and policy development.
- Delivered employee training on workplace safety, emergency procedures, injury prevention, and hazard awareness.
- Collaborated with facilities, leadership, clinical staff, and operational departments to enhance organizational safety performance through targeted initiatives.
- Co-chaired Power Outage Subcommittee, leading continuity planning and emergency response for utility disruptions to enhance operational resilience.
Hospital Corpsman (AVT/FMF)
United States Navy
San Diego
11.2006 - 11.2019
- Worked as a Hospital Corpsman with qualifications as an Aviation Survival Technician (AVT) and Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Corpsman.
- Assisted with aviation safety programs supporting aircraft operations and maintenance activities.
- Oversaw multiple safety and occupational health programs aboard USS Bataan (LHD-5), enhancing overall safety culture.
- Conducted inspections involving food safety and sanitation, habitability, occupational health, environmental health, heat stress prevention, hazardous materials management, and injury prevention.
- Participated in industrial hygiene monitoring, chemical exposure evaluations, workplace assessments, and risk management initiatives.
- Conducted safety inspections, hazard assessments, incident investigations, and corrective action follow-up.
- Delivered training on occupational health, emergency response, heat illness prevention, bloodborne pathogens, and workplace safety, improving crew preparedness.
- Supported emergency response operations, mass casualty exercises, disaster preparedness activities, and shipboard emergency drills.
- Collaborated with command leadership to enhance safety awareness, ensure regulatory compliance, and boost operational readiness.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York01-2014
High School Diploma -
Yucca Valley High School
Yucca Valley, California01-2002
Skills
- Occupational safety and health
- OSHA and Cal/OSHA compliance
- Risk assessment and hazard analysis
- Incident investigation and root cause analysis
- Safety audits and inspections
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Incident command system (ICS)
- Hospital incident command system (HICS)
- Business continuity planning
- Regulatory compliance
- Safety training and instruction
- Environmental health
- Industrial hygiene
- Heat illness prevention
- Workplace violence prevention
- Hazard mitigation
- Safety committee leadership
- Program development and management
- Multi-site safety operations
- Emergency operations coordination
Certification
- OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction
- HAZWOPER 40-Hour
- ICS 300 Intermediate Incident Command System
- ICS 400 Advanced Incident Command System
- Liaison Officer (LNO)
- Threat Liaison Officer (TLO)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor
- Stop the Bleed Instructor
- Bloodborne Pathogens Training
- Confined Space Safety Training
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training
Additional Leadership And Special Projects
- Developed and implemented the DAP Health Hospital Incident Command System (HICS).
- Lead emergency preparedness initiatives across 26 healthcare and administrative locations.
- Planned and coordinated large-scale organizational preparedness exercises, including Great Shake Out earthquake drills.
- Developed active shooter, bomb threat, emergency evacuation, and workplace violence preparedness training programs.
- Co-Chair, Power Outage Subcommittee, Desert Oasis Healthcare.
- Collaborate with local emergency management agencies, public safety organizations, healthcare coalitions, and community partners to improve preparedness and resilience.
Timeline
Emergency Preparedness Manager
DAP Health
08.2025 - Current
Safety Coordinator
Desert Oasis Healthcare
08.2023 - 08.2025
Hospital Corpsman (AVT/FMF)
United States Navy
11.2006 - 11.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Brooklyn College
High School Diploma -
Yucca Valley High School