Matthew Marcinko
Centerburg,Ohio
Summary
Safety professional with comprehensive experience in implementing and maintaining safety protocols and procedures. Proven track record of enhancing workplace safety through risk assessments, incident investigations, and compliance with regulatory standards. Strong collaborator and adaptable team player focused on achieving results and ensuring safe working environment. Highly skilled in hazard identification, providing feasible means of abatement, and safety training. Reliable and flexible in meeting changing needs and priorities.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Safety Specialist - Chicago Region- Enforcement Programs
Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
10.2021 - Current
- OSHA Region V Machine Guarding and LOTO Specialist -Review over 100 cases per year to assist OSHA area offices in complex fatality investigations, general duty clause 5a1s, multi-employer, significant and egregious cases mainly involving employer machine guarding and lockout/tagout, electrical, overhead and construction inspections.
- Conduct presentations and training on machine guarding, lockout/tagout, and overhead crane operations to employers, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation inspectors and OSHA compliance officers. Provide machine guarding and lockout/tagout at the basic, intermediate and advanced level to all OSHA personnel in Chicago Region covering six weeks of training.
- Assist Department of Labor Solicitors' offices in review of contested cases. Review and provides recommendations on feasible means of abatement for machines and equipment.
- Work with Solicitors through discovery while working with employers during Entry on Land in an effort resolve machine guarding and lockout/tagout issues. Participates in mediations representing OSHA as technical expert in OSHA safety standards.
- Region V Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) Coordinator coordinating with OSHA offices on cases that meet SVEP criteria and tracking their cases to ensure timely follow-ups and referrals.
- Present to experts in robotics industry on machine guarding and lockout/tagout at the International Robot Safety Conference.
- Perform site visits with OSHA compliance officers to lead machine guarding and lockout/tagout OSHA inspections through the entire inspection process.
- Conducts Voluntary Protection Plan (VPP) audits as Team Leader and back up Team Leader as needed for OSHA.
Occupational Safety Specialist
Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
10.2011 - 10.2021
- Compliance Safety and Health Officer on the Response Team for the Columbus Area OSHA Office. Responded to and investigated workplace accidents, fatalities, complaints, and chemical facilities. Performed programmed safety and health inspections in construction, agricultural, and general industries.
- Conducted approximately 470 workplace inspections, including 10 significant cases and 20 fatality investigations. Worked directly with Labor Solicitors in answering interrogatories, testifying in depositions and hearings, and developing subpoenas.
- Prepared and participated in technical assistance, educational programs and other outreach activities to educate and develop business relationships and partnerships with business community, organized labor, and general public to advance safety and health initiatives in the workplace. Trained new employees on all aspects of workplace inspections. Conducted presentations as speaker including OSU Safety Day (Construction Cranes), Safety Congress (Significant Cases), BWC Training Center (Electrical Hazards), Builders Exchange of Central Ohio (Trenching & Excavation), safety fairs (Precast Concrete).
- Primary compliance officer in the Columbus Area Office to conduct machine guarding, robotics, lockout/tagout and crane inspections. Developed strong understanding on consensus standards pertaining to robotics (RIA R15, ANSI B11.26 for Functional Safety for Equipment for safety control systems on ISO 13849-1), ANSI Z244.1 on lockout/tagout, and ANSI B11.19 for Performance Criteria for Safeguarding.
- Detailed as Assistant Area Director to oversee operations for the Columbus Area Office Response Team's Safety Specialists and Industrial Hygienists and worked as Safety and Health Specialist for Region V's Enforcement Programs to review case files for other OSHA Offices and Solicitors.
- Provided employers with technical assistance, identified workplace hazards, documented citations and provided abatement options. Performed daily research and guidance to employers on issues in all aspects and phases of construction and other safety and health matters. Conducted Voluntary Protection Plan safety and health audits on processing chemical facilities as a Process Safety Management Specialist.
- Served as a committee member on the following committees: Area Office Safety and Health Committee, Area Office Steering Committee, Accident Investigation Team, Regional Emergency Response Team, Regional Employee Recognition Committee and the Columbus Area Office Union Steward.
Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic/Maintenance Mechanic/Tools and Parts Attendant
United States Army Corps of Engineers - Huntington District Repair Fleet
02.2008 - 10.2011
- Responsible for performing tasks that are associated with a broad margin of general maintenance and repair work for the Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District Repair Fleet.
- Performed service and maintenance tasks on lock and dam machinery, mobile and fixed equipment, buildings, structures, and grounds, which involved reconstructing large lock valves, removing miter gate anchorages, replacing bearing and gears, etc. While conducting these duties, performed other craft skills, such as, deck hand, welder, ironworker, sandblaster, painter, carpenter, dive tender, crane operator, and qualified rigger/signalman. Daily operator of Repair Fleet cranes and rigged loads for other crane operators and provided signals to these operators through hand/arm signals and/or radio communications. Involved in planning and assisted in critical lifts with personnel lifting in man baskets and the removal with a 550-ton capacity floating crane for 400 ton emergency gates and 350 ton miter gates for locks and dams.
- Assigned as Collateral Duty Safety Officer (CDSO) for the Repair Fleet, managing, reviewing, evaluating, and analyzing for safety and health concerns the working conditions of the fleet employees. Conducted on-the-spot and routine inspections on equipment operations, environmental conditions, and the employee's safe work practices. Performed safety inspections of cranes, rigged loads and hoisting operations.
- Led daily safety meetings with managers, engineers, supervisors, contractors and other relevant personnel, to explain identified potential hazards prior performing work. Assisted in development and review of an Activity Hazard Analysis.
- Made site and personnel corrections when unsafe conditions or acts were identified per EM-385 and the Occupational Safety and Health regulations with feasible means to mitigate or eliminate through a hierarchy of controls.
- Implemented knowledge of industrial hygiene, fleet safety, ergonomics, hazardous materials management, health and safety regulations, biological sciences, accident investigation, and the legal aspects of safety and health, environmental health and safety management to improve safety and health management system.
- Responsible for conducting structural/mechanical maintenance duties on lock and dam chamber miter gates, emptying and filling valves, repairing miter gate sills and sector bases.
- Performed preventative and breakdown maintenance, repair, overhaul, replacement of parts, and conducted services and routine inspections on all mobile land plant and floating plant equipment, which included, air compressors, welders, generators, diesel engines, gasoline and electrical motors, forklifts, cranes, aerial lifts, pumps, and power tools.
- Designed programs and procedures in order to control, eliminate, and prevent occupational injury and illnesses. Conducted inspections to ensure adherence to laws and regulations. Deckhand for all Repair Fleet movements from one project to the next. Ability to read blueprints, drawings, piping diagrams and convert into construction for repair on lock and dam projects.
Armed Security Officer
Security Consultants Group
02.2006 - 02.2008
- Assisted the Federal Protective Service enforce rules and regulations, maintain law and order, and protect life and property at the United States Treasury, Bureau of Public Debt, a Level IV facility. Responsible for controlling access to specific areas of the facility, enforcing property rules and regulations, detect and report criminal acts, respond to emergency situations involving the safety and security of the facility, and to stop and detain persons engaging in criminal activity.
- Conducted monitoring, troubleshooting, and operation of closed-circuit television and intrusion detection systems for public and property safety and crime detection. Operated the Hirsh Electronics Momentum of Windows NT Management Software for access control and security operations.
- Responsible for keeping records of time of arrival and departure from buildings, identification checks, issuing visitor and employee badges for access to facilities, and a first responder to all emergency situations within the property of the Bureau of Public Debt. Ensured that sensitive information, equipment, and other material was not compromised, sabotaged, stolen, misused, or subjected to terrorist, malicious mischief, or other acts of willful interference.
Recon Team Leader/Sniper Team Leader
United States Army
04.2004 - 12.2005
- As a Reconnaissance Team Leader/Sniper Team Leader responsible for overseeing and controlling logistics, accountability, physical fitness, discipline, health, morale, training and tactical employment of a five-man Scout Sniper team, while deployed to Afghanistan for one year during Operation Enduring Freedom V.
- Assisted the development and direct intelligence and execution of the combat operations in support of an 800-man task force, responsible for accountability and maintenance of all assigned equipment in excess of over $130,000.
- Conducted and led combat teams through raids, ambushes, well-placed sniper fire, long-range surveillance and reconnaissance missions, battle damage assessments, target acquisition and action duties as required that were other than war. Prepared teams to deploy to a tactical environment worldwide within 36 hours. Conducted tactical searches of vehicles, villages and personnel in combat zones.
- Ensured proper first aid and evacuation of U.S. soldiers and foreign allies. Provided security for the voting public of Afghanistan during their first presidential election in history, secured hundreds of villages, compounds, roads, aircrafts, vehicles and personnel. Guarded primary forward observation base gates, convoys, downed helicopters; enemy destroyed U.S. military vehicles, and captured Taliban prisoners.
- Primary instructor for planning, organizing, coordinating, supervising, and evaluating a Scout Platoon as the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of Army Combative Training. Primary instructor for planning, organizing, coordinating, supervising, and evaluating all of 2-35 Infantry Battalion's Pre-Ranger Combat Water Survival Training (CWST).
- Noncommissioned Officer in Charge for developing and implementing strategic programs and initiatives of all Basic Water Operations, Basic Demolitions Training, Mount and Jungle Operations, Primary Insertion and Extraction Systems, and Land Navigation.
- Served as the administrative and logistical planner and coordinator for the team. Coordinated support with supply, maintenance, transportation, arms rooms, medical, ammunition and mess support. Supervised the maintenance of all team equipment, including inventory requirement and damage assessment. Supervised the submission of log reports and coordinated for maintenance for proper inventory of supply. Also, served as battalion's NCOIC of inspecting, troubleshooting, lubricating, testing calibrating, overhauling and rebuilding all the battalion's outboard motors of the water operation team.
Assistant Team Leader/Senior Scout Observer
United States Army
11.2001 - 04.2004
- As an Assistant Team Leader, responsible for logistics, accountability, physical fitness, security, discipline, planning routes, and developing technical specifications for transmitting and receiving communications by voice and data link to a six-man Airborne Ranger team with long range tactical satellite and internal frequency mode communications. Tactically moved six-man surveillance teams in best avenues to ensure speed, silence, safety, security and mission completion without compromise. Assisted in the development of a 476-page Tactical Standard Operating Procedures (TACSOP) manual, recommended changes in existing program and improved data with a revised and updated version.
- As an Assistant Team Leader, assisted the team leader in all phases of operations. Planning responsibilities included supervising logistics and team discipline. Maintained an inventory of all assigned equipment for all team members. Responsible for Operational Security (OPSEC), Communications Security (COMSEC), and setup and sterilization of the Isolation Facility (ISOFAC). Patrolled last in order of movement, kept track of personnel, ensuring no breaks in contact and maintained rear security with counter tracking, while keep track of navigation, pace, and team position at all times.
- As Senior Scout Observer, prepared the situation portion of the operations order, en route selection and movement planning. During movement, conducted missions as point man responsible for frontal security and pace. Assisted the team leader in leader's recons. Member of the primary reconnaissance and surveillance team. Operated all water operation's equipment, conducted missions with motored/unmotored Zodiacs on the waters of Hawaii.
Laborer
Northwest Pipe Company
07.2001 - 11.2001
- Concrete hand-packer on industrial steel water pipe. Primary duties of mixing, lining, repairing, edging, and patching concrete for the production of fabricated steel pipe.
- Trained to operate forklifts, overhead cranes, skid steers, welders, torches, and many other construction/fabricating tools. Trained to rig various sizes of concrete lined steel pipe for overhead crane use. Ensured proper care of equipment with the appropriate preventive/breakdown maintenance and repair on company equipment.
Team Leader/Machine Gunner
United States Army
07.1998 - 06.2001
- Provided 20% of an infantry platoon combat fire power, responsible for platoon apex security, positioned as point man with frontal security and was second in charge of an infantry squad. Trained at the Joint Readiness Training Center and the National Training Center. Deployed for six months to Multinational Force and Observers in South Sinai, Egypt and deployed to Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Honduras for five months.
- Provided security for Joint Task Force Aguila in support of Operation Fuerte Apoyo during the Hurricane Mitch disaster relief efforts in Central America. Maintained security for engineers and medics to ensure their safety for restoration and medical aid for the local public. Established and secured a forward observation base for over 400 U.S. Army engineers, medics and intelligence personnel.
Education
Master's Degree - Master of Science Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama04.2013
Bachelor's Degree - Bachelor of Science Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama01.2012
Skills
- Workplace inspections
- Machine guarding
- Fall protection
- OSHA compliance
- Audit procedures
- Hazardous material handling
- Electrical safety
- Accident investigation
- Hazard identification
- Lockout and tagout procedures
Certification
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Indianapolis, Indiana, Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), 2013-12-12, 2019-03-01
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Indianapolis, Indiana, Associate Safety Professional (ASP), 2017-12-11, 2019-03-01
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals, Indianapolis, Indiana, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), 2018-07-23, 2023-10-01
Litigation
- Amanda Bent Bolt, 2015, OSHRC Docket No. 13-1527
- Dover High Performance Plastics, 2016, OSHRC Docket No. 14-1268
- Midwest Equipment Company, 2020, OSHRC No. 19-0723
Job Training
- Initial Compliance, 2019-02-17
- Introduction to Safety Standards for Safety Officers, 2012-05-10
- Enhanced 40-Hour Health and Safety Course for CSHOs, 2015-04-23
- Respiratory Protection, 2015-02-27
- Business Writing and Grammar Skills, 2012-06-04
- Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Refresher, Annually
- Machine Guarding and Hazardous Energy Control, 2015-07-23
- Region V CSHO Development Training Program, 2016-12-05
- Safety and Health in the Chemical Processing Industries, 2017-05-19
- Advanced PSM in the Chemical Industries, 2017-09-21
- Inspection Techniques and Legal Aspects, 2013-03-07
- Investigative Interviewing Techniques, 2013-06-07
- Accident Investigation, 2012-06-13
- Construction Standards, 2012-08-16
- Evaluation of Safety and Health Management Systems, 2014-09-26
- Principles of Scaffolding, 2014-08-28
- Excavation/Trenching and Soil Mechanics, 2014-06-05
- Safety and Health for Oil and Gas Well Operations, 2014-05-08
- Hazardous Analysis in the Chemical Processing Industries, 2014-02-14
- Electrical Standards, 2014-01-16
- Permit-Required Confined Spaces, 2019-05-02
- BWC Advanced Lockout/tagout, 2019-11-01
- Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Team Leader Course, 2025-01-01
- International Chemical Workers Union Council - Chemical Emergency Response Training, 2013-03-01
- United States Army Corps of Engineers Collateral Duty Safety Officer Course, 2009-01-01
- United States Army Corps of Engineers Qualified Rigger and Signalman, 2008-01-01
- United States Army Corps of Engineers Overhead and Telescopic Boom Crane Operator, 2008-01-01
- United States Army - Air Assault School, 1999-01-01
- United States Army - Airborne School, 2002-01-01
- United States Army - Pre-Ranger Course, 2003-01-01
- United States Navy - Outboard Motor Overhaul Course, 2002-01-01
- United States Army - Noncommissioned Officer Academy - Primary Leadership Development Course, 2002-01-01
- United States Army - Noncommissioned Officer Academy - Certificates of Commendation (Physical Fitness and Academic Excellence), 2002-01-01
- United States Army - Lifeguard Training Course, 2002-01-01
- United States Army - International Lifesaver (Lifeguard) Course, 2002-01-01
- United States Army - Combat Lifesaver Course, 2002-01-01
Honors And Awards
- 2024, Secretary of Labor - Secretary's Honor Award - Exceptional Achievement Award Professional - Egregious case for protecting vulnerable workers award.
- 2023, Secretary of Labor - Secretary's Honor Award - Security, Safety and Health Award - Egregious Case Inspection Team Award
- 2022, Excellence in Training Award - Region V - Enforcement Programs Lockout/Tagout and Machine Guarding Training Team Award
- 2023, Secretary's Honor Award - Worker Protection Award
- 2019, Regional Administrator - Recognition Letter
- 2018, Secretary of Labor Recognition Letter - Significant Case
- 0, Significant Case Impact Awards x 14
- 0, United States Army: Army Commendation Medal x 3
- 0, United States Army: Army Achievement Medal x 2
- 0, Army Good Conduct Medal x 2
- 0, Professional Development Ribbon x 2
- 2004, Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- 2004, National Defense Service Medal
- 2004, Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- 2004, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- 2000, Multinational Force and Observers Medal
- 1998, Humanitarian Service Medal
- 2004, Combat Infantry Badge
- 2002, Expert Infantry Badge
- 1999, Air Assault Badge
- 2002, Parachutist Badge
Timeline
Safety Specialist - Chicago Region- Enforcement Programs
Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
10.2021 - Current
Occupational Safety Specialist
Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
10.2011 - 10.2021
Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic/Maintenance Mechanic/Tools and Parts Attendant
United States Army Corps of Engineers - Huntington District Repair Fleet
02.2008 - 10.2011
Armed Security Officer
Security Consultants Group
02.2006 - 02.2008
Recon Team Leader/Sniper Team Leader
United States Army
04.2004 - 12.2005
Assistant Team Leader/Senior Scout Observer
United States Army
11.2001 - 04.2004
Laborer
Northwest Pipe Company
07.2001 - 11.2001
Team Leader/Machine Gunner
United States Army
07.1998 - 06.2001
Bachelor's Degree - Bachelor of Science Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
Master's Degree - Master of Science Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
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