Todd Kulzer
Reno,Nev
Summary
Environmental Health & Safety professional with 30+ years of experience driving compliance, reducing risk, and leading safety programs in high-hazard operational environments. Proven track record in training, incident investigation, and building a culture focused on getting every employee home safe.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety (WM Hospital Services)
Waste Management/Stericycle
02.2025 - Current
- Managed and improved safety programs within a high-risk, regulated medical waste incineration environment
- Conduct new hire orientation and ongoing employee safety training
- Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions
- Oversee multiple EHS programs to ensure OSHA and company compliance
- Managed Control of Hazardous Energy Program and training
- Confined Space Rescue Trainer
- Powered Industrial Truck Trainer
- Promote Safe Lifting practices and injury prevention initiatives
- Conduct audits, inspections and facility walkthroughs
- Partnered with Operations Leadership to reinforce safety accountability and culture
- Provided guidance to Supervisors and frontline employees on EHS best practices and compliance
- Managed noncompliance waste practices and safeguard including radioactive medical waste
Sr. Safety & Compliance Specialist II
Pacific Life Insurance
04.2003 - Current
- Safety/Risk Management for disaster recovery, response, and Business Continuity. Including but not limited to the creation of emergency response procedures and implementation, threat assessment, and workplace violence prevention/response and training.
- Conducted onsite Safety inspections, report writing, and employee incident and injury investigations.
- Managed and maintained required compliance with local and state annual inspections and reporting as needed for (OSHA, CERS, CALEPA, OCFA, NBFD, and OCHA)
- Update environmental regulation policies to be current with building operations and state requirements.
- Collaborate with Facilities, Security, HR, and Senior Leadership Team to develop EHS policies, procedures, and standards to ensure that the facility is functioning efficiently to support business operations.
- Manage the companywide injury/Illness program, including workplace ergonomics assessments, and workers comp investigations relating to injury, illness, or ergonomic concerns.
- Managed the business continuity program for security and facilities.
- Oversee construction safety during multiple renovation projects and office rehab projects. Holding vendors, contractors, and employees accountable.
- Helped to create, manage, and function as the Point of Contact for the company’s COVID-19 Prevention Program. Ensured that our response and mitigation of any worksite exposures complied with state and federal regulations.
- Oversee safety and compliance for multiple locations companywide.
- American Heart Association BLS Instructor for First Aid, CPR/AED training, Stop the Bleed, and Triage Certified.
- Create, manage, and implement Security/Fire Life Safety system training for all security, facilities, engineering, PL Floor Wardens
- Disaster preparedness training for internal responders, as well as, working with local responding agencies for on-site training, response, and ongoing continuous improvements to processes and procedures.
- Manage and conduct EHS employee training (safe lifting, emergency response, CPR/First Aid, ergonomics, disaster preparedness)
- Train, support, and manage employee emergency response teams.
- Security coordination and oversight of third-party Security and Safety vendor(s)
- Management of multiple vendors that report directly to the Safety & Security Team
- Assisted with the creation and implementation of our current visitor access policy/procedures.
- Work with management proactively to address safety/security issues.
- Extensive experience developing and delivering training to employees, security officers, and contract vendors, at each Pacific Life office regarding emergency response, investigations regarding employees, contract vendors, and property loss incidents, as well as training security officers in report writing.
- Communicate and collaborate with employees (individuals and in teams) regarding safety & security issues.
- Assist with, and at times oversee, investigations of security breaches, threat assessments, and legal matters as necessary for all Pacific Life Offices.
- Continuously work with management regarding an improvement to current Safety & Security procedures and policies.
- Work closely with the information technology, and information security team, regarding best practices for electronic equipment/software applications.
- Assisted the Director of Security in conducting site risk assessments for the Omaha office and previous DR Site.
Education
Reserve Deputy - undefined
Orange County Sheriff’s Academy
06-2006
AA - undefined
Irvine Valley College
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Avigilon camera system
- Lenel security access system
- Service Now
- ISOS/Travel Tracker
- Everbridge Notification and Incident programs
- Motorola Wave Communication Radio system
- Orange County Health Care Agency Environmental Waste Reporting (CERS)
Certification
- Certified Office Ergonomics Evaluator
- American Red Cross Instructor
- American Heart Association – BLS Instructor
- First Aid, CPR/AED Certified
- OSHA 10 & 30 Hr
- Mass Casualty, Triage, and Stop the Bleed Trainer (CERT/AHA)
- ICS100, ICS200, ICS700 and ICS800 – FEMA Incident Command Systems
Timeline
Associate Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety (WM Hospital Services)
Waste Management/Stericycle
02.2025 - Current
Sr. Safety & Compliance Specialist II
Pacific Life Insurance
04.2003 - Current
Reserve Deputy - undefined
Orange County Sheriff’s Academy
AA - undefined
Irvine Valley College
LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE
- Reserve Deputy Sheriff, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Tustin, Ca. (12.5 years)
- P.O.S.T. Certified Level III, II & I - Reserve Deputy Sheriff Training Academy (Graduated June 2006)
- Worked in the following areas: Custody, Search & Rescue, Patrol Operations, and Marine Harbor Patrol
- Trained in Patrol, Laws of Arrest, Site Risk Assessment, custody, Criminal Investigations, Tactical Medical Operations
- Hazardous Material 1st Responder Level, Marine Fire Fighting certifications