Miguel (Mike) Valdez

Multiple years Manufacturing/Industrial/Construction combined experience, to include Chemical safety/SDS/Emergency plan coordination.  Experience in facility startup and safety culture development in manufacturing facilities, oversight of all aspects of safety health and environmental program development and implementation.  Over 22 years of industrial experience in plant operations in chemical and heavy steel industries with two years of experience managing personnel through HR management company.  Experience includes managing production crews from 25 to 120 and environmental, safety and health responsibilities for up to 198 employees.  Last assignments have been in Construction arena, capable of transitioning from discipline to discipline.

Key Skills

— Procedural writing

— Safety Training presentation

— Environmental Program management

— Verbal/written communications 

— Safety/OSHA Compliance

— Safety Program development

— EHS Corrective action Management

— Microsoft Office

— Bilingual - Spanish                    — Multi-Tasking

— Government agency contacts     — Honest/Dependable

— Contractor Oversight                 — Open/Respectful

—  Time Management                   — Accountability

Employer Summary

CUPERTINO eLECTRIC iNC. (San Jose, CA) – Safety & Health Coordinator-Temporary, 6/14 to 8/14

Conducted safety and health coordination on 250mm+ construction project with 200+electrical employees. 

J.H.Kelly/SGL Automotive Carbon fibers (Moses Lake, WA) – Safety & Health Professional/Coordinator, 9/13 to 1/14

Responsible for safety and health coordination, program implementation and training at 20M process-addition project at carbon fiber plant.  Manpower peek at over 100 subcontract employees during construction period. Conducted daily start up safety meetings.

Inspec group Inc. (Portland, OR) – West Region Safety & Health Manager/Site EHS Manager, 11/12 to 9/13

Responsible for safety and health of contract employees of 14M process addition project at carbon fiber plant in Moses Lake WA.  Manpower peek at over 100 subcontract employees during construction period. Coordinated contractor safety programs and conducted weekly safety meetings and audits.

*Katana Summit LLc (Ephrata WA) – HR Manager/Environmental, Safety & Health Manager, 9/07 to 9/11

Served as Human Resource Manager for first six months of tenure.  Improved safety performance by better than 90% during four year tenure.

Implemented/developed safety health and environmental programs for 125 person organization at initial start-up and during two subsequent startups through recession from 2009 -2011.  Organization grew to 198 employees in 2008.  Experience in development and set up of safety program at corporate level as Safety Director in 2008. Responsible-identification, development, implementation, and management of plans, policies and procedures. Directed safety programs and ensured environmental safety and health regulatory compliance. Coordinated activities at city, state, and federal levels; to include “return to work program.  Coordinated Workers Compensation Claims Program.

*Barret Business Services Inc. (Moses Lake, WA) - Human Resource Client Manager, 6/05 to 8/07

Developed, implemented and conducted safety training, new hire orientation and curriculum. Conducted resource management for client accounts; totaling 2.1MM gross revenue; provided personnel resources in interview, selection, hiring and placement processes.  Managed 110 to 120 assigned personnel to client accounts. Conducted incident accident investigations and reporting and generated and maintain reporting files. 

department of labor & industries (Moses Lake, WA) — Safety Compliance Specialist, 8/03 to 5/05

Conducted safety and health inspections of employer businesses for state and federal compliance.  Ensured compliance reporting and maintained files relating to inspections.  Investigated working environment and equipment conditions, which affected employee health, comfort, or efficiency and recommended measures to management to ensure employee safety and protection.  Conducted accident and fatality investigations to determine causation and prepared reports including observations, recommendations for control, correction and prevention.  Reviewed coroner’s reports and conducted analysis of reports to determine if diseases or illnesses were job related.

Union Carbide Corporation/Advanced silicon material Inc (M.L. WA) - Various Assignments, 4/84 to 5/02

Chemical Operator, Production Supervisor, Maintenance Administration, Dept., Safety/Quality Coordinator/Trainer and communications manager.

Career Highlights

National Safety council recognition for safety excellence in 2010. Bettered safety performance by 90%. Lowered modification compensation rate for labor from 1.15 to .89 saving company several thousand dollars annually in L&I premiums. 

Managed crews up to 120 workers maintaining revenue of $2.1 annually in support of local manufacturing industries.

Safety (8 Years) and Quality Assurance (3 years Plant Services Administrator/Communications Manager Production/Product Finishing Supervisor (8 Years) Chemical Operator-member plant startup team; WA Fire Training Academy Certification

United States Air Force, Airman of the Year -1982.  Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal, Humanitarian Service Award, Longevity Service Award & Good Conduct Medal. UCC/Advanced Silicon Materials LLC, 5-10-15-year service recognition: outstanding service.

Education & Certifications

Almeda University-External-BA Occupational Safety & Health-2008; Almeda University/BBCC - External/Traditional, AS-Business Management-2004