Ryan D. Taylor

 

26303 Sunny Springs Ln ▪ Cypress, TX 77433 ▪ 907-240-3760 ▪ ryantaylor1978@gmail.com

                                                                                        

 

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Quality, Health, Safety Environmental professional with over 12 years of demonstrated expertise in the development and implementation of QHSE programs, emergency response, business continuity programs, training curriculum, and policies and procedures designed to meet regulatory and internal compliance requirements. Excellent project and time management skills consistently bring projects within budget and within strict deadlines. Skilled in providing guidance and support to cross functional teams, businesses and external contracting companies while working within challenging multinational regulatory environments. 

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Emergency Management ISO 9001 & 140001 AuditingProject Management

Quality, Health, Safety, EnvironmentTraining Programs Development Incident Command

Exercise/Drill Development & Facilitation ISM Auditing Contractor Management

Internal System AuditsBusiness Continuity Planning Oil Spill Response

Professional Experience

 

Dockwise USA, LLC; Houston, TX     Apr 2013 – Feb 2016

US QHSE Manager

Managed the development and implementation of QHSE Policies and Procedures for the Americas supporting all US based projects; led regional HSSE teams in project field support for Oil & Gas Clients on dry tow projects covering offshore drilling rigs, tension leg platforms, transport and installation of production rigs and other large scale marine projects globally.

 

·               Managed HSSE field activities for five projects covering multiple disciplines and several countries.

·               Managed all QHSE aspects for a $450M project transporting a LNG plant from China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore to Australia. Successfully qualified over 250 employees for project HSE requirements; delivered all project QHSE objectives on time, on-budget, and over 2.5 million exposure hours with no Lost Time Incidents (LTI).

·               Implemented and developed the Americas Emergency & Crisis Response Plans.; processes and procedures were new to organization and required extensive internal stakeholder engagement to bring these plans to fruition.

·               Developed and executed 5 global marine training programs covering 20 disciplines for 100 employees and 600 contractors.

·               Managed company assurance process ensuring compliance with Dockwise’s ISO certificates and internal Safety Management Systems (SMS) and global regulatory requirements; completed all internal audits to ensure compliance and streamlined efficiency.  Conducted 18 SMS audits over 3 year period covering projects and engineering; through lesson learned reviews streamlined documentation procedures in organization reducing sales & engineering turnaround times by 25%.

 

Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC); Anchorage, AK     Dec 2010 – Apr 2013

Corporate Director of HSET

Developed, implemented and administered Health, Safety, Environmental and Training programs for companies’ 44 subsidiaries covering Oil & Gas, Military Government Contract. Defined Corporate HSET strategy and served as a senior advisor to corporate executives.  Acted as the principal agent and spokesman on HSSE to government entities, outside organizations as well as liaison with external regulators.

 

·               Significantly reduced the Corporation’s number of incidents from 63 to 20 reducing corporations overall Total Recordable Incident Rates (TRIR) from 3.63 to 1.15 over three year period.  This was accomplished by introducing new training programs, behavioral based safety programs (BBSM) and updated HSSE Policies and Procedures.  Business Continuity Planning (BCP): Team member in work group developing new BCP policy and procedures supporting the VP of Risk & Quality Management. 

·               Managed the Emergency Response and Business Resumption groups within the BCP capsule.

·               Managed corporate HSET initiatives and improvement plans developing strategy and implementation for all subsidiaries.  This improved safety overall by reducing incidents by over 65%.

·               Lead reviewer for all corporate requests for proposal (RFP) bid requests; ensured company and clients were aligned on HSSE policies and procedures.  This helped reduce HSSE costs post-contract by 50%.

·               Led team of three corporate staff performing audits on company’s 44 subsidiaries ensuring compliance with corporate policies and procedures.

 

 

UIC Umiaq Professional Services, Anchorage, AK    Feb 2009 – Dec 2010

HSET Manager

Managed the development and oversaw the implementation of all HSET programs and the methods designed to drive the company safety culture and ensure that safety practices were consistent with prescribed laws, standards, and corporate goals.

 

·               Successfully setup, implemented the Emergency Response Plan for all projects and the Umiaq office.

·               Developed and executed training programs for projects and the Umiaq office.

·               Managed team of 4 that prepared all HSE documentation for offshore oil exploration and project activities; including construction, marine, manufacturing and government contracting.

·               Developed training materials and provided training to over 250 workers (client, contractors and subcontractors) for the Shell Alaska Project.

·               Subject matter expert for offshore oil exploration projects, construction group, marine group, manufacturing group and government contracting.

 

ASRC Energy Services; Anchorage, AK   May 2008 – Feb 2009

HSE Advisor

Consultant to Shell Exploration & Production Company’s HSSE Team in providing support for all offshore operations activities in Alaska. Supported Shell HSSE Team Lead in implementing company specific training and safety management systems. 

 

·               Prepared all HSE documentation for offshore and project activities.

·               Developed training materials and provided training to over 200 contractors and subcontractors.

·               Acted as a subject matter expert on HSSE for offshore oil spill response for the client.

 

Total Safety US; Anchorage, AK          Mar 2007 – May 2008

HSSE Tech / Medic

Embedded at Shell Exploration & Production Company for HSE support for offshore drilling activities and was part of the Oil Spill Response Team.  During the offseason in Alaska worked offshore on Shell’s Brutus TLP in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

·               Supported Team Lead in developing and implementing HSSE policies and procedures for offshore oil spill response program and offshore science projects supporting offshore oil exploration in the U.S. Arctic. 

·               Developed training materials and delivered training to over 200 contractors and subcontractors covering 40 HR HAZWOPER, HAZWOPER Supervisor and DOT HAZMAT Shipping & Manifesting. 

·               Subject matter expert on HSSE for offshore oil spill response for the client.

 

EDUCATION

Columbia Southern University; Orange Beach, Alabama

B.S. Occupational Health and Safety Management

 

Bellevue Community College; Bellevue, Washington

A.S Information Technology and Network Support

 

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES

Certified HAZWOPER & HAZMAT Instructor        40 Hour HAZWOPER

HAZWOPER Supervisor             Shipyard Competent Person

Certified ISO 9001 QMS Auditor/Lead Auditor            Certified ISM Auditor

Site Characterization    Certified Emergency Vehicle Operator (CEVO II)

OSHA 10 Hour General Industry  OSHA 30 Hour Construction

CPR/1^st Aid/AED Trained      ICS and IMT Trained

RCA and TapRoot Trained   Smith Driving Systems Certified

TWIC Card Holder      Former State of Alaska EMT II

 

COMPUTER SKILLS –Microsoft Office: (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Visio, SharePoint, SAP, Adobe Pro X