Franklin M. Schmidt (Butch)

14639 Oak Point Drive

Bluffdale, UT 84065

Home Phone 801 254 5012, Cell 801 638 7574

Fschmidt203@gmail.com or butchschmitty212@gmail.com

 

Resume Highlights:

39 years experience in the Home Healthcare industry,  

23 years experience in Warehouse, Inventory, Distribution, Medical Equipment Maintenance and repair.  Bio medical Technician.

16 years experience in safety environmental service and risk management

Experience:

Praxair Healthcare Services (formerly Whitmore Oxygen/Medical)                1974 to 2000

Praxair Healthcare Services (formerly InterWest Medical)                            2000 to 2010

 

Apria Healthcare                                                                                                  2010 to 2013 

Title:  Safety and Risk Manager for the Central and West Regions (27 states) 257 +locations

Responsibilities: 

·         Case management of all work related injuries.

·         Track each injury and follow up to insure that OSHA logs and Investigations are completed.

·         Assign Preventative or corrective action items for ongoing injury prevention.

·         Assist branch managers to determine Root cause of each injury

·         Insure that OSHA 8 hour reporting is in place for any OSHA serious injury

·         Develop Emergency response procedures for each branch locations for onsite emergency’s

·         Assist to develop nationwide Work related safety alerts for all locations

·         Develop National injury prevention equipment and training procedures.  Stair climber lift truck, Bed caddy, Large base hand truck

·         Project lead for the manufacture and development of Safety equipment to be used in the field for injury prevention. (Large base cart, bed caddy, clinician cart and Mag liner lift kart)

·         Develop safety equipment training with the On-line training team for all new safety equipment being introduced to the field. 

·         Attend Bi weekly Division teleconference.  Discuss safety related information and topics

·         Responsible for reporting and compliance to the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) data base for 37 locations in California to assure Hazardous Material and Environmental compliance. 

·         Engage with the location staff to minimize exposure and assist with regulatory on-site inspections.  OSHA, FDA and DOT

·         Help to develop corrective Action plans post inspection to close any regulatory findings after an audit

·         Conduct Site Safety audits to determine compliance with company and Regulatory agencies policies and procedures

·         Develop corrective action items for audit noncompliance.

·         Participated as a trainer in the Best Ergonomic Work Practices training roll out for all warehouse and distribution staff.  On site and teleconference training.

·         Conducted on site work station ergonomic reviews for the prevention of CTS and repetitive motion type injuries.

 

Praxair Healthcare Services (formerly Inter-west medical)                                   Date: 2000 to 2010

Title:  Field Safety and environmental services Manager

10 years experience in Safety and environmental services

13 states and 39 locations.  West and Central Regions

Responsibilities:

·         Manage Praxair Safety and Governmental compliance Issues in 13 states with 39 locations. 

·         DOT Compliance for distribution of hazardous materials.  Enforcement of company policies and procedures.  Conducted on site vehicle audits and inspection at each location to insure regulatory compliance. 

·         Coordinated Smith System defensive driver training for all drivers.  Both onsite and on line training.  Monitored Smith drivers training data base to insure all drivers maintained current training status. 

·         OSHA compliance, work place safety training and enforcement of corporate Policies and procedures.  Conducted onsite safety audits to insure OSHA and company policy compliance.

·         Conducted sound level and dosimeter surveys to insure proper hearing protection is in place.

·         Conducted safety surveys to determine required Personal Protective Equipment. Based on MSDS, chemical and sound exposure.   Reported up to the corporate level for policy review.

·         FDA Quality assurance reviewer and trainer

·         Conducted on site branch audits of FDA required paperwork and training for regulatory and company policy compliance.

·         Assisted with regional FDA Quality control and compliance for USP Oxygen, and Nitrogen NF lot number tracking and daily transfill logs

·         Accident and injury case Management.  Engaged with management staff after any injury or accident to insure all required OSHA or DOT reporting.  Followed up after to insure that injury or accident prevention training is in place.

·         Assist Branch managers to determine Root Cause of each accident or injury and develop preventative or corrective action items to prevent future injuries or accidents.

·         Scheduled and conducted on site group safety training.  Office staff and distribution

·         Conducted Work station Ergonomic studies for the prevention of repetitive motion type injuries or CTS injury prevention.

·         Provide required Hazardous materials training for Drivers and Branch managers.

·         Conduct monthly regional Safety meetings to share information for compliance and to keep branch locations aware of safety related issues. 

·         Conduct branch level assessments to determine level of compliance with OSHA, DOT, and Praxair Safety policies

·         Assist with corporate level assessments as a corporate assessment team auditor. 

·         Engaged as an advocate during agency inspections.

·         Assist to develop nationwide on- going training programs.  10 for 10, Ergonomics, Lift Kart, Bed Caddy, winter awareness, Slips trips and falls, three point contact and GOAL training.

·         Participated as a project lead during the cylinder exchange project for all intermountain Healthcare hospital and clinic locations.  Accounting for all cylinder inventories of competitor and Praxair cylinder assets.  Developing recurring cylinder deliveries and maintaining inventory integrity. 

 

 

Praxair Healthcare formerly Whitmore Medical:                                                                      1977 to 2000

Title:   Manager Warehouse, Distribution and Medical Equipment Regional Repair shop

Responsibilities: 

·         Manage daily Warehouse activities and Staff for incoming freight and outgoing shipments of product.

·         Training of customer service staff for equipment use.  Weekly customer service staff in-services.

·         Managed warehouse area and stocking of shelves

·         Managed inventory control and adjustments

·         Manage distribution staff.  Truck compliance and Safety

·         Trained distribution staff (Hazmat and DOT and Safety)

·         Maintained delivery schedules and Routing of trucks

·         Maintained rental equipment inventory and tracking for all locations.

·         Managed rental equipment maintenance and repair.  Certified in Liquid oxygen equipment concentrator service and repair.  Blood gas analyzer, ventilator calibration and repair.

·         Managed bio medical shop staff and repair.

·         Maintained parts inventory.

·         Maintained staff training and ongoing in-services

·         Assisted with inside sales and customer support for equipment needs.

·         Developed policies and procedures for equipment maintenance and use.