Merle D. McClary

3601 N. 700 E.

North Ogden Utah, 84414

801-710-5044

Merle.McClary@Yahoo.com

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

              28 years in the Safety and Health Profession.  Experience with TPS & lean               manufacturing.  Developed good working relations with internal and external                costumers, management staff, senior management, and coworkers.                 Demonstrates good communication and               presentation skills.  Experienced in               department budget forecast and management.  Demonstrates excellent project                leadership skills.  Proven ability to reduce accidents, injuries and               workers                compensation costs.  Excellent accident and incident investigation skills.

             

 

EXPERIENCE

 

              Process Safety Coordinator                                                                               2003-Current

              Autoliv ASP, Inc. Promontory, Utah

              10 years as Process Safety Manager, provide Hazard Classification for               processing new pyrotechnic formulations, managed the Process Change system,               conducted Process Hazards Analysis on all new processes and formulations               using Fault Tree analysis, Hazard Operability Studies, Failure Modes Effect               analysis, and “what if” analysis, reviewed Piping and Instrument Drawings               (P&ID’s), reviewed and ensured compliance with all Process Safety               Management program elements.  Lead auditor for Process Failure Mode Effect               Analysis on facility manufacturing processes.  Developed and maintained the               sites contingency plan.  Performed Safety Engineering duties and task when               requested.

             

              Senior Safety Engineer                                                                                                  1997-2003

              Autoliv ASP, Inc. Promontory, Utah

              5 years as a Sr. Safety Engineer, developed, reviewed, ensured compliance with               all OSHA regulated health and safety programs and work place standards.

 

              Health and Safety Manager,                                                                                     1995-1997

              Member Autonomous Management Team

              Rhone-Poulenc, Soda Springs, Idaho

              2 years as the site Health and Safety Manager, a member of the sites               autonomous management team directing and managing the operation.

              Supervised a Safety Engineer, managed the departments budget, developed and               implements programs and processes to reduce injuries, illnesses, and workers               compensation costs.  Implemented the Minnesota Safety Perception Survey.

 

 

              Health and Safety Manager                                                                                    1990-1997

              Rhone-Poulenc, Green River, Wyoming

              7 years as a site Health and Safety Manager, supervised Safety Engineers               (Surface refining, underground mining operations) Industrial Hygienists,               Occupational Nurses, Site Fire Department.  Focused on reducing occupational               injuries and illnesses through employee involvement,               behavior based safety, use               of the Minnesota Safety Perception Survey.  Managed department budgets.

 

              Health and Safety Manager                                                                                    1987-1990

              Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Georgia

              Managed the Safety, Health and Fire Department, supervised a Safety Engineer,               Industrial Hygienist, Occupational Nurse, Fire Chief and Fire Technician.                Developed and managed department budget.

 

              Safety and Health Coordinator                                                                                    1985-1987

              Texas Instruments, Dallas Texas

              Developed and implements and maintained the sites safety programs,               processes, and standards.  

 

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

              -  Autoliv, Promontory Pyrotechnic Facility, from 1996 to 1998 reduced                                  recordable case incident rate from 5.17 to 1.98 and lost workday rate from 2.6                    to 0.22.

              -  Rhone-Poulenc, Rasmussen Ridge Operation, from 1994 to 1996 reduced                  recordable case incident rate from 13.2 to 1.86.  In 1997 recordable case and                   incident case rates were 0.0.

-  Founded the Southeastern Idaho Mining Safety Association in 1996.

-  President Southwest Wyoming Mutual Aid Association 1994 - 1995.

                -  Rhone-Poulenc, Big Island Mine and Refinery, Department of Labor Sentinels                        of Safety Award 1995 for SIC Underground Nonmetal Mine, 327,660 hours                       without a lost time injury.  Reduced recordable case incident rate from 3.13 in                   1990 to 0.19 in 1995.  1991 through 1992 worked 1,684,963 hours without a                  lost time injury.

              -  Gulfsteam Aerospace Corporation, 1989 through 1990 established a SIC                  recored by working 6,018,683 hours without a lost time injury.

 

EDUCATION

              Central Missouri State University (UCM) Warrensburg, Missouri

              M.S., Industrial Safety Engineering

 

              Central Missouri State University (UCM) Warrensburg, Missouri

              B.S., Fire Science