1. Mel M. Mickelson3550 East Crystle Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47805 (02/01/2016) Page 1
Mel M. Mickelson
3550 East Crystle Avenue, Terre Haute, IN ▪ (812)244-9622 ▪ mmmickelson5@yahoo.com
I have devoted my entire professional life to the goal of keeping the people and the environment
safe and to support the needs of the people for whom I work with and work for, both within the
company and outside its gates.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY PROFESSIONAL
I feel Iam a verytalentedEnvironmental Healthand Safetyprofessional withaprovenrecordof success
insafety and environmental compliance.Provenabilitytoprovide,strongcommunicationskills. Areasof
strengthinclude:
Critical Thinking Scheduling CPR/AED/FA OSHA Outreach
Waste Management Air Water Investigation
ProblemResolution SafetyStandards ProcessImprovements Security
Training Forklift FirstResponder BudgetManagement
CBI, Lummus Refining and Gasification Technologies (4/1994-Present)
Environmental Manager
As the EH&S manager I was directly responsible for managing, developing, implementing, and
maintaining all Environmental Health Safety (EHS) and Training compliance programs for coal
gasification power plant capable of producing 260 Mega-Watt’s of power to the grid. My
experiences have given me great in site on how to create and manage an EH&S program that
gets employee buy in and creates a true EH&S culture that people wish to be a part of.
 Activelystrivedto Manage and promote of safetyandlosspreventioninall aspectsof operations
helpedtocontribute toa 26-monthaccidentfree record at the sgSolutionsfacility. Thiswas
accomplishedthroughuse of RootCause Investigation,Unsafe ConditionReportingandNearMiss
reporting,andverycreative trainingandcommunicationmotivationaltools.
 Continuousimprovementreview inwhichImonitored,evaluated,andrecordedtrainingactivitiesto
ensure effectivesafetyprograms. Thisresultedlow accidentratesbutmostimportantlyemployee
buyin and culture
 EffectivelymanagedEHSbudgetof $1,000,000 annuallywhichincludedmanagingwaste disposal
streams,PPE,Trainingandregulatoryfees. Successfullynegotiatedcontractswithclientsthat
ensuredthatthe desiredoutcomeswere obtainedwhile effectivelymanagingcost toensure our
EH&S budgetmet the sitesbudgetexpectations.
 Developedaveryeffective andusable EmergencyPlan thatincludedmanagementof personal gas
monitorsforall employees.
 ImplementedancontinuousimprovementprocessforEH&S.We evaluatedEHSmethodsandneeds
throughsurveys,interviewswithemployees, focusgroups, andconsultation withmanagers,

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instructors,andcustomerrepresentativestodetermine effectivenessandprovidealternate solutions
to enhance outcomes.
 AchievedaveryhighEH&S compliance ratingatthe facility. Managedregulatoryprogramsthat
routinelymetagencycompliance forall programsAir,Water,Waste and Nuclearfixedgauge sources
duringfacilityauditsbyEPA,IDEMand NRC.
 DevelopedandmaintainedanEHS Matrix that scheduledandtrackedcompliance inspections,fees,
trainingandpermittingandincorporatedintoanexistingMaximomaintenance system.This
supportedcompliance byscheduling,trackinganddocumentingall EH&Sdisciplinesrequired.
 Motivated,mentoredandtrainedover400 employeesandcontractors annually onsafetyusinga
varietyof instructional techniquesorformats,suchas role playing,simulations,teamexercise,group
discussion,videos,andlectures.
 Implementedthe OSHA OutreachTraining forourEH&S Team Membersthenprovidedtrainingand
issued30 hour and10 hourGeneral IndustryCardsto a group of 75 employees resultedinacost
savingstothe companyof $75,000 and reduce the amountandfrequencyof requiredtraining.
 Veryproudof the creativityindevelopingandimplemented numerous trainingprogramsfromAM
Tailgates,WeeklySafetymeetingsaswell asOSHA/Regulatorytrainingforsite personnel thathelped
produce a buy insafetyculture .Thiswas completedthroughanumberof differenttrainingmedias
fromwritten,practical,CBT, group and individual.
 Developedandconducted comprehensive ConfinedSpace EntryRescue trainingtoprovide plantin
house response savingresponse timeratherthanrelyonemergencyservices/mutualaid andavoided
cost by nothiringcontract on-site standbyCSER Teams.
 Special emphasisprogramsforOff the Jobtopicstohelppeople keepthe Safe mindsetwhileaway
fromwork.This targetednotonlyqualityof life forpeoplebutalsocompanybottomline inregardsto
losttime andover time coverage.
 Previousworkexperience hasincludedsupervisioninoperation/manufacturing bothorganicand
inorganicchemical handling.
(Job Description Available Upon Request)
EDUCATION
Deerfield High School, Deerfield, WI; Graduate
National Safety Council of NC: Manager of Environmental Safety and Health Programs
NRC Advanced Safety Certificate
Lift Truck trainer
OSHA: Outreach Trainer
USF OTI Education Center: Certified to teach 10 and 30 hour General Industry Courses
Radiation Safety Officer
EMS-First Responder
Advanced RCRA/DOT Hazmat Training