Consultant
john lyons consultancy services
Total years of experience :43 years, 10 Months
consultant & trainer
• Maintaining and continually improve the ISCO management system that complies with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/TS 29001:2010, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007.
• Review of HSE performance by site, report overall performance to Top Management. Monitoring off site HSE performance by sites visits, HSE reports and monthly safety meetings.
• Providing advice to Top Management on implementing QHSE issues
• Establishing, implementing and maintaining a QHSE culture in the organization
• Manage the QHSE Dept consisting of approx. 100 QHSE Officers, Safety Supervisors and Medical Staff.
• Recruitment of safety personnel as per client requirements
• Conduct incident investigations for major and repeated incident types.
• Emergency Leader managing the Emergency Team and implementation of the Emergency Plan.
• Attend client HSE meetings on a regular basis.
• Maintain the ISCO Fire Fighting Systems in accordance with Kuwait Fire Dept. Standards.
• Review and approve client HSE Plans.
• Conduct regular visits to clients to promote ISCO QHSE and resolve any on-site safety issues.
• Review of HSE Award submissions to external third parties e.g. British Safety Council, American Society of Safety Engineers.
• As part of QHSE promotional activities, organise sports activities for all employees
• Lead the monthly ISCO safety meetings attended by all site safety.
Updating current QMHSSE management system in accordance with KPC and international requirements- prepare tender documents to update QMHSSE MS, update QMHSSE procedures in accordance with KPC standards- Lockout Tagout, electrical safety, emergency response.
Acting Senior HSE Engineer - supervision of safety engineers & safety controllers, follow-up of safety plan, , prepare specification for upgrading safety equipment, HSE committee member, review and authorize work permits, review safety inspection reports, update safety equipment - radios, portable gas defectors, signage, emergency kit, managing contractors.
Conduct internal HSE training -explosion proof radios, portable gas detectors, emergency response plan
Implementation Team Leader and Project Team Member for development of Administration & Finance Directorate Quality Health & Safety Management Systems.
Assisted in development of the KOTC head office Emergency Evacuation Plan
Develop draft integrated KOTC Quality, Health, Safety, & Environment policy and management system.
Implementation Team Leader and Project Team Member for development of Administration & Finance Directorate Quality Health & Safety Management Systems.
Preparing approved contract procedures for the KOTC Contracts Group
Reporting to the General Auditor, I was involved in the management and improving the operations of the Department both internally and externally, by providing new ideas and approaches to the Department’s operating procedures. I was promoted from Senior Audit Manager to Deputy General Auditor and also acted as General Auditor for a period of three years. Audit Plan included compliance audits, process audits, activity audits and special investigations. Responsible for staff training and advancement in accordance with International Audit Standards. Department staffing 15.
Achievements
• Preparation and implementation of risk based audit plans approved by the Audit Committee.
• Preparing Audit Committee reports as required.
• Liaison with Executive Management over the implementation of audit recommendations.
• Liaison with External Auditors.
• Managing the Department’s computer network;
• Preparation of an audit manual for review by the Audit Committee;
• In-Charge Auditor for difficult or sensitive assignments involving fraud.
• Monitoring Departments compliance with International Audit standards.
Reason for leaving: General reduction in headcount by UASC.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, I was promoted to this position from the Holding Company (Lonrho Plc.) to set-up the Lamco Audit Department. The main objectives of the Department were to improve the business operating controls and detect fraud within the 46 operating sites. The style of management was based on the retail industry i.e. everything must be done NOW, not tomorrow. Short audit visits were made to each operating site with reports written on-site and issued directly to the Chief Executive.
Achievements
• Working capital controls significantly improved;
• Overall business controls, such as stock and debtor days, were significantly improved;
• Frauds detected which lead to prosecutions and operating directives introduced to assist in eliminating such frauds;
• Manager of major computer project to produce a Group Stock Report.
Reason for leaving: Enforced redundancy.
Reporting to the Chief Internal Auditor, I undertook detailed management/ financial audits of companies, covering motor vehicle distribution, printing, textiles and agricultural equipment distribution industries.
Reason for leaving: Promoted to join another group company LAMCO
Reporting to the Financial Controller, I provided commercial and management accounting support to Service Departments.
Achievements
• 12% reduction in computer costs compared to budget, with no material affect on user service levels;
• Introducing commercially based systems for charging service costs to users;
• Instilling in department managers a greater awareness of cost control and the need to be competitive when providing services to user groups.
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, I assisted in the preparation of Group Financial Statements and provided “hands-on” support to Group companies, for example, preparing monthly management accounts for companies based in Kuwait, Dubai and Abu-Dhabi.