Kenny Miller, Interim managing director, safety & survival training

Kenny Miller

Interim managing director, safety & survival training

Falck safety services

Location
Azerbaijan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Public safety
Experience
31 years, 6 months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 6 months

Interim managing director, safety & survival training at Falck safety services
  • Azerbaijan
  • June 2015 to September 2015

• Managed a professional 20 person local team of full & part-time HSE / Survival trainers, administrative & support staff. Coordinated with facility lease-holder regards renovations, upkeep & upgrades required. Reviewed & ratified facility and personnel expansion needs to further expand scope of training to be provided. Reviewed modular training facilities plan.
• Reviewed and solidified emergency response plans with our adjacent oil-terminal (lease-holder). Updated our response capability with staff awareness, training and exercise scheduling. Balanced ERT equipment locations for ease of access.
• Furthered the integration of training facility equipment into scheduled maintenance tracking. Re-initiated the prompt reporting system for tracking to closure of facility staff observations. Oversaw upgrades to applicable training equipment.
• Expanded customer base through local knowledge by coordinating web-site upgrades and sales / admin staff direction. Collated client training requirements, and local competitor capabilities bridging comparisons for development.
• Performed periodic financial approvals and KPI reporting. Facilitated to full closure all outstanding OPITO audit points from a regional recertification visit. Compiled turn-over points for the returning incumbent director after his well deserved break.

HSE specialist, behavioral based safety at SPIE OGS for Baker Hughes IO
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • January 2014 to September 2014

Answerable the BHIO-LSTK project HSE manger, was assigned to Sino drilling rigs in Rub Al-Khali, provided cross coverage, and for rig-less unconventional Ops (Frac/Stim/Well-testing).

Key focus purpose,
• Worked as a rotational land based drilling rig-site HSE Specialist, offering expert knowledge and operational skills in order to generate and promote a positive health and safety culture. This represented a key role to the team in helping control occupational risk on the project.
• Brought added value in HS&E application to the Integrated Operations Project, exceeding IIF / production targets resulting in tangible benefits.
• Applied HS&E ‘Best Practice’ at all project sites, in line with Saudi Aramco, BHI and BHIO Management Systems.
• Ensured a coherent HS&E approach by all contracted parties operating on the project - managing the application of the HS&E interface.
• Provided support of rig Sino 31L’s Rig Safety & Training Coordinators (RSTCs), to ensure effectiveness and alignment with project objectives.

Fuels business unit QHSE manager at Supreme Fuels FZE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2012 to June 2013

June 2012 to June 2013 Supreme Fuels FZE
Fuels business unit QHSE manager Dubai UAE
• Brought onboard to bridge recent ISO / OHSAS certification to appreciable field results company-wide within my business unit, and coordination towards other supporting units. My commercial background in oil & gas safety has been appreciated by the Fuels operational hierarchy and showed tangible statistical returns.
• Oversight of 1 Sr. QHSEO, and 4 QHSEOs in 2 countries covering nearly 90 forward locations with over 1500 BU employees of diverse cultural background. Collation of weekly & monthly key performance indicative returns. Recently wound-down a recruitment drive and brought new talent to operational fruition.
• Was recently in Kandahar Afghanistan, mentoring a new QHSEO and facilitating the regional Sub-business area's management team to full QHSE management system implementation, and rotated to get closer to operational bases where the roll-out & implementation of our new Permit to Work system was accomplished.
• Actively involved in subcontractor HSE qualifiers & new bids regards bulk fuel facility / pipeline / process construction proposals & contracts. Assisted construction supervision in pre-job planning / Safe systems of work implementation, and worked with contractors on-site regards compliance & positive communications.

O&G technical English training centre manager at Multi Services Agency and Technical Services Direct
  • Azerbaijan
  • May 2011 to June 2012

May 2011 to June 2012 Multi Services Agency and Technical Services Direct
O&G technical English training centre manager Baku Azerbaijan
• Development and presentation of technical related English for the state oil academy's BP interns.
• Presentation of technical work related English for adults at intermediate and advanced levels.
• Managed a training centre with 6 core instructors, admin staff & referral services for abroad studies.

Offshore Safety Officer at NES Int'l for QatarGas
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2007 to May 2011

January 2007 to May 2011 NES Int'l for QatarGas
Offshore Safety Officer Doha Qatar
• Facilitated operational safety meetings, mentored behavioral safety programs, oversaw job planning, on site PTW, compliance monitoring and regulatory training.
• Conducted offshore facility / asset / personnel auditing, HSE MS mentoring & coordination.
• Delivered progressional training programs and oversight for the operator and their respective contractors.
• Behavioral safety trainer and overseer of JMG & Associates Incident Injury Free program at all levels.
• Performed land based contractor workshop, jetty and shore-base and service vessels auditing and follow-ups to gauge deficiency rectification and closure.
• Collated Key Safety Performance Indicators information for daily, weekly and monthly compliance tracking reports.

Barge & Construction Safety Officer at Bibby Offshore for Total & Occidental Petroleum Qatar Ltd
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2004 to January 2007

June 2004 to January 2007 Bibby Offshore for Total & Occidental Petroleum Qatar Ltd.
Barge & Construction Safety Officer Doha Qatar
• Developed and delivered OJT & progressional training programs for the barge contractor and the operator's specialized contractors. (OPQL, QP, Total & Maersk)
• Performed H2S detection, safe breathing and general safety equipment routine maintenance and repairs.
• Oversaw the integrated emergency response teams, muster procedures and compliance for routine drills and numerous actual responses.
• Conducted daily pre-tour, regular pre-job and weekly safety meetings. Oversaw on-site PTW, compliance monitoring and regulatory training.
• Facilitated a very diverse work-group's safety observation program, collected safety data for regular operator's report requirements.

Industrial Medic and Safety Service Representative at Medic Systems Inc. and Secorp Industries
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 1996 to June 2004

October 1996 to June 2004 Medic Systems Inc. and Secorp Industries
Industrial Medic and Safety Service Representative United States & Doha Qatar
• Performed multiple role safety and response services for clients OPQL, Q-chem, BP & Total (TFE) -Abu Dhabi, and Oryx energy companies in support of offshore H2S rig / marine operations, & shipyard activities. (Nabors rig OM-8, KCA Deutag T 78, SF rigs 127 & 103, & GSF rig High Island 5)
• Supervised SimOps / TriOps (drilling / construction / production) operations with Chevron & OPQL.
• High risk safety manager for BP Sharjah's aggressive snubbing field ops & critical terminal CSE tank remediations.
• Conducted daily drilling pre-tour, regular pre-job and weekly safety meetings. Oversaw on-site PTW, compliance monitoring and regulatory training for plant operators QP, Q-chem and BP Sharjah.
• Performed H2S detection, safe breathing and general safety equipment routine maintenance and repairs.
• Promoted to field supervisor for domestic services, and transferred for international operations oversight.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Public safety
  • at University of Iowa
  • August 1996

Current Certs & Licensure *Nremt-Paramedic *PTW level 3 *CSE supervisor *Gas test cert. *Opito T-HUET *DOT HazCom *CITB Scaff Insp. *STOP supervisor *Opito BOSIET *Opito EHRTM *Empi First Aid Instr. *H2S Instructor *H2S Technician *SCBA technician *Opito HLO *JMJ IIF Supervisor *OSHA trainer *TRA / JSA *Mech / Elect isolation *OIMs MME *Current Med Exams *Int'l Immunizations

Diploma, Emergency services
  • at Central Texas College
  • June 1989

• Central Texas College; Intermediate EMT, prerequisite computer and management training. • City Colleges of Chicago; Basic EMT course and prerequisite coursework. • Baylor Academy of Health Sciences; medical prerequisites, primary and advanced leadership training.

Specialties & Skills

Facility Operations
Behavior Based Safety
Remote Team Management
Team Building
TRAINING, ESL for O&G - Intermediate & advanced levels
CLIENT relations
COMPLIANCE MONITORING, QHSE
MAINTENANCE, HSE equipment
MEDIC, NREMT-Paramedic
MENTORING, Behavioral HSE
OFFSHORE, O&G EP&C HSE
OPERATIONS, Oil & Gas
RESPONSE SERVICES, Paramedic & EHRTM
TRAINING, HSE, medical & leadership
TRAINING PROGRAMS, OSHA 10/30

Languages

English
Expert
German
Intermediate

Memberships

Linked In colleagues
  • Participant
  • January 2009
National registry of EMTs
  • Paramedic
  • March 1986
Dustoff association
  • Participant
  • March 1986

Hobbies

  • RCA musicians union
    Card carrying member since 1978, performance & studio Bass guitarist.