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Arthur E. Westmoreland, CSP, CRM, CRIS, CICI am a seasoned professional with excellent analytical, communication and personal skills and more than 25 years’ experience in risk control and safety consultation. Business Cell (801) 628-9166I have over 30 years combined multi-line insurance and industry safety and risk control experience in large commercial, residential, highway and light and commuter rail construction, oil & gas service & mining. As a risk control consultant working for property/casualty insurance providers, I have been responsible for providing risk control services to owners and project managers in an effort to reduce losses and increase profitability at both the project and corporate level. I have also been responsible for providing risk control information to underwriting to assist them in the underwriting process and marketing safety and risk control services to clients and prospective clients. I wish to find employment as a safety and risk control consultant specializing in the construction, mining and/or the oil and gas industries. _____________________________________________________________________________________Work ExperienceSr. Safety & Health Consultant WCF (Workers Compensation Fund) – Salt Lake City, UtahJune 2012 to Present – Still employedWorking remotely from a home office in West Jordan, Utah (Salt Lake City), provide employee safety and health consultation services to about 90 policy holders. Provide risk control information to underwriting to assist them in the underwriting process. Conduct safety training. Participated as an instructor representing WCF in the 2012 AGC Safety Conference held in St. George, Utah on November 14, 2012. Presentation: “Cost of Unsafe Behavior in Construction”Construction Safety AdministratorParsons-Brinkerhoff / Utah Transit Authority (UTA) – Salt Lake City, UtahApril 2012 to June 2012 – Temporary AssignmentReporting to the Chief Safety Officer for the Utah Transit Authority, acted as the temporary Construction Safety Administrator for UTA, with responsibilities for contractor safety for current UTA light rail and Front Runner (commuter rail) construction projects. Sr. Risk Engineering ConsultantZurich Services / Insurance - Salt Lake City, UT May 2008 to April 2012Working remotely from a home office in West Jordan, Utah (Salt Lake City) provided risk-engineering services to commercial, residential and highway construction clients in Utah, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Idaho, Southern California, Texas, and New Mexico. Consulted in workers compensation, general liability, auto-fleet, property, and inland marine insurance risk exposures and controls as well as QA-QC, OSHA, UDOT, NFPA, ANSI, and Best Practices for large General Contractors, Trade Contractors and on OCIP and CCIP projects. Conducted prospect risk assessments for underwriters throughout the Western Region and marketed safety and risk control services to clients and prospective clients. Traveled extensively during my tenure with Zurich.Director of Safety & Loss Control Okland Construction Company, Inc. - Salt Lake City, UT December 2004 to May 2008Managed the Corporate Safety and Loss control program for Okland Construction Company. During my tenure with Okland, Okland Construction was the largest general contractor in Utah and a Top 500 company with an average of $800,000,000 annually in construction work including both commercial and residential projects, with job sites principally throughout the western United States. Besides the corporate office in Salt Lake City, Okland had satellite offices in Tempe, Arizona and Durango, Colorado. Reporting to the CFO, key responsibilities included: managing five safety supervisors, travel to all the largest projects to conduct safety and loss control inspections; managing all claims including all property-casualty and worker’s compensation claims; manage auto-fleet safety program; manage the substance abuse program; and updating the corporate safety and loss control program. Average Experience Modification Factor during my tenure: 0.61Safety Awards during my tenure:2007 – AGC Safety Award – Platinum – Combined Incident rate 25% below national average. Platinum award is the highest award presented.2005 - AGC Safety Award – Lost-time incident rate 25% below the national average.Loss Control ConsultantG & G Loss Control Consulting Services, Inc. - Salt Lake City, UTOctober 2003 to December 2004G & G is a safety and risk management consulting firm located in California and provides safety consultants to insurance and industry throughout the United States. Working remotely from my home office located in West Jordan and reporting to Zurich Insurance, I consulted in Safety & Loss Control for the State of Utah Rolling OCIP program provided by Zurich Insurance. I provided safety & loss control consulting services for all of the construction General Contractors engaged in the construction of numerous state owned construction projects (schools, golf courses, public buildings) located throughout the state, including the State Capitol renovation project. Also provided safety and loss control services for the UDOT construction group who managed all state owned highway projects also located throughout the state and enrolled in the OCIP. Key consulting services provided included job site safety inspections, safety and OSHA compliance training, accident investigation, and loss analysis & reporting.Loss Control ConsultantUnigard Insurance - Salt Lake City, UTSeptember 2001 to September 2003Provide risk control service to both commercial and construction customers in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. Provide safety training and conduct risk assessments for commercial clients. Assist underwriting in evaluating existing and potential commercial clients for property and casualty coverage’s.Risk Control Specialist USF&G-St. Paul - Salt Lake City, UTOctober 1996 to September 2001Specializing in commercial, residential and highway construction, and working from my home office in West Jordan, Utah, provided risk control service to over 75 construction clients, including General Contractors and Trade Contractors. Provided safety training and conducted job site risk assessments for construction clients. Assisted underwriting in evaluating existing and potential construction clients for property, casualty & worker’s compensation coverage’s. 2001 to August 2012 - Conducted construction safety training (OSHA Compliance Training) including train the trainer training (OSHA 510) for the Mt. West OSHA Training & Outreach Center - University of Utah Rocky Mt. Center for Occupational & Environmental Health. 1997 – Authorized OSHA Construction Outreach Instructor.1997, 1999 - Guest Speaker at the Joint Utah Conference on Occupational Safety and Environmental Health.1998, 1999 - Guest Speaker at the Annual Utah AGC Safety Conference1998 - Awarded Certificate of Merit from the Utah Safety Council for service and accomplishments in construction safety.Risk Control ConsultantIndustrial Indemnity - Salt Lake City, UTJanuary 1987 to October 1996Provided multi-line risk control service to construction, mining, oil & gas and commercial clients. Provided safety training and conducted risk assessments for our construction, mining, oil & gas and commercial clients. Assisted underwriting in evaluating existing and potential clients for worker’s compensation, general liability, auto-fleet, inland marine, and property coverage’s. 1991 - "Excellence" Award Winner – Highest annual customer service award given by Industrial Indemnity.1991 – Copyright – Ergonomics Computer Program – “LiftSmart”Various PositionsDowell, Division of Dow Chemical, USA - Tulsa, OK & WyomingSeptember 1977 to January 1987Information Manager - Technical Service and Development Group, Tulsa, Oklahoma - Worked closely with the R & D Group to develop customer and employee technical training programs related to the oil and gas, mining and construction products and services provided by Dowell. Conducted technical training for customers and employees related to Dowell products and services, which included oil and gas (fracturing, acidizing, cementing, down-hole tools, drilling mud) and mining and construction services. Facility Manager – Dowell - WyomingManaged 150 employees including the Safety Manager and was responsible for about $50 million in property, equipment, materials and 120 oil, gas, mining and construction service rolling stock at two separate locations (Rock Springs and Evanston, Wyoming) Over-all responsibility for Safety.Safety and Training Manager – Dowell - WyomingManaged safety and training program for 500 employees at two locations (Rock Springs and Evanston, Wyoming).Junior Engineer – Dowell – WyomingSuccessfully completed nine-month training program for college graduates consisting of classroom training, correspondence courses and practical training related to the oil and gas, mining and construction products and services provided by Dowell. Supervised construction, oil and gas & mining projects._____________________________________________________________________________________EducationBA University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) - Oxford, MS January 1973 to January 1977_____________________________________________________________________________________SkillsSafety, risk control, risk management consulting and marketing; loss analysis, claims analysis; technical training, public speaking; technical writing, training program development; OSHA, NFPA, ANSI. DOT standards; Auto-Fleet Safety & Defensive Driver training; advanced computer skills in MS PowerPoint, Word, & Excel. Laptop computer, smart phone, tablet & data projector. _____________________________________________________________________________________Additional Information2001 to August 2012 - Conducted construction safety training (OSHA Compliance Training) including train the trainer training (OSHA 510) for the Mt. West OSHA Training & Outreach Center - University of Utah Rocky Mt. Center for Occupational & Environmental Health. 1997 to present – Authorized OSHA Construction Outreach Instructor.Professional Designations / CertificationsCertified Safety Professional – Construction (CSP) (23003) – Board of Certified Safety Professionals – April 2012.Associate Safety Professional (ASP) – Board of Certified Safety Professionals – February 2012.Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist (CRIS) – International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) – April 2011.Certified Risk Manager (CRM) - National Alliance for Insurance Education – Certified Risk Managers International - October 2001.Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) - National Alliance for Insurance Education - May 1999_____________________________________________________________________________________ReferencesProvided upon request. ................
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