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Rugby HTXTeam Manager
Jul. 2020 - Dec. 2021Houston, Texas, United StatesGame-day Manager for Rugby HTX Day-to-day Administration for Rugby HTX Stepped away to concentrate on the day job
West Houston Rugby ClubD1 Men's Team Manager and Recruiting Lead
Jul. 2018 - Jun. 2019Houston, Texas AreaTeam Manager and Recruiting Lead for the D1 Men's Team for the West Houston Lions. The concept is to have a place for the SaberCats' Tier 3 players (the Match Fee players who may not make the Cats game day 23 every week) to play consistent, competitive rugby, PLUS develop motivated players, coaches, referees, and administrators to be prepared to move into the professional game as it expands and grows in North America. Additionally, it is understood that Houston is a metropolis of 7mm people growing to and estimated 8.5mm people in 8-10 years. We see no reason why the Greater Houston Area should not have three D1 men's and women's rugby teams each and six D2 men's teams competing at the pinnacle of the community club rugby ranks and contributing to the sustainable growth of the professional rugby game in the USA. It is our intent that this becomes a reality and this is where that journey begins.
L2 TVRugby Play-By-Play Commentator
Dec. 2017 - May. 2018Dyer FieldPlay-by-Play Commentary with Brett Mills on Color Commentary at MixLR.com/grant-a-cole
OceaneeringGlobal HSSE Systems Lead
Nov. 2013 - Jul. 2025Houston, Texas AreaDevelop, revise, and maintain the Oceaneering’s HSSE Management System and standard processes and tools. Advise Leadership regarding HSSEMS implementation. Control disposition of the company’s HSSEMS to include publishing Safety Alerts and HSSE Bulletins and developing a glossary of terms used in the HSSEMS to ensure standardization of terms across a global management system. Research, development, and deployment of industry-leading HSSE approaches, philosophies, tools, and technology. Manage global system changes and projects. Audit HSSE Training content for relevance to standards Establish standard investigation competencies and develop SMEs within HSSE that are able to carry out incident investigations globally. Assist Global HSSE Support Manager with Merger & Acquisition due diligence. Developed and Authored the Safeguard Analysis Tool and adapted the Five Whys to a Five Hows. Monitor regulatory, client, industry, and other management system and training requirements globally and adjust HSSEMS as required to include requirements from various SMS accrediting databases including ISNetWorld (Green status in GoM, Australia, SudAM, Canada, etc.), PEC, Avetta, & Veriforce. OII's HSE Professional assigned to the Shell-Oceaneering Framework Agreement (SOFA) Program. Nov 2013-June 2020 OII's Single Point of Contact Committee (SPCC) member to the Center for Offshore Safety (COS) Jan 2015-Feb 2020. COS Learning From Incident (LFI) workgroup member 2014-2017. OII HSE representative to Chevron's GoM JHESIT forum 2014-2018. COS Lifting SubCommittee (LSC) Chair Dec 2019-2021. OII HSE Representative (Houston) to the bp-hosted Human Performance Community of Practice 2019-2021. (presenting "Safety Culture as an Emergent Property" on 18 March 2020).
T5RDGSales & Marketing Director
Sep. 2013 - Nov. 2017College Station, TXBroadcast Commentator for Allied Rugby Conference's Game of the Week. 1. Introduce teams. 2. Market sponsor copy. 3. Call play-by-play for matches and provide color commentary during lulls. Match Analysis Marketing and Growth
Rugby GeniusesRugby Genius & Social Media Lead
Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2013Houston, Texas AreaHelping people fall in love with rugby through a more complete understanding of the game. Explaining the nuances of the game to new rugby fans at select matches. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rugby-Geniuses/118963811607917
USA RugbyLiaison Officer to Russian National Women's 7s Team
Jan. 2013 - Feb. 2013Houston, TXVolunteer position from January 27, 2013 to February 3, 2013. Ensure the Russian National Women's 7s Team makes all points on their itinerary on time and with full team during their stay in Houston. Contact local medical facilities for appointments and to fill team doctor's medical bag with difficult to find supplies. Ensure team laundry is gathered each evening and re-distributed properly each morning. Assist Coaches and team members in finding and getting to local attractions and fulfilling shopping needs. Ensure time spent in Houston is well-organized. Provide thoughtful and reasonable solutions to any needs or challenges which may be presented. Organized team's departure and ensured all members had their passports in hand before leaving the hotel. Russia won the Plate Final (5th place) and produced the player with the most individual scores (9) and points (45) in the tournament.
SNC-LavalinHSE Inspector
Feb. 2012 - Nov. 2013Freeport, TXAchieved 3 million man-hours recordable-free on this project on July 11, 2013! Field safety management for a team of safety professionals, covering planning and execution of project contractor Health Safety, and Environmental (HSE) processes. . • Oversee administration of corporate/project/client HSE programs. • Advise project/construction management on HSE issues. • Conduct inspections, surveys, audits, investigations, for track/trending analysis. • Implement, evaluate and administer the HSE process to address opportunities for improvement and make recommendation for corrections; including creation and presentation of training programs for management, supervision, or employees. • Evaluate and administer company policies and procedures concerning HSE program implementation. • Deliver weekly safety meetings to improve employee awareness. • Provide guidance to project management through interpretation of the company/client/regulatory requirements. • Maintain professional relationship with the owner-client, safety representatives, the safety and health community in the area, and project management. • Conduct and document investigations of project accidents and incidents using Root Cause Analysis methodology. • Maintain records, reports and documents that are required to meet corporate, client or regulatory requirements. • Administer a project management/safety orientation for all employees working on project. • Identify and analyze safety concerns. Recommend controls and eliminations to those concerns. Audit the results of implemented controls and eliminations • Work closely with project supervision and management before and during execution of work. • Monitor subcontractor compliance. • Incident management and severity mitigation. • Write permits and review and approve JHAs Confined Space Entry, Elevated Work/Fall Mitigation, Grating & Handrail Removal, Excavation, Radiography, Isolation of Energy, High Pressure Testing, and Critical Lifts.
The Rugby Evangelist , This Is Texas Rugby, & This is American RugbyThe Rugby Evangelist
Jan. 2012 - Apr. 2019TexasWriting and talking about Rugby in Texas and North America Contributor to the This Is American Rugby Network at ThisIsTexasRugby.com and other grassroots rugby media networks (Next Level Rugby, Viral Rugby, Gift-Time Rugby Network, you never know where I might pop-up!)
Code Red SafetySite Safety Manager for Composite Cooling Solutions, LP on Project Falcon
Nov. 2011 - Feb. 2012Freeport, TXConduct tailgate/toolbox meeting, observe team members during tasks, audit STAC cards, permits, & JEP/JSAs, inspect tools, equipment, and job site to ensure safe work environment. Work with Project Supervisor and Construction Manager to ensure all company and site safety procedures are followed. Liason with safety personnel from other contractors to manage safe work practices on a dynamic and highly congested industrial construction site. Completed both projects with zero recordable or lost-time incidents. Projects - Dow B-1202 cooling tower install and Samsung/SNC-Lavalin Project Falcon cooling tower install.
Dresser-RandSafety Observer
Aug. 2011 - Oct. 2011Freeport, TX & Seadrift, TXConducted Dow-Freeport's At-Risk Employee Safety Program for necessary team members. Observed mechanical and grouting team members demo and rebuild hyper and booster compressors. Audited documentation on scaffolding, barricades and life-critical guards each shift. Inspected fall protection equipment and tools each shift. Audited STAC cards, JSEA/JEP, SWP, and CSE permits each shift for compliance. Completed project with zero recordable or lost-time incidents. Projects - Dow Poly IV & HP-2 turnarounds
Old Maroon RFCDirector of Media Relations
Apr. 2011 - Nov. 2017Houston, TXManaging Social Media outlets (FB, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Google+) for Old Maroon RFC.
EXCEL USASafety Technician, Shift Foreman, Process Handler
Aug. 2007 - Jun. 2011ShinTech & ShinEtsu Silicones of America (SESA) plants, Freeport, TXConducted daily toolbox meetings, audited equipment inspection checklists, and observed team members in a 500,000 square foot packaging warehouse that produced and shipped out 200 containers of PVC resin per day. Reviewed training records and conducted individual and team training sessions to ensure team members were current on basic and mandatory safety training. Performed initial investigations on safety incidents including near-misses and recordables. Gathered statements and facts to present in incident reviews. Prepared corrective action reports and quality management advisories for post review dissemination.
Lowe's Home ImprovementDepartment Manager, Associate Merchandiser
Nov. 2001 - May. 2002Lake Jackson, TXConducted daily safety inspections of in-store fixtures and material handling equipment resulting in a 50,000 square foot reset of corroded fixtures to ensure safety to team members and customers. Planned and conducted daily toolbox meetings with Outdoor Lawn & Garden team members. Scheduled & trained 8-11 team members for retail coverage to accommodate sales from $55K-$127K/wk in an Outside Lawn & Garden Department sized at 50,000 sq/ft meeting Sales Budget & Comp Sales expectations regularly. Managed inventory of durables and perishables to maintain a 2% shrink rate. Also worked for Lowe's from October 1993 to September 1996.
Brazos Celtic Exiles RFCCoach
Jan. 1999 - Nov. 2000Bryan-College Station, TXUSA Rugby Club Coach Level 2
Society of Texas Rugby RefereesReferee Grade C3
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 1999College Station, TXRugby Referee in Texas
Texas A&M University Rugby Football ClubCoach
Sep. 1996 - Aug. 1999College Station, TXCoach, Manager, Webmaster, Match Secretary for a group of the best student athletes that ever stepped up to play.
Appalachian State University RFCCoach
Sep. 1994 - Dec. 1995Boone, NCUSA Rugby Club Coach Level 1 for AHO Rugby. That was a great time!
United States Marine Corps rugbyPlayer
Jan. 1990 - Jan. 1993Camp Lejeune, NChttps://www.facebook.com/Camplejeunemisfits
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