1. DAVID C. MILLER
303-598-7738 hr.safety.dmiller@gmail.com
SENIOR SAFETY & HUMAN RESOURCE EXECUTIVE
Developed accomplished and successful safety programs, recognized as a superior program among
peers, through determining and eliminating risk factors, designing and implementing policies and tools,
communicating safety goals and training to all employees, manage claims processing, and ensuring
employees’ welfare, while optimizing company financial status. Effective Human Resources Administrator
with successful program outcomes.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Developed safety programs with persuasive messages producing zero claims for accidents in
2014, UST driver at-fault.
Coordinated and facilitated insurance renewal and negotiations with aggressive claims
processing and investigations, resulting in insurance rate/mile reduction of 58% year-to-year.
Spearheaded program development of risk avoidance measures achieving a 45% reduction in
claims year-to-year and an insurance dividend of $355,000.
Administered all employee onboarding processes, performance development and employment
separations of drivers, mechanics, administrative and executive personnel lowering turnover by
27%.
Established a successful service company providing payroll, human resources, employee benefits,
and regulatory adherence to small businesses.
CORE KNOWLEDGE & SKILL AREAS
Design of innovative safety programs
Successful insurance negotiations
Coordination of in-house subrogation
Licensing and permitting knowledge
Risk management and mitigation
HR policy design and administration
Benefits administration
Financial analysis and auditing
Forecasting and budgeting experience
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Vice President of Safety
US Transport Inc., Denver, CO 9/2012 – 5/2015
(Bulk transportation carrier – 9 terminals; 230 employees)
Established a positive safety culture which included education, insurance renewal negotiations,
government regulations, claims investigations, incident reporting, communications, in-house
subrogation, and oversight.
Director of Human Resources
US Transport Inc., Denver, CO 1/2009 – 8/2012
Provided all aspects of benefit, wage and salary administration, to include policy preparation,
communications, training, reporting, succession planning, and crisis management.
Director of Human Resources
Quality Rail Services LLC, Golden, CO 1/1999 -12/2008
(Provider of railroad services – fueling; 30 sites; fourteen states; 155 employees)
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Created and delivered: new hire processes, retention, and training with employee census growth
of 455%; terminations with zero unemployment claims; benefit administration; payroll processing,
wage and compensation planning; workers’ compensation claim processing; and personnel files,
employee surveys, and performance reviews.
Owner/President
Evergreen Human Resource Matters LLC, Evergreen, CO 1/1999 – 6/2010
(Professional Employer Organization)
SUPPLEMENTAL POSITIONS in FINANCE and ACHIEVEMENTS
Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis
Blue Cross Blue Shield of CO and NV, Denver, CO
(Largest health insurer in Colorado, multiple product lines, Gross Revenues of $650 million)
Established controls and procedures to reduce administrative “run-rate” by $1.2 million or 13.5% per
month.
Implemented a re-negotiation and reporting process to reduce contracted and purchasing costs by
$750,000.
Chief Financial Officer
Comprehensive Medical Management Inc., NY, NY
(National managed care specialty carve-out start-up; ophthalmology, Gross Revenues of $27 million)
Developed a strategy to automate a claim processing system, which allowed for current and future
growth, increased staffing efficiency and improved quality with improved company claims, information
systems, finance and administrative performance, quality, and efficiency by 78%.
Director of Financial Expense Management
United Healthcare Inc., Hartford, CT
(Largest national health care provider, multiple product lines, Gross Revenues of $7 billion)
Identified administrative costs and services more appropriately chargeable to another entity
resulting in savings of $1.1 million.
Director of Finance & Planning
MetLife Healthcare Management Inc., Westport, CT; St. Louis, MO
(HMO division of MetLife Insurance Company, managing 24 HMOs; providing HMO and POS products, Gross revenues of
$2.6 billion)
Reduced administrative expense trends producing a 56 % favorable change in productivity
standards ($ per member per month) over a period of four years.
Financial Manager
Johnson & Johnson Inc., New Brunswick, NJ
(Fortune 100 pharmaceutical and consumer products company, Gross Revenues of $11.5 billion)
Resolved an inventory $1.5 million out-of-balance reconciliation problem.
Prepared the analysis that established separate balance sheets for McNeil Consumer Products
Co. and McNeil Pharmaceutical Products Co. from McNeil Laboratories Inc...
EDUCATION & MILITARY
NATMI – Certified Director of Safety credential
MBA – Finance – Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ
USMC – Marine Base Officer supporting 1st MAW - Iwakuni, Japan
BA – Business Administration & Economics – Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA