This document provides a summary of Mary Skogland's experience and qualifications for a safety coordinator position. She has over 25 years of experience managing health, safety, and environmental programs, including conducting inspections, investigations, and training. Her skills also include facilities management, emergency response, and supervising staff. She has a variety of safety certifications and medical qualifications.
1. MARY J SKOGLAND
Fort McMurray – Cell: (780) 881-4953 – vanile@shaw.ca – LinkedIn: Mary Skogland
SAFETY - COORDINATOR SKILLS:
Manage health, safety and environment for facilities, field offices, brownfield projects, marine facilities.
Conduct inspections, risk assessments, safe work observations.
Proactively correct unsafe conditions, acts, and at-risk behaviours.
Provide recommendations and/or procedures for incident preventions and remediation.
Prepare for and facilitate training and information meetings; conduct toolbox talks.
Organize and publish reporting including bulletins, KPIs, manpower, costs; provide information on site processes
and procedures.
Investigate incidents and health and safety issues; conduct root cause analysis; provide foundational outcomes.
Enter near miss and incidents into incident management system.
Investigate guidelines, policies and regulations; write analyses, reports, recommendations, and procedures.
Identify and coordinate site specific and position training requirements.
Coordinate site accesses and orientations; verify certifications and tickets.
Research, coordinate and schedule training, create training matrices, manage LMS system.
Develop and instruct classroom training material.
Organize and publish reporting including bulletins, KPIs, manpower, costs.
Manage facilities and areas including scheduling, health and safety, floor plans, moves.
Coordinate comprehensive facilities projects including infrastructure, design, wash cars, lunchrooms, locker-
shower facilities, interior layouts.
Supervise and coordinate staff, projects and services.
Manage emergency situations and medical aids; first responder and medical treatment area supervisor.
Assess critical medical indicators, gather pre- and post-trauma incident information; provide handover
information to emergency and medical personnel.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Managed health and safety for large, multi-use site office structure, adjunct buildings, structures and area.
Coordinated on-time facilities projects and infrastructure to completion and occupation.
Created site training coordinator position; assisted with development of Learning Management System.
Developed site administrative policies and procedures for vendors’ invoice clearance, LEMs, etc.
Created and instructed First Responder American Sign Language (ASL) course for responding to hearing
impaired medical aids and incidents.
Investigated provincial policies, procedures and guidelines to successfully effect positive outcomes and changes
in significant long-term health and safety situation.
Managed business growth and office development from 45 to 297 core personnel and 1000+ contractors.
SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS: MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS:
OSSA Regional Orientation
CSTS-09
H2S Alive
FLHA
LOTO
WHMIS
Alcohol and Drug Awareness
Behaviour Based Safety
ABCS Fall Protection
ABCS-OSSA Confined Space
Gas Monitor
Fire Extinguisher
TDG
Silica, Nitrogen, Radiation, Noise,
NORM
Bear Safety, Wildlife Awareness
Occupational First Aid, Level 3
(OFA 3)
Advanced Medical First Responder
(AMFR)
Standard First Aid
CPR for Health Care Providers
EDUCATION:
Construction Safety Officer (CNST 1100)
B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT) – Burnaby, B.C.
Associates Degree: Associate of Commerce
Malaspina University-College (VIU) – Nanaimo, B.C.
Global Leadership Summit
Fort McMurray, AB
Franklin Covey: 7 Habits
Fort McMurray, AB
Certificate: Supervisor
Red River College – Winnipeg, MB
Non-violent Crisis Intervention
Assiniboine College – Brandon, MB
2. MARY J SKOGLAND
Cell: (780) 881-4953 – vanile@shaw.ca – LinkedIn: Mary Skogland
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Administrator
Syncrude Canada – Fort McMurray, AB 2015 – 2015
Administrator to manager and teams; input/maintain safety statistics, KPIs, work schedules, SharePoint
business site; manage P-card purchasing, information and meetings.
Reason for leaving: Contract closed.
Production Supervisor
Private Logging Operation – Cowichan Valley, B.C. 2015 – 2015
Oversee skid operations; maximize production and turnaround, ensure yield quality, manage safety.
Reason for leaving: Casual.
Executive Administrator
Canadian Natural Resources Limited – Fort McMurray, AB 2007 – 2014
Administrator to managers and multi-disciplinary teams in maintenance, turnarounds, shutdowns.
Office coordinator and primary liaison for information, business and stakeholder relations.
Manage facilities, areas, health and safety, training.
Coordinate projects and comprehensive facilities set-ups.
Supervise and coordinate staff, projects and services.
Reason for leaving: Family matter.
Community Care Worker; Health Care Aide
Regional Health Authority – Brandon, MB 2001 – 2006
Enable clients and residents to work and live in community and facility; assist with daily care; maintain health
and safety protocols.
Reason for leaving: Spousal move.
Supervisor
Canex Restaurants, Dept. of National Defence – Shilo, MB 1995 – 2000
Manage restaurant including hiring, scheduling, financial reconciliations and deposits.
Create menus, manage purchasing, storage, inventory, cleaning; maintain Food Safe standards and protocols.
Reason for leaving: Organizational closure.
Senior Administrator and Officer
Vancouver Island University – Duncan, B.C. 1994 – 1996
Training and Development Department.
Create training and information materials, design promotional brochures based on interviews and course
outlines, respond to information requests.
Reconcile campus receipts and deposits, manage procurement and invoicing; control disbursements.
Office coordination, organization and calendar management.
Secondments: Financial Manager; Administrator, Office of the Dean of Health; Administrator, Vice President.
Reason for leaving: Military posting.
Executive Administrator IV
BC Parks, Ministry of Environment – Victoria, B.C. 1989 – 1993
1) Provincial Headquarters, Finance and Administration Department. 2) Department of Communications,
Assistant Deputy Minister, backup administrator.
Office liaison, interacting with stakeholders, government ministers, media and public.
Oversee provincial advertising budget.
Create and maintain special interest lists, write news releases, write published materials and documents.
Format provincial documents, books, and technical materials; coordinate publishing projects.
Create signatory letters, attend meetings; manage mail; cover reception as required.
Train and coordinate staff.
Secondments: Manager, File Room (Document Control); Administrator, Project office.
Reason for leaving: Military posting.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
First Responder, Medical Aid
2015 Western Canada Summer Games – Fort McMurray, AB Aug, 2015
St. John Ambulance – Duncan, B.C. 2014 – 2015
Community Volunteer – Fort McMurray, AB 2015 – Present
3. MARY J SKOGLAND
Cell: (780) 881-4953 – vanile@shaw.ca – LinkedIn: Mary Skogland
First responder and MTA supervisor at community, sport, and social events.
Created and instructed First Responder Sign Language (ASL) course – medical response to hearing impaired.
Respond to emergency situations, first responder and assistance to accidents, incidents, medical aids and
conditions.
OFA 3 and Emergency Response
Community Disaster and Emergency Response Committee – Crofton, B.C. 2014 – 2015
HSE Coordinator
Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre – Cowichan Bay, B.C. 2014 – 2015
Arts and Theatre
Keyano Theatre – Fort McMurray, AB 2013 – 2015
Actor, stage and musicals; backstage assistant.
Promotions and Events: Music, Concerts, Festivals
Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society – Chemainus, B.C. 2014 – 2015
COMPUTER SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE:
MS Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio,
Power Point
Enterprise One/JD Edwards – Oracle
SAP
Comply Works
SharePoint
Adobe Professional
Smart Plant
PageMaker
Corel Draw
e-Remedy (incident reporting and
management)
e-LMS Training program
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