David Roddy has over 20 years of experience in management, workplace safety compliance, personnel counseling, and industrial operations. He currently works as a control room operator and field supervisor at Sherwin Alumina Company, where he oversees plant operations and ensures safety compliance. Prior to this, Roddy held management and safety roles in the Navy and private sector, developing expertise in OSHA regulations, personnel management, and occupational health.
1. DAVID RODDY
•324 San Rafael Dr. •Portland, TX 78374
•361-446-2924 •roddy1972@hotmail.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
•Over 20 years U.S. Navy and civilian managerial experience which includes business, human
resource management, workplace safety compliance monitoring; career and personnel
counseling, recruiting, sales and maritime and industrial safety management, operations and
production, control room operator, plant/refinery crew lead.
•Workplace Safety Specialist with knowledge and experience with OSHA, MSHA and ANSI
standards, policies, and regulations.
•Training Specialist experienced at creating lesson guides and curriculums; delivered
numerous lectures and presentations to upper management and work-site personnel.
•Process control room operator and field supervisor/crew lead trained on DCS control systems
•Documented history of sustained, superior work performance.
KEY SKILLS
•Field Supervisor •Crew leader
•Control room operator
•Supervision/Management •Human Resources •Instructor/Trainer
•Public speaking •Career Counseling •Workplace Safety
•Results Analysis •OSHA, MSHA Regulations •Industrial Health
•Planning/Marketing •Data/Sample Collection/Analysis •HAZMAT Safety
•Budget Planning •Project Planning
•Sales/Networking
WORK EXPERIENCE
Operations/Crew leader
•Control room operator responsible for maintaining 4 alumini digestion units and three bauxite
grinding mills simultaneously through the use of DCS and management of field operators.
Worked as field supervisor to ensure all work lists and projects are completed as well as daily
routines, workplace safety exams, job safety analysis and PPE utilization and housekeeping.
Briefed senior management on conditions within the plant, jobs completed and proposed
maintenance/jobs required to maintain efficiency and production goals. Participated in
outages/turnarounds as both a control room operator and field supervisor (crew leader) who is
responsible for permitting, isolation of all energy systems and oversight of contractor work.
Management/Supervision – Human Resources
•Leading Regional Supervisor and Sales Trainer: Supervised and trained up to 20 military
personnel in five separate offices; counseled individuals; presented information concerning
career opportunities, incentives, rights and benefits of military careers; prepared activities,
status reports and presentations, Trained and developed new salesmen, set goals and
milestones to achieve desired sales activity.
2. •Sales Territory Development: Evaluated territory and planned strategy for effective
penetration. Developed long standing relationships within territory and cultivated them to
produce ongoing referral business, evaluated competitors to ensure effective sales
presentations within overlapping markets.
•Career Information Coordinator: Acted as Human Resource Manager; evaluated career needs
of service members and needs of service organization to ensure best match with personnel;
processed documents; performed background checks and reference verifications.
•Small Business Management: General Manager with experience in all facets of business,
supply chain, marketing, distributer management, budget forecasting, payroll and personnel
management
DAVID RODDY
•324 San Rafael Dr. •Portland, TX 78374
•361-446-2924 •roddy1972@hotmail.com
•Lead Instructor: Supervised five office managers; conducted numerous types of inspections,
briefs, presentations, and lectures on a variety of topic information areas including sales,
benefits and entitlements, sexual harassment awareness and fraternization, and personnel
management and leadership.
•Career Counselor: Collected, organized, and analyzed information about personnel through public
record reviews, tests, interviews, background checks, and professional sources to appraise
their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality traits.
Workplace/Occupational Health and Safety
•Occupational Health Specialist: Tested for explosive gases, H2S, asbestos, PCB, MEK, and other
environmental hazards, such as exposure to other chemical or biological hazards, or
excessive noise; verified availability and monitored use of safety equipment, such as hearing
and eye protection, respirators, chemical suits and fall protection.
•Safety Manager: Oversaw and inspected job sites for OSHA, ANSI and site specific safety
compliance; ordered and maintained personal protective equipment (respirators, hearing
protection, and supplied air requirements, etc.); planned emergency and mass casualty drills
and conducted safety meetings.
•Conducted studies to determine whether specific instances of disease or illness were job-related and
advised on how to mitigate future exposures; performed abatement projects for asbestos,
PCBs and other environmental hazards.
WORK HISTORY
•01/15-Present: Sherwin Alumina Company, Control Room operator, Field supervisor/Crew Lead,
Area Safety Lead
•01/03-01/15: U. S. Navy – Sales/Career Counselor/Manager/Workplace Safety Specialist
•01/01-01/03: H&S Constructors – Site Safety Manager
•09/98-01/01: Trout Street Bar and Grill – General Manager
•09/90-09/98: U.S. Navy – Hospital Corpsman (MEDIC/Safety/Industrial Hygiene)
EDUCATION/TRAINING
3. •Pursuing BS Business Administration-Applied Management (Grand Canyon University)
•American Council on Education Recommendation (124 Semester Hours)
•U.S. Navy Education/Training:
-Human Resource Management -Business Communications -Applied
Psychology
-Personnel Supervision -Training and Development -Report Writing
-Interpersonal Communications -Personnel Management Problems -Leadership
-HASWOPER -Value Oriented Recruiting (VALOR/Sales)
•Texas Engineering Extension, Texas A&M University
-Basic Air Monitoring
•American National Standards Institute
-Hearing Conservation Program
•Global Achieve
-Professional Sales Skills
-Professional Sales Skills (Coaching)