Mario Vasquez
Chicago
Summary
Experienced and challenge-driven professional with a seasoned background in overseeing security/safety teams, risk mitigation, and policy enforcement. Prepared to significantly contribute to your company's objectives. Excel at implementing security plans via personnel, property, and proprietary information, utilizing organization skills and attention to detail.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Loss Prevention Manager
Neiman Marcus
04.2013
- Ensured proper operation and repairs of alarm, EAS, and CCTV equipment
- Provided necessary training and direction to personnel
- Detected, investigated, and resolved external and internal theft along with acts of fraudulent activity
Regional Safety Manager
Installing building products
09.2023 - Current
- Design and implement company safety programs (Industrial Illness Prevention Program), compliance strategies and sustainable management systems.
- Manage and implement the Accident/Exposure Reporting and Investigation program. Ensure the program clearly explains the methods and practices for reporting and investigating accidents/exposures; communicate risks to management.
- Review, monitor, and manage the Worker’s Compensation Claim process. This includes managing the early return to work and modified duty program, monitoring and analyzing accident and injury trends, performing hazard analysis; working directly with the worker’s compensation insurance carrier to investigate all reports in a timely fashion.
- Create a company-wide Emergency Response Plan. Ensure appropriate individuals are trained in the processes and procedures should the plan be activated.
- Ensure and coordinate all forklift drivers, machine operators, sanitation workers, mechanics, DOT drivers are trained and licensed accordingly.
- Conduct regular training and ensure that the following are practiced: Personal Protective Equipment, Machine Safety & Equipment usage, Lockout/Tagout, Hazardous Communication, Evacuation Drills, Fall Prevention, etc.
- Lead the effort to complete training programs and report out to the EPT (Employer Training Panel) in order to secure funding grants
- Prepare site leadership for customer audits
- Coordinate Process Safety Management (PSM) inspections
- Schedule and coordinate with vendor annual audiogram testing, etc.
- Travel 3/5 days out of the week
Director of Operations
Job-Site Safety Ltd
04.2019 - 08.2023
- Manage safety professionals, preparing work schedules, assigning duties, recording payroll
- Travel to all sites as liaison with clients to maintain positive relations
- Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, and objectives
- Lead and manage safety incidents from identification through remediation
- Responsible for employee site safety orientations
- Conduct pre-shift toolbox talks to communicate with workers about hazards present
- OSHA/site safety requirements, and any incidents or issues involving safety
- Perform walk through spot inspections to ensure standards are adhered to
- Complete confined space entry permits, hazardous work permits, and job safety analysis before work begins each day
- Meet with other site safety personnel to determine whether current safety standards are sufficient.
- Document any safety violations and injuries
- Maintains a written log of safety inspections, reports, and correspondence
- Maintains and reports incident activity and insurance reconciliation to brand and executive leadership
- Payroll
Director of Security Operations
Bright Sky Group of Services
05.2014 - 04.2019
- Manage over 300 employees, preparing work schedules, assigning duties, recording payroll
- Travel to all 40 sites as liaison with clients to maintain positive relations
- Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, and objectives
- Lead and manage security incidents from identification through remediation
Education
Criminal justice
Heartland Community College
High school diploma or GED - undefined
Skills
- Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Dropbox Quickbooks Google Docs Wordpress (5 years)
- Sales Management (5 years)
- Payment Processing (5 years)
- Security (10 years)
- Management (7 years)
- Microsoft Word
- Cash Handling
- Communications
- Word
- Budgeting
- CCTV
- Loss Prevention
- Project Management
- Marketing
- Law Enforcement
- Payroll
- Surveillance
- Interviewing
- OSHA
- Team management
- Teaching
- Leadership
- Customer service
- Employment & labor law
- Supervising experience
- Restaurant management
- Restaurant experience
- Benefits administration
- Analysis skills
- Research
- Recruiting
- Computer hardware
- Management
- Negotiation
- Human resources
- Financial management
- Hotel experience
- Risk management
- Custodial experience
- Bilingual
- Spanish
- Manufacturing
- Employee Orientation
- Conflict Management
- Quality Assurance
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Construction management
- Training & development
- EHS
- Problem management
- Safety plans
- Financial statement preparation
- Operations management
- Event marketing
- Business management
- Law enforcement
- Business development
- Heavy lifting
- EPA
- English
- Strategic Planning
- Logistics
Certification
- OSHA 30 April 2019 The OSHA 30-hour Construction Industry Outreach Training course is a comprehensive safety program designed for anyone involved in the construction industry. Specifically devised for safety directors, foremen, and field supervisors; the program provides complete information on OSHA compliance issues.
- OSHA 510 April 2019 OSHA #510 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry. This course covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in the construction industry.
- PERC Card
- CPR Certification
- Guard Card
Languages
Spanish - Expert
English
Timeline
Regional Safety Manager
Installing building products
09.2023 - Current
Director of Operations
Job-Site Safety Ltd
04.2019 - 08.2023
Director of Security Operations
Bright Sky Group of Services
05.2014 - 04.2019
Loss Prevention Manager
Neiman Marcus
04.2013
Criminal justice
Heartland Community College
High school diploma or GED - undefined
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