Curriculum Vitae
For
Marc L. Smoot
404 Wilcox Place
Augusta, Georgia 30909
(706)364-7168
M :( 706)951-6387
Email: marc.smoot[at]knology.net


PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

To provide services related to accidents and personal injuries in construction and general industry including accident investigation, analysis, and cause determination, and consultation, research and expert witness services specializing in matters involving worksite safety and the application of OSHA regulations, ANSI standards, procedures and policies and also USACE EM 385-1-1. With 20 years of experience and a desire to facilitate change in organizational safety, risk management and loss control programs, it is a belief that the practical and professional experiences shall enhance any safety culture.


AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Work related accidents in construction and general industry, multi-employer worksites, OSHA, Falls and Fall Protection, Equipment and Machinery, Material Handling, Trenching, and Other Similar Areas. I also have more than 10 years experience in managing of Loss Control and Risk Management program. This has included risk assessments, loss control surveys and management of claims for automobile, workers compensation, general liability and builders risk. I have administered and developed Safety and Loss manuals for OCIP (Owner Controlled Insurance Program) and CCIP (Contractor Controlled Insurance Program) throughout the United States and for various general contractors and construction managers. My experience and technical know how has been enhanced by working in many different sections. The arenas where I have worked in Safety, Health, Loss Control and Risk Management are: Pulp and Paper, Petrochemical, Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuel Power, Pharmaceutical, Semi Conductor, Military, Construction, Steel Fabrication, Department of Defense contractors, U S Army Corp of Engineer Projects, Wind Energy and Manufacturing of many different products.


CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Safety Specialist
Certified Safety Technician
*** Certifications are by written examinations
****Certifications by World Safety Organization

OSHA Training
OSHA 500- Outreach Trainer Authorization for Construction
OSHA 501- Outreach Trainer Authorization for General Industry
OSHA 10 and 30 Hour Course for Construction
OSHA 10 and 30 Hour Course for General Industry


MEMBERSHIPS:

American Society of Safety Engineers
National Safety Council Corporate Member


FORMAL EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Alabama


ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL COURSES:
Accident Investigation
Accident Analysis
Construction Standards
Safety and Health Management
Confine Space Entry
Machinery and Machine Guarding
Cranes and Material Handling for Construction
Cranes and Material Handling for General Industry
Fall Protections Systems Design in Construction
Voluntary Protection Programs
Basic Electrical Principles
Electrical Standards
Critical Incident Stress
Back Injuries
Respirators
Statistics


LEGAL TRAINING:
Identifying Responsible Parties/Multi- employer Worksites
Determining Applicability of OSHA Regulations
Establishing Legal Sufficiency for OSHA Violations
Affirmative Defenses
Contract Law
Risk and Loss Mitigation
Risk Management and Loss Control in Construction
Risk Management and Loss Control in General Industry
Claims Management and Cost Control

REFERENCES:
References are furnished upon request.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:


2004- Present Principal Consultant (MarBec Consulting Inc.)

Direct day to day operation of full service consulting firm that conducts safety audits and inspections throughout the United States. Marketing, business development and fiscal strategies are part of my duties. The company was actually founded in 1998 but I have not worked it completely full time until this period of time. Duties have also included accident investigations, fatality investigations and depositions/testimony for various workers compensations and general liabilities claims throughout the United States. My duties have included jobsite inspections, audits, job sit orientations and onsite safety management for numerous contractors throughout the United States and Canada. Have been responsible for the selection and training for all personal fall arrest systems for the following projects. Fall protection plan development and training for all effected employees and subcontractors was conducted by me. I also have trained as a fall protection subject matter consultant to provide fall protection training by two different manufacturers. They are DBI/Sala and Miller Fall Protection.

Project Experience:
Cohocton Wind Farm Cohocton, New York
Coker Plant TA (Chevron Refinery) Pascagoula, MS
Hartsfield Airport International Terminal Project Atlanta, GA
Runway Improvement Project Andrews Air Force Base, MD (Department of Air Force) Contracted SSHO for GC
Naval Surface Warfare Center (Department of Navy) Dahlgren, VA Contracted SSHP for GC
U S Capitol Construction Program (Capitol Visitor Center project) - Washington, DC Contracted SSHO for Site Development Contractor (USACE)




2002-2004 Corporate Safety Director (Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies)
Demonstrated an ability to provide worksite safety/hazard analysis, accident investigations, cause determination and expert witness services for both construction and general industry. Deposition and trial experience. Familiar with construction practices, techniques and equipment as well as the general industry environment. Developer of Corporate Safety Program and facilitator of training related to safety, health, risk management and loss control. Responsible for all construction sites and manufacturing facilities in the United States and Canada. Responsible for development of site specific safety programs, job hazard analysis and safety training of all craft employees on projects for four regional offices based in CT, CA, CT and MN. Responsible for establishing a standardized fall protection system within all offices and field operations. I also revised the corporate safety program for all operations in the United States and Canada.

1999- 2002 Contracted Safety Professional (MarBec Consulting Services)

Safety Auditing, Accident Investigations, Claims Management, OSHA Training and all related activities to include interviews in accident investigation and depositions, when applicable. The client list was with excavation contractors, roofing contractors, steel erectors and general contractors in the Metro Washington, DC area. This also included developing periodic reports for senior management of all organizations that services were provided for. During this period I developed all site specific safety programs and fall protection plans for each project and client. This includes personal fall arrest systems selection and training of all employees.

Project Experience:
National Ground Intelligence Center (USACE) - Contracted SSHO for GC- Charlottesville, VA
Pentagon Remote Delivery Facility (USACE) - Contracted SSHO for GC- Arlington, VA
Tactical Support Equipment Department (USACE) Contracted SSHO for GC- Fort Lee, VA
Pentagon Wedges 2-5 Remodeling (USACE) Contracted SSHO for CM Arlington, VA


1998-1999 Project Safety Manager (Whiting Turner Construction)

Project Safety Officer for a $280M construction project at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. The included day to day safety management of all contractors and recognizing safety hazards. Conducting of all site employees and supervisor of site access control contractor. Participated in contract review and pre construction meeting plus approval of subcontractors accident prevention programs.

1996- 1998 Program Safety Engineer (Hensel Phelps Construction)
Program Safety Engineer for CCIP (Contractor Controlled Insurance Program) project for Smithsonian Institute. This was a project for a new National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va. The duties included: Supervision of administrator of CCIP program, employee orientations, accident investigations, accident prevention program development, contract review for safety requirements, site audits and inspections and management training for safety and health.

1994-1996 Regional Safety Director (CDK Contracting)
Reported directly to Corporate Safety Director and Executive Vice President in matters related to safety, health and loss control. The position covered the Southeast United States and projects in 7 states. I was responsible for enforcement and training of the corporate safety program and the supervision of 4 Site Safety Managers. I was responsible for handling all OSHA inspections and citations along with participating in all depositions that were required in relation to lawsuits and claims for all projects within the area of control. Program development for this divisions including the following: Fall Protection, Confined Space, Zero Energy State (Lockout/Tagout), Crane Awareness and Rigging. All of this training program were written, developed and implemented by me in my capacity of Regional Safety Director.


1992-1994 Director of Safety (Impact Quality Services-Owner/Shareholder)

Responsibilities included acting as corporate EEOC officer, employee benefits manager, onsite safety inspections, claims management, contract review and business development. I served in many capacities in a start up company that specialized in high hazard industrial construction and maintenance. Duties were necessary to be carried out throughout the United States. All claims, lawsuits and disputes related to workers compensation, general liability and builders risk were handled by me. I also wrote the corporate safety program and fall protection program for all operations.

1987-1992 Corporate Safety Director, Safety Engineer, Safety Manager, Safety Coordinator, Safety Advisor and Safety Consultant (Various Employers) (Corporate Safety Director- Carolina Cranes and RSI (Refractory Services Inc.)


During these years I worked in every capacity from entry level to Corporate Safety Director for various employers in the Southeast United States. Duties included but not limited to the following:

Site Safety
Safety Audits and Inspections
OSHA Contest Hearings
Fatality Investigations
Accident Investigations
Depositions
Civil Court Testimony
Workers Compensation Commission Hearing testimony
Employee Training
Safety Program Development
Fall Protection Program Development and Training
Subcontractor Coordination for Safety
Contract Review
Claims Management
Risk Management
Loss Control Services