Bill Geddings - SMS, CESCP, OHST, CHST

Bill Geddings - SMS, CESCP, OHST, CHST

San Francisco Bay Area
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About

I am a seasoned environmental, health, and safety expert with over 24 years of regulatory…

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Experience

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      Foster City, California, United States

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      Foster City, California

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    Mountain View, California

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    Mountain View, CA

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    Mountain View, CA

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      Sunnyvale, California

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      Sunnyvale, CA

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      Marietta, GA

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      Greenville, SC

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    Greenville, South Carolina Area

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    Churchill, TN

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    NC & SC

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    Piedmont, SC

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    Clemson, SC

Education

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Volunteer Experience

  • Volunteer

    Volunteer

    Human Rights Campaign

    - 2 years 7 months

    Human Rights

    Volunteered to support the HRC Gala Dinner in San Francisco

  • Volunteer

    Volunteer

    Out & Equal Workplace Advocates

    - 2 years 7 months

    Human Rights

    Volunteered for the Workplace Summit in San Francisco

  • Captain

    Captain

    Corinth-Shiloh Fire Department

    - 22 years

    Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

    Volunteered along with ~20 other community minded individuals to provide emergency services to our local community. Responsibilities included operations leadership, grant writing and administration($500k+), emergency response and incident command.

  • President/Chair

    PRIDE Employee Resource Group

    - 5 years 8 months

    Human Rights

    Led LGBT employee resource group at both Marietta, GA and Sunnyvale, CA facilities to foster workplace inclusion, education, professional development and STEM activities for our employees.

  • President, Piedmont Chapter

    President, Piedmont Chapter

    American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)

    - 1 year

    Science and Technology

    Provided leadership for programs, activities and objectives of the chapter during my term in office.

    Chartered student section at Western Carolina University.

  • Workplace Safety Director

    Workplace Safety Director

    2022 Special Olympics USA Games

    Social Services

    Provide technical subject matter expertise to 2022 Special Olympics USA Games staff on occupational safety and health risks.

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Member Task Force

    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Member Task Force

    American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)

    - 8 months

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Member of the board-level task force made up of ASSP members representing the diverse voices of safety professionals helped clearly define society goals for diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • Member - Professional Conduct Committee

    Member - Professional Conduct Committee

    American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)

    The committee’s purpose is to adjudicate the Society Code of Professional Conduct, thereby protecting
    the reputation of the Society, its members and the profession while clarifying expectations, providing a
    mechanism for addressing disputes, and declaring Society values to the outside world.

Licenses & Certifications

Publications

Honors & Awards

  • Zoox Crew Spotlight

    Zoox

    Zoox blog entry.

  • American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) President's Award

    Christine Sullivan

    The President's Award recognizes individuals for special service to the Society during a president's term. This year ASSP President Christine Sullivan honors ASSP's DEI Summit Task Force for their service to the profession and the Society.

  • American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) President's Award

    Deborah Roy

    Award from 2021 ASSP President for successful outcomes of the Board-level Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force.

  • Executive SPOT Award

    Chief Finance Officer

    Received significant monetary bonus for COVID-19 leadership, planning and management during pandemic.

  • Member of the Month

    Women in Safety Excellence (WISE)

    Honored to have been nominated by three other WISE members and selected by committee to be the WISE Member of the Month and first WISE Guy to be selected. Nominations included comments related to:
    1) Leadership and management of a COVID-19 Return to Work Matrix collaboration project.
    2) Participation in networking through Facebook WISE group promoting safety in the workplace and encouraging other members.
    3) Diversity and inclusion within the society to include submission of changes…

    Honored to have been nominated by three other WISE members and selected by committee to be the WISE Member of the Month and first WISE Guy to be selected. Nominations included comments related to:
    1) Leadership and management of a COVID-19 Return to Work Matrix collaboration project.
    2) Participation in networking through Facebook WISE group promoting safety in the workplace and encouraging other members.
    3) Diversity and inclusion within the society to include submission of changes to ASSP’s Standard Operating Guidelines to include the addition of sexual orientation and gender identity being added by the Board of Directors in Dec 2019 along with being one of the leaders dedicated to creating the change to Society requirements on which membership categories could hold which Society positions (Educational Diversity).

  • High Five Award

    Mark Meyer - Space Systems Company

    Immediate thank you and recognition award issued by fellow employees/peers

  • SPOT Award

    Jeff Gaut - Space Systems

    Individual Recognition Award given by leadership for outstanding job performance. This particular award was given in response to effort and effectiveness of AS9100 preparation and results of audit.

  • SPOT Award

    Mark Meyer - Space Systems

    Individual Recognition Award given by leadership for outstanding job performance. This particular award was given for my performance as the Site Risk Manager/Incident Investigator for the facilities organization.

  • High Five Award

    Terry Finnegan - Space Systems

    Given by coworker for help on a special project.

  • High Five Award

    Chad Pugh - Space Systems

    Given by PRIDE employee resource group Chair for my work within the LGBT community and involvement with PRIDE.

  • Heart of Diversity Award

    Marietta Diversity Team

    Given to the PRIDE employee resource group of which I was President at the time for it's work in promoting LGBT inclusion in the workplace.

  • PRIDE Award

    Ruth Hollingsworth

    Issued the "Rookie Award" for my work as a new member of the PRIDE community.

  • Special Recognition Award (SRA)

    Roy Bull

    Team Recognition Award given by leadership for outstanding job performance. Award issued to those that responded to an incident at the facility that involved the great potential of harm to a valuable asset of the company and a highly trained employee.

  • SPOT Award

    Rick Ramsey

    Individual Recognition Award given by leadership for outstanding job performance. Director of facilities issued award for my work in a major investigation and co-leading the root cause analysis of the event.

  • Special Recognition Award (SRA)

    David Laird

    Team Recognition Award given by leadership for outstanding job performance. Team award for work on a high viability and critical project.

  • Special Recognition Award (SRA)

    Meribeth Malloy

    Team Recognition Award given by leadership for outstanding job performance. Team issued award for response to and work on a critical incident.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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