James E.

Roughton, CSP, Six Sigma Black Belt

520 Settles Road
jr@gotsafety.net
Suwanee, Ga. 30024
Cell 678-983-1598

Director Safety and Health, Georgia Pacific, Packaging Division, Atlanta Georgia)
• Provided Safety Management support for 50 plants which includes playing the
lead role in developing a strong health, safety culture to help drive the safety
process improvements.
• Directed and assisted in monitoring division performance by proactively identifying
implement process improvements using Six Sigma, procedures, systems and
tools.
• Assisted Corporate in implementation of a Process Safety Management Program.
2005-2009 Senior Safety Manager, MeadWestvaco, Global Support, Atlanta Georgia
• Coordinated and provided safety management services for 25 facilities which
include management system development, workers’ compensation, employee
training, and other services.
• Multi site EH&S Management of U.S. and International operations experience.
• Utilized Six Sigma Black Belt Tools, such as lean technology and 5S programs, to
evaluate and develop actions to ensure that safety performance is sustained.
Increased training comprehension from 35% retention rate to 80% using a gage
study to verify process.
• Implemented enhanced knife and glove policy to reduce cuts and lacerations for
the Corporation. Results achieved in the first year: reduced utility knife-related
injuries from 57% to zero.
• Directed and assisted in monitoring division performance by proactively identifying
implement process improvements using Six Sigma, procedures, systems and
tools.
• Developed medical management procedure which included a series of document
to be completed by Supervisor in response to an injury to collect data for a better
root cause analysis.
2001-2005 Safety and Environmental Manager, MeadWestvaco, Packaging System Division,
Atlanta Georgia
• Developed safety systems and training programs and procedures such as
behavior-based safety, Job Hazard Analysis, machine-specific checklist.
• Developed Safety action plan for each facility in the Division outlining specific
achievable metrics. This plan included four major areas: Management
Commitment, Roles and Responsibilities, Employee Participation, and Hazard
Recognition.
• Developed a knife and glove policy to reduce cuts and lacerations for the
Packaging Division. Results achieved in the first year: reduced utility knife-related
injuries from 75% to zero.
• Assisted engineering in researching and preparing regulatory permits for two
printing press installations to ensure that VOC emissions were able to meet and
sustained.
1999-2001 Safety Specialist, MeadWestvaco, Packaging Systems Division, Atlanta Georgia
• Implemented strategy to mentor Plant Management on how to achieve Zero
Injuries utilizing various methods such as BBS, ABSS, JHA, etc.
• Conducted OSHA compliance training classes in each facility to mentor site
management, supervision, and employees on compliance issues.
• Provided the leadership to reduce OSHA injury rates from 5.0 to .5 within 18
months in one plant, which were maintainable utilizing up-stream metrics.

James Roughton, CSP, CRSP, CHMM, Six Sigma Black Belt

1998-1999 Construction Specialist, Managing Engineer, Corporate/Regional, Travelers
Property Casualty, Southern Region Alpharetta, Georgia
• Provided business partners and/or insured technically competent, comprehensive,
timely, and loss control action plans to help identify and reduce losses.
• Developed safety action plans for various construction accounts to help reduce
injuries.
1990-1998 Manager Safety and Health, Corporate/Regional, South East, IT Group (EMCON
Consulting, Norcross, Georgia, Fluor Daniel GTI,) Marietta Georgia
• Provided safety management consulting services to medium/large corporations
which included management system development such as: workers’
compensation, contractor control, employee training, Job Hazard Analysis,
Machine Guarding, Process Safety Management (PSM), and Lockout/Tagout, etc.
• Developed and implemented health, safety, and environmental programs and
provided consulting services for hazardous waste sites regarding site-specific
health and safety plans.
1986 - 1990 Safety/Security Manager, Mars Electronics International, Division of M&M Mars,
Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania
• Designed and implemented a safety/security bar code data collection computer
program. System was used to conduct and monitor risk management functions in
six major manufacturing facilities.

• Developed quality assurance procedures and implemented programs to improve

understanding of standards and solutions to manufacturing processes.

• Provided safety/security advice to other Divisions, such as candy, dog food, and
ice cream.
1967- 1986 Safety/Security Specialist, Production Line Management, Quality Control
Specialist, General Electric Company, Consumer Electronic Business Division,
Portsmouth, Virginia
• Revised and updated safety, environmental, security, fire protection, and workers'
compensation/cost containment programs to reflect current standards.
• Developed and implemented ergonomic programs and conducted specific training
for supervisors and employees to describe repetitive motion.
Education M.S., Safety Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
B.S., Business Administration, Christopher Newport College, Newport News, Virginia.
Certification Certified Safety Professional
s
Canadian Registered Safety Professional
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Certified Environmental Trainer
Certified Instructional Technologist
Six Sigma Black Belt
Authorized OSHA Outreach 501 Trainer,10/30 hour General Industry
Certified Inbound Marketer
References Available on LinkedIn or upon request

James Roughton, CSP, CRSP, CHMM, Six Sigma Black Belt