Marco A. Cruz Porras
Bern
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced, multicultural and high-tech settings.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
EHS Process Safety Manager
CSL Behring
01.2022 - Current
- Process Safety Management system implementation for the Bern Facility
- Participation and lead in process hazard analysis (PHA) for highly hazardous chemicals: Ethanol, ammonia, propene, caustic soda, diesel, etc
- Execution of layer of protection analysis (LoPA)
- EHS Management of change implementation for the Bern Facility
- EHS by Design Lead for all capital projects
- Consulting and technical guidance during factory acceptance tests (FAT) of production equipment
- Internal and External international auditing of PSM systems
- Technical consultant for the creation of CSL’s Permit to Work, PSM, HAZOP, Permit to Work and LOTO/Line Breaking global standards.
Health, Environment, and Safety Senior Project Specialist
CSL Behring
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Senior EHS Project Specialist for large-scale projects: Protinus Construction Project (Investment of 250 Million CHF, 108.000 m3 construction volume), Genesis 2 (Bulk, filling and lyophilization processes)
- Green and Brownfield experience
- Assessment and risk analysis of all civil works involved: digging, working at heights, crane activities, confined spaces, electrical works, welding
- Safe implementation and execution of the Installation and Commissioning Phases of production and utilities’ equipment: HVAC, Purified Water (PW), Highly Purified Water (HPW), CIP and Puffer Tanks, Fire Detection and Control Systems, Steam Systems
- Projects’ EHS by Design responsible
- Process and Contractor safety coordinator, execution and review of all HazOp and personal safety risk assessments, LOTO coordinator
- Direct supervision of third-party safety representatives.
Health and Safety (HS) Senior Supervisor
APM Terminals (Maersk Group)
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Risk assessments and supervision of civil (wastewater treatment plant, high and middle voltage electrical substations, reefer racks.) and maritime engineering (dredging, land reclamation, industrial diving) constructive activities
- Safety Manager Deputy: Progress and Milestone Meetings, HS Departmental Internal Coordination
- Elaboration of High-Risk work permits: Welding and grinding, works at heights, electrically energized works, log out tag out (LOTO), diving in open waters, ship operations, chemical Substances handling, confined Spaces
- Coordination of safety and health activities on daily APMT Port operations (STS and RTG cranes, berthing and unberthing of vessels, traffic safety with external truckers, container-scanning operations, etc.)
Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist for Costa Rica and Nicaragua
CASCO (Central American Safety Company) Safety
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Design, budgeting, and installation of high-scale Fall Protection Engineering Systems (XS Platforms and DBi Sala) according to OSHA, ANSI, and EN Standards and Regulations
- Risk Assessments and CAPA Planning on several Industrial Sectors of Costa Rica and Nicaragua (Food Industry, Medical Devices, Electronics, and Automotive Industry)
- Planning and Execution of Technical Training to the Company`s Commercial Assessors and other Personnel (SCBA, Industrial Hygiene, Emergency Response Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment).
Environmental, Health and Safety Senior Consultant
Sinergia Safety Consulting Services
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Consulting services to several industrial sectors and industries of the Central American territory such as I.C.E (Middle and High Voltage Projects), Flor de Caña Nicaragua, Claro El Salvador (Telecommunications), Kimberly Clark El Salvador, and FIFCO (Costa Rican National Brewery)
- Some of the developed projects include heat stress analysis on sugar cane plantation workers, Fall Protection and Fall Emergency Procedures for the Telecommunications sector, Fall Protection and Electrical Hazard Risk Assessments on High and Medium voltage tension lines and the development of Behavioral Based Safety and Ergonomics Procedures.
Global Manufacturing Supply EHS Manager
GlaxoSmithkline (GSK)
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Direct report of GSK´s Site Director and member of the Senior Leadership Team
- Steering Head of the Environmental, Health, and Safety Strategies for the four Facilities (Manufacturing and Warehouse) GSK owns in Costa Rica
- Seven Direct Reports including 4 EHS Specialists, 2 Medical Doctors, and a Nurse
- Head of the Company´s Medical Clinic
- GSK´s Latin American (Mexico, Panamá, Brazil and Argentina) Process Safety Champion
- Ranked first position
- Responsible for the design and implementation of the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
- Promotor of ‘‘ZAP (Zero Accident Promotion)’’ and ‘‘Respirator Free’’ Corporate Programs to develop cultural change amongst Collaborators in terms of unsafe behavior reporting (behavioral-based safety) and to eliminate or reduce the use of personal respiratory protection within GSK´s Production Processes
- Loss Time Incident Frequency reduction of 22% in 1 year
- EHS Trainer of Trainers for different topics such as Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, Hot Works, EEW (CoHE and LoTo), Construction Safety, and Ergonomics amongst others
- EHS Regional Coach of GSK Production System (GPS) focused on Zero Accidents, Zero Waste, and Zero Defects with the implementation of several tools such as Problem Solving, 5 S and Zoning, GEMBA, and Leader Standard Work.
Latin American Region EHS Manager
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Head of the Environmental, Health, and Safety Strategies for the INTEL facilities in the Latin American Region (Costa Rica, Mexico, and Argentina)
- Loss Time Incident frequency reduction of 43% in 2 years
- Responsible for Region`s EHS Quarterly Metrics (LTI, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Safety Inspections)
- Business Expert on Risk Analysis and Incident Investigations (FMEA, Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis)
- EHS’ Contractor Management System Designer (Protocols, Job Permits, Training)
- Coordinator of the Occupational Health (Medical Clinic) Service
- OHSAS 18000 and ISO 90001 and 14001 Management Systems Auditor
- Responsible for the EHS Department’s Budget creation and execution (Above 200K USD per year).
Environmental Health and Safety Engineer
Abbott Vascular Costa Rica
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Implementation of the Emergency Response Plan (Emergency Response Structure, Brigades (ERT)
- Working at Heights Content Expert
- Supervision of jobs, training and implementation of Corporate Technical Standards
- Confined Spaces Content Expert
- (Responsible for training and monitoring)
- Hot Work and Core Drilling/Surface Penetration Content Expert (FM Global Requirements)
- Make it Safe’’ Behavioral Based Safety program administrator for both Abbott Vascular Facilities in the country
- EHS Contractor Management System Responsible
- Construction Safety Representative during the evolution of the AVCR Facility (15000 m2)
- Production Floor Safety Support (risk assessments, accident investigations, industrial hygiene samplings).
Occupational Safety and Health Coordinator
Volio y Trejos Construction Company
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Emergency Response Coordinator
- Risk Assessment of Construction Machinery, Equipment and Powered Industrial Trucks
- Elaboration of complex work permits for different kinds of labors: Works at Heights, electrical energized works, log out tag out (LOTO), Chemical Substances Handling, and Confined Spaces etc
- Training on Occupational Health and Safety topics to more of 50 persons per week
- In charge of the EHS supervision of one of the country’s most ambitious construction projects (Plaza Tempo Escazú) ever built (over 90000 m2)
- Tower Crane maintenance supervision on bi-weekly basis.
Environment, Health and Safety Engineer
Boston Scientific Costa Rica
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Development and Implementation of the Razor Blade Elimination Project (RBEP) for the NVI-Stents transfer from the Boston Scientific facility in Spencer, USA to the Costa Rican facility
- Responsible for the Boston Scientifics’ Contractor Management System (over 40 different contractors)
- Implementation of the Fall Protection Program for Boston Scientific’s Facilities in Costa Rica according to OSHA and ANSI standards
- Emergency Response Coordinator
- Experience performing work permits in different kinds of labors: works at heights, hot works, Control of Hazardous Energies, Dangerous Goods, etc
- EHS assessments for different equipment and machinery during their Installation Qualification (IQ) phase.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Occupational Safety and Environmental Hygiene Engineering
Technological Institute of Costa Rica
OSHA 510 Construction Safety Certification -
OSHA
Higher Education Certificate - Management And Leadership Skills-EHS Professional
Harvard University, School of Public Health,
Massachusetts, USA09.2023
Lead Auditor - ISO 45001
BSI Training Academy
01.2022
Higher Education Diploma - Process Safety Management
NEBOSH
Leicester, UK01.2021
Internal Auditor - OHSAS 18001, ISO 9000 And 14001
Costa Rica’s Chamber of Industries
01.2012
OSHA
01.2012
Professional Apprenticeship - Occupational Health And Industrial Hygiene
Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
01.2011
Professional Apprenticeship - Occupational Health And Industrial Hygiene
University of Brescia, Italy
Brescia, Italy01.2008
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Business Development
- Performance Management
- Business Administration
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Incident Investigation
- Hazard Identification
- Management of Change
- Explosion protection
- Functional Safety
- Layer of Protection Analysis
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
- Process Hazard Analysis
- Safety Instrumented Systems
- Work Process Analysis
- Behavior-Based Safety
- Machine guarding
- Contractor Management
- Accident investigation
- Interpersonal Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Root Cause Analysis
- Construction safety
- Occupational health
- Safety audits
- Noise control
Languages
Spanish
English
German
References
- Eng. Mario Fraguela, HSE Manager, Smith & Nephew Costa Rica, (506)8817-3946, Former Boss in Boston Scientific
- Eng. Vinicio Zamora, EHS Manager, Boston Scientific Costa Rica, (506)8702-5262, Former Boss in Abbott Vascular
- Eng. Gustavo Loría, Thomson Reuters Account Manager, Jones Lang LaSalle, (506)8329-4594, Former Boss in Intel-JLL
Timeline
EHS Process Safety Manager
CSL Behring
01.2022 - Current
Health, Environment, and Safety Senior Project Specialist
CSL Behring
01.2019 - 01.2022
Health and Safety (HS) Senior Supervisor
APM Terminals (Maersk Group)
01.2017 - 01.2019
Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist for Costa Rica and Nicaragua
CASCO (Central American Safety Company) Safety
01.2016 - 01.2017
Global Manufacturing Supply EHS Manager
GlaxoSmithkline (GSK)
01.2014 - 01.2015
Environmental, Health and Safety Senior Consultant
Sinergia Safety Consulting Services
01.2012 - 01.2017
Latin American Region EHS Manager
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
01.2012 - 01.2014
Environmental Health and Safety Engineer
Abbott Vascular Costa Rica
01.2011 - 01.2012
Occupational Safety and Health Coordinator
Volio y Trejos Construction Company
01.2010 - 01.2011
Environment, Health and Safety Engineer
Boston Scientific Costa Rica
01.2008 - 01.2010
Bachelor’s Degree - Occupational Safety and Environmental Hygiene Engineering
Technological Institute of Costa Rica
OSHA 510 Construction Safety Certification -
OSHA
Higher Education Certificate - Management And Leadership Skills-EHS Professional
Harvard University, School of Public Health,
Lead Auditor - ISO 45001
BSI Training Academy
Higher Education Diploma - Process Safety Management
NEBOSH
Internal Auditor - OHSAS 18001, ISO 9000 And 14001
Costa Rica’s Chamber of Industries
OSHA
Professional Apprenticeship - Occupational Health And Industrial Hygiene
Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Professional Apprenticeship - Occupational Health And Industrial Hygiene
University of Brescia, Italy
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