Currently seeking Director / Manager HSE roles in the Lower Mainland. Available for select consulting engagements.
Currently seeking Director / Manager HSE roles in the Lower Mainland. Available for select consulting engagements.
• 50% reduction in DART (Days Away, Restricted or Transferred)
• TRIF held below 2% over two years
• Safety management systems built for 20–200 workers, 100% compliance and COR
• 500+ supervisors and workers trained
• Repeat incidents cut by half
I'm an HSE leader with 25+ years across oil and gas, marine construction, and industrial/civil operations. My work centers on one thing: safety systems people actually follow — defined, measurable, and built with the workforce, not around them. I'm currently pursuing Director- and Manager-level HSE roles in the Lower Mainland, and I'm available for select consulting engagements in the meantime.
Safety management systems · OHSAS 18001 (ISO 45001) · COR readiness and maintenance · Incident investigation · Field leadership coaching · Training design and delivery · Contractor management · Emergency response
• Owner, Bentbar Consulting Inc., North Vancouver — Mar 2017–Present. Client-facing HSE engagements, most recently developing and supervising field HSE coaches across 10+ work locations.
• Health and Safety Manager, Fraser River Pile & Dredge — 2015–2017. Achieved a 50% DART reduction; maintained COR.
• Director, HSE Canadian Drilling, Savanna Energy Services — Jan 2013–Mar 2015.
• United Safety Ltd. — 2000–2013. Global Director of Risk Management; Area Manager, North Alberta.