1. PHILLIP R. BALLARD
928 Charleston Lane • Savannah, TX 76227
940.293.7221 • prballard173@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Oversee all third-party vendor operations for safety compliance, quality of work and cost effectiveness
• Lead daily safety meetings focusing on dynamic risk assessment and accountability, followed-up by weekly conference calls
to report safety statistics to management
• Structure daily maintenance and repair schedules for a 5-man crew; report progress and budget updates to supervisor
• Supervise crews of up to 15 employees during rig up, rig down including the transportation of industrial drilling rig
equipment in a safe and timely manner according to all DOT regulations
• Develop and implement ongoing safety protocols that are distributed throughout the company, which have led to a reduction
in injuries by 75% over the past year
• Conduct daily rig inspections including identifying and documenting any malfunctions, scheduling repairs and overseeing
project management deadlines for the rig manager and driller
• Managed team of 15 facilities engineers responsible for maintenance and repair of all the facilities and equipment of the
~100,000 square foot exercise rooms, tennis courts, pool and sports complexes
• Directed training program for all new hires and facilities positions resulting in a decrease in employee turnover of 50%
• Partnered with National Director of Operations on numerous club remodels, expansions, HVAC, special projects, electrical
and plumbing retrofits
• Traveled to Corporate Headquarters in Minnesota to assist in developing a training program for other regional facilities
operators
• Worked closely with finance to develop thoughtful budgets for the Club including repair and maintenance, payroll and
supplies consistently coming in below 95% of forecast
• Recognized in 2011 as Store Facilities Manager of the year
• Managed all vendor relationships, quality of work, safety and compliance
• Partnered with Corporate Facilities team to develop interior vendor management system
• Led and motivated a friendly, safe and team-oriented workforce to ensure a pleasant, clean and orderly shopping experience
for our customers
• Assisted with peer and new team member training while responsible for leading store leadership safety meetings and store
assurance management conference calls
• Verified assets and work conditions met maintenance/safety standards; responded to emergency issues and disaster/crisis
recovery when necessary
LIFE TIME FITNESS, INC. Dallas, TX
Facilities Operations Department Head 1/2012 – 1/2013
TARGET CORPORATION Lewisville, TX
Store Facilities Manager 4/2008 – 1/2012
CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Denton, TX
Field Service Foreman 9/2015 - Present
• Responsible for the supervision of Field Technicians, safety performance and the performance of tasks associated with
hazardous waste clean-up, site-remediation, equipment decontamination and handling of hazardous materials.
• Ensuring Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner always
• Allocate manpower, organize crews and delegate job responsibilities
• Allocate and verify that the appropriate equipment is available and on-site to complete the project/job
• Manage safety performance and reporting
• Train and mentor Field Technicians
• Because of the emergency response and operational nature of the position, I am on call, including weekend and holidays
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC Midland, TX
Assistant Driller / Derrick Man 1/2013 - 6/2015
2. • Managed an employee base of 35 covering a three-state area with multi-faceted responsibilities including: conflict resolution,
monthly performance reviews, payroll, product sales training, facilitating store wide resets and product placement, and hiring
all employees in the region
• Developed a system to streamline operations as well as a new employee training program, which reduced the employee
turnover rate 80% in six months following implementation, resulting in savings of $500,000 in training expenses over 2 years
• Maintained a project completion rate of 100% for two consecutive years and above 90% for the other three years
EDUCATION
DDP HOLDINGS, INC. Springdale, AR
Regional Manager – North Texas, West Louisiana, and Oklahoma; Retail
Environment Specialist
11/2003 –3/2008
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Stillwater, OK
Business Management, Emphases in Journalism and Marketing (2 yrs) May 2002
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY Tahlequah, OK
Associate Degree, Economics and Psychology Graduated, December 2000