Mike Sasser
  msasser@mikesasser.com

  EXPERIENCE: 

  (22+ years)

  Mike Sasser LLC.

  Safety Consultant

  ExxonMobil

  01-2023 to Present

• On-Stie Safety Coach for Drilling and Completions (Frac) operations. 

  Ensign Drilling – Midland, TX                      

  West Texas HSE Field Supervisor

​  Three and a half (3.5) years – 09-2019 to 12-2022

• Manage Ensign HSE policy and safety systems to reduce injuries.
• Investigate incidents and assist operations with root causes to prevent reoccurrence.
• Injury case management.
• Perform analytics on incident and rig data inflow to identify trends needing to be addressed.
• ​Promote proactive safety.
  
• Supervise HSE Field Coordinators.
• The last two years have been more “boots on the ground” role to include rig-move coverage, rig inspections, and on-site crew coaching and interaction.

  Trinidad Drilling – Houston, TX
  US Southern Division HSE Manager
  Six (6) years – 06-2008 to 06-2014

• Manage policy and regulatory compliance.
• Developed safety initiatives such as in-house stop books (Lookout Books), foolproof LO/TO (Active and Out of Service protection) and the Safety Triangle Poster (Proactive verse Reactive Safety) to reduce incidents.
• Perform analytics on incident and rig data inflow to identify trends needing to be addressed.
  
• Promote proactive safety.
  
• Injury case management.
• Supervise HSE Field Manager and Coordinators.

  Nabors Drilling – Alice, TX
  South TX HSE District Manager

  Three (3) years – 12-2005 to 06-2008

• Started as field safety, then was promoted to area manager.
• Manage Nabors HSE policy and safety systems to reduce injuries.
• Investigate incidents and assist operations in finding root causes to prevent reoccurrence.
• Promote proactive safety.
  
• Injury case management.
• Supervise HSE Field Coordinators.

  Fontana Center – Lafayette, LA
  Customer Service – Physical Demand Post-Offer

  Testing/Return to Work case management
  One (1) year – 2004 to 2005

• Manage customer accounts.
• Assist in physical demand tests and return to work program development.
• Conduct Back Safety courses.
• Assist with physical demand testing in the Center.

  Randy Smith Training – Lafayette, LA
  Facilitator/Trainer
  Three (3) years – 2002 to 2004

• Conducted Safety Leadership and Behavior Base Safety training, both domestic and internationally.
• Assisted in course development for customers.
• Certified Outdoor Experiential (Ropes Course) Trainer used for team building.

  Western Oceanic Offshore – (Industry Related)
  Roustabout/Crane Operator Trainee
  Three (3) years – 1983 to 1986

• Worked on Jack-Ups and Semi-Submersibles.
• Unloaded supply boats and conducted rig upkeep.
• I swung the sledgehammers and pulled the wrenches which helps me better communicate with the crew members on the rig.

  EDUCATION:   

• Pineville High School – Pineville, Louisiana
  
• Alexandria Vocational College – Electrical
  
• LSU at Alexandria – Business Associate (incomplete; returned to workforce)                                          
  
• Louisiana College – Management Communication (Night course completed)
  

  CERTIFICATIONS:   

• SafeLandUSA                             
  
• First Aid/CPR Trainer                                        
  
• OSHA 511 Oil & Gas                                        
  
• SafeStart                                          
  
• Management Development                                           
  
• Latent Cause Analysis (Incident Investigation)
  
• ​TapRoot                                           
  
• DuPont Stop Program

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