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Fran Sehn

Adjunct Instructor
Industrial Engineering

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Goal: To transition into a second career as an educator and consultant that will effectively use the skills and knowledge that I have acquired in my years in private industry. Recently founded F x S Risk and Safety Consulting, a risk based safety and health consulting business focused on safety management systems improvements.

Experience: Forty plus years as both an internal and external consultant and manager provided me opportunities to positively impact all levels of organizations. This was accomplished by identifying the needs through gap analysis, audits, assessments, surveys, observations, and personal conversations. Developing relationships with top level managers, supervisors, and shop floor employees was key to effective consultation.

Willis Towers Watson 1999-2019 – Vice President and Senior Risk Control Consultant responsible for providing consultative services to manufacturers, contractors, institutions, hospitality and logistics operations throughout North America. Served as the project leader for four safety/risk management Willis Blue projects. They included a large transportation company with operations in the Northeastern US, a UK based plastics packaging firm with plants in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Canada and Mexico and a manufacturer of medical devices with operations in the US and Mexico. He also conducted sixteen managements audits and conducted auditor training for a Norway based logistics firm with locations in North America. These projects focus on safety and risk management methodologies for continuous

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Masters in Safety Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1983 - 1988

Bachelors in Engineering Technology, Point Park University, 1967 - 1971