Brant Butler MBA - Org. Leadership BS. Environmental Mgmt. OHST
Safety, Health & Environmental Director / Behavior Based Safety Expert / MBTI Certified Practitioner
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About Me
I grew up on a small farm in Collinsville, Texas where 5 generations of my family were raised. The house I grew up in was over 120 years old, which I thought was ancient, until I worked in Europe and then I thought that was really old until I went to the Middle East. It's odd how your perspective changes as you live and work in other countries.
I attended Lubbock Christian University and later, Columbia Southern University where I received his B.S. in Environmental Management and my MBA in Organizational Leadership. I also have numerous professional certifications and am a Myers-Briggs Certified Practitioner.
I've written numerous blogs and short story humor articles for regional newspapers across the U.S. and has over 20 years' experience with Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE), Leadership Management and Behavior Based Safety. I primarily focus that expertise on creating a company culture that fosters success through performance coaching, leadership training, encouraging positive behaviors and efficient communication. These roles have taken me around the globe helping companies achieve their goals. I've spent extensive time in the Middle East and even lived almost 2 years in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa.
Recently, I co-wrote a book, that you can see below. It's all about helping you better manage your career. From developing your resume, navigating the interview, dealing with recruiters and negotiating an offer, it will help! I applied these lessons and tracked what worked and didn't. We interviewed recruiters, hiring managers, HR reps and many more.
For the past several years I've been working at and assisting various start-up companies, primarily in the energy industry. Specifically laying the Health, Safety, and Environmental foundation that is fit purpose. I've seen many start-ups try to implement a safety management system that was from a company that was well established and had the resources to take on the challenge. Most start-ups do not have that capability, nor is it practical for a company with 100 employees and 2 safety reps to implement the safety program from Shell or Exxon or Lyondell or 3M. So I build programs that fit and allow for some growth. Then I typically focus on creating a culture that implements a positive reinforcement mentality.
Currently, I'm with a fantastic start-up called Syzygy Plasmonics. We build all-electric chemical reactors that use light instead of combustion to power a cleaner, safer world. It's exciting and challenging. Our zero-emissions hydrogen solution leverages renewable electricity to transform green ammonia into clean hydrogen.
I currently live in Katy, Texas with my wonderful wife and 4 awesome kids.
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Training & Competency Programs / Safety Mgmt System Development
Equatorial Guinea, Africa - ITNHGE 3rd year students. Here I ran a 3 year technical training program funded primarily by Hess. I also oversaw the training and competency program for our offshore workers, which included people from 38 different countries.
Modern Career Management
Modern Career Management was written by Jim Molloy and M. Brant Butler to help job seekers engage with their interviewers and make sure their story is heard. Having human resources experience and leadership backgrounds, Jim and Brant, often found themselves helping others with career advice. They interviewed recruiters, hiring managers, career coaches, organizational psychologists, and human resource insiders to validate the advice in this book. They used to share these secrets only with people they coached. This is the only reference book you need to steer your career in the right direction!