Lynn has spent over 45 years in chemical, petrochemical, and refining industries with over 40 years in HSE. He holds an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University and a Master of Science degree in Safety, Security, and Emergency Management from Eastern Kentucky University. Lynn holds numerous certifications including Certified Safety Specialist, Certified Safety Manager, and Certified Safety Professional along with being a Professional Member of AIChE and ASSP. Lynn is a safety generalist with proficiencies in Occupational Safety and Health, Process Safety, Industrial Hygiene, DOT, H&S Auditing, Security, and Environmental. Lynn reached 40 years of ASSP membership and was inducted into the Region III ASSP Hall of Fame in 2024. He has been a member of multiple regions of ASSP and served in multiple roles such as Section Leader, Secretary, Vice-President, and President. He is a past president of the Permian Basin Chapter and serves as an Assistant Regional Vice-President for Member and Chapter Services along with being chair of the Region III Honors and Awards Committee. He has spoken at the National Safety Conference for the American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association, chaired the AFPM Central States Process Safety Committee, served on three API subcommittees for PSM, spoken at the Carpet and Rug Institute National Convention and at Region III PDCs. He is a member of the American Chemistry Council Texas PSM group. Lynn has served local, regional, and corporate roles in HSE and is currently the Regional HSE Manager for Energy Solutions US LLC.
One goal of an Area Director is supporting the Regional Vice-President to further the agenda for Region III. One strength would be ideas that I have gained while being in multiple Regions of ASSP. Being a Chapter President during COVID taught me a lot about thinking outside the box to come up with ideas to support the local chapter. We have a common problem in Region III regarding officer succession and keeping members of the Executive Committee. I want to work with the most successful chapters at succession planning to see how we can help the smaller chapters achieve this goal. We also need to develop more ideas for raising money for the Chapters and getting more people to return to the in-person meetings. I want to foster better communication and collaboration with all the chapters in Region III to gain the advantages that come from working with each other to learn from each other. We have achieved something special in Region III in the last three years, all Chapters being Platinum. I want to see us continue attainment of Platinum for the Region. One personal goal is to see the El Paso ASSP group become a Section and then return to being a Chapter. Permian Basin Chapter has been working to help them achieve chapter status once again and want to see this happen. As an ARVP for the past three plus years, I have attended ROC meetings and been part of the Region III PDC planning committee. I will work with the chapter officers to help them with assisting the chairperson with planning the PDC and encourage participation of their members as both attendees and speakers. We have a lot of knowledge in Region III and need to tap that talent for our Chapter, Region, and Society PDCs.