JUSTIN MALONE
Quitman,LA
Summary
Dynamic, forward-thinking safety and risk management executive with a strong foundation in strategic sales operations and enterprise performance leadership. Known for transforming complex organizational risks into actionable strategies that safeguard assets, elevate operational standards, and drive institutional excellence. Combines advanced research, competitive analysis, and policy development expertise to influence decision-making, shape cross-functional priorities, and build high-performing partnerships across executive leadership, legal, facilities, athletics, and external stakeholders. A bold strategist and analytical innovator who elevates organizational resilience, streamlines compliance ecosystems, and champions data-driven, people-centered solutions that protect brand integrity and unlock long-term operational value.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Safety and Risk Management
Grambling Sate University
07.2024 - Current
- Lead university-wide safety, insurance, and risk operations impacting 5,000+ students and employees; drive full alignment with Louisiana ORM standards and state regulatory requirements.
- Direct enterprise policy development, emergency planning, driver authorization, property protection, and liability mitigation across 20+ academic, housing, athletics, and facilities units, reducing campus exposure across critical operations.
- Serve as the university’s primary liaison to ORM, Sedgwick, insurers, and regulatory agencies; manage 60+ active property, casualty, and workers’ compensation cases annually, ensuring timely resolutions and financial protection.
- Implement safety training, vehicle protocols, job hazard assessments (JHAs), and contractor compliance programs, resulting in reduced operational risk and standardized compliance for 200+ employees, student workers, and third-party vendors.
- Lead enterprise risk planning and insurance strategy for high-visibility events—including Bayou Classic, Homecoming, and athletic travel—protecting crowds up to 65,000 and $25M+ in university brand value and asset exposure.
- Oversee building inspections, hazard remediation, utility/NDV vehicle safety, AED programs, and life-safety collaborations, generating measurable decreases in hazard recurrence and improved facility compliance rates.
- Manage institutional loss-prevention data, insurance documentation, and ORM/Sedgwick correspondence to support cost-avoidance strategies and defensible financial reporting.
- Partner with executive leadership, legal counsel, police, athletics, and facilities to align policies with higher-education regulations and increase organizational accountability and safety culture adoption university-wide.
- Established performance metrics to track program effectiveness, stakeholder compliance, incident trends, and training ROI—resulting in data-driven improvements and greater campus-wide adherence to risk controls.
Safety and Risk Manager
Grambling Sate University
Grambling, LA
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Designed and implemented risk assessment frameworks that identified department-level vulnerabilities across 20+ operational units, strengthening campus-wide prevention and mitigation strategies.
- Collaborated with cross-functional partners (Facilities, Legal, Athletics, Housing, HR, and Police) to align practices with regulatory standards, resulting in a notable increase in compliance adherence and reduced audit findings.
- Analyzed hundreds of risk, claim, and incident data points annually, ensuring 100% accuracy in loss reporting and strengthening ORM/Sedgwick documentation for insurance defense and financial recovery.
- Led risk management training for 200+ employees, student workers, and contractors, improving procedural compliance and reducing preventable incidents through policy-based instruction and applied learning.
Sales District Leader
Frito-Lay North America
09.2021 - 05.2023
- Project-manage and direct a portfolio of up to $10M in revenue across 100+ accounts; manage 2 Walmart accounts – including the largest in the district – and 50 Dollar General accounts
- Flex and channel strategic planning competencies to ideate action plans, strategic processes, and operational procedures – while leveraging interactive meetings to discuss campaign progress, address feedback, and present performance reports
- Design tactics to streamline out-of-scope sales processes – while improving, simplifying, and standardizing operational processes to drive productivity and align key priorities for current sales initiatives and campaigns
- Direct staff management duties for front-line employees by rendering direct feedback, ideating and executing training initiatives, and enforcing critical actions
- Employ deductive reasoning, critical thinking, and advanced research gathering techniques to analyze the effectiveness of internal processes to coach and counsel internal teams on strategic solutions to attain sales goals
- Execute hands-on, applied-based training programs and pioneered sales training concepts to prevent organizational risks and train and coach employees on operational, district, and company-specific policies
- Synthesize front-line team member performance and metrics to increase productivity and tailor training techniques; conduct 1:1 meetings for low-performing managers to generate solutions, discuss best practices, and promote business areas
- Deduce district-wide business challenges and needs to develop specialized, high-touch sales solutions and align Frito-Lay North America’s business capabilities with customer expectations and business growth
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency across multiple districts.
Coordinator of Strategic Projects
Grambling State University Office of the President
06.2020 - 09.2021
- Acted as a right arm to various senior-level leaders – including the president, vice presidents, associate vice presidents, directors and managers – by leading and coordinating program activities to drive operational effectiveness and efficiencies
- Bridged communication gaps and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with executive leaders to foster awareness of project and program updates, milestones, timelines, and challenges
- Employed decision making, sensitivity, and diffusion tactics to support crises and emergency situations; investigated student complaints received by the president’s office, student affairs, finance, enrollment management, and more
Education
Master of Science - Public Administration
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA12-2026
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA05.2020
Skills
- Lead university-wide safety, risk management, and regulatory compliance at Grambling State University, overseeing insurance claims, loss prevention, emergency planning, and policy implementation for academic, housing, athletic, and auxiliary operations; successfully passed One (1) Full ORM Audit and one (1) ORM Compliance Audit with zero critical findings
- Drive high-value operational performance and strategic planning, previously managing a $10M revenue portfolio across 100 accounts, including Walmart’s largest district location, leveraging process optimization, critical analysis, and stakeholder collaboration to standardize procedures, mitigate risk, and enhance organizational efficiency
- Develop and deliver high-impact training programs that integrate policy compliance, safety procedures, and operational best practices—coaching frontline leaders and employees to strengthen performance, reduce risk, streamline workflows, and ensure alignment with organizational goals
Affiliations
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Chapter Advisor – Gamma Psi Chapter (Grambling State University)
Timeline
Director of Safety and Risk Management
Grambling Sate University
07.2024 - Current
Safety and Risk Manager
Grambling Sate University
05.2023 - 07.2024
Sales District Leader
Frito-Lay North America
09.2021 - 05.2023
Coordinator of Strategic Projects
Grambling State University Office of the President
06.2020 - 09.2021
Master of Science - Public Administration
Grambling State University
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
Grambling State University