Laynnea Myles

Laynnea Myles is an outstanding professional who has the EHS business and technical experience which makes her successful in EHS goals, initiatives, and endeavors. Due to her talent, challenging work, and commitment, she has advanced in leadership positions for each employer. She is a dynamic, enthusiastic, results-focused, quality-driven leader with experience in environmental, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability positions. She is an outstanding professional who has the EHS business and technical experience which makes her successful in EHS goals, initiatives, and endeavors. Due to Ms. Myles’ talent, work ethic, and commitment, she has advanced in leadership positions for each employer. As a multifaceted individual, Ms. Myles continues to demonstrate that she can achieve noteworthy results, whether it is managing an array of EHS work processes and challenges or being a valued partner in operational excellence.

Throughout Ms. Myles’ EHS professional career to date, she has provided innovative approaches to improving EHS work processes and has demonstrated achievements that assisted in the facilities she supports meeting their goals; all viewed as value-added. Specifically, Ms. Myles spearheaded a step-change in the Safety Culture by increasing employee engagement, streamlining the EHS on-boarding process for improved regulatory compliance, and identifying and implementing EHS training programs to enhance compliance and reduce company liability. Additionally, she engages in ethical practices and integrity while performing an array of leadership EHS functions. As a multifaceted individual, Ms. Myles continues to demonstrate that she can achieve meaningful results, whether it is managing an array of EHS work processes and challenges or being a valued partner in operational excellence.

Backed by more than 17 years in the Environmental, Health, and Safety profession, Ms. Myles has consistently climbed the ladder to her present role as Assistant Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety since joining L’Oréal in 2004. Having commenced her current role in 2021, she provides outstanding support to L’Oréal’s U.S. Division for Research and Innovation by ensuring employees are safe at work in a safe, healthful, and regulatory complaint work environment, collaborating with consumer panelist, incorporating COVID-19 protocols, and communicating among leaders and her staff. Ms. Myles has previously held the positions of L’Oréal’s Director of Environment, Health and Safety from 2018 to 2021, Manager of Quality, Safety, Health and Environment from 2012 to 2014, and Senior Safety Health and Environmental Specialist from 2004 to 2012.

Outside of L’Oréal, Ms. Myles had gained experience as an EHS Engineer at 3M from 2014 to 2017 and as a Senior Manager of Safety at Luxottica from 2017 to 2018. Prior to starting her career, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology with an emphasis in Occupational Safety and Health from Iowa State University in 2004 and a Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health from Columbia Southern University in 2009. Ms.Myles also earned the designation as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

In all positions, on the job or volunteering, Ms. Myles’ shows the EHS experience and subject matter expertise in the field with employers and regulatory agencies. Her expertise includes an array of areas that has broadened her ability to contribute to the company’s bottom line and return on equity. The key area of expertise is the Safety Management Systems are project management, ergonomic assessments, audits, regulatory compliance, training, cost reduction/avoidance, waste reduction and control, environmental sustainability, process safety management, program and process development, contractor safety management, and Lean Six Sigma Tools/Kaizens. Due to these attributes, Ms. Myles continues to provide innovative approaches to improving EHS work processes and has demonstrated achievements that assisted employers in meeting goals; all viewed as value-added. Ms. Myles is certainly a resolute professional who exhibits leadership and management skills. Ms. Myles uses the leadership skills she possesses to coach and train employees at all levels within the company she is employed.

Ms. Myles has the technical and business prowess, and people skills conducive to yielding positive results while exceeding goals in a diverse operational work environment. She is a multi-faceted person who is an analytical thinker with the wherewithal to accomplish pivotal initiatives, individually or as a team member. Ms. Myles always demonstrates a conviction to undertake challenges to capitalize on opportunities for continuous improvement. She is flexible with relentless perseverance to succeed and accomplish goals, regardless of the challenge. She is an achiever who strives to maximize results. In the field of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS), completing goals with integrity, personable demeanor, and communicative skills are key values of Ms. Myles to engage the workforce.

Ms. Myles holds a Master of Science Degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Columbia Southern University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology-Emphasis in Occupational Safety and Health from Iowa State University. During and after achieving highly recognized higher education degrees, Ms. Myles stays abreast of the remarkably diverse and challenging Environmental, Health, and Safety field by maintaining professional affiliation with the American Society of Safety Professionals, the Occupational Safety Health Administration, the National Safety Council, Women in Safety Excellence, Blacks in Safety Excellence, and related State and Federal regulatory agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Ms. Myles is active in the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), and she has held volunteer positions while also participating in national and local ASSP Chapter activities.

Notably, she has been the recipient of the NSC Rising Stars of Safety Award and named the Best Woman in Safety Excellence. To Ms. Myles credit and recognition within the Environmental, Health, and Safety field, the National Safety Council’s (NSC) selected her as a 2020 Rising Star of Safety, a prestigious honor presented by the National Safety Council (NSC) for an honoree who demonstrates superb work results, leadership, technical prowess, and employee engagement in being successful as a Safety and Health professional. The Rising Star of Safety award featuringMs. Myles published in the Safety and Health Magazine’s October 2020 issue distributed to subscribers worldwide.

Ms. Myles attributes her success to her most significant quality, her adaptability. In her field of Environmental, Health, and Safety, she notes that things are always changing, thus, being able to adapt is a skill she possesses and masters. Her outlook for the future is to continually grow in her profession and build a network that promotes mentorship. Ms. Myles’ commitment has proven her has an outstanding professional who has the EHS business and technical experience which makes her successful in endeavors and service to the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). Due to Ms. Myles talent, demanding work, and commitment, she was recognized as a leader by EHS peers. As a multifaceted individual, Ms. Myles continues to demonstrate that she can achieve meaningful results; whether it is managing an array of EHS work processes and challenges of being a valued-added contributor and volunteer for professional organizations and her church. She is a resolute and knowledgeable EHS professional with the skills to achieve successes for a company; all of which continue to be a prerequisite for her successes as a dedicated laser-focused leader who achieves and coaches or mentors others to succeed in their endeavors. Ms. Myles is enthusiastic and has relentless perseverance to succeed and accomplish goals, regardless of the challenge. Ms. Myles is known for being a high achiever who strives to maximize results in all her endeavors.

Ms. Myles’ ethical practices, integrity, commitment, personable demeanor, communicative skills to engage people are the cornerstones of her continued successes.