Tara Kulin

About Tara Kulin

I’m a senior safety, compliance, and operational risk leader with deep experience guiding organizations through high‑risk, complex environments. I build clear governance frameworks, strengthen culture, and translate regulatory and corporate expectations into practical standards that teams can actually use.My focus is simple: reduce risk, elevate accountability, and create systems that help people work safely, ethically, and with confidence.

Experience

1. Safety Manager (Compliance, Investigations & Governance Focus)

   Santos Ltd

   Dec 2018 — Present · Anchorage, AK, US

   Originally recruited by Oil Search Limited (acquired by Santos Ltd), as part of an elite start-up team.Strengthened organizational integrity, governance, and risk management across a multi‑billion‑dollar project by leading investigations, developing compliance frameworks, and driving ethical, accountable operations.Key Contributions: Led high‑risk investigations and root‑cause analyses, ensuring transparent reporting, policy enforcement, and corrective actions aligned with compliance and ethics expectations. Built and managed contractor and third‑party compliance programs for the $3.1B Pikka Project, improving alignment with governance, regulatory, and ethical standards. Developed and implemented a behavior‑based governance charter and HSES Management System that strengthened accountability, trust, and organizational values. Conducted risk assessments and integrity reviews to identify behavioral, operational, and systemic risks; recommended controls to reduce harm and prevent recurrence. Managed crisis response and escalation processes during high‑impact events, ensuring coordinated communication and rapid mitigation. Delivered compliance, ethics, and reporting‑expectation training to reinforce a non‑retaliatory, speak‑up culture. Created trust‑aligned KPIs, dashboards, and compliance metrics for executive visibility and decision‑making.

Education

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Associates of Applied Science

• University of Alaska Anchorage

  Bachelors of Science