Safety Expert in Wind Energy and Telecom Industries

Expertise

• Wind energy and telecom safety.
• OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer for Construction Safety, Telecom Construction.
• Safety, and General Industry Safety.
• Heavy rigging for mobile cranes and the tower industry; structural steel erection.
• Certified Mobile Crane Inspector and Instructor for the Crane Institute of America.
• Instructor for the Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific and served the U.S. Navy Submarine Fleet as a Combat Systems Specialists.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the application interpretation and compliance of OSHA, ANSI, ASME, NFPA and AWS standards and regulations, as well as trainer certifications from a wide variety of academia.
• PMI and vertical rescue solutions instructor.

Clients Serviced

• Telecom
• Verizon
• Voice Stream
• SPRINT
• Magtech
• AT&T

Wind Energy Clients

• John Deere Renewables
• E.ON Energy
• Ivy Tech Community College
• TSTC
• TIMKEN

Experience

Independent Contractor

Projects

• Performed site safety audits for the Telecom and Wind Industry.
• PCS and cellular tower experience in several capacities: Team Leader, Project Manager, Safety Manager and Trainer.
• Contracted to conduct Tower Safety Training for dozens of tower companies across the U.S.
• Performed safety training specific to tower and wind structures across the U.S. for industry and government, including OSHA.
• As a Water Tower Erection Foreman and Welder: built, installed, maintained, serviced, and decommissioned water tanks and towers in 26 states.
• U.S. NAVY: Submarine service leading NCO as Instructor and Prospective Commanding Officer Trainer for the Pacific and Atlantic fleet, and Trainer for Multi-National, NATO Forces and ASW Warfare Trainer.

Com-Tech Construction Inc., Director of Safety and Training, 2000 - Present

Construction and Wind Energy Services serving the positions:

• Construction Manager
• Safety Program Management
• Safety Trainer
• Project Manager
• Business Development
• Provides over 11 years' experience in the structural steel erection and telecommunications industry, ranging from construction supervisor to his current position as Safety Director and Training Services Manager.
• Safety and health trainer specializing in the high risk wireless communications client industry.

Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette, IN, Present

• Adjunct Faculty

Leary Construction, 1993 - 2000

• General Foreman/Safety Manager

U.S. Navy,

• Combat Systems Specialists and later as Program Instructor for the Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific.
• Began construction career after serving in the U.S. Navy Submarine Fleet as a Combat Systems Specialists and later as Instructor for the Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

• OSHA Outreach Trainer for construction, telecom construction and general Industry
• HAZMAT Trained Employee
• Crane Institute of America Mobile Crane Trainer and Inspector
• Crosby Group Advanced Rigging Trainer
• Powered Industrial Lift Truck Trainer
• Vertical Rescue/Industrial Rescue Trainer
• DBI/SALA Competent Climber/Rescuer Trainer
• NFPA Electrical Safety Program Trainer
• Radio Frequency Safety International Advanced Trainer
• RSI Advanced Trainer, DBI/SALA Competent Climber/Rescue Trainer

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• American Wind Energy Association
• Indiana Wind Working Group
• National Association of Tower Erectors
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), ANSI A10.48 Committee
• Association of Technology Management Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
• Eastern Michigan University, Emergency Preparedness and Response
• U.S. Navy Technical Training

Education

• A.A.S. Applied Science, Wind Energy Technology, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette, IN