SAFETY

Mike Gamauf is a professional journalist with over 30 years experience in aviation. He is a contributing editor for Business & Commercial Aviation, (Aviation Week Group) published by McGraw-Hill. He currently writes a monthly column called the Director of Maintenance Notebook, focused on the needs of aviation maintenance professionals. He also covers news on aviation safety and technology. In addition to his work at B/CA, he writes free lance articles on outdoors sports and technology. He has a Masters Degree in Aviation Safety, and a Masters in Adult Education Techology, is a licensed aicraft mechanic, inspector and helicopter pilot

Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor 2010-present: -Manages the EHS program at Stryker Instruments Senior Safety Representative/Safety Officer 2005-2010: -Plans, coordinates and executes the safety program from within the facilities department while working with HR, chemical procurement, training, and product development engineers to maintain substantial regulatory compliance with the fire codes, Portage and Kalamazoo city government, MDNRE, MIOSHA, corporate standards, and the FDA. -Writes all technical quality system documentation for facilities/safety including PM’s, programs, and contracts. -Develops learning tools and curriculums (Articulate) with Kaplan LMS for respirators, cranes/hoists, PPE, LOTO, fork trucks, welding, MSDS’s and designed a new position to more effectively manage safety titled “Safety Technician”. -Works with upper mgt to increase safety awareness, presents training for new hire orientation, launched the “green” team regarding sustainability practices, registered for LEED, developed charters for EHS, and networks/benchmarks with area hospitals, universities, and businesses regarding current trends in facilities/EHS/environmental mgt practices. -Leader of emergency response team of 50+ volunteers, schedules and develops team off-site events, networks with corporate and sister divisions regarding EHS/facilities, initiates action plans, and web mgt of docs through SharePoint. Senior Facilities Coordinator/Safety Officer 2005-present: -Manage $4M of expenses at 5 different sites, supervise 150 outside contractors from all trades, and routinely advised managers and employees of the safety risks for 650sf of manufacturing space (1,500 employees) on a daily basis. -Cost savings of 250K, capital project mgt up to $400K, accident investigations with HR, contract mgt of electrical, roofing, pest control, janitorial, hazardous waste, mechanical and utilities including insurance interaction (FM Global).

I was born and raised in Bethel Park, PA. I attended and graduated from Bethel Park Senior High School. I played three sports while in high school. I excelled in football and obtained an athletic scholarship to play football at West Virginia University (WVU) in 1982. I was a four year varsity athlete and was selected by teammates to serve as a captain for the football team my senior season. In addition, the coaching staff selected me as the "Idea Mountaineer" (Student Athlete). I obtained a BA in Communication Studies and MS in Safety Management from WVU. While in graduate school at WVU, I also worked as a graduate assistant football coach under Coach Don Nehlen for two seasons. I coached the defensive line (Defense Ends and Nose Guards). I was offered a coaching position at WVU. Instead, I decided to pursue a non-athletic career in the Occupational Safety and Health field. I was offer position at Marathon Oil Company as a Safety Engineer. Initially, I lived and worked in Greater New Orleans and was transferred Houston, TX for several years. In 2005, I was offered a similar position with Siemens Energy Inc. in Orlando, FL. I accepted and moved to central FL. As you can imagine, I fell in love with beaches on the west coast of FL (Saint Petersburg, Fort De Soto, Anna Maria Island, Siesta Key, etc.) In 2009, Siemens Energy, Inc. offered me an opportunity to transfer to Houston, TX to serve as a Senior Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist. I now reside in the Greater Houston area. I have 20 years of experience as an EHS Professional and I enjoy my career choice. Lastly, my life, educational, and athletic experiences and career opportunities have given me opportunities to learn, excel, communicate, write, and publically speak and enjoy life to its fullest.

Entrepreneur | Internet Business Broker & Coach | Trainer | Speaker | Author | Certified Internet & Child Safety Advocate As an internet business broker, I specialize in helping entrepreneurs build and grow their affiliate marketing business through multiple business segments. At age 21, I retired from corporate America and built a successful accounting consulting business for 22 years. In 2006, I took a leap of faith and made a change of career into the travel industry to pursue my passion. Little did I know that my passion in the travel industry would later lead me into a whole new direction in my career. The industry was in the training and empowerment arena. I have trained and worked with thousands of entrepreneurs, helping them increase their knowledge through my signature step-by-step training programs. Being able to touch people's lives with my trainings and words of encouragement fills my heart with love. Two of my biggest achievements during this transition was being able to get over the fear of public speaking. Now, I love it! My largest audience was 18,000 people!

Dedicated health and safety professional with over 20 years experience in the industry. Recognized leader in promoting health and safety for Canadian youth and developing training for organizations. Mother of teenagers and interested in ensuring all kids work safe and come home

Born in a village namely Feroke in Kozhikode District in Kerala State, India. Completed Pre- Degree Course from Calicut University in Science Group with Maths, Physics & Chemistry as subjects. Joined Indian Air Force at the age of 19 as technical person in Military Aviation. Served for 20 years in IAF at different bases across India. After retirement from IAF started a small business in DTP , Digital Photography and Photo Restoration. After running the business for 2 years joined in a private airline in Safety Department and still continuing.

J.A. Griffin has had a diverse professional career, including Army Ranger, Deputy Sheriff, SWAT Team Leader, E-911 Director, Public Safety Director, and Homeland Security Program Manager. Attended over 2,000 hours of professional public safety training courses and is a certified law enforcement instructor and law enforcement firearms instructor. As a combat wounded veteran, he s a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and the Disabled American Veterans. Degrees include A.A. Political Science, B.S. Organizational Management, and M.A. Religion/Leadership. Currently, he lives in rural southwest Missouri with his wife of eighteen years and with his teenage son.

After leaving high school, I ventured into a career as a pharmacy technician after completing the required training and certification. While working full-time, I began to pursue further education and subsequently received a degree in Management Studies with honors. My career as a pharmacy technician spanned 13 years; 7 years in Jamaica and the following 6 years in the Cayman Islands. An opportunity to venture into management came up within my organization and I was offered the post of Health and Safety Officer/Disaster Coordinator. In this post I have gained a lot of experience in disaster preparedness, disaster mitigation and business continuity. Also, I had to coordinate safety training for staff, carry out safety inspections and monitor the overall health and safety of employees and patients within the organization. I have had the opportunity to work with international organizations such as Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and I have received additional training with these organizations. As a result, I am well-versed in disaster management and health and safety of organizations and employees. Coordinating and conducting training for employees has also helped me to widen my knowledge base and improved my competencies in public speaking and organizational skills.

J. W. Dawson is certified Emergency Response Diver, and is very involved in water safety awareness programs in his community. J.W. is cartographer and a co-founder of a mapping & underwater services consulting company.

Carmen Shafer, CSP, CHST, CRIS is a construction safety professional with over 12 years of experience in the construction industry. Carmen owns and operates a safety consulting firm, Shafer Safety Solutions, LLC, located in Caldwell, Ohio and services clients in the Great Lakes, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Carmen is a trainer and educator, working with local schools and universities to develop and implement workforce development and community education programs. Carmen is an active member of Toastmasters, NAHB, AGC of America Safety and Health Committee, and the ANSI A10 Committee. Carmen assists her husband in running their Boer Goat farm and is developing a historical medicinal herb garden. Carmen's hobbies include travel, history, gardening, historical reenactments, jewelry making, and art.

I grew up in Hibbing MN and graduated HHS in 1986. I went on to become a Mason and have been for 20 plus years. I have a great deal of experience in commercial construction workplace safety. I also like to write poetry.

I am a certified CHST with over 21-years of experience in insurance, claims, and safety management. My passion is research and technical writing on any subject...

29 years in telecommunications (broadband). Currently Safety and Training administrator for a major cable MSO. Married with two children (grown), five grandchildren and one step-son. My hobbies are guitar, drums, song writing and poetry.

Due to her medical service in the military, Debra Saturday has a keen view of the medical field, health & safety in general. She enjoys researching & keeping abreast of these changing fields.

Professional Safety and Health Expert. Construction General Industry Emergency Response Employee Training

As an Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician for 18 2/3 yrs in Georgia, Paulk has much knowledge about health and safety issues. He was a county coordinator for SAFE KIDS of Georgia for 7 yrs, and is currently in the process of starting a Diabetes Charity.

Interstate b-double tanker driver passionate about improving road safety for truckies and all road users.

I am a retired safety professional, Boston based. I have several pets, am dealing with lupus and cancer.

Traveled the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and the US. Worked for numerous governmental agencies, private industry and non-profits, Worked over 20 years in food safety

Britt Michaelian, MA is a family safety expert and CEO of Responsible Family Company, designed to educate and empower families in the areas of safety, health and living responsibly. Sign up for the newsletter, read the blog, order the award winning Emergency DVD or Virtual

A professional in the Human Resources Department for a government agency, I have extensive experience in employment law, harassment, mediation, policy writing, specialized software development, safety and EEO, just to mention a few. I have also studied childhood development

I am interested in providing others with Food Storage and Safety Info to Household Consumers

Safety & Loss Control Consultant specializing in reducing worker's comp & insurance costs for Construction & General Industry

A former undercover detective with a BS in Criminal Justice. Pastor, safety, security and risk management expert,

I'm a full time worker in the medical fireld for 30+ years. Concerned with health, safety and the environment

Columnist at the English Speaking Speaker's Guideto Living in Mexico. Honorary Security Director at SolutionsAbroad.com. Sharing 34 years experience in the areas of Public Safety, Personal Protection as a free Community Service. Retired from the US Embassy, Mexico. Served th

Safety and Risk Management Professional with a love for the written word and current news.

Dr. Friedberg is the developer of minimally invasive anesthesia (MIA),® which is BIS monitored propofol ketamine (PK) technique, designed to maximize patient safety by minimizing the degree to which patients need to be medicated to create the illusion of general anesthe

Ross Ellis is a national expert on violence against children and focuses on bullying and cyberbullying prevention, school violence, Internet safety and positive parenting. She has more than 20 years experience in the non-profit and corporate sector, and has been a child advocate for almost three decades.She has appeared on The Early Show, The Montel Williams Show, WABC-TV Eyewitness News, Fox 5 NY, 106.7 Lite FM, Q104.3, WCBS-FM, ESPN, Sirius and Voice of America Radio Shows, and a regular source for Momƒ¬Logic, Parent Dish and many other parenting web sites. She is also a licensed real estate agent in the state of New York and sells residential real estate for one of the premier firms in Manhattan.

Emergency preparedness, personal preparedness, workplace & school safety & security expert with over 20 years experience in the field. Served as the Deputy Director of a large metropolitan emergency management agency, Safety & Environmental Affairs Manager for the world's la