2010 Safety Expo Presenters
We are extremely fortunate to have access to the industry’s best trainers and educators. Each of the more than 80 presenters volunteered their time and services for the three-day event—it is without a doubt that their continued commitment and support of the Safety Expo is the cornerstone of our success!
Bruce Anderson – Safety Center Incorporated
Bruce Anderson is Manager of Curriculum Development and Senior Staff Instructor, for Safety Center Incorporated, in Sacramento, California. Bruce is a former law enforcement officer, field trainer and undercover narcotics officer with the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. Mr. Anderson utilizes his martial arts and law enforcement expertise in the development of personal security and self-defense training programs. He provides workplace, personal, and field staff safety and security training to senior executives, management, and employees of a vast array of private business and corporations, state, county, city government and professional organizations and associations. Mr. Anderson also trains teachers, parents and children in school districts nationwide in personal protection and safe school development. In April 2006, he joined the Occupational Health and Safety Training Department of Safety Center Incorporated where he uses his construction background to train students in mobile equipment, excavation, fall protection, Cal/OSHA-8, First Aid/CPR/AED, blood borne pathogens, defensive driving, Cal/OSHA 10/30, traffic control/flagger safety, as well as personal safety, security and emergency planning courses. Email—bruce@safetycenter.org
Mark Aniello – ECR, Inc.
Mark Aniello is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ECR, Inc., (Environmental Compliance and Remediation, Inc.). He is responsible for developing the vision and strategy for the company’s growth through the use of client focused initiatives. Mark has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of health and safety compliance services. He has a thorough knowledge of the Federal and California Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA and Cal/OSHA) Regulations and has helped a wide variety of clients including: automotive, manufacturing, telecommunications, and administrative settings. Mark has experience in conducting multimedia environmental health and safety compliance audits, loss control evaluations, and ergonomics assessments and is a Registered Environmental Assessor (REA) in the State of California under the direction of the Environmental Protection Agency, an OSHA Outreach Trainer under the US Department of Labor, and is a certified ISO 14000 Environmental Management System Lead Auditor. He is also an advisory board and safety council member for the Associated General Contractors of California. Mark graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a BS in chemistry/marine biology, completed a three year graduate internship at University of Malaya in South East Asia, and continued his education in environmental engineering after completing coursework at the University of California, Berkeley in Hazardous Material Management. Email—maniello@ecrinc.com
Jerry Bach – Safety Center Incorporated
Jerry Bach CSHM is Vice President of Safety & Health Services at Safety Center Incorporated where he oversees the development of quality training programs. He assists organizations in identifying workplace hazards, development of customized safety programs, and training in such areas as defensive driving, traffic control, forklift, and aerial lift. This will be his fourth year as a presenter at the Expo. Email—Jerry@safetycenter.org
Bonnie Berger – State Compensation Insurance Fund
Bonnie Ellen Berger’s near 3 decade insurance career consists of experience in Multi-line Casualty Underwriting & Management, Workers Compensation Insurance Claims Adjusting, Excess & Surplus Lines Associate Broker, and Retail Agency functions. She’s one of the Senior Claims Liaisons serving Clients of State Compensation Insurance Fund, based out of the Sacramento District Office. Email—beberger@scif.com
Mario Bermudez – Maxim Crane Works
Mario Bermudez is the western regional safety manager. He has spent 5 years in that position. Email—mbermude@masimcrane.com
Officer Mike Bogdan – CHP Motor Carrier Transport
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Dan Bonnema – Toyota Motor Sales, USA
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Don Bradway – Monarch-Kneis Insurance Services
Don is safety manager for Monarch-Kneis Insurance Services, a California-based insurance brokerage specializing in construction clients. His safety career has included working as a firefighter/paramedic and fire training officer, workers compensation loss control consultant and a supervisor for medics on offshore oil platforms. He has served as Corporate Safety Director for one of the largest residential roofing contractors in the U.S. and for two multi-state highway contractors. He was Chairman of the AGC of California Safety & Health Council, received the annual Associate of the Year Award and was a founding member of the Construction Division of the National Safety Council. Don has been a speaker multiple times at the Construction Safety Council, the National Safety Council’s annual Congress and the ASSE’s Pacific Rim Governors Safety Conference. Email—dbradway@monarch-kneis.com
Steve Bukala – Maxim Crane Works
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—SBukala@maximcrane.com
Andy Bull – CH Bull Company
Andy Bull is the third generation owner of CH Bull Company, a 79 year old tool distribution company serving Northern California. He speaks to thousands of contractors and industrial employees yearly about the common sense approach to safety on topics like ladders, fall protection, hand and power tools, hoist, sling and hydraulics safety. His workshops at past Expos were some of the best attended and highest rated training sessions presented. His dynamic-high energy, visual approach to safety offers an attendee the unique opportunity to learn from one of the best. Email—abull@chbullco.com
Dan Burgoyne – State of California, Department of General Services
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—daniel.burgoyne@dgs.ca.gov
Tom Burke – Schetter Electric, Inc.
Tom Burke is a retired fire fighter with 27 years in the fire service. He is currently the safety Manager for Schetter Electric, a 50 year old commercial electrical company. He has seven years experience in commercial and residential construction safety with expertise in confined space, respiratory protection, and accident investigation, as well as CPR, first aid, automatic external defibrillator and blood borne pathogens. Email—tburke@schetter.com
Michael A. Cable – Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Michael Cable is a partner in the Sacramento office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. His background as an attorney embraces a broad practice of representing clients in the areas of construction and labor law. His practice emphasizes all aspects of the construction industry, including licensing issues, negotiating contracts, review and resolution of construction claims, and construction-related litigation in state and federal courts throughout California. Additionally, he has extensive experience in the areas of competitive bidding, bid protests, substitution of subcontractors, prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, mechanics’ liens, stop notices, payment bond claims, prompt payment remedies, and a variety of other business and real estate transactions. Mr. Cable conducts regular seminars and workshops on numerous construction topics such as prevailing wage, competitive bidding and public contract procurement, and construction collection remedies. Email—mcable@aalrr.com
Nick Cloud – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Nick Cloud serves as Safety Director of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.’s Northern Pacific Division and has been with the company for more than a decade. In this role, Mr. Cloud is responsible for maximizing protection of McCarthy employees, subcontractor employees and the general public at large. Mr. Cloud has nearly 30 years of experience in safety in construction, and the lumber industry. He has helped train Cal/OSHA consultants in multi-story steel construction and volunteers as a safety council member with the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange, and other industry organizations. Email—ncloud@mccarthy.com
Jack Connors – Transfield Services Group
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—jackc@TIMEC.com
Richard DaRosa – Cal/OSHA Consultation Services
Richard DaRosa is currently the Area Manager for the Northern California counties for the Cal/OSHA consultation Service Program. Mr. DaRosa is responsible for the management of the professional staff who provide direct onsite safety and health assistance to employers upon their request. Previously, he was Senior Industrial Hygienist for the Consultation Service in Northern California, where he was responsible for technical assistance to the professional staff and quality assurance within the Consultation Service Program. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist in Comprehensive practice by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. Also, Mr. DaRosa is a Certified Asbestos Consultant for the Division and a Registered Environmental Health Specialist by the State of California. Email—RDaRosa@dir.ca.gov
Jorge DeGuzman – CARB
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Carla Dhillon, PE – Lionakis Beaumont Design Group
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—Carla.dhillon@lionakis.com
Michael Donlon, PE – Cal/OSHA Research and Standards
Michael Donlon P.E. is a Senior Safety Engineer with Cal/OSHA Research and Standards and develops training programs for Cal/OSHA Engineers. He worked in the Enforcement Unit and as a Regional Senior Safety Engineer as well as working for the Standards Board. Previously he worked for the Air Force as a System Safety Engineer, Industrial Safety Engineer and a Construction Safety Manager. Mr. Donlon has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a Registered Professional Safety Engineer. Email—mdonlon@dir.ca.gov
Bob Downey – RED Consulting
Bob Downey, CPP, CSP, is the owner and principal consultant of RED Consulting, a safety consulting firm specializing in construction safety services. Mr. Downey is a graduate of the University of San Francisco and of Golden Gate University receiving a master’s degree in public administration. He is both a certified protection professional and a certified safety professional. Mr. Downey is an instructor for the OSHA Training Institute at the University of California, San Diego and is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Email—redowney@pacbell.net
John Doyle – 3M Western Regional
John Doyle is the 3M Western Regional Hearing Conservation Specialist. John frequently gives training to companies, safety professionals and consultants. Email—jpdoyle@mmm.com
Dr. Kendon Dressel – Nibbi Brothers General Contractors
Kendon has a broad background in construction, safety and healthcare. Starting as a rough carpenter in concrete residential construction, he later worked as a safety and security professional at a large industrial plant, as an emergency response team member and an industrial firefighter. Other opportunities saw him work as an EMT, a heavy equipment operator, member of an air-mountain rescue team and in shipping, handling and detonating explosives.
His true passion, aside from blowing things up, lies in the field of healthcare; where he is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and Sports Physician. While running a worker’s compensation and sports injury practice he had the opportunity to work on athletes ranging from the industrial, to the amateur, Olympic, Special Olympic and professional. Dr. Dressel is a strength and conditioning specialist, specialist in biomechanics and also has worked as a Qualified Medical Examiner.
In 2000 he left private practice to move further upstream in the prevention and preservation of health and in 2005 joined Nibbi Brothers General Contractors as their EHS Director. He is a CSP, CHST and OHST and as an experienced lecturer, Kendon loves sharing his knowledge and expertise and combined with his compassion for the health of others, hopes that everyone can benefit from his diversity, unique perspective and insight. Email—kendond@nibbi.com
John Ford – Cal/OSHA
John ford is a Cal/OSHA Senior Safety Consultant, based in San Bernardino, California. Mr. Ford has been with Cal/OSHA since 1984 and worked on the Cal/VPP team from 1989 to 2000. He has more than 20 years experience in the safety and health field. Mr. Ford also worked for McCarthy Contractors and Jacobs Engineering Group as a Safety Engineer from 1987 to 1989 during the Cal/OSHA disengagement. Email—jford@hq.dir.ca.gov
Robert Fried – Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Robert Fried is a partner in the Pleasanton office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. Mr. Fried has represented clients before the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court and other state and federal appellate courts, including many of the leading cases determining the scope and application of California public works law and such issues as extension of prevailing wage to private and off site construction, special districts and charter cities. Most recently he was amicus counsel for a coalition of industry groups in Chamber of Commerce vs. Brown (US S. Ct 2008), in which the Court invalidated a California statute that would have restricted an employer’s right to free speech in workplace during organizing campaigns when they receive state funds.
He serves as outside general counsel to construction industry associations where he regularly consults with and advises contractor and developer members. His practice ranges from representation of the employer facing a labor commissioner, DFEH, NLRB or OSHA case to class action wage and hour, and unfair business practices defense. He is active as a mediator and expert witness in employment and public works matters.
Mr. Fried was named one of 12 outstanding attorneys by the East Bay Business Times in their annual review of area attorneys and has been consistently listed as one of the top litigators in the San Francisco Bay Area (Top Lawyers in the Bay Area, Bay Area Lawyer Magazine, July/August 2006). Mr. Fried currently serves as an appointee of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Governor’s Committee on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities. He was also an appointee of Governor Pete Wilson to the Transportation Industry Panel of the Industrial Welfare Commission of the State of California. His extensive background in teaching and writing includes a key authorship role in the creation of California’s most respected publications on human resources and labor and law, published by the California Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Fried received his BA degree, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Berkeley, and his JD degree from Santa Clara University School of Law, where he was Technical Editor of the Santa Clara Law Review. Mr. Fried manages the Northern California private sector labor employment practice for the AALRR Employer Services Practice Group. Email—rfried@aalrr.com
Eliseo Garcia – Residential Wall Systems
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—Eliseo.garcia@reswall.com
Jess Garcia – AC Delco
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Kevin Gibbons – California Highway Patrol
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—kgibbons@chp.ca.gov
Steve Gray – Rockford Gray
Steve Gray’s career includes 12 years of award- winning news reporting and more than 20 years as a media consultant. He has considerable experience developing crisis plans and providing real-time counsel during crisis situations.
Prior to founding Rockford Gray, Steve was CEO of BVP Media, Inc., a full service corporate communications company. Before BVP, Steve worked in Denver, as well as Detroit, St. Louis, Colorado Springs and Washington, N.C. as an anchor and reporter. Steve has received numerous awards including an Emmy for news reporting. He was also one of the lead reporters for the WDIV‑TV, Detroit newscast that won UPI’s “Newscast of the Year” Award. Email—steve@rockfordgray.com
Toni Griffin – California Highway Patrol
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Jim Hay – State Compensation Insurance Fund
Jim Hay is the Corporate Ergonomics and Safety Consultant in the Safety and Health Services Department of State Compensation Insurance Fund. As a Loss Control professional in the workers’ compensation insurance industry. Mr. Hay has more than 23 years of experience assisting policy holders in maintaining a safe workplace for their employees. His current duties include developing products and training for State Funds loss control personnel and employers throughout California. He was the project coordinator for the innovative back injury prevention process, State Funds Back Connection. Throughout his career he has worked with the construction industry in training and accident prevention. Email—jahay@scif.com
Rich Heberlein – R & L Associates
Rich Heberlein worked as a regional EHS manager for a Fortune 500 company until he started his own business in Environmental and Safety Training and Consulting. Mr. Heberlein now works with Fortune 500 companies and many smaller companies throughout California to improve their safety program and improve their OSHA compliance. He is a member of the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange and a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Email—richheberlein@comcast.net
Kelly Howard – Cal/OSHA Consultation
Senior Industrial Hygienist with Cal/OSHA Consultation Service; 29 years of industrial hygiene experience working in aerospace and Cal/OSHA Consultation. Kelly Howard presented the following session(s) at the 2009 Safety Expo: “Silica Dust Hazards in Construction: Best Exposure Control Practices” – “Health and Chemical Hazards in Construction Including Silica” together with Barbara Materna and Gail Bateson. Email—khoward@dir.ca.gov
Ken Howarth – Sunbelt Rentals
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—khowarth@sunbeltrentals.com
Randolph Hudson – CMA Insurance Services, Inc.
Randy Hudson has over 28 years of insurance experience. He started his insurance career with Pacific Life after graduating from CSU, Sacramento. He joined CMA Insurance in 1986 to focus on Employee Benefit plans and became the President of the firm in 1991. CMA Insurance is responsible for the employee benefit programs of over 500 companies. In addition, his firm has bee recognized as one of the top producing agencies in California and as innovator in providing customer service. Email—cmainc@surewest.net
David Johnson – Skyline Scaffold Inc.
David B. Johnson is the Operations, Safety, and Training manager for SkyLine Scaffold. In a career that spans 27 years David has been a Supported and Suspended Scaffold Yard Worker, Rigger, Foreman and Manager in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California and Nevada. David has vast experience in residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, high-rise and special project scaffold. He has spent 20 years in the California Army National Guard including two deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism. David is a Scaffold Industry Association certified Suspended and Supported Scaffold Competent Person, an OSHA Certified Scaffold Safety, 10 and 30 Hour Construction Outreach trainer and a Scaffold Industry Association Certified Lead Instructor. Email—Safety@skylinescaffold.com
Paul Jones – Bendix
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Greg Landin – Rescue Training Institute
Rescue Training Institute has been training California as a regional training center for the American Heart Association and Medic First Aid for 18 years. Our EMTs, Paramedics and Nurses bring the latest lifesaving techniques to the classroom. We train in your own office any day and any time that you need. We also have regular open enrollment classes in our training facility in Folsom. Please go to our website at www.rtifirstaid.com or call (916) 939-2277 to learn more about our available classes and to get more information. Email—info@rescuetraininginstitute.com
Kenneth Lane – Chabot-Las-Positas
Ken Lane has over 30 years of safety and occupational health training experience.
In addition to being an authorized OSHA instructor, Ken has taught 10/30 hour Excavation and Fall Protection at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and throughout Northern California. As a Construction Manager for LLNL, Ken is responsible for the construction of research and explosive test facilities, ensuring that facilities are held to the highest safety standards in both in construction and operations. Ken has worked on projects including Demolition and Reconstruction, Bridge and Environmental Restoration, Seismic Retrofitting, Explosive Containment Facilities, Chamber Construction, Environmental Restoration, Explosive Test Facilities, and Laser and Security Facilities.
Ken is a graduate of the University of the Pacific with a Certificate in Management, and is certified as a Site Superintendent for Storm Water Protection Enforcement, OSHA Competent Person Excavation, Scaffolding, Fall Protection, and Confined Space. Email—jmessing@clpccd.org
Ellen Lersch – State Compensation Insurance Fund
Ellen Lersch is the Senior Return to Work Coordinator with State Compensation Insurance Fund in Sacramento District Office. She advises and provides on-going training to Employers, Brokers, and the Medical Community on the issues and Benefits of Return to Work. She has about a decade of Workers’ Compensation Insurance experience with the past 5 years specializing in Return to Work program development and implementation. Email—emlersch@scif.com
John McCoy – Lake View Professional
John McCoy brings to the Expo more than 35 years of safety experience and background. His 35 years of experience range from 30 years working with the Disney organization where he was responsible for all Disney Resort operations worldwide. Currently, Mr. McCoy is an Environmental and Safety Director for a family of residential and light commercial construction trades including MidCal Plastering and Quintessential Construction. He works daily with plastering, drywall, insulation, scaffold and paint activities. Mr. McCoy is a speaker at various development safety fairs and training as well as a charter presenter for the 2009 Annual Expo. Email—mccoy3737@yahoo.com
Conor H. McElroy, Esq. – Porter Law Group, Inc.
Conor McElroy is an associate attorney at the Sacramento construction law firm of Porter Law Group, Inc. His practice focuses on civil litigation and advising clients in the areas of construction, employment and business. Mr. McElroy has represented contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and individuals in construction related disputes, including defect actions and contract disputes in both public and private works, as well as pursuing and defending lien, stop notice, and bond remedies on behalf of contractors. Mr. McElroy also spends a great amount of his time drafting and reviewing contract documents and employment handbooks and contracts for employers and trade organizations. In the area of employment, Mr. McElroy frequently provides advice and guidance to employers in the construction industry and represents employers and employees in various labor and employment disputes. He also is regularly working with individuals to guide them in forming business entities as a means of limiting liability, as well as assisting established entities in transferring ownership and winding down their business enterprises. Mr. McElroy has hands-on experience in the construction industry and building trades grounded in many years of working in his home state of Wisconsin for a general building contractor, which helps him understand his clients’ needs today. Email—cmcelroy@porterlawcorp.com
Lowell “Gene” McGranahan – Travelers Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Gene McGranahan is a Safety Specialist located in Rancho Cordova, California. Mr. McGranahan has been involved in the transportation industry since 1975. His current responsibilities with Travelers Property Casualty include consulting field engineers, underwriting and claims departments. Mr. McGranahan performs field fleet surveys, technical support, guidance to customers, training in transportation safety management and defensive driving. He also served as a Travel Transportation Specialist for Travelers, where he provided consultation to various types of transportation from agriculture, manufacturing, heavy trucking, construction, sales and service, and the distribution industry. Email—lmcrana@trvelers.com
Gary McIver – Cal/OSHA Enforcement
Gary McIver is an Associate Safety Engineer for Cal/OSHA Enforcement in the Sacramento District Office. Mr. McIver has 7-½ years experience with Cal/OSHA serving as a Safety Engineer for Enforcement. He also has over 10 years of Health and Safety management experience in the private sector. Mr. McIver has investigated numerous serious accidents, injuries and fatalities in construction, logging, agriculture, manufacturing, and food processing facilities. He is a Certified Safety Professional with the Board of Safety Professionals. Email—GMcIver@dir.ca.gov
David Meede – Cosumnes River College
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—MeadeD@arc.losrios.edu
Chuck Mitchell – Xanthos Systems, LCC
Chuck Mitchell – Over 35 year’s safety & health experience, 10 years with PG&E making electrical and gas repairs. Adjunct Professor for USC in their Safety Institute; Held senior positions with California Workers Compensation Insurance Carriers; Safety Consultant to large and small employers, primarily contractors. Chuck has a CSP and an MS in Safety engineering from USC. Email—cbmtrains@comcast.net
Peter Morris – Davis Langdon Company
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—pmorris@davislangdon.us
Deanna Mouser – Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Deanna Mouser has successfully represented employers for 20 years and has presented practical and energetic workshops on employment matters. Ms. Mouser is the instructor of several employment law courses through the University of California Santa Cruz Extension. She received her J.D. Law Degree from the University of Michigan in 1988 and her Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree from the University of Illinois in 1989. Ms. Mouser practices employment law in the Pleasanton Office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo and can be reached at (925) 251-8520 or (925) 998-9258. Email—dmouser@aalrr.com
Tom Nista – Residential Wall Systems
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Cory Parmer – California Air Resources Board
Cory Parmer is an Air Resources Engineer with the California Air Resources Board. Mr. Parmer worked on the development and implementation of the off-road diesel vehicle regulation, and has taught thousands of industry members representing dozens of California’s industries how the off-road diesel vehicle and diesel truck and bus air quality regulations will affect their businesses and how they can comply. Email—pparmer@arb.ca.gov
Charles Perry – 3M Corp. Occupational Health & Safety Division
Charles Perry is an account executive for 3M Occupational Health and Safety Division. He has 22 years of experience selling, servicing and providing training on personal protective equipment. Email—ceperry1@mmm.com
William Poole – US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
William Poole is a Special Agent with the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Mr. Poole has over 25 years of experience in the safety field of transportation. Email—william.poole@fmcsa.dot.gov
William Porter, Esq. – Porter Law Group, Inc.
Bill Porter has been a construction attorney for more than 20 years. Principal of Porter Law Group, Inc. in Sacramento, Mr. Porter’s practice focuses on public and private construction claims in state and federal court and in arbitration. Mr. Porter represents contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, developers and owners in a variety of construction matters. These include bidding disputes, contract claims, defective work claims, project delays, mechanics liens, stop notices, bond claims, prompt payment remedies and labor and employment matters. Mr. Porter is member of the Associated General Contractors of California Legal Advisory Committee, Board Member of the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange, Legal Counsel and Board Member of the American Subcontractors Association Sacramento Chapter, Board Member of Real Estate and Construction Networking (RECON) of California, and member of the Associated Builders and Contractors of California and the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors. Email—bporter@porterlawinc.co
Lisa Prince, Esq. – Walter & Prince LLP
As a partner with Walter & Prince LLP, Lisa Prince works with employers, safety directors, risk managers, and human resources administrators on the development of effective, preventive safety programs that answer regulatory mandates. Her litigation practice is now focused on representing employers in defense of OSHA citations, serious and willful misconduct and worker’s compensation discrimination claims.
Ms. Prince is a member of the Labor and Employment Sections of the American, California State and Sonoma County Bar Associations, the American Society of Safety Engineers, and the Safety and Health Council of the Associated General Contractors of California (AGC). She recently coauthored a successful amicus curie (friend of the court) brief on behalf of AGC regarding Cal/OSHA’s multi-employer worksite liability regulations. The firm’s fourth edition of the Workplace Safety chapter of the Continuing Legal Education of the Bar publication “Advising California Employers and Employees” was published in 2009. Email—lisa@walterprincelaw.com
Martin Ristad – Toyota Motor Sales, USA
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Marv Rockford – Rockford Gray
Co-founder and principal of Rockford Gray, Marv Rockford did just about every job in a television newsroom in career that led to more than 20 years as a television News Director and General Manager. During that time Marv endured a couple crises of his own and directed coverage of more than a few. That experience provides a depth of understanding of how the news media will react when a crisis hits a Rockford Gray client.
Prior to founding Rockford Gray in 2003, Marv was General Manager of KCNC-TV. The station was awarded the highest American broadcast journalism honors including the DuPont, the Peabody, the Iris, and the National Headliner Award and was an unprecedented three-winner of the national Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence.
Marv holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University. Originally from Chicago, Marv lives in Denver with his wife Renee and their three children.
Enrique Rodriquez – California Building Standards Commission
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—cynthia.biedermann@dgs.ca.gov
Kevin Rogers – Consumnes River College
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Rick Sequeiro – Fluid Power Solutions
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Mark Stewart – State Compensation Insurance Fund
Mark Stewart is a Loss Control Consultant for State Fund’s Central Valley North office in Sacramento. He has six years of experience working with construction and manufacturing accounts in the area of safety programming support. Prior to working with State Fund, Mr. Stewart was a carpenter for several years. Over the past few years, Mr. Stewart has given multiple presentations on effectively improving safety programs. Email—mtstewart@scif.com
David Strickler – Cal/OSHA Consultation
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Marty Tamayo – Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—mtamayo@dir.ca.gov
Mike Thorpe – California Service Tool
Biography unavailable at time of print. Email—mthorpe@calservicetool.com
Tim Thrift – TNT Enterprises
Tim Thrift has over twenty five years of experience in safety, maintenance and operations of mobile equipment and shop repair facilities. Mr. Thrift has been the Service/Maintenance Manager as well as a First Aid and/or Safety Officer for several companies. He has been a certified instructor for the past ten years. Additionally, he has taught safety awareness classes in basic electricity, hydraulics, power generation, and repair shop. Mr. Thrift is a graduate of the Professional Safety Institute and is certified as an Occupational Health and Safety Technologist. He is also a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Email—tim@maintainsafety.com
Andy Watson – Wattco
Biography unavailable at time of print.
Ed Yarbrough – Cal TRANS
Ed Yarbrough is currently a CalTrans North Region Construction Safety Coordinator. His primary job is to conduct field safety reviews of all CalTrans Construction projects to ensure contractor compliance with Cal/OSHA Title 8 laws and also to ensure any potential Cal/OSHA Multi-Employer or tort liability is minimized for CalTrans. Mr. Yarbrough also conducts Design Safety Reviews of projects at the 95% Design phase to ensure that projects meet all safety requirements. He conducts regular safety trainings for all construction personnel, teaching 20-30 classes per year on both general safety and traffic control. Email—h_yarbrough@sbcglobal.net
