Safety Professional Risk Manager Expert Witness

Examples of Expert Witness Cases as a Safety Professional or Risk Manager

• Plaintiff: Defendant provided ladder & clippers and asked that he trim the trees. Ladder became unstable and he fell & broke his back
• Roof Collapse during construction
• Construction accident occurred to employee of client’s subsidary company. Obligation policies of parent subsidiary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2003 to Present

• T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc. San Diego California & New York City, New York
• T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc. is a mid-sized general building contractor serving across the United States with revenues of approximately $200M per year with approximately 700,000 effort hours of self-performed work.RISK MANAGER 20014 to Present
• Management of both Safety and Human Resources Departments
• Corporate insurance procurement with CFO
• Incident report review and prevention planning
• Regulatory update reviews with both Safety and Human Resources Directors
• Review contracts to identify requirements related to insurance, contracting, and financial risk, then develop programs with management and legal team to mitigate and control risks identified.
• Manage claims and lawsuits; budgeting, scheduling, and planning through completion of each matter

Dispute negotiations and resolutions with clients and subcontractors

DIRECTOR OF SAFETY 2003 to 2013

• Administration and management oversight for all field safety operations of the companies 3 divisions approximately 700,000 self-performed effort hours (400+ employees)
• Reviewing and developing risk and safety procedures and policies for self-performed and subcontracted trades
• Reviewing and commenting on pending legislation and regulations at regulatory hearings
• Developing and implementing means and methods (best practices) to integrate safety and production in construction work
• Assisting project teams and subcontractors in developing feasible safety compliance solutions which are safe and legal
• Respiratory program administration
• Post incident investigations and inspections
• Drug and alcohol program development and management
• Developing relations with outside agencies and organizations
• Supervising and updating safety training programs and training employees
• Supervising and consulting with onsite safety staff
• Procure and manage insurance policies and loss statistics
• Hiring and personnel matters for up to 400 employees
• Reading and interpreting blueprints, specifications, and contracts
• Cal/OSHA permit procurement
• Safety training development and delivery
• Electronic based safety system and training development
• Safety enforcement
• Lead the company to earn national awards for safety programs2001 to 2003
• Roel Construction Company, Inc San Diego California

Roel Construction Company, Inc is a mid-sized regional general contracting company serving the western United States with revenues of approximately 275m per year with approximately 800,000 effort hours of selfperformed work.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SAFETY

• Inspect jobsites for safety and health concerns
• Preplan tasks to prevent injury
• Training program development
• Train employees and subcontractors
• Drug and alcohol policy administration
• Respiratory program administration
• Claims management – Workers’ Compensation, Auto, General Liability
• OSHA log maintenance
• Cal/OSHA permit procurement
• Post incident investigations and inspections1999 to 2001
• Testing Engineers – San Diego San Diego California

Testing Engineers – San Diego is a mid-sized local arm of a national engineering services firm that provides special inspection as well as safety and environmental services.

SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

• Designing project specific Accident Prevention Programs
• Designing project specific Environmental Protection Programs
• Inspecting and monitoring jobs for safety and health concerns
• Air monitoring and sampling for environmental contaminants
• Soil sampling and analysis for environmental contaminants
• Report generation with recommendations based on laboratory analysis and regulatory requirements for air monitoring/sampling and soil sampling

Safety training and education for employees and clients

1997 to 1999

• California State University, Long Beach Long Beach California
• California State University, Long Beach is a large university in southern California employing over 3800 throughout the campus. The campus includes sports facilities, laboratories, maintenance facilities, parks and, housing, as well as educational buildings.

SAFETY ENGINEER

• Inspect laboratory facilities for chemical safety
• MSDS program development
• Manage employee ergonomic program
• Fire safety training
• Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) training
• Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) training
• Chemical and Hazardous waste spill response
• General Cal/OSHA compliance

Industry Associations and Licenses:

• Past Chair, Associated General Contractors San Diego Safety Committee 2 years
• Past Vice Chair, Associated General Contractors San Diego Safety Committee 2 years
• Member, Associated General Contractors America National Safety Committee
• Past Member, Zurich National Construction Round Table
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• Board member for numerous Cal/OSHA Standards Board Advisory committees

Emergency Medical Technician I

Education

• California State University, Long Beach
• Bachelor of Science
• University of California, San Diego
• Professional Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• Insurance Education Association/Certified Property Casualty Underwriters
• Associate Risk Manager (ARM)
• Board of Certified Safety Professional

Certified Health and Safety Technician (CHST) Teaching and Speaking Experience:

• Instructor Associated General Contractors Apprenticeship Program
• Fall Protection system design, installation and training for end users
• Trenching and Excavation awareness trainer
• Scaffold User Instructor
• Forklift Training Instructor
• Guest Speaker for multiple general contractor’s Superintendent meetings in San Diego
• U.S. Department of Labor Construction Outreach Trainer
• Mediator – Contractors and Cal/OSHA forum
• NAVFAC Southwest Safety Forum
• Presenter at ASSE Professional Development Conference
• Presenter at the Pacific Southwest Safety Conference

Presenter at Sea World San Diego Managers’ Safety Conference

Certifications:

• Competent Person in Fall Protection
• Competent Person in Trenching and Excavation
• First Aid and CPR Instructor
• 40 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Hazwopper)
• Respiratory Protection Program Administrator
• Emergence Medical Technician (EMT)
• Forklift Trainer
• EM 385 1-1

Witness/Consultant Experience:

• Provided testimony for regulatory hearings on safety issues
• Represented employers in OSHA appeals
• Petitioner to Cal/OSHA on regulatory matters affecting safety
• Deposition experience on injury accidents
• Regular Contributor to Engineering News Record (ENR) Magazine on construction Safety including a cover Article in 2009 as well as the Safety
• Blog writer for ENR.com from 2010 to 2013