Michael Smith Email & Phone Number

AdventureSmith, Inc. is a niche consulting firm focusing on the needs of aerial adventure parks, zip line canopy tours, and adventure education programs. Services include:★ Challenge course, zip line, and aerial adventure park market research★ Training and staff development systems★ Program documentation and custom operations manuals★ Marketing plans, web design services, and graphic design★ Aerial adventure park and zip line expert witness consulting★ Accident investigation reporting★ Technical inspection to current ANSI/ACCT standards★ Program audit, secret shopper, and site reviews for zip lines, aerial adventure parks and challenge courses ✪ AdventureSmith, Inc. provides complete park management services for ArborTrek Canopy Adventures, LLC. and is open to other long-term, management service contracts.

■ Engaged as adventure park and zip line expert witness and consultant with balanced plaintiff and defense experience on a variety of cases.■ Services include zip line and adventure park case review, discovery development, report writing, testimony and, upon request, pre- and post-claim expert consulting services including compliance audits, accident investigations, staff training, and operation development. ■ Broad knowledge of aerial adventure park, challenge course and zip line industry-accepted practices back to mid-1990's, state and local regulations, and applicable industry standards including those of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA), ASTM F2959 Standard Practice for Aerial Adventure Courses and referenced ASTM F24 standards, as well as, workplace safety standards.■ Adventure park and zip line expert witness consults and engagements have included a range of topics including but not limited to zip line - fall from heights • zip line - brake system failure • zip line - patron collision with other patron • zip line - patron collision with inanimate object • zip line - design incompatible with brake system • zip line - canopy tour business valuation • mobile zip line - rider impact with inanimate object • mobile zip line - rider fall from heights • aerial adventure park - fall from heights • aerial adventure park - jump system failure • aerial adventure park - failure to follow operating procedures • challenge course swing element - rider impact with patron • challenge course - fall from heights/failure to supervise • climbing wall - design failure/incompatible life safety system component • backyard zipline - failure to supervise minor • backyard zipline - anchor failure/fall from heights • backyard zipline - design incompatible with brake system • vendor/operator contract dispute • recreational tree climbing - fall from height

Boulder, Co, Us

Jeffersonville, Vermont, Us

ArborTrek was established in 2010 to offer world-class eco-adventures (zip line canopy tours, treetop obstacle courses, climbing adventures, and more) to the public and to provide services and solutions to resorts, property owners, and public parks interested in entering the aerial adventure park market. ArborTrek currently operates an award-winning zip line canopy tour and aerial adventure park at Smugglers' Notch Resort in Northern Vermont.RESPONSIBILITIES■ Control all business operations including supervision of up to 35 seasonal employees and select group of full-time, year-round employees■ Responsible for strategic planning and brand growth through product development, market research, standardization, and partner relations■ Oversee the operation and business development of ArborTrek-licensed and owned aerial adventure park and zip line canopy tour facilitiesPARK ACCOLADES & ACHIEVEMENTS★ 2021 - 10Best "10 great things to do outdoors in New England this fall" ★ 2020 & 2019 - 10Best Readers' Choice Award for "Best Aerial Adventure Park" ★ 2017, 2016, 2014 - USA Today - One of the "10 Best Zipline Courses in the USA", USA Today★ One of the "World's Coolest Zip Lines", Travel + Leisure★ 2018 Editor's Pick for Best Family Adventures, Yankee Magazine ★ 2012 Editor's Choice for Best of New England, Yankee Magazine ★ "One of the Best Wilderness Zip Line Tours in the U.S.", Outside Magazine★ "10 Thrilling Zip Lines Around the World", The Weather Channel ★ Five-star rating for eleven consecutive years, TripAdvisor★ 2016 Excellence in Tourism Promotion, Upper Cumberland Business JournalFor more information or to find a location near you, visit https://arbortrek.com

Stowe, Vermont, Us

Stowe Area Association (SAA) is a member-based marketing and sales organization with the primary purpose to promote the Stowe, Vermont region as a vibrant, world-class destination. SAA's mission is to market and sell the natural beauty of Stowe, its cultural and recreational opportunities and member businesses, while simultaneously enhancing the quality experience for their guests and the quality of life of the residents, in a manner which improves the economic well-being of the community and consciously promotes environmental integrity.

Boulder, Co, Us

■ Commercialized and marketed internal management and training systems to create an external consulting business focused on the needs of challenge courses, zip lines and canopy tours■ Initiated and directed the transformation of S.T.E.P.S. from a local, single-site challenge course management company of limited services to a nationally-recognized provider of challenge course services ranging from adventure programming to challenge course/zip line/aerial adventure park design and installation, staff training, and business development consulting■ Co-authored “A Facilitator’s Guide to Adventure Challenge Programming”, a custom ropes course facilitation manual, and “A Guide’s Guide to Zip Line Canopy Tour Programming”, the first comprehensive manual aimed at managing canopy tour operations in the United States■ Developed the Joe Dumars’ Team and Leadership Center and consulted on the development of numerous other experiential education programs and canopy tours throughout the United States and Mexico, providing business consulting, program design, and staff development services■ Conducted external review of operations for dozens of experiential training and zip line canopy tour operations, assessing risk management strategies, training systems, and program effectiveness■ Designed and implemented a web marketing strategy on a limited budget that was responsible for increasing challenge courses sales by nearly $500,000 in the first year

■ Led multi-day challenge course and canopy tour training programs focused on risk management, technical skill development, and education theory■ Designed and delivered custom teacher education workshops focused on incorporating adventure education and experiential education into the school■ Instructed adventure-based team and leadership development workshops for more than eight hundred professional groups, schools, and community organizations

■ Instructed adventure-based team workshops for more than eight hundred professional groups, schools, and community organizations■ Project management and program coordination for the delivery of one-day and multi-day experiential education programs that consistently achieved repeat business and high ratings■ Negotiated long-term and short-term training contracts with local and national corporations including General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Kmart

Portland, Oregon, Us

■ Responsible for the design and delivery of 14- to 30-day whitewater rafting, mountaineering, and backpacking trips in Oregon and Washington aimed at fostering an appreciation for the natural world, leadership and character development. Programs ranged from student groups age 14 and up to adult professionals■ Managed course progress and instructor development through on-going mentoring and coaching sessions

Mtd, Training And Development

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Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities