Brian Dresel Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, MO, US

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

- Author of "The OQ Handbook: Evaluators and Evaluations."- Participate in industry committees and groups to enhance pipeline safety.- Provide regulatory opinions to pipeline operators and contractors.- Build consulting services to partner with pipeline operators to improve program integrity.- Make regulatory and policy determinations to ensure sound.

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

- Developed strategic plans to build Industry-Best Training and OQ Programs.- Created and implemented an Instructor Development Program.- Led a highly skilled, and geographically diverse staff of training and OQ professionals. - Promoted a Company culture of 100% OQ Compliance, 100% of the Time.- Provided tools for field leaders to manage employee.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Manage and/or instruct courses for state and federal pipeline safety inspectors, including;
• Natural Gas Underground Storage Facility Inspection – Course Manager and Instructor
• Integrated Inspections – Course Manager and Instructor
• Corrosion Control of Pipeline Facilities – Course Manager and Instructor
• General Safety Awareness for Inspectors and Investigators – Course Manager and Instructor
• Operator Qualification Program Inspection – Instructor

Kansas City, Missouri Area

- Planned and led regulatory code compliance inspections, including operator qualification inspections, of interstate pipeline operators.- Reviewed notifications of pipeline accidents/incidents to ensure an appropriate response. - Worked with operators as well as state and federal pipeline safety inspectors to resolve pipeline safety issues.

Kansas City, MO

• Provided leadership and support to internal OQ evaluators through mentoring.- Assessed various pipeline operators’ OQ program requirements to ensure compliance.- Conducted training classes and evaluated employees.
• Energy Worldnet (EWN),
• The Midwest Energy Association (MEA),
• Veriforce, and
• Industrial Training Services (ITS).

Independence, MO

- Supervised and mentored a widely located technical training staff.- Managed both short-term and long-term strategic planning for the Training Department.- Operated and maintained three training facilities, including two live fire training schools.- Managed annual departmental capital and operations & maintenance budgets of over $1M.- Responsible for the.

Independence, MO

- Transitioned from classroom training to a blended combination including online training.- Created and operated an internal training website to provide employees with anywhere/anytime electronic access to training materials and company procedures.- Conducted gas safety and carbon monoxide response classes for fire department personnel. - Completed.

Lee's Summit, MO

• Working Foreman, Construction & Maintenance (2 years) –
• Provided leadership of crew members and carefully managed company issued vehicles and equipment.
• Responded to gas leak emergencies and took appropriate actions to ensure public safety.
• Installed, replaced and repaired underground natural gas facilities. Digging Machine Operator (2 years) –
• Conducted excavation with a backhoe, trencher and other digging equipment.
• Prevented damage to both company facilities and other utilities.Serviceman (9 years) –

White Sands Missile Range, NM

- Provided squad level leadership during advanced military weapons testing missions.- Honor graduate of Advanced Individual Training class at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.- Holder of US government security clearance.