I help companies balance safety and production effectively, utilizing a hierarchy of controls to mitigate risks in the workplace. I have more than 25 years of safety, maritime, and operations management experience.I hold professional certifications from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) as a Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) and a Safety Management Specialist (SMS). I also have extensive knowledge of regulatory organization standards, such as OSHA, USACE/EM385.1, U.S. Navy/NAVOSH, USCG, NIOSH, and Jones Act. I am passionate about engaging with employees, recognizing hidden hazards, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing administrative policies and procedures to ensure a safe and productive work environment.What sets me apart from any other candidate you will find is my fundamental belief that safety in the workplace can only be truly achieved once workers develop a healthy respect for the dangers/risks that are associated with their occupation. No amount of “bubble-wrapping” or safeguarding will work if behaviors are not first addressed. Risk mitigation begins with using the hierarchy of controls: Elimination, Substitution, Engineering, Administrative, and then PPE as a last resort.