I thoroughly enjoy helping people and solving problems, this includes sharing my three decades of experience in managing and resolving business issues for large and small corporations, including - 26 years in the entertainment industry, 7 in aerospace, 8 in local government, and 16 as an entrepreneur.My key areas of expertise include:- Founding and operating businesses- Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) management and integration- Risk analysis and mitigation- Organizational structure and effectiveness- Occupational Health and Safety- Production Safety- Sustainability and Environmental Affairs- BCP/BIA/CM- Community interactions- Public speakingFounded and operate Vigilant EHS Solutions, an industry leading film and television safety consulting company. We provide clients our expertise in EHS: protecting their most valuable resources – people, brand and budget – thus delivering improved value to their businessAt Sony Pictures, I lead the EHS team. This included all corporate and production EHS support globally, and meant administering and resolving challenges wherever they presented themselves in the world. Accomplishments include:- Expanded production safety coverage globally- Sony Pictures Studios was the first movie studio in the world to be ISO14001 certified. - Occupational safety risk management reduced workers compensation costs by 50% through injury prevention programs, including ergonomics.Founded and assisted my wife to operate Electric Bikes LA in 2008. It is still one of the most widely recognized electric and folding bicycle retailers in the US market. Drew Boyles and I partnered to create HazAwayToday, the first household hazardous waste company dedicated to improving our environment one home and small business at a time.Serving as a locally elected city council member and as Mayor of El Segundo, I had the opportunity to lead a community with over 400 employees and a $110M budget – building consensus and addressing a wide range of community issues.This broad experience uniquely positions me to share a wide variety of skills which can solve problems quickly and efficiently at the corporate and business unit level.
Listed skills include Film, Film Production, Television, Post Production, and 25 others.