WORK WITH THE BEST CONSULTANTS IN THE BUSINESS!

Cindi Braun, CSP, CHMM and CET     Consultant Cindi Braun, CSP, CHMM and CET has fifteen years' experience teaching for the National Safety Council, Boeing Airlines and others. She is based in Littleton, Colorado.

Tony Drovdal     Consultant Eighteen years in Public Safety including 13 in the Fire Service; State Certified Fire Service Instructor; Hazardous materials specialist

Jim Harner     Consultant Jim Harner is a retired school principal and have been teaching Defensive Driving Courses for over 10 years.

Gary Higbee     Consultant Gary Higbee, CSP from Higbee and Associates. In addition to being an expert in the field of safety. Gary has become know as an authority in the area of change. Gary has made a number of presentations on visionary leadership and managing change.

Mike Kane     Consultant Mike is an active construction safety director and an OSHA-authorized Outreach Trainer for Construction. As well as a certified National Safety Council First Aid, CPR & AED instructor.

Dr. Carter Kerk, CSP, CPE     Consultant Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering, SD School of Mines and Technology. Dr. Kerk is the past Chair of OSHA's National Advisory Council on Ergonomics.

Dale Kluver     Consultant Dale provides training and consulting on a variety of industrial safety topics to businesses and organizations throughout the midwest. Dale has more than 25 years experience and specializes in machine safety, confined space entry and fire safety.

Garry Kroft, CSP     Consultant Garry Kroft is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) with a masters degree in safety from UW-Stout. He has 30 years of safety experience, helping hundreds of companies improve their safety and health policies and programs. He currently works in the construction risk control area and remains active in the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).

C. David Langlois, CSP     Consultant C. David Langlois is president of Langlois, Weigand & Associates, Inc. Prior to entering the consulting field full-time, Mr. Langlois served as an instructor at Louisiana State University from 1981 until 1989. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from LSU and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. Mr. Langlois has taught college courses in Occupational Safety, Supervision, Training, and Maintenance Management. He has 20 plus years of experience in the safety and training field and is a Certified Safety Professional. He has taught professional development courses in safety inspections, accident investigations, industrial hygiene, safety audits, hazard recognition, substance abuse awareness, and safety management. He has presented programs at several regional and national conferences. Mr. Langlois has served as Vice President, Region VI from 1986-90, and served as Vice President of Communications for ASSE during 1990-91.

Ladd McCluskey     Consultant Safety & Health Consultant

Melanie Mornard     Consultant Melanie Mornard has been a First Aid/CPR instructor with the South Dakota Safety Council since 1993, and an Instructor Development trainer since 1998. She is a Licensed Safety Professional and Certified Safety Trainer through the National Association of Safety Professionals with twelve years experience as a safety manager. Melanie was given the Commander's Award for Public Service; Department of the Army, and the 2004 Exceptional Volunteer Service; American Red Cross for excellence in teaching and consistently outstanding evaluations.

Stefan Salmonson, PPS     Consultant Stefan V. Salmonson, is the president of PROtective Services, Inc. He is a licensed deputy sheriff/tactical trainer, licensed private detective, licensed protective agent, certified personal protection specialist (Body Guard), international security consultant, experienced weapons and operational specialist, contract government investigator (with security clearance), airline transport pilot and professional speaker. PROS provides executive and personal protection services, high-risk employment termination support services, discrete investigations, security presentations, training, keynote presentations, security assessments, consulting and risk management recommendations for several hundred clients. Stefan writes security related articles for publications and is frequently interviewed by journalists regarding security concerns. Clients include national/international corporations, government agencies, foreign royalty, public utilities, school districts/student transportation, flight department/associations, prisons, hospitals, financial institutions, media, the trucking, real estate and insurance industry.

Bill Schreiner     Consultant Bill is the commercial vehicle consultant for the Minnesota Safety Council. He has 25 years experience in commercial vehicle safety, is Haz-Mat certified and has been an instructor for the International Union of Operating Engineers/Local 49. In addition he owns a small interstate trucking company.

Tom Slattery     Consultant Tom Slattery, CSP, ARM, is a Certified Safety Professional with more than 20 years' experience developing and leading successful safety and compliance programs.

Mike Willetts     Consultant Mike Willetts, Director of Job Training and Safety, Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association. Mike has been working with electric utility safety for the past 26 years, and is an active member of the American Public Power Association and past Safety committee chair. Mike is also an active member of the "IEEE" Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a member of the Federal & Minnesota OSHA Electric Task Force committees.