Cranes, Lifts, Operator, Trainer & Inspector Expert

Qualified by:

Eleven years experience providing Safety Training and Certification Programs to world class corporations globally including:

·Abbot Laboratories

·North Carolina DOT

·Brooklyn Union Gas

·Equistar Chemical

·ExxonMobil USA

·Raytheon

·Fletcher Pacific

·Schnabel Foundations

·Inland Paperboard & Packaging

·Superior Construction

·Washington Demil. Co.

·US Marine Corp.

· Ten years experience providing Expert Witness testimony for all types of accidents including boom assembly/disassembly, power line contact and improper equipment setup. Expert consultations in all arenas including employee training requirements and mechanical failures.

·Extensive knowledge of all OSHA regulations and ASME/ANSI standards governing lift equipment.

·Recognition as an authority on lift equipment safety.

·Fourteen years hands on experience operating cranes including six years experience operating on barges.

·Highly skilled experience in the operation of numerous types of lifting and heavy equipment.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Snorkel (Aerial Lift Training), Kansas City, MO 1997
Train the Trainer

OSHA Training Institute, Des Plaines, IL 1995
Cranes and Rigging Safety for Construction

Hazard Recognition Serviced, Wheeling, WV 1995
OSHA Fall Protection

National Safety Council, Atlanta, GA 1995
OSHA Excavation Training

Harnischfeger Institute, Milwaukee, WI 1993
Crane Inspector Training

Crane Institute, Maitland, FL 1990
Train the Trainer
Mobile Crane Inspector
Crane Safety & Rigging

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ACTS, INC. 1991-Present

President and Training Director
Founder and director of a multi-faceted crane and lift equipment training and certification corporation specializing in OSHA regulations and ASME/ANSI standards. Provide expert witness testimony, site and training evaluations and other specialized crane consulting.

CRANE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. Maitland, Florida 1990-1991

Lift Equipment Instructor and Inspector
Instructed Lift Equipment and Rigging seminars. Provided expert witness testimony, site and training evaluations, and other specialized crane consulting. Certified cranes and crane operators.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

Crane Operator

Danis Industries (Bridge Division), Port Orange, FL 1988-1990

Crane Operator

Allen Erectors, Orlando, FL 1986-1988

Crane Operator

Corbett Cranes (Rentals), Daytona Beach, FL 1984-1986

Crane Operator

MELCO (Bridge Division), London, KY 1983-1984 & Equipment Foreman

Crane Operator & Supervisor

Avondale Shipyards, Morgan City, LA 1981-1982 (Offshore Division)

AFFILIATIONS & COMMITTEES:

National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators
Test Development Task Force Committee

American Society of Safety Engineers

Specialized Carriers & Riggers Association

PUBLISHED ARTICLES:

Crane Works

July-Aug 1997

"Pre-Lift Plans, Inspections"

Crane Works

Jan-Feb 1995

"Anatomy of an Accident-Improper Lattice Boom Assembly"

Crane Works

Sept-Oct 1994

"Tool Box Tear Sheet-Lattice Boom Inspections"

Crane Works

April 1993

"Lattice Boom Assembly & Disassembly Crane Quiz"

MILITARY:

Mississippi Air National Guard, Meridian, MS Honorable Discharge 1980