Course Listing - by Instructor
| Name | Biography |
|---|---|
| TBA* | |
| Jack Arias | Jack A. AriasBiographyDr. Jack A. Arias was born in Arequipa-Peru and joined EPA R6 in 2003. Dr. Arias is currently an Environmental Scientist and Engineer in the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division (ECDWA), where currently assists the Water Enforcement Branch (oil and gas, industrial processes, wastewater, and concentrated feeding animal operations areas) as an inspector, enforcement officer, and technical scientist. In addition, he forms part of the International Partnership Program between EPA and OEFA-Peru, R6 Incident Management Team for Disaster Response, Adjunct professors at the University of Texas Arlington, and R6 Special Emphasis Program Committee. Dr. Arias holds a PhD in Science in the Environmental Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso, MS degree in Environmental Science from the University of Texas at El Paso and a BS degree in Biology Conservation in Biological Science from National University of San Agustin Arequipa-Peru. Dr. Arias is an Environmental Scientist with over 25 years of experience in both the university sector and the federal government. He is involved in the oil and gas and an international collaboration to improve Intergovernmental Partnership between Peru (OEFA) and the U.S. EPA Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Division. He worked with OEJTA as a coordinator of the R6 EJ Showcase Project Initiative in Port Arthur Texas and Tribal Liaison and technical support in Oklahoma. He worked at the RCRA MACT EEE Facility Assessment Section as an inspector, risk assessor, and technical support. He worked as an outreach assistant and coordinator in the EPA R6 Border Outreach Office at El Paso Texas. He taught and worked as a research assistant in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation technologies at the University of Texas at El Paso. He worked as a principal investigator in the Myrmecology studies in the Bamboo Tropical Forest in Peru - University of Utah. He collaborated in various Projects in conservation and tropical wildlife with the Foundation ANAI TALAMANCA COSTA – RICA. He was instructor and research assistant in the University of San Agustin, Arequipa-Peru. He loves God, his family and authentic friends. He enjoys ministries, kayaking, camping, outdoor adventures, racquetball, soccer, cricket, swimming, and most importantly quality time with God, family and friends. |
| Tandi Ball | Tandi received a Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Oklahoma and has been in the industry of occupational safety and health since 1991. She is a Certified Safety and Health Official, in both the construction and general industries. As an OSHA Compliance Officer for the State of New Mexico, she participated in the OSHA response to the events on September 11, at the World Trade Center. She has been an OSHA Education Center instructor since 2001. |
| David Bates | |
| John Bauler | |
| John Bennett | |
| David Boone | David Boone is certified through the United States Navy as a heavy equipment operator and truck driver. With over 30 years of experience in the construction and general industry, Mr. Boone's career began running heavy equipment and progressed rapidly to site supervisor, project manager, safety management and safety consultant. Over the years, David has attended Texas State Technical College as well as the University of Texas at Arlington receiving numerous certifications from OSHA, the EPA, and the TCEQ (Petroleum Storage Tank Investigator, Texas Water Utilities Association Training and Class D Basic Water Licensing) as well as the Texas Railroad Commission and the RVDA-RVIA. Mr. Boone has spent the last 8 years conducting expert witness work, safety consulting, curriculum development and instruction for private firms such as Mitchell, Goff, Mitchell and the New England Water Works Association as well as individual companies both locally owned and operated and nationwide. Mr. Boone also conducts training for the University of Texas at Arlington (instructing and curriculum development for Transportation Training, Public Works, Military Service Center, OSHA Education Center and Environmental Training Institute. |
| Jeffrey Campbell | "Jeffrey L. Campbell is a Chemist with over 30 years of experience in the transportation, safety, and environmental fields. His work experience includes working as a laborer and equipment operator in both construction and general industry settings. Laboratory roles include a process bench chemist in Refinery, petrochemical, and ethanol plants and an approval chemist for Hazardous Waste and Non-Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities. Mr. Campbell obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Education at McNeese State University and has been teaching and training in different capacities since the mid 1980's when he taught high school chemistry and mathematics. He is currently an instructor for Environmental Team Resources and serves as an adjunct instructor for the U.S. Department of Transportation, the University of Texas at Arlington, Lamar Institute of technology, and McNeese State University." |
| Glen Cardiff | |
| Simon Chavez | Simon Chavez has obtained a Master in Education from New Mexico Highland University. Simon has been in the education and instructor industry for more than 35 years. He has been in the Occupational Safety and Health industry for 11 years. He gained his experience from being an adjunct instructor for Texas Engineering Extension Service, and Consultant for New Mexico Environment Department Occupational health and Safety Bureau. Simon is a Certified Safety and Health Official for General Industry and Construction Industry. |
| Jody Christopherson-DeGan | |
| Christy Close | |
| John (Rex) Coffman | Rex is an award-winning trainer/facilitator in the fields of environmental health and safety, and has had the opportunity to work with, educate and coach safety and environmental professionals, students and military personnel both academically and professionally for 15 years. Rex is a seasoned environmental professional with more than 30 years of leadership in the implementation, management and facilitation of complex environmental permitting, compliance and enforcement proceedings at the federal, state and local levels of government. He is also very experienced in the legislative and regulatory processes, and has provided technical comments on several major federal and state environmental rules, and has offered expert testimony before the Texas Senate Natural Resources, and the Texas House of Representatives Environmental Regulation Committees. Rex received his MS in Interdisciplinary Studies (Environmental Engineering, Public Administration and Business) from the University of Texas at Arlington, and his BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Texas Tech University. Rex has also been very fortunate to assist in providing educational success and leadership at a number of exceptional educational organizations including the University of Texas at Arlington, and Tarrant County College as well as with a number of private firms. Rex is a Veteran of the United States Navy having served proudly aboard USS Long Beach, CGN-9 where he was the Launcher Captain of the aft Mark 10 "Terrier" Guided Missile Launching System. |
| Dan Connors | Dan has had a long career as a mariner, serving with the US Coast Guard, US Merchant Marine, and retired from the Navy Reserve as a Chief Warrant Officer 5 (Ship's Bos'n) fall of 2017. Throughout his Military Career of 38 years (and other jobs he has held), many his daily management activities were focused on safety for his crew. He was involved in training for the many types of material handling equipment in ports and shipboard cranes his crews used, cargo handling, shipboard safety, and regular maintenance. He actively sought out times to improve processes and added safety training to all job tasks. After his deployment with the US Navy in 2009, he embarked on an Industrial Safety Master Degree through University of Texas at Tyler. After completing his degree he added OSHA certifications as a Certified Safety & Health Officer - General Industry, Specialist in Safety & Health for Maritime & Construction. He has been teaching for UT Arlington OSHA Ed Center since 2015 in General Industry & Maritime topics. He continues teaching (1998 to present) as the lead Maritime Safety Instructor for Mercy Ships. As the founder of Crossed Anchor Safety, he has developed training courses in a number of areas, taught in a number of East Texas Companies and at Kilgore College. He is able to assess and target areas of improvement in your Company Safety Programs which will ultimately improve your injury rate and production processes. |
| ABCAUS Coordinator | |
| ABCFRE Coordinator | |
| ACONM Coordinator | |
| AGCAUS Coordinator | |
| AGCNM Coordinator | |
| AGCOKC Coordinator | |
| AGCTUL Coordinator | |
| GCSI Coordinator | |
| NSCSLC Coordinator | |
| NWACC Coordinator | For information on the training site please contact the coordinator, Cindy Hammons, at 479-936-5178 or chammons@nwacc.edu |
| TEXO Coordinator | For information on the training site please contact the coordinator, Doug Watson, at 972-647-0697 or doug@texoassociation.org. |
| Clay Crowell | |
| Susan Darr | |
| David David | |
| Sandy Eapen | Sandy Eapen is an Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) & Sustainability Advisor and Strategist with 20 years of diverse impact-oriented career experiences across the corporate, public, and nonprofit sectors and multiple industries, including technology, financial services, chemicals, management consulting, and international development. As Founder of Eapen Impact, Sandy partners with companies to build and advance ESG, sustainability, and social impact strategies that drive more impact and business + stakeholder value. She was Head of ESG, Sustainability, & Corporate Social Responsibility at Coupa Software, where she launched the company's ESG program, led the strategy, governance, stakeholder engagement, and reporting, and advanced various strategic initiatives, including climate change, volunteerism & philanthropy, and sustainable business spend management products. She also currently teaches and coaches for the Sustainability Leadership Program at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business and for The University of Texas at Arlington's Environmental Training Institute. Prior to Coupa, Sandy worked at BSR, where she advised a portfolio of Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms on ESG strategy development and implementation, reporting and communications, governance structures, stakeholder engagement, responsible investing, and more. Before BSR, Sandy led business development and strategic planning initiatives as a Director/Chief of Staff at American Express, where she also launched an employee-led sustainable business committee. She also advanced small-scale business models and public-private partnerships for renewable energy in India and Africa with the UN Development Program. Additionally, she was a management consultant at BearingPoint and led manufacturing energy efficiency projects at Dow Chemical as a Six Sigma Black Belt. Sandy holds an M.B.A. and Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Asian Family Support Services of Austin and the leadership teams of the Texas Exes Sustainability Alumni Network and the Columbia Business School (CBS) Austin Alumni chapter. Sandy has also served on advisory boards for Literacy, Inc. and the American Red Cross of Greater New York. |
| Oscar Enriquez | Oscar Enriquez has been in the field of Electrical Engineering for since 1980. His experience stems from being a Plant Engineer, Safety and Environmental Manager, and Construction Electrical Foreman. He works as an occupational safety and health professional conducting safety audits, developing safety programs, delivering training, helping to reducing job related injuries. Oscar has been an OSHA Education Center instructor since 2007 years and is a Certified Safety and Health Official for General Industry and Construction Industry. |
| William Lumas Farr | |
| George Gonzales | |
| Donald Hanline II | |
| Michael Hartman |
Michael Hartman is an OSHA-trained safety and health consultant, specializing as a college-level instructor for OSHA's Fall Protection, HazMat, Respiratory Protection, and Confined Space Protocols. With over 31 years of service, he retired as a Fire Captain/Paramedic. During his firefighting career, he actively served on the MABAS Division 1 Technical Rescue, Hazardous Materials, and Underwater Search and Recovery teams. Michael's journey in safety began as a private sector instructor, imparting knowledge on safe work practices in General Industry and Construction. Witnessing the consequences of improperly followed safety programs during his firefighting days motivated him to contribute more significantly to safety training. In a leadership role as an operations manager for a national safety company, he conducted site safety audits and trained confined space rescue teams. Michael currently shares his expertise as an OSHA instructor at the University of Texas at Arlington in OSHA’s Region VI and for various military bases worldwide. His teachings are rooted in real-world experiences, emphasizing accident prevention and preparedness. |
| James (Ryne) Hatcher | |
| Randey Hayes | Randey has worked in the field of Occupational Safety and Health since 2003. He has an Associate of Science degree in Occupational Safety and an Associate in Science degree in Aviation Systems Technology. He is an OSHA Education Center instructor and is the owner of Oklahoma Home & Safety Inspectors, providing customized training for companies in all industries and home inspections. Randey is also an Occupational Safety Manager for the Dept. of the Air Force where he has held several positions to include being the safety representative to the Inspector General of the Air Force Reserve Command. He is a licensed home inspector for the state of Oklahoma. Previously, he was an aircraft mechanic for 21 years and holds an FAA Airframe & PowerPlant License. Randey retired from the US Air Force Reserve as a Chief Master Sergeant after 33 years of service. Randey is a Certified Safety and Health Official (CSHO) and an authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer for the 10 & 30 hour course. |
| Mark Horner | |
| Romell Jackson | Romell K. Jackson's credentials in Environmental Safety, Risk Management, Loss Prevention, Loss Control, and Safety Culture span more than 17 years. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Technology and has served in multiple consultation and management roles for Fortune 1000 companies. Mr. Jackson's development and oversight of day-to-day implementation of corporate training, safety policies and loss control programs make him a uniquely qualified subject matter expert serving on the faculty of the MC101 course series. |
| Enrique Jaimes | |
| Brandon Johnson | |
| Quintin Jones | Quintin has nearly 30 years of experience in Occupational Safety and Health. He has been performing Safety, Health and Environmental training for the past 14 years, in addition to performing audits and inspections on safety/health and environmental projects in both private and public sectors. Quintin is a Certified Safety Professional and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. |
| Kiranpreet Kaur | |
| James (Skipper) Kendrick |
Skipper holds a BS degree in Industrial Technology, with a safety option, from Louisiana State University. He is a Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by examination. He is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Skipper is a recipient of ASSE's highest honor, that of being named a Society Fellow. He was selected as the recipient of ASSE's National Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year Award in 2000 and has also been recognized as Safety Professional of the Year for the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter (1985), Fort Worth Chapter (1989-90) and Region III (1988-89). Skipper also has been recognized as Bongarde SafetyXchange's National Safety Trainer of the Year. |
| Timothy Koen | |
| John Kossos | John is a safety, health and environmental professional with nearly 30 years' experience in general industry and construction. After working in the EHS field for companies such as Lear Corporation, PepsiCo, Masco Corporation John began consulting and teaching for the OSHA Training Institute Training Centers. John earned his Master of Science in Safety & Environmental Management from West Virginia University's College of Engineering & Mineral Resources. He is a Certified Safety and Health Official (CSHO), Safety Health and Environmental Professional (SHEP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Registered Environmental Manager (REM), Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), and a Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional (CESCP). John is a consultant and trainer at The Kossos Group, LLC where he provides professional services in the areas of environmental, health, safety, security and energy. John has served as an Instructor at the OSHA Training Institute Education Centers since 2018. |
| Anna Lamikanra | |
| Adrian Loera | |
| K M Coordinator | For information on the training site please contact the coordinator, Kim Mason, at 713-843-3700 or kim.m@agchouston.org |
| Monty Mayes | |
| Laurel Mayo | |
| Carlis (Chuck) McCue | |
| Robert McDonald | |
| Randy McKechnie | Randy McKechnie, President of RLM Consulting, Inc. Is a Licensed Real Estate Broker for almost 30 years, a Property Tax Consultant, a Trained Professional Mediator, and offers services as an Expert Witness. Contracted as a Brokerage Consultant for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Century 21 Judge Fite, Co., The Seller's Advocate, Fedelius, Buyer's Voice and many other large and small brokerage firms in Texas. Former president and owner of Century 21 Select (Terrell and Garrett). Former coordinator and current instructor for the University of Texas at Arlington pre-licensing real estate education program. Review editor for Dearborn Financial Publishing, Inc. for the review and editing of Contract Law and Law of Agency texts. More than 200 hours of Alternative Dispute Resolution services with a greater than 85% success rate. Served as Broker Chairman of the Texas Real Estate Commissions Broker-Lawyer Committee. The committee that provides the real estate industry with all legally drawn contracts, addenda, and notices for promulgation and approval to be used by real estate licensees. Contract educator for Continuing Education Institute, Institute of Real Estate Professionals, University of Texas at Arlington and many other organizations. You can contact Randy at his website |
| Laurie McKendall | Laurie J. McKendall received her Master of Art in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. Laurie is a certified ombudsman and trained mediator. Laurie completed her basic mediation and advance family mediation training at the University of North Texas. She has successfully concluded a wide range of mediations, including business contracts, employer/employee conflicts, landlord/tenant issues and interpersonal and family disputes. She is highly qualified in facilitating communication and reducing hostility between disputing parties and adept at providing a collaborative mediation environment in which the parties can reach mutually acceptable agreements. Laurie is a Credentialed Distinguished Mediator TMCA. She a member of the American Bar Associations ADR Section, Texas Associations of Mediators and Mediators Beyond Borders. |
| Brenda Miller | |
| Robert Moura | |
| Taramoni Muldrew-Clark | |
| Carlos Munson | |
| Dr. Dylan Parks, Instructor | |
| Donna Patterson | Donna C. Patterson has been a professor for the Paralegal Program at the University of Texas at Arlington since 2002.
She is a Senior Litigation Paralegal who has worked in many areas of law, including bankruptcy, criminal, family, estate, real estate, employment, appellate, medical malpractice, insurance defense, commercial, and general litigation. She is employed by the law firm Lynn Law, PLLC, where she assists in Labor and Employment Law matters. She also serves as Accounts Manager for Lynn Law.
Mrs. Patterson has:
Written over 200 training presentations on varied topics such as electronic discovery, legal ethics, legal terminology, Texas criminal code, trial preparation, age and sex discrimination, sexual harassment, responsibilities of management, proper conduct in the workplace, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act.
Prior to working in the legal field, she was an Arlington business owner and worked in computer systems, computer software, and sales and brokering of computer hardware.
Received her Paralegal Certificate from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a member of the Texas Bar College, Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas.
She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Fort Worth Paralegal Association as Scholarship Chair. She has served as 2nd Vice President/Membership Chair, Ethics Chair, and Public Relations Chair for the Fort Worth Paralegal Association. She is currently working on a yearly series addressing paralegal ethical pitfalls and solutions entitled "Ethical Emma."
Mrs. Patterson supports local charities, including Arlington Charities, Arlington Life Shelter, The Veterans Hospital, and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas.
dpatterson@uta.edu
(817) 703-8727 |
| Daniel Pearson | |
| TL Peters | TL has worked in the field of occupational safety and health since 1989. He has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Safety from the University of Texas in Tyler. He has been an OSHA Education Center instructor since 2006 and is the owner of United Safety Group, providing customized training for companies in all industries. Previously, TL has been the Environmental, Health and Safety Manager for companies such as Pioneer Frozen Foods, Atrium Windows and Doors, and The HON Company. Prior to his managerial roles, TL was a safety engineer for Vistawall Architectural Products and Baxter Healthcare Corporation. TL is a Certified Safety and Health Official in General Industry, a Certified Safety, Health and Environmental Trainer (CET #27-350), Certified Instructional Technologist (CIT #27-350), and an authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer in General Industry and Construction. |
| Jonathan Preston | |
| Carlos Reynolds | |
| Amber Royer | Amber Royer is the author of the cookbooks There are Herbs in My Chocolate and I Can Can With Herbs. She is also a regular columnist for the Dave's Garden On-Line Community. Her work has also appeared in Appleseeds and Odyssey (children's magazines). Amber is an active member of the Fort Worth Herb Society, and an avid gardener. As a degreed youth librarian (MLIS from UNT, experience working with all levels, from babies on through teens and even adults), Amber helped design the instructional materials for the Young Writer's Program portion of National Novel Writing Month. Amber became interested in creative writing when she was still young (and joined her first professional writer's organization at the age of 12) and is always touched when she gets to inspire a new generation of young writers. In addition to teaching, she enjoys crafting, cooking and travel - especially when it affords a chance to learn more about food or plants, whether it's visiting pineapple plantations of Hawaii, or sampling cocoa pulp straight from the pod in the Dominican Republic. For more information, visit her web site: www.dandylyonsgarden.com. |
| Jorge Salazar | |
| Catrina Shafer | |
| Phil Sheppard | |
| Eugene (Gene) Stabulis | Eugene Stabulis has instructed for UT Arlington since 2014. He has instructed in the fields of health and safety, OSHA, fire safety and hazardous materials. Eugene has also served as one of a team of Fire Service Instructors at the Fort Monmouth Fire Academy from its inception in 1998, instructing both Military and Civilians who were seeking Dept. of Defense fire service certification classes. He specialized in Fire Service Instructor, CPR, Bloodborne Pathogens as well as American Red Cross Emergency Responder Certification Classes. |
| Eric Stephan | Eric has been in the construction industry since 1985. His experience stems from being a Deputy Sheriff for Travis County Sheriff's Dept, Safety Director for White Construction Company, and an OSHA Education Center instructor for numerous training institutes. Eric has also helped to negotiate large budget construction programs for many corporate construction businesses, and is an active member of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Austin. |
| Joshua Strittmatter | Josh W Strittmatter, CFP®, CRC®
Josh is the president and CEO of Strittmatter Wealth Management Group, LLC based out of Weatherford, Texas. He has over ten years of experience as a financial planner and specializes in retirement planning and investment management. Josh graduated Cum Laude with a BBA majoring in Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has also obtained the CFP® and CRC® designations. Josh has a passion for education and believes that the key to financial success is knowledge. Find out more about Josh and Strittmatter Wealth Management Group, LLC. by visiting www.strittmatterwealth.com. |
| James Swan | James R. Swan, CET James is a BCSP Certified Environmental Safety and Health Trainer (CET) who delivers dynamic, high energy training classes by applying interactive instructional strategies consistent with progressive adult learning principles. James has been an OSHA Education Center instructor since 2001. James has developed and taught courses for the DCCCD Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development and the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) |
| Amir Tabesh | |
| Todd Tavis | |
| David Tilbury | |
| Rodney Tucker | |
| Thomas Vinson | THOMAS VINSON, founder of the Zero Waste Network has worked on projects that have helped companies identify ways to save over $1.3 million, while reducing nearly seven million tons of waste, three million gallons of water use, over a million kWh of electricity use and other reductions in pollution. He has worked for the University of Texas, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. He helped develop the Pollution Prevention Planner and over 500 approaches for source reduction. Vinson has completed ISO 14001 lead auditor training. Currently Thomas is an Instructor for the University of Texas at Arlington, and annually trains over 150 people, and speaks at workshops and trainings throughout the world. Courses on sustainability, environmental management systems, risk management, pollution prevention and lean manufacturing are a few of the topics he uses to help businesses connect environmental performance to their business mission. |
| Patrick Walsh | |
| LWPI Wedding Planning | |
| Ed (Giles) Williams | |
| Paul Wind | Paul Wind is a Battalion Chief with the Picatinny Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services in New Jersey. Paul is a 30-year veteran in Emergency Services where he has served as both a volunteer and career firefighter and holds numerous nationally accredited certifications. He has over 19 years in OSHA Outreach Training with 6 years at UTA. He continues to develop and instruct courses with a discipline in Hazardous Materials, Permit Required Confined Space, Excavation Safety, Firefighter Health & Safety, and Disaster Site Worker. Paul is also a Gulf War Veteran (of the US Air Force) and currently resides in New Jersey with his wife Melissa and his two children. |
