John  has a BAA degree from Central Michigan University majoring in Industrial Technology. He obtained his CSP (Certified Safety Professional) status through the Bureau of Certified Safety Professionals in 1995 and obtained his PE (professional engineering) license in 1999.  His PE license was awarded by the state of Massachusetts, discipline safety. He has over twenty-five years of experience working in the safety field, in both the industrial sector and the military sector, and is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers. 

John's industrial safety background includes working at both the plant and corporate levels for companies like Aeroquip, General Motors, Ford, and most recently Chrysler LLC.  In these varying capacities he has been responsible for employee safety as well as safe equipment design, build, and installation.  To perform these duties it was required he have extensive knowledge of state and federal regulations (OSHA) as well as corporate guidelines.  His experience covers all aspects of general industry safety including, but not limited to, electrical safety, confined space, lock-out / tag-out, powered industrial vehicles, ergonomics, hand tools, hoists and cranes, and personal protective equipment.  He developed, and taught, a basics ergonomic class for the Automotive Division of Aeroquip.  Here his responsibilities spanned seven states and 14 locations.  John also has extensive experience in areas such as accident investigation, root cause analysis, accident prevention, behavioral safety, and human factor engineering.

John has served as an expert witness, for both the plaintiff and defense, in industrial safety injury cases that have resulted in litigation.  He has also worked, as a private consultant, for companies wishing to improve their safety record.

John balanced a dual career for many years. One was as an Officer in the United States Air Force Reserves and the other as a Safety Engineer in general industry. At the time of his retirement, he was an officer in a Civil Engineering squadron responsible for all aspects of safety associated with his command.  Due to the unique role of a civil engineering squadron, he was able to apply his safety knowledge to both careers.  While on active duty he was a C-130 pilot and squadron safety officer.