Director Biographies

Executive Director: Ronald J. Schenk, CUSP

• Director of Training, Red Simpson, Inc. – 1994 - 2004
  (a top 5 powerline contractor in the U.S.)
• Director of Training Universal Electric Construction, - 1990 – 1994 
• Senior Consultant and Trainer, FMI Management Consultants 1984 – 1990 
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP)

Director of Training, Research & Development: Morris Mach, CSP

• Regional Training Director for Red Simpson, Inc. / Pike Electric
• Powerline Contractors – 1995 - 2004 
• Training Consultant for R. W. Beck – 1992 – 1995 
• Project Manager for NUS Training Corp. – 1985 – 1992 
• Lineman, General Foreman, Superintendent for Austin Energy and then Gulf States, Inc. O/H and URD distribution and transmission.
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Environmental, Safety & Health Management, c ertified Safety Professional (CSP) Additional Certifications: Live-line Bare Hand Maintenance, OSHA Certified to teach the 10-hour and 30-hour courses for the Utility Industry
• Expert Witness / Testimony Consultant in high-voltage powerline construction and maintenance legal cases

Director of Operations: Tim Self, CUSP

• Resource Utilization Coordinator, Progress Energy, Florida - 2002-2011
• Regional Training Director, Red Simpson, Inc. - 1995-2002
• Journeyman Lineman, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship - 1994 - present
• Certified Utility Safety Professional, USOLN - 2010