Cal Beyer is the Director of Risk Management since 2014 at Lakeside Industries, Inc. in Issaquah, WA. Cal has 30 years of safety, insurance and risk management experience; 20 years serving the construction industry in various capacities. Working in the insurance industry for two large national carriers, he worked with large contractors on strategic risk improvement and risk management best practices. He joined Lakeside Industries to transform his mission of saving lives into his career legacy.

Cal frequently presents at national and regional construction, safety and risk management conferences. He has written over 45 articles for various industry publications.

Cal is a member of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Health and Safety Committee. Lakeside Industries is a 2015 and 2017 recipient of the NAPA Operational Excellence in Safety Innovation Award. Cal is the Co-Chair and facilitator of the Washington Asphalt Pavement Association (WAPA) and Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Joint Committee on Paving Work Zone Risk Reduction.

Cal is active in the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and served as National Secretary for 2009-2010. He speaks regularly at CFMA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition. Cal is an established author for CFMA Building Profits. He is the 2016 recipient of the Danny Parrish Outstanding Leadership Award which resulted in CFMA launching the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (www.preventconstructionsuicide.com).

Cal is a member of the Washington Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. Cal has served on the Workplace Task Force of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention since inception in 2010. He was appointed as Co-Lead of this Task Force in 2015 and to the Executive Committee in 2016. Cal was a driving force in this Task Force being awarded the 2016 Gary Bird Horizon Award for Innovation from the International Risk Management Institute (IRMI). In February 2017, Cal was named one of the 25 Newsmakers for 2016 in the global construction industry by Engineering-News Record (ENR) for his work with suicide prevention.

Travis believes that it is critical to be proactively involved in workplace safety and is an active participant in several local safety committees which are focused on promoting workplace safety. These committees include the MCAWW Risk Management Committee, SMACNA Risk Management Committee & for the past 3 years the business co-chair for the Construction Advisory Committee for the Department of Labor & Industries.

He is a motivator, desired speaker and certified trainer in several key safety and health topics ranging from leadership development, LEAN Management, OSHA 10 & 30 & multiple competent person level subjects. His broad range of work experience & passion for safety have established him as a leader in the safety and risk management field.

Todd Bruininks has been the Director of the San Francisco and Honolulu District Offices, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Programs, since April, 2004. He also covered Director duties for the Long Beach Office from March 2005 through February 2006, and took over duties as Director of the Seattle District Office January 2011.

Prior to becoming the District Director, Mr. Bruininks spent 5 years as a Claims Examiner and Senior Claims Examiner at the FEC District Office in San Francisco, and another 5 years as a Claims Manager for the same office.

  The District Longshore Office’s goal is to be regarded as a resource for informal resolution of disputes. Resolving issues earlier expedites benefit delivery and facilitates recovery for injured workers--and lowers costs to employers and carriers. We are available for mediation, negotiation, advice, admonishment, and any other activity people need to move these claims forward.

Joe has 17 years experience as the regional Safety & Environmental Coordinator for the Papé Group.  He is charged with creating a safe working environment at several facilities throughout the Pacific Northwest.  Joe is a member of the Governor's Industrial Safety & Health Advisory Board.

As Principal Performance Improvement Specialist for Lucas Engineering and Management Solutions, Joe Estey mentors and trains executives, managers and front line workers from a variety of industries on Human Performance Improvement and Leadership. Clients include national research and development laboratories, manufacturing plants, construction and demolition sites and one of a kind/first of their kind production facilities. As the recipient of three National Awards from the White House Executive Leadership council for his work in public outreach and education, he frequently speaks to public agencies, corporate and small businesses across North America.

Serving as one of six members on the National Board of Directors for the Human Performance Root Cause Trending Organization (HPRCT.ORG), Joe works with principal investigators, managers and analysts from fields as varied as aviation, pharmaceutical, medical, manufacturing and power generation to implement best management practices for reducing the frequency and severity of human error.

His book, The Tomorrow Tapestry, Life Woven on the Fabric of Change, was one of Publish America’s top ten business books in 2008 and has been used in leadership and organizational development courses throughout North America.

Terry Evans CSP, ARM, OHST

A professional member of the ASSE and AIHA. Terry has had the privilege of working in a diverse range of industries from heavy construction in the oil sands of Canada, the insurance industry, governmental risk management and currently overseeing the safety program at a major wood products manufacturer during his 20 years in the safety and industrial hygiene profession. Behavior based safety means different things to different people but Terry has taken the approach that focuses on changing the mindset of the masses, group thought process vs. individual, to produce sustainable safety behavior change. This approach is constantly evolving and as a professional you must change with the new information on how people choose what they do with themselves in the work environment. We constantly strive to make our company’s a place where nobody gets hurt.

Daniel joined the Seattle law firm Mullavey, Prout, Grenley & Foe, LLP in 2010 focusing on litigation, construction, fishing and maritime law, employment, and general business and corporate matters. Daniel represents a variety of maritime interests, including seamen, vessel owners, protection and indemnity pools, hull pools, and other marine-affiliated businesses.

In addition to maritime work, Daniel routinely helps businesses and individuals who have been wrongfully denied coverage by their insurers. This includes providing coverage opinions, contesting denials of coverage, and the preparation and filing of complaints arising under the Washington Insurance Fair Conduct Act, Ch. 48.30, RCW. In his practice Daniel represents both homeowners and contractors in a wide variety of construction matters. Including the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts, and construction litigation. Daniel regularly assists contractors in the collection of unpaid bills, and homeowners in claims against contractors for defective construction.

In employment matters, Daniel assists employers with navigating the complex web of rules and regulations that govern their relationships with their employees. Daniel frequently drafts employment manuals, employment contracts, and non-competition/non-solicitation contracts. In addition, Daniel has helped employers enforce their rights against employees engaged in unfair and unlawful competition, including bringing cases on behalf of businesses to enforce non-competition/non-solicitation contracts, and to enjoin violations of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the common law duties of employee loyalty and good faith. Daniel also aids employees who have been treated unfairly. Daniel has successfully represented seamen in claims for unpaid wages and successfully negotiated severance agreements for employees whose jobs were unfairly terminated.

Rick has worked in the field of worker safety in the State of Washington for the last 39 years.  He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Washington in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences where he has taught for the last 21 years.  He is the Course Director for the Region X OSHA Pacific Northwest Training Center.  He worked for both Federal OSHA and L & I DOSH as an inspector and consultant for 13 years.  He is a Certified Safety Professional (CCP) and a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).

Abid Haq MD, MPH, FACOEM

Dr. Haq is the Medical Director for Occupational Health, Kaiser Permanente with oversight for 12 Occupational Health Clinics in Washington State. He joined Group Health since 2006, and became Medical Director in 2008. Prior to joining Group Health, he was with Kaiser Permanente Southern California for 10 years. He was the Chief of Occupational Medicine at Kern County Medical Center, Bakersfield, California where he started the Occupational Health program in 1997. He also served on the Board of Directors, Southern California Permanente Medical Group for 4 years. He is Board Certified in Occupational Medicine and Internal Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He is the Past President of the Northwest Association of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He has a Master’s in Public Health from UCLA and a Certificate in Medical Management from UW. He is therefore both a “Husky” and a “Bruin”.

Ryan Hough, Director of Standardization and Safety, joined McKinstry in 2015 with extensive leadership and management experience. He has a proven track record delivering tangible results in complex operational environments while effectively applying change management and continuous process improvements.

As a quality leader, Ryan manages the company’s standardization, safety, risk management and quality assurance programs. He develops and implements strategies to make all the things McKinstry does more efficient and predictable. He is supported by a team of highly qualified professionals throughout the country to enable McKinstry to be an industry leader in identifying and mitigating jobsite risk. By implementing innovative rules and tools, Ryan and his team help drive the right behaviors for all work throughout the company.

Prior to joining McKinstry, Ryan earned his bachelor of science degree from the United Stated Naval Academy, and qualified as a Naval Aviator with over 1,500 flight hours in the AV-8B Harrier. Ryan earned his master of science degree and was a distinguished graduate from the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He has received a national writing award and has been published in five professional journals on topics ranging from leadership to the future of unmanned aircraft.

Bob Manlowe is a member in Williams Kastner’s Seattle office. His practice involves Complex Litigation Management, ESI/e-Discovery consultation services, Crisis Management and Media Relations.

Mr. Manlowe provides consultation services to numerous companies in the areas of complex litigation management and ESI/e-Discovery. Mr. Manlowe's experience in Crisis Management ranges from catastrophic incident response to high profile sports figure firing, to software piracy, as well as the resulting governmental and media investigations of these and many other matters. He currently serves on the Crisis Management Teams for several companies in the product manufacturing, construction and industrial sectors. Mr. Manlowe collaborates with his clients as their trusted advisor to set up high performance teams and is a leader in the use of technology systems to ensure the cost effective management of their claims.

Mr. Manlowe has leadership background in safety as the Co-Chair of the Washington Construction Safety Task Force. He also co-authored the nationally recognized training video, “Safety on Trial.” Mr. Manlowe received the President's Award from the Associated General Contractors of Washington and the Washington State Governor's Construction Safety Award.

Michael Octave is the Director of Safety and Loss Control for Employer Resources Northwest, one of Washington State’s largest third party administrators for workers’ compensation.

Michael is a graduate of West Virginia University and holds two Master Degrees. He has obtained both his Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He was past president of the American Society of Safety Engineers Puget Sound Chapter and is currently active with the Federal Way Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

Mike worked during his high school and college years in many industries including, retail, manufacturing, construction and other odd jobs during his career. Through his experiences, Mike developed a passion for safety to seek realistic and practical solutions for business.

Jami Smith has over 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry with 13 years at the Boeing Company.  During her time as a Health and Wellness professional, she has supervised multiple fitness centers, project managed hundreds of health events, has been invited as a guest speaker at the Puget Sound Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics’ Society and the 2015 Washington Governor’s Industrial Health and Safety Conference, and currently manages wellness programming for the Fabrication division that comprises over 15,000 employees.  Jami’s true passion lies in the connection of safety and wellness and strives to marry the two within her deployment of Boeing’s wellness programs and her frequent interfacing with executives.  In her free time, Jami enjoys the outdoors, spending her time running, having completed three marathons, hiking the beautiful trails in the Pacific Northwest, and living an overall active and healthy lifestyle.

Eric Tofte, who is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS) has worked for Evergreen Safety Council for over 15 years as an industrial safety & health trainer and consultant and is now Director of Training and Consultation for Evergreen. He has developed and wrote comprehensive safety programs in several subjects including: accident prevention, hazardous materials handling, hazardous materials emergency response actions, construction safety, confined space entry and rescue, fall protection, safety committee rules, personal protective equipment, emergency disaster preparedness plans and confined space entry and non-entry rescue. Eric has been a presenter and speaker at several conferences including the Washington State Governor’s Safety Conference, National Safety Councils National Congress and the Evergreen Rural Water Association annual conference.

Prior to Eric’s time at Evergreen he was Deputy Director of Chelan County Emergency Management for over 12 years. During his career Eric has been responsible for assisting businesses in the Chelan County area in developing disaster response / emergency preparedness plans. He was instrumental in the development of Chelan County’s hazardous materials emergency response plan, trained public safety in hazardous materials response and was part of the hazmat team. Eric was also responsible for the development of the Chelan County comprehensive emergency management plan, during his time with Chelan County.

Ali Vahed, Safety Risk Analyst, has spent the last year developing McKinstry’s interactive business intelligence (BI) dashboard as well as working on a Safety and Health Investment Project (SHIP) Grant to document innovative safe work practices for the mechanical trades.

Ali holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering with a minor in statistics. He has worked in multiple roles such as project engineer and safety engineer for General and Specialty Contractors in the construction environment. Ali has his Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Project Management Institute - Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) certifications and he is currently working on his Microsoft certificate in data science. He has experience conducting data analysis for a prevention through design grant by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Ali has been published multiple times in the Journal of Construction, Engineering and Management (JCEM) and has presented his research at both the 2014 Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the 2016 Construction Research Congress (CRC).

Craig Walker is the Campus Director of Commercial Driver School (CDS).  Craig has worked in the transportation industry for 20+ years.  He currently supervises the safety program at CDS and has been a Driver Trainer for 7 years.  In addition, Craig has evaluated drivers and designed safety training protocols for post-accident driver retention.

Craig is a member of the Tacoma Transportation Club (TCC), an organization that promotes our regions' trucking as an industry as a whole.  He is active in assisting organizations like Goodwill with training to help prepare disadvantaged youth for gainful employment in transportation.  He is a frequent speaker at Work Source offering insight into the often-overlooked shipping and logistics job market.