This expert has been an Instructor for Certified Playground Safety Inspectors (CPSI-I). He has been in this industry since 1981. He has designed, manufactured, audited and inspected thousands of different types of areas and equipment, offering inexpensive modification recommendations. As prior owner of Florida's largest (and the Southeast's second largest) recreation equipment manufacturing company for over 11 years, his duties included planning, design, writing specifications, purchasing, manufacturing & installation supervision, surfacing specifications, and sales networking worldwide.

His company manufactured and installed the following;
- Playground Equipment; All types made out of wood, steel, and plastic
- Soccer, Football, and Basketball Goals, Volleyball and Tetherball Standards, Baseball Backstops.
- Trampolines
- Exercise and Fitness Equipment, Running Courses
- Grills, Picnic Tables, Park Benches, Bleachers
- Water Slides
- Flagpoles, Litter Receptacle Holders, Bicycle Racks
- Forms of Amusement Rides

Chairman of the National Safe Kids Subcommittee on Playground & Trampoline Safety and is knowledgeable on the standards for various types of WARNING SIGNS, and has created recreational warning signs used by entities nationwide. He created and designed an Inspection Tool Kit, sold worldwide through Safety Play and international distributors.

Hehas qualified for and become INSURED to perform the services. Specify ERRORS and OMISSIONS, PROFESSIONAL and GENERAL LIABILITY coverages for your consultant!

MEMBERSHIPS

EW #189 has been an active and attending voting member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) since 1988. He has been instrumental in writing many of the standards for the committees listed below;
- Public Use Playgrounds (F15.29)
- Home Use Playgrounds (F15.09)
- Soft Contained Playground Equipment (F15.36)
- Play Equipment for Children Under Two (F15.44)
- (New) Aquatics Play Equipment (F15 & F24)
- Playground Surfacing (F08.63)
- Soccer Goal Safety (F15.43)
- Amusement Rides (F24 and all of the subcommittees)
- Sports Equipment and Facilities (F08), including;
---- Trampolines (F08.17)
---- Sports Gear (General)
---- Residential Basketball Equipment (F08.25)
---- Baseball & Softball Equipment & Facilities (F08.26)
---- Playing Surfaces (F08.52)
---- Natural and Artificial Turf Surfaces (F08.64, F08.65)
---- Athletic Headgear & Footwear (F08.53, F08.54)
- Various other committees covered under Consumer Products (F15)

National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO)
International Playground Association (IPA)
Recreation Safety Institute (RSI)
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)