Meet Our Staff

She identified a need in the market 28 years ago for safety and industrial hygiene consulting and look where Safex is now!

• Her hidden talent is cooking and sharing meals.
• First job was babysitting at 11 and at 15 she worked after school at Otterbein’s cafeteria.
• Her favorite part of her job is watching the team get excited about their work.

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Nobody does quicker or more accurate mental math than her.

• She loves the ocean and enjoys scuba diving.
• The most unusual item on her desk is a ball of cast steel from a client site.
• Order's up. Her first job was making sandwiches at a deli.

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She's really close to earning her master's in industrial hygiene.

• She thinks this is the year for the Cleveland Browns.
• Her guilty pleasure is seeing how many donuts she can eat on office day. "Records are meant to be broken."
• She collects Papyrus greeting cards from special occasions. 

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He's known for his creativity when it comes to keeping people engaged with safety training.

• Being a shy child and learning to watch and listen to people prepared him for his role at Safex.
• Has no guilty pleasures because he's never guilty. 
• His first car was an Astro van and he's still a van enthusiast today.

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He knew safety was the career for him when he met a safety management professor in high school.

• He hails from Cleveland and roots for the Cavs.
• You'll probably run into him at Chipotle. 
• He's a world traveler who is always looking for the next adventure.

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She’s always willing to help. That’s why she’s in charge of new employee orientation.

• She competes every year in a gingerbread house contest. 
• Her first job was picking apples at an orchard in Athens, Ohio. 
• Is the mom to a baby girl and furbabies Pawdrick and Gandalf.

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He holds the record for longest standing intern.

• His hero is Rachel Carson, a conservationist who wrote Silent Spring.
• Playing the French horn is his hidden talent.
• His proudest moment is having his undergraduate thesis published in a peer-reviewed journal.

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She has the most organized desk in the office.

• Passing the CSP exam is her proudest accomplishment.
• Collects pressed pennies and magnets from the states she visits.
• Loves her job because there's variety in each day and appreciates the company culture.

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When he's not keeping people safe at work, he's riding or running.

• Holds the title for longest tenure at Safex (27 years and counting).
• Supports several local cancer related charities.
• Has traveled as far as Africa, Asia and Europe to train people on safety.

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He's eager, knowledgeable and personable.

• After constantly getting gravel and dirt in his eyes at his first job doing park maintenance, he came to appreciate PPE. 
• Collects bobbleheads of famous athletes. 
• His favorite meal is prime rib at the Iron Bridge Inn in Mercer, Pa., where his uncle is the general manager. 

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She’s the happiest when working but we make her take the weekends off.

• She collects succulents and wine corks.
• Most likely to find her vacationing in Key Largo, Florida.
• Her hometown is (Bedford) Michigan but we won’t hold it against her.

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She was recently recognized as a rising star by her alma mater. 

• Spent her youth cruising in a light blue '94 Accord.
• She's a Columbus native but cheers on Da Bears. 
• Loves learning and being challenged by new projects at Safex. 

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If you want someone who knows safety and sports (especially Pittsburgh), Travis is your guy.

• His proudest accomplishment is finishing 6 half marathons.
• Has an impressive collection of shot glasses.
• His guilty pleasures are pizza and wings which even out all the running he does.

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She talks fast because she has a lot of safety and industrial hygiene knowledge to impart.

• The most unusual thing on her desk is a brick from the office wall that came down when a car crashed into Safex several years ago.
• Enjoys eating seafood and loves it even more if she's enjoying it during a beach vacation.
• Has been enjoying the variety of consulting for more than 18 years at Safex.

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Most likely to send herself a postcard while traveling for work or fun.

• Her hidden talent is packing luggage to exactly 50 lbs.
• You’ll find her taking Zumba classes at the gym.
• Her first real job was a scientific editor which quickly turned into being a project executive.

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He's the giver of knowledge and donuts. 

• This is Jack's retirement job and he's always genuinely happy to be here.
• Driving an Indy car is something he'd like to do one day.
• He's a Westerville native who can tell you stories about the city.

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He can tell you everything you want to know about sustainability. 

• A shark in a bottle is the most unusual thing on his desk.
• He enjoys hiking, traveling and playing volleyball.
• He learned everything you’re not supposed to do through his years of child labor in the construction industry.

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She's all about meeting new people and making connections.

• Her favorite place in nature is anywhere around water. 
• Outside of work, you'll find her cheering on her boys at the baseball diamond or hockey rink.
• Her first car was an orange Pinto.

If you want to know who created this web page, it's her.

• She's one of just a few extroverts in the office.
• She relaxes by doing yoga. 
• Loves the balance and creativity Safex provides.

She's got her mind on the money and money on her mind.

• Grand Prismatic in Yellowstone is her favorite place in nature.
• She collects useless knowledge.
• Her first job was at a photo lab.

You'll feel at home at Safex because of her.

• Say hello to the pet frogs on her desk.
• Watching ghost adventures is her guilty pleasure.
• Working at Safex is her dream job. She was at her last job 30 years and never thought she'd find something this enjoyable again.

We have several internal IT applications thanks to him.

• Running games via DOS as a child prepared him for this job because it was way more difficult than anything he programs now.
• His dream job is to be a writer. 
• He collects books and Funko Pops.

His hidden talent is respirator fit testing.

• He's played Australian Rules Football around the U.S. and even in Ireland. 
• You'll find him in the Safex gym early in the morning.
• He's the proud uncle to two nephews.