Employee List

We pride ourselves on the experience, knowledge, and teaching ability of our primary staff. For special projects, we supplement our primary instructors with experts from various fields including law enforcement, military Special Operations, wilderness survival, doctors including surgeons and toxicologists and other specialists in their field. With our relationships in healthcare, government, and industry, we have excellent reach-back capability. If we don’t have the solution to your problem, we can quickly help you find it.

Mark Jones - Hospital Incident Management, Hazmat

Owner , RN, A.S. Radiologic Technology, NAEMSE EMS Lead Instructor, Hazmat Technician B, Hazmat Operations Instructor, ASHI Instructor,  IMERT State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team Member, Weiss Hospital Emergency Preparedness Committee Member, IMERT Nursing  Coordinator at PMAC for Hurricane Katrina response, Former U.S. Army Nurse Officer

Robert Goepp - Hazmat, EMS, Incident Management

Owner, Fire Officer I, Paramedic, IDPH EMS Lead Instructor, Hazmat Technician B and WMD Specialist, Hazmat Incident Manager, Fire Service Instructor II, Hazmat Operations Instructor, AHLS Instructor, IMERT State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team Member, Former US Army Special Operations Command Chemical Reconnaissance Team Member, ASHI Training Center Coordinator

William Lavine - Hazmat Facilitator, BLS

Instructor , EMT-B, IRTB Instructor, Hazmat Operations Certified, ASHI BLS Instructor, Member IMERT State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team, Former USMC

Jesus Celis - Hazmat

Instructor for Midwest Safety Associates, Firefighter II, Hazmat Tech A, Former U.S. Army Artillery

Juan Hernandez - Hazmat

Instructor for Midwest Safety Associates, Firefighter II, EMT-B, Hazmat Tech A, Former U.S. Army Infantry

Joseph Serb - Hazmat, Law Enforcement

Instructor for Midwest Safety Associates. Lieutenant, Chicago Police Department. Critical Incident Response Program Coordinator 2004-2008 for response to Hazmat, WMD and Clandestine Drug Labs. Security supervisor for the United Center and US Cellular Field, ILEAS Task Force II Hurricane Katrina relief mission. Hazmat Technician A, Hazmat Operations Instructor, DEA Certified Clan Lab Site Safety Officer, EMT-B, AHA BLS Instructor and numerous DHS instructor certifications. 

Brian Bardsley - Law Enforcement, EMS

Instructor for Midwest Safety Associates, Instructor CPD Terrorism Academy, ILETSB Instructor, Fire Fighter II, Paramedic, Hazmat Tech A, Combat Medic IL National Guard, Tactical Paramedic, AHLS Instructor, Former USMC

The rest of our staff is comprised of Firefighters, Paramedics, Nurses, Physicians, Law Enforcement Officers and U.S. Military Service personnel that are recognized experts in their fields and work with us as their schedules allow based on the service we are providing.

Chris Mendoza - EMS, Industrial Safety

Firefighter II, Critical Care Paramedic, ASHI Instructor, Industrial Safety Coordinator for Midwest Safety Associates

Chris Soda - EMS, Hazmat

Instructor for Midwest Safety Associates, Paramedic, Chicago Fire Department, Fire Officer 1, Hazmat Tech A