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Our team of leaders is comprised of renowned
authors, lectors and PhD's in the indoor air quality, industrial
hygiene, environmental medicine, building science, construction,
and engineering industries, each having many decades of experience
and expertise.
Mr. Walker has over 18 years in Indian Gaming and over 35
years in Trust Land Development and the Commercial Construction
industry nationally and internationally. He is a graduate
of the University of Kansas and the UPRR executive master's
programs at Harvard University, MIT, and Creighton University.
He is also on the advisory board of the University of Kansas
College of Liberal Arts & Science.
Cecil has a strong civil engineering background and has held
numerous leadership positions throughout his career at various
large firms, including Union Pacific Railroad and the Kellogg
Corporation.
Mr. Walker directed and managed the design and construction
of a fast track Casino with over $90 million in construction
costs, in less than 15 months. He also directed the Construction
Management efforts for Dade County Schools Hurricane repair,
Earthquake repair of California State University at Northridge,
and Universal Studios Florida.
All of these major projects were completed ahead of schedule
and within budget. Additional project experience includes
major resorts, casinos, international airports, arenas, theme
parks, stadiums, roads, bridges, dams, waste water treatment
facilities, railroads, high rises, hospitals, and schools.
Cecil was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of
the Year for Central and North Florida in 1999 and 2001, National
Indian Business Owner of the year 2001, and has received numerous
building awards. He sits on the boards of The National Conference
for Community Justice and The State of Florida Minority Certification
Task Force. Certifications held include Florida Class A General
Contractor License, Certified Arbitrator with the American
Arbitration Association, and he is an Aspen fellowship nominee.
Mr. Pennington has 30 plus years experience
in facilities management, planning, scheduling, finance, design
and construction. In addition to these services, Pennington
graduated University of Miami Law School Juris Doctor and
has practiced law in the State of Florida since 1981. He presently
advises businesses on contract negotiations, scheduling and
proposal response. (more)
Kurt Thalwitzer is a shareholder at the
law firm of Mateer & Harbert, P.A. located in Orlando, Florida,
focusing in the legal practice areas listed below. Prior to
joining Mateer & Harbert, P.A. in 1990, Mr. Thalwitzer held
numerous administrative and management positions at General
Motors Corporation, including in the areas of production planning,
materials management, manufacturing, manufacturing engineering,
and purchasing, including international purchasing.
Mr. Courtwright serves as the principal economist for the
Kansas legislature. He has been a member of the Consensus
Revenue Estimating Group since 1986, author of two books on
Kansas tax policy, and a Kansas correspondent for State Tax
Notes Magazine.
Dr. Snow is a member of the American Indian Science and
Engineering Society, and the Canadian Aboriginal Science and
Engineering Association.
He has consulted for The Discovery Museum, Bureau of Indian
Affairs and others. His articles have been published in Journal
of Chemical Education, The American Biology Teacher, Journal
of American Indian Education, The Science Teacher, and many
others.
Some of Dr. Snow's lectures include the Association of Science
and Technology Centers, ASTC Teacher/Educator Conference,
NSTA Annual Convention and American Institute of Chemists.
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Dr. Weyel is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with a doctorate
in Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health.
He has over 35 years of experience conducting indoor air
quality, health & safety and industrial hygiene issues.
He is a semi-retired Professor from the University of Pittsburgh's
Graduate School of Public Health and continues to provide
consulting and expert witness testimony for building owners
and others.
Dr. Richard Lynch is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, with
over 25 years of industrial, commercial, health care, school
and residential evaluation experience.
He holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Hygiene
and a Ph.D. in Public Health. He has published numerous peer
reviewed scientific journal articles, and is a noted workplace
safety expert and public speaker.
He serves on numerous scientific and governmental advisory
boards and is also a Council-Certified Microbial Consultant
and Council-Certified Microbial Remediation Supervisor.
Occupational and Environmental Health
Consulting Services
Director of Training and Technical Services
Dr. Brandys is responsible for designing and implementing
English and bilingual industrial safety training programs
covering emergency response, evacuation planning, hazardous
chemical spill training, hearing conservation, ergonomics,
mold investigation, remediation and post-remediation verification,
respiratory protection, toxicology, hazard communication,
blood borne pathogens, asbestos abatement, and others for
safety seminars and employee training.
Clients include Wright College Environmental Technology Program,
Moraine Valley Community College, the National Safety Council,
Great Lakes Training Center and numerous private corporations.
Dr. Brandys develops contingency plans, respiratory protection
programs, and asbestos management plans for client companies,
performs mold investigations, sampling and mold remediation
management, life safety surveys, asbestos and lead building
inspections, and a wide variety of industrial hygiene monitoring
for industrial chemicals and noise.
Dr. Brandys has co-authored three books on microbial and
chemical safety. (more)
RES (Registered Environmental Scientist)
Dr. Brandys is a consultant to manufacturing, service industries
and legal counsel on safety, industrial hygiene, mold investigation
and remediation, emergency planning, flammable material storage
and facility design, hazardous waste management and other
OSHA and EPA regulatory issues.
Current client projects include mold investigations for numerous
insurance companies and building owners, designing and oversight
of mold remediation activities, safety standard development,
lead and other heavy metal contamination investigations, community
and occupational noise level assessment, indoor air quality/sick
building syndrome investigations, and legal consultation.
This breadth and depth of safety and industrial hygiene consulting
is based upon many years of implementing and managing corporate
safety and sterilization programs. (more)
Mr. Hughes is responsible for all aspects of course development,
approval and instruction.
Turtle Clan Global teaches Indoor Air Quality Association
(IAQA) Certified Mold Remediator, Microbial Consultant, Indoor
Environmentalist and Mold Remediation Technician training
courses. IAQTI also develops customized Indoor Environmental
Quality training courses for a broad spectrum of consultants,
contractors, facilities manager's building owners, government
agencies and others.
Turtle Clan Global has trained employees from over 1,000
companies about indoor environmental quality and microbial
assessment/remediation principles and practices.
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RES (Registered Environmental Scientist)
For the past 28 years, Mr. Kapus has been performing Asbestos,
Lead, Indoor Air Quality, Mold, Soil, Groundwater, Underground
Storage Tank, Heavy Metals, Gases, Vapors, and other related
environmental consulting, investigation and testing.
Mr. Kapus provides consulting to major corporations, hospitals,
schools, government agencies at both the local and state level,
as well as residential clients.
His involvement in the environmental field has been and remains
diverse with projects ranging in both complexity and scope.
This field experience provides him with the needed understanding
and perspective as to what testing protocols to follow, what
samples to collect and how to interpret the results and meet
the objective of the project, small or large.
His background and knowledge of environmental science, engineering,
thermography, and building science enables him to fully understand
the problems that exist outside and within buildings.
Mr. Kapus is an approved instructor for EPA Lead-Based Paint
Inspector and Risk Assessor courses; NYS DOL Asbestos Inspector
and Project Designer courses as well as being an instructor
for other environmentally related instruction, guidance and
awareness courses. (more)
Environmental Inspection Expert
Stanley is a graduate of the College of William and Mary
with a BBA and a strong background in science and biology.
He has continued his education with certifications from the
Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industries, Exterior Design
Institute, Moisture Warranty Corporation, Building Specs,
Inc., Indoor Environmental Standards Organization, American
Indoor Air Quality Council and specialized training for EIFS
Review Committee protocol testing and reporting, as well as
attendance to many educational conferences and workshops.
Stanley entered into the home inspection industry in 1998
after twenty years of working in the building and construction
industry and real estate.
Within the first year of entering into the home inspection
business, Stanley won a contract to perform the Exterior Insulated
and Finish Systems (EIFS) inspections for Pulte Home Corporation,
the largest homebuilder in the nation, in their Northern Virginia
and Maryland communities. Upon completion of the EIFS inspections,
Pulte hired Stanley to participate in the development of scope
of work for repairs and training for the contractors as well
as inspections and testing during the repair process.
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To learn more about how to entrust your organization to Turtle
Clan Global, e-mail
us today or call 203.380.8009.
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