Life at HazTek
HazTek Spotlight | Dan Berton
March 26, 2021
HazTek is spotlighting Safety Professional Dan Berton who joined our team last year and works out of our Strategic Accounts group. Dan is an avid musician who enjoys playing his guitars. He’s a big fan of rock, blues, and... cats! We’re happy to have you aboard, Dan! Read more...
HazTek Spotlight | Dan Hilbun
March 24, 2021
HazTek would like to spotlight Safety Professional Dan Hilbun who joined our team last year, working out of our Strategic Accounts group. Following the 9/11 tragedy, Dan’s background in industrial construction led to overseas deployments where he served as a Construction Manager on USACE and AFCEE projects in support of U.S. and coalition forces. After returning from overseas duty, Dan’s wife, Terri, inspired him to focus on a full-time HSE care... Read more...
Women in Construction Week | Support for Our Team
March 12, 2021
In celebration of this week’s Women in Construction Week, HazTek has featured several inspirational stories of some of the women in our company who work out in the field. We would also like to give a shout out to all of the amazing women who work behind the scenes, supporting our field professionals. Thank you to the following individuals for all of their hard work and efforts every day:- Nora Barstow, Marketing Coordinator... Read more...
Women in Construction Week | Spotlight on Kit Flores
March 12, 2021
HazTek Safety Professional Kit Flores had some great mentors when she started her safety career in the late 1990s — they made sure that she had substantial training in safety standards as well as a good background in labor law and human resources since they all come into play with safety.Kit first started with HazTek in 2017. She has had the opportunity to work with some very high-profile companies in multiple states fro... Read more...
Women in Construction Week | Spotlight on Trisha Gallagher
March 12, 2021
HazTek Safety Professional Trisha Gallagher started in the health and safety field as a firefighter / Emergency Medical Technician at the age of 18. She earned several different rescue certifications including Rope, High Angle, Aerial, Vehicle, and Confined Space as well as Hazmat and National Incident Management System (NIMS) certifications. She earned associate’s degrees in paramedicine and in nursing, then went on... Read more...
Women in Construction Week | Spotlight on Sue Stager
March 12, 2021
HazTek Quality Assurance Manager Sue Stager started her career in safety management back in 1985 when she was fortunate enough to meet someone who recognized that her strong work ethic would be a good fit for the US Environmental Protection Agency. Sue began her work with the EPA as a technician — starting from the ground up. She set up training classrooms for 40-hour HAZWOPER classes, filled self-contained breathing appar... Read more...
Women in Construction Week | Spotlight on Roxchelle Wright
March 11, 2021
HazTek Safety Professional Roxchelle “Roxi” Wright started her construction career in 2006 after becoming interested and intrigued by others’ construction stories and the earning potential in the field. Roxi began her career as a Fire Watch / Confined Space Attendant (also known as a Hole Watch) and within three years she was promoted to Foreman.Roxi’s love of travel influenced her decision to become a traveling Fo... Read more...
Women in Construction Week | Spotlight on Leslie Blankenbiller
March 11, 2021
HazTek Safety Professional Leslie Blankenbiller has over forty years of experience in the construction industry. As a third-generation construction industry worker, she has been around construction for her entire life. Leslie started out as a carpenter and worked her way to management, noting that safety has always been at the forefront of all of her jobs.Leslie never could have imagined the incredible journey ... Read more...
Women in Construction Week | Spotlight on Yajaira “Jay” Torres
March 11, 2021
HazTek Safety Professional Yajaira “Jay” Torres was in her late 20's when she came across a flyer for an opportunity to become a pre-apprentice for the trade of her choice. At the time, Jay was at a crossroads in her life — she was a single mom who had lost her job right after the economy tanked, and she had no idea what she wanted to do. Construction had never even been a consideration for her, let alone an opti... Read more...
Women in Construction Week | Spotlight on Margaret “Peg” Neville
March 10, 2021
HazTek Principal Environmental Health & Safety Consultant Peg Neville started her career in safety and risk management early on, earning her Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) license while in high school and working as a Risk Reduction Manager for a Fortune 500 company while in college. She earned a degree in Environmental & Natural Sciences and continued with graduate certificates in Construction Management a... Read more...