Providing Solutions in Occupational Safety and Health
 

   
People

 

Robert H. Petersen

President

Bob’s experience with safety, financial

management, marketing and human

resource management makes him the ideal leader for Midwest Safety Counselors. He directs Midwest Safety Counselors’ growth and handles all company financial affairs.  His sound management enables MSC to efficiently provide the highest quality occupational health and safety services and products available.

Scott Schoenberger, M.S.

Vice President

Scott has a Master of Science Degree in Risk Control. He came to Midwest Safety Counselors in 1999 after working on the East Coast as a Safety Director and Corporate Auditor in the Chemical and Paper Products Industry. Currently he is focused on serving customers in the growing sales and consulting sides of the business. Scott is also a state certified Firefighter and EMT serving the City of Woodbury.

Eric Johnson, M.S.

Operations Manager

Eric possesses a Masters Degree in Environmental Health & Safety and worked as Safety Director in the Twin Cities area for eight years. Currently, he specializes in occupational safety in the construction industry and serves customers in the heavy construction and refinery operations. Eric has successfully managed large projects during outages and has taken a leadership role in managing our staff at the Flint Hills Refinery.

Mike Rhode, CSP
Senior Safety Professional

Mike is a Certified Safety Professional with over nine years of experience in petrochemical, municipalities and manufacturing industries. Mike’s current focus is the support of our customers in the oil refining industry. His experience has proven to be invaluable to both Midwest Safety Counselors and our clients.
John Bestman
Safety Professional and IH Specialist

John has a B.S. degree in Environmental Technology with over eight years of experience in the fields of Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health and Safety.  John’s current focus is the support of our customers in the oil refining industry as a safety manager and field auditor.  His background and experience in industrial hygiene monitoring and ability to develop effective solutions to safety and health challenges has proven to be a valuable resource to both Midwest Safety Counselors and our clients.

John Rutledge
Safety Professional
John is an experienced field auditor and manager in the area of occupational safety and health. Currently John is being utilized as a training coordinator and instructor at one of our large petrochemical customers. He also fills several other roles for short and long-term customer projects. His technical skills and expertise in IT also help John make a large contribution to the overall efficiency and quality of our services and products.

Kelly Rykel
Sales Territory Manager - MN

Kelly has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Public Administration from Hamline University. She has over a dozen years of industrial sales experience including 8 years in Occupational Health and Safety. As a former Inside Sales Manager, Kelly's product knowledge and customer service skills make her a huge asset in MSC's drive to expand its metropolitan customer base.
Chuck Rogness
Sales Territory Manager - IA

Chuck recently came to Midwest Safety Counselors with over 25 years of experience in sales. His product knowledge and customer service skills have helped Midwest Safety rapidly develop and grow the new Cedar Rapids Office and Iowa area market. He has also been an excellent mentor and resource for the rest of our sales staff.
Adriann Munkeby
Office Manager
Adriann possesses a B.S. in Environmental Education from the University of Minnesota.  Adriann manages our S. St Paul sales office. She also specializes
in managing drug testing, servicing industrial hygiene and monitoring equipment, and accounting systems. Her ability to develop expertise and manage a wide variety of services has been a vital asset to MSC.
Kasha McLay
Inside Sales Representative

Kasha recently received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications Studies from the University of Minnesota. She currently is focused on serving our customers' product needs in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. Her customer service skills and strong work ethic have allowed us to continue to provide excellent support to our existing customers as well as attracting new ones.

Michael Shorten
Safety Professional

Michael earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Safety and Health from the University of Illinois. He currently is working with a customer in the oil pipeline industry, but soon will be transitioning into his main role of supporting our Iowa-based customers and our customers in the Ethanol Industry throughout the Midwest.

Pat Watson
Safety Professional
Pat has a strong background in HAZMAT, HAZWOPER, and other related environmental, health, and safety disciplines. He is an experienced instructor in these areas. Pat currently supports our customers in the petrochemical industry implementing safety processes and auditing performance.
Michael Toth
Safety Professional

Michael is a recent addition to the MSC team and brings years of valuable experience as an instructor with Northwest Airlines and Safety Director with a construction company. Currently Michael is serving as the Safety Manager for a customer in the food processing industry with locations in Minneapolis and Las Vegas.
John Walker
Safety Technician

John has experience in several areas of our OH&S services . He was recently certified in the maintenance and servicing of IH instrumentation and gas monitors and is currently focused on managing the servicing and distribution of this equipment at our refinery operations as well as field support.
 
Jessica Wilkins
Inside Sales Representative

Jessica manages inside sales and supports outside sales for our Iowa territory as well as customers based at  Flint Hills Refinery. She also helps manage and service air monitoring instrumentation for our customers in the petrochemical industry.
Glenn Petersen
Safety Technician

Glenn came to Midwest Safety Counselors after gaining experience in the area of construction safety with a Minnesota-based civil and electrical contractor. Glenn currently is focused on field safety and auditing support at one of our large petrochemical operations.
Jake Rutledge
Safety Technician
Jake currently is focused on serving one of our customers in the oil refining industry. His scope of work includes field audits, incident investigation, development and delivery of training, and special projects.
Yvonne Wood
Administration
Yvonne recently joined Midwest Safety Counselors and currently helps support our team in petrochemical operations. Her ability to fulfill several job functions both effectively and efficiently makes her a valuable asset to MSC.
Linda Petersen
Administration
Linda provides administrative and customer support to our sales team in both Minnesota and Iowa out of our Eden Prairie office as well as managing Human Resources.
Peggy Weaver
Administration

Peggy is a recent addition to the MSC team and currently is focused on providing product and instrumentation services to our customers as well as drug testing services and recordkeeping support.
 



 

Midwest Safety Counselors, Inc.


 
379 Bridgepoint Drive
South St. Paul, MN 55075
 
Toll Free:
888-612-7233
 
Phone:
651-451-2260
 
Fax:
651-451-2386
 

 
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