good evening everyone! I went on LinkedIn today and saw an avalanche of well wishes on my book's 7 year anniversary as well as my work anniversary!!  It was overwhelming, slightly annoying, yet wonderful at once to see.  I somewhat felt bad that I have not been on there all that much-it is just periodic content to review in my mind.  I made sure to reach out to all and say thank you- I was alarmed that I spent a significant amount of time to do so.  When you think about it, it is cool that a person took time out of their busy schedule to reach out.  I am actually surprised to see that I have over 1,000 professional contacts on there!!  I spent some time updating it and adding content to my page as well.  I try to keep my content as professional as possible.  I see a lot of political posts and personal content in the news feed.  I find that odd since the intent of LinkedIn is to search for business contacts, a job, or seek professional affilia...

hello everyone!! I hope you all are enjoying your summer!?!  Keep cool and be safe!  I am focusing on studying. I shared above the screenshot of the e-book that I listen to to aid with my studying.  I am writing while listening to the e-book entitled, "Safety Professional's Reference and Study Guide".  This book was issued as per the purchase of the (BCSP) Board of Certified Safety Professionals- the official organization that issues many safety exams, courses, and provides the safety certifications upon successful completion. I have been heavily involved in studying for my (ASP) Associate Safety Professional exam.  I am also studying for the (CSP) Certified Safety Professional exam- I intend to take after the ASP exam. I intend to take the ASP in the next few weeks.  I have discovered that, during my study journey for this particular exam, not all ASP study programs are the same.  I am going to share what I have been using to help me study for the exa...

hello everyone! I hope you all are enjoying your 3 day weekend!?! It is a great moment to in time, as an essential worker, to get some rest and re-group to accomplish things that I could not get a chance to take care of during the week. The stress of acquiring and maintaining PPE was a hardship in the beginning of the global pandemic.  However, my resourcefulness served me well in the initial acquisition process for the shop. I have held the fort down managing multiple projects in many aspects for the past six months.  It felt like a start-up company in the making.  A lot of hard work was required to help grow to next level growth. My goal has been to become a site safety manager since I was first approached about it in Aug 2019.  I have been helped by my current shop CEO to achieve that next level.  It helps me build my job security and adds more skills to my tool box.  It also helps the shop so it is mutually beneficial.  The goa...

hello everyone, I am continuing my work, with my essential worker crews, during this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in various locations throughout NYC.  We have gotten into a decent stride and have a work flow going.  This is despite the fact that there are further PPE requirements on top of the regular PPE needs.  This is also despite the fact that it is much harder to work with a mask on vs nothing.  I am proud to be at the helm, although exhausting, of making sure our crews are feeling safe.  These are those monumental moments where your leadership skills are either considered stellar or not even close- it is one or the other. It is certain that, during these times, you find out who people truly are during this moment in time. We find out who is strong vs weak, who is a leader vs a follower, who is selfless vs selfish, honest vs a scam artist, etc.  You truly get to see who is who during these moments in time.  I oftentimes feel like a lot of people...

hello everyone! I hope people continue to exercise caution, common sense, and good hygiene during this moment in time.  It is vital so we can all get past this crisis and have life go back to normal.  If you can work from home, now is the time to seize that opportunity and make the best of a tough situation. This is the time in our lives where we try to read books we have not read, watch movies we have not taken time to watch, pursue hobbies we never took time to chase, and smash some goals.  So far we have had no interruptions with our power or internet.  I am grateful for those creature comforts while in isolation.  I try to not watch the news all day long.  The constant updates of bad news is not healthy to be immersed in 24/7 or longer than the time needed to review the updates.  It is an odd time in life where you need to be aware yet you also need to protect yourself from diving into depths of paranoia due to the tough time at hand. While i...

hello everyone! First I wish everyone having to go out to work the absolute best and to be safe! As you have heard in the news, we have been dealing with this Covid-19 ongoing pandemic, in Manhattan and the rest of NYC.  It indeed feels like we are in the most dangerous part of the U.S.A. at the current moment.  I am aware that you all have been dealing with it globally as well.  I have had international pals on Facebook tell me that they are all home based for the time being.  For the past few weeks, I have been working solo person out of my field office.  My feeling is if my crew is in the field, I need to be there as well.  I have been lucky to have some good leaders in the field working to get our jobs done.  Most recently, an event happened on the job that caused fear and panic to settle in. When you are working on a project with a large group of people working within a variety of capacities, it is very difficult to withhold the flow of info...