Alan J. Michaels

Background

Michaels, Alan J. was born on November 29, 1946 in Stowe, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph and Helen (Arena) Pavelish.

Education

Associate of Arts with high honors, Mesa Community College, 1967. Bachelor with high honors, Arizona State University, 1970. Master of Science with highest honors, Colorado State University, 1979.

Career

Teacher Phoenix Area Public Schools, 1970—1978. Supervisor safety and training Amax Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, 1980—1984. Supervisor employee relations and safety Colowyo Coal Company, Meeker, Colorado, 1984—1986.

Corporation director safety and training Tenneco/Echo Bay Minerals, Reno, 1986—1988. Manager safety and human resources various locations Occidental Chemical Corporation, 1979—1980, 1988—1994. Director safety, fire protection, industrial hygiene, security, public relations Rayon division Courtaulds/Acordis Cellulosics Fibers Inc., Axis, Alabama, 1994—1998.

Director of safety-health Lafarge Construction Materials, Denver, 1999—2001. Manager safety, health, environmental and training Genesis Crude Oil, LLP, Houston, 2001—2002. Corporation director safety and training Imperial Sugar Company, Sugar Land, 2002—2004.

Director underground safety health and training Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc., Elko, Nevada, 2004—2005. Manager health and safety Vulcan Materials Company, San Antonio, since 2005. Vice president marketing, Chief Financial Officer Triple G Ranch, Jourdanton, since 2007.

Member executive board Copper Development Association, New York, 1980-1982. Member executive safety committee Florida Phosphate Council, Orlando, 1989-1990. Member executive com safety and health Texas Chemical Council, 1990-1991.

Member The Pipeline Group, 2001-2002, Six Sigma Green Belt, since 2003.

Achievements

• Certified safety professional.

Membership

Member steering committee Drug Free Mobile Coalition, 1993-1994. Member Mobile Area Training and Education Symposium, 1992-1995, Southeast Consortium for Minorities in Engineering, 1991-1998, Education 2000, 1996-1998. Member advisory council District Magnet School, 1994.

President Alhambra School District of Classroom Teachers, 1973-1974. Member Le Moyne College Community Advisory Panel, 1994-1998. Member transportation safety committee Le Moyne College Industrial Park, 1997-1998.

Member AARP, American Society Safety Engineers (professor, President Circuit 1990, Mobile chapter secretary 1995-1996, treasurer 1997-1998, vice president 1998), Western Underground Mining Association, Business Council Alabama, Industrial Personnel Association Mobile, Chickasaw Chamber of Commerce (president 1994), Alabama Textile Manufacturing Association (health and safety section 1994-1998), Colorado Contractors Association, Colorado Ready Mix Concrete Association, Colorado Rock Producers, Joseph Holmes Safety Association (founding member corporation chapters 1984, 86, 99), Colorado State University Alumni Ambassadors, Mensa.

Interests

• Avocations: comic classical movies, music, restoring old automobiles, Shelties, sports trivia.

Connections

Married Glenda Jo Becton Lewis. Children: Catherine Michaels Stokes, Victoria Anne Desireé Michaels.

Father:

Joseph Pavelish

Mother:

Helen (Arena) Pavelish

Spouse:

Glenda Jo Becton Lewis

child:

Catherine Michaels Stokes Michaels

child:

Victoria Anne Desireé Michaels