MICHAEL DIGIORGIO

Transportation & Safety Expert

41 Woodside Avenue

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 

914 645 9631

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Designed and constructed propane plant with the only 30,000 gallon vertical storage tanks on the East Coast. Responsible for construction of several propane facilities.
  • Wrote company safety compliance manual & operations and maintenance manual.
  • Developed and implemented a full service leasing program along with maintenance program.
  • Recognized for No Accidents In 1990. National Private Truck Council "Private Fleet Executive of the Year."
  • As a Chemtrec Emergency Response Consultant, extinguished a major propane truck fire on Long Island (newspaper articles available).
  • Customized Propane Emergency Response Training To Include Real Life Scenarios
  • Recognized by industry colleagues for expertise in emergency response education
  • Established and operated the first propane conversion center in New Jersey.
  • Certified Fire Instructor For Propane Emergencies Fire and Leak Control Training

 

SAFETY MANAGEMENT

  • Develop and administer educational programs for in-house training, customer training and fire service training.
  • Responsible for plant safety, OSHA requirements, DOT, Health and Safety Plans
  • Conduct hazardous materials emergency response programs and training.
  • Plan and implement transport operations for bulk transportation from refineries.
  • Expert witness and investigator, providing expert testimony in court proceedings for: incidents, accidents and injuries involving, but not limited to, heavy truck-cranes, hydraulics, maintenance, repair, regulations, compensation claims and propane related accidents.
  • See professional affiliates.

 

FLEET MANAGEMENT

  • Reorganized fleet for implementation of an affordable preventive maintenance program and computerized management system.
  • Instituted driver education programs
  • Established a self-sufficient in-house repair department to Include: meter repair of tank trucks & equipment; in-house warranty work with Ford for light, medium and heavy duty trucks; in-house meter proving, pneumatic and hydrostatic testing of tank trucks.
  • Initiated an academic program for propane and natural gas carburetion which included a 162 question exam to certify propane carburetion technicians.

 

LEGAL

  • Transportation Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Workers Compensation Law
  • Fire Science and Litigation (DRI)

 

EMPLOYMENT

2013 - Present

 

1985 - 2013

 

1980 - 1985

 

1975 - 1980

 

 

1970 - 1975

 

 

 

 

Silverback Consulting & Propane University

 

PARACO GAS, Director of Transportation & Safety Operations

 

ALTERNATIVE FUEL SYSTEMS, INC., Vice President of Engineering

 

SOLE PROPRIETOR, Automotive Repair Center and Propane Conversion Center

 

GENERAL MOTORS MOTOR DIVISION Lead Mechanic

 

EDUCATION & SPECIALIZED TRAINING

 

Lincoln Technical Institute, Masters in Equipment Management

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Managing Fleet Safety

St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology

Practicing Law Institute  

 

Fire & Safety Training:

Hazmat Team Inc. Hazardous Materials Specialist & 

Hazmat Team Inc Incident Command & Instructor
NJ State Police Level 4 Hazardous Materials Specialist.
Association of American Railroads Tank Car Specialist
New York State Fire Academy, Hazmat Emergency Response Training,
Arson Investigation, IAAI
Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction
NFPA 921 Certification
NFPA 1033 Qualifications
NFPA 1403
Lion Tech, Hazardous Materials Safety Course
NWSA Legal Issues Classes
ProChem Co., Hydrostatic Testing Procedures
Lion Tech, Underground Storage Tank Course
United States Department of Commerce, Meter Proving Liquid and Vapor
American Meter Co., Meter Repair Inspection & Calibration

 

Fleet Management Training:
NYS, DMV Master Instructor Course for Federal Emissions Systems Diagnosis.
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
General Motors Division
Lincoln Technical Institute, Automotive Transmission, ASE Certification
ThermoKing Corp., Automotive Air Conditioning
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Vehicle Maintenance Management
Diversified Fuel Components Limited, 50 hour academic program
National Technical Schools, Comprehensive Electronics Course
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Personnel Law and Transportation Law

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

New York State Hazardous Material Emergency Response Team for Propane Gas

CHEMTREC Registered Emergency Responder

National Fire Protection Association

Propane Gas Defense Association

Defense Research Institute DRI

American Trucking Association

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

Safety Management Council

National Motorists Association

Defense Research Institute (DRI)

International Society Of Fire Service Instructors

International Association of Arson Investigators

International Fire Marshal's Association

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION 

  • See Addendum Available upon request

Contact Us Today!

To schedule an appointment or find out more about the services we offer, please call 914-645-9631 or send us an email at  hazmat1075@silverbackconsultingllc.com

 

Or use our contact form.

41 Woodside Avenue

Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

07604

 

Phone: 914-645-9631

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