High Industries Inc.

Barbara Rutt holds the position of Safety Technician & Administrative Coordinator for High Safety. Barb will be happy to assist you in registering for our programs or answering your questions. As a certified American Heart Association and American Red Cross instructor, she teaches Basic Life Support CPR and First Aid courses, as well as CPR and Emergency Oxygen Administration for the professional rescuer. Barb has worked in management and administrative support roles for a number of local companies, and was included in the 2006-07 Registry of Manchester Who's Who of Executives and Professionals. She holds a BS in Management and Organizational Development through Eastern Mennonite University and is now pursing a degree in Occupational Safety & Environmental Health from Millersville University. She is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).

Dominick DiMichael, MS, CIH, ARM is a Senior Safety & Health Consultant with High Safety Consulting with over 20 years of experience in Indoor Air Quality and Industrial Hygiene. He holds a BS in Occupational Safety & Hygiene Management from Millersville University and an MS in Environmental Health from West Chester University. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and holds the designation of Associate in Risk Management (ARM). He is also licensed as an Asbestos Inspector in the state of Pennsylvania and has many years of experience in dealing with asbestos exposure issues as well. Prior to joining High Safety, Dominick worked in a similar capacity for another consulting firm focusing on microbial contaminations in indoor environments. He is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA).

John "Jack" Womer is a Senior Safety & Health Consultant with High Safety Consulting Services, Ltd. Jack has an extensive background in OSHA compliance. Having served as an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officer (CSHO) with the Harrisburg Area Office for nearly twenty years, he has conducted over 3000 compliance inspections in various businesses and construction sites. Prior to his employment with OSHA, Jack was a Mine Safety and Health Inspector for the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) for two years. In addition, Jack has held supervisory positions in heavy manufacturing and mining for twenty years, prior to working for the Federal Government.

James J. Darazsdi, a managing director of Board Assets, is Executive in Residence at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, and is on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business at Wesley College, where he teaches in the Executive MBA program. He is the President of RainMakers Management Consultants, a general practice firm with a broad array of clients ranging in size from $25 million to over $10 billion in annual sales. He is also a member of the international faculty of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), offering programs in the U.S. and throughout the world--in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation and The World Bank--on such topic as director and board evaluation, the new audit committee, scrutinizing financial statements, and the board and strategy. Before starting RainMakers, Dr. Darazsdi was President of Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts. He is also the former CEO of Rocco, Inc., a food processing company with $600 million in annual sales and 3,000 employees. Dr. Darazsdi is very active in professional organizations. He is the past president of the NACD and has held more than 25 board seats. He currently serves on the boards of Perdue Farms, Inc., Hyde Manufacturing, Inc., High Industries, Inc. and Interstate Resources, Inc. Jim received his PhD from the Union Institute, his MBA from Goddard College and his BS degree in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He holds current CPA and CMA licenses.