BOARD MEMBERS

The governance board correspondingly seeks to:

1. Establish a demonstrable standard of competence based on experience and practical knowledge of safety system application.

2. Support the training of individuals in safety system application skills to achieve this level of demonstrated competence.

3. Support the development and dissemination of research and information required to maintain an active international forum and dialogue for identifying future paths to achieve the primary objective.

Board of Directors:

The Board of Directors oversees all of the activities of the CFSE Governance Board, in support of its mission to improve the skills and formally establish the competency of safety system engineers in the process, manufacturing and hardware/software development industries. The board members’ primary work is to maintain application and examination procedures and initiate improvements to the CFSE/CFSP programs in the different disciplines. It is also responsible for maintaining the organization’s strong public image, through press release updates and advocacy with various issues relating to its mission. Since the Governance Board is nonprofit and volunteer driven, members’ duties also include soliciting support from companies and individuals to serve on the various CFSE committees. Directors are nominated and approved by majority vote of the existing BoD to serve for 3 years, with the possibility of reappointment depending on circumstances.

Law, Gary
Manager, Emerson Process Management
Houston, TX, USA
E-mail
Scharpf, Eric W., Ph.D.
CFSE
Partner, exida
Dunedin, New Zealand
E-mail
Schrever, Frank
Managing Director, Pilz Australia
Melbourne, Australia
E-mail
Mr. Josef Nuemann
TÜVNord
Germany

Process Safety Advisory Board:

The primary purpose of the Process Safety Advisory Board is to ensure that the CFSE Certificate, application forms and examination reflect the current, state-of-the-art global practice of safety engineering in the process industries. Several times each year the board’s 10 to 20 members meet by teleconference to develop and review potential exam questions and discuss other items related to the CFSE in the process industries. In between meetings, committee members are required to develop and review relevant new questions for the multiple choice, short answer and case study components of the CFSE/CFSP Process Applications Exam. All members must be nominated through the Board of Directors and approved by majority vote. Members typically serve for 2 to 3 years, although they can be reappointed depending on circumstances. To apply please send an email to CFSE for an application.

Chairman
Dr. William Goble
exida
USA

Ms. Kim Dejmek
Wilfred Baker Engineering
USA
Mr. Jim Harris
UOP
USA
Mr. Greg Daniels
Alcan, Gove, NT,
Australia
Mr. David Ong
Excelmarco
Singapore
Dr. Bert Knegtering
Honeywell SMS
Netherlands
Mr. Jan Wiegerinck
Shell Global Solutions
Netherlands
Dr.Ir. J.L. Rouvroye
Eindhoven University
Netherlands
Mr. John Soto
MTL Open System Technologies LP
League City, TX, USA
Mr. Fraser Maywood
PCT Engineers
Australia
Hal Thomas
Air Products
USA

Machine Safety Advisory Board:

The primary purpose of the Machinery Safety Advisory Board is to ensure that the CFSE/CFSP Certificate, application forms and examination reflect the current, state-of-the-art global practice of safety engineering in the machinery and manufacturing industries. Several times each year the board members meet by teleconference to develop and review potential exam questions and discuss other items related to the CFSE/CFSP in the machinery and manufacturing industries. In between meetings, committee members are required to develop and review relevant new questions for the multiple choice, short answer and case study components of the CFSE/CFSP Machinery Safety Applications Exam. All members must be nominated through the Board of Directors and approved by majority vote. Members typically serve for 2 to 3 years, although they can be reappointed depending on circumstances. The Machinery Safety Advisory committee is currently in an active exam development phase.

Chairman
Mr. Frank Schrever
Pilz
Australia; Machine Safety Chairman

Mr. Roger Lim
Risk Plant Consultants
Australia
Mr. Ern Millard
Ern Millard and Associates
Australia
Mr. Thomas Pilz
Pilz
USA
Mr. George Schuster
Rockwell Automation
USA
Mr. Malcolm Sharp
Fortress Systems
Australia
Mr. Bernard Mysliwiec
Siemens AG
Nürnberg, Germany


Safety HW/SW Development Advisory Board:

The primary purpose of the Safety Hardware / Software Advisory Board is to ensure that the CFSE/CFSP Certificate, application forms and examination reflect the current; state-of-the-art global practice of safety engineering in the product development industries. This includes software engineering techniques, hardware engineering techniques, ASIC design, and diagnostic techniques. Several times each year the board members meet by teleconference to develop and review potential exam questions and discuss other items related to the CFSE. In between meetings, committee members are required to develop and review relevant new questions for the multiple choice, short answer and case study components of the CFSE/CFSP Hardware Development Exam and the CFSE/CFSP Software Development Exam. All members must be nominated through the Board of Directors and approved by majority vote. Members typically serve for 2 to 3 years, although they can be reappointed depending on circumstances.

Chairman
Dr. William Goble
exida
USA

Mr. John Grebe
exida
USA
Mr. Rainer Faller
exida
Germany

 

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