Testimonials


“While we never worked in the same company, I called upon Gary numerous times over many years for guidance regarding organizational safety and health issues in the companies for which I worked. It was apparent to me that his reputation for professional, ethical and straight-forward counsel was well earned. Gary was of great assistance to my organization as we occasionally looked outside our limited resources for answers and creative ideas.”

John Wirch
Vice President, Human Resources
Little Rapids Corporation
Green Bay and Shawano, Wisconsin

“I am executive director of the Pulp & Paper Manufacturers Association (PPMA). I asked Gary to speak to one of our conferences in 2005. What a joy he was to work with! He listened to our needs and complied with our desire to have him speak on the topic: “Millions of Hours Without a Lost Time Injury – Did it Happen by Accident?” Gary was an excellent resource for this subject. He prepared well and showed attention-grabbing and thorough PowerPoint slides. He addressed his audience and engaged them in questions and answers. Gary knows the aspects of safety and health issues so completely that he is a logical “go-to-guy” regarding safety compliance and how-to types of topics. Our Association members need to remain in contact with Gary and Fox Valley Safety Solutions, LLC as we go forward.”

Dick Kendall
SPHR – Executive Director
Pulp & Paper Manufacturers Association

“I have had the pleasure of working with Gary over the last seven years. Highlights of this time include:

Understanding the components of a comprehensive safety process in a manufacturing environment and how that complies with OSHA VPP and also, a safe workplace. Gary built a great system at G-P Green Bay Day Street. It included an hourly run BBS program called NSA (Northern Safety Alliance) named by the employees. This team has made a significant impact on how people do work through behavior observations. This is a great accomplishment, especially in a union mill with tough contract concessions and downsizing.

Gary designed and implemented a contractor safety program, which included certification and training. This was an outstanding model of what a program should look like and work. We decertified long time contractors and banned them from the facility because they did not comply with the process. Accountability at its highest!

Gary helped institute a safety work order process that guaranteed the work was completed as requested and on time. This process stopped the complaints by hourly employees that would say “nothing ever gets fixed around here!” This process had a weekly review to ensure we never missed a completion time. It was highly effective and a significant component of the safety program at the mill.

Gary set a safety vision for the workplace that was focused on zero injuries and a creating a culture where unsafe behaviors were not present. This vision had a descriptor he would use that talked about our behaviors and safe ones “were just like us” and unsafe were “not like us.” This vision caught on and was a real value add as we created a safety culture that was a tenfold improvement over five years!”

Kelly Wolff
Vice President of Manufacturing
Georgia Pacific-Green Bay Operations

“I have worked with Gary in the paper industry for many years. He is a person of integrity and he is a “go-to-guy” for our safety requirements and needs. Gary has the experience and ability to develop training tools and programs to meet the needs of his customers and to guide his customers to achieve OSHA compliance.”

Toby Vandenack –Utilities Production Leader
Georgia Pacific Green Bay Day Street

“I worked with Gary for 21 years as a medical director at a large paper manufacturing facility.
Gary provided comprehensive, unbiased professional expertise as an industrial hygienist and safety professional. Administrative and engineering solutions volunteered regarding ventilation and ergonomic issues were a win-win for both our employees and the employer.
I particularly valued his expertise with our asbestos medical surveillance, respirator fitness, hearing conservation, and management programs that supported medical case management of both work related and non-work-related health concerns.
Most importantly, Gary understands that occupational safety and health is a team effort and his leadership and communication skills were outstanding.”

Charles Capasso MD
Affinity Occupational Health
PO Box 357, Menasha, WI