The Summit Safety Team

Brian Thompson

Brian is a SSG consultant based out of our Springfield office. He holds a bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and has 20 years of manufacturing safety experience. Brian is our lead consultant in the areas of ergonomics, air sampling and OSHA fine reduction. He is also known for his innovative safety training techniques and his depth of experience dealing directly with OSHA.

Greg Chancellor

Greg serves as a safety consultant in our Kansas City area office. He holds a Certified Utility Safety Administrator endorsement with the National Safety Council. The Missouri Division of Labor Standards recognizes him as a Certified Safety Consultant. He is also an OSHA authorized Outreach Trainer for General Industry and Construction. Further, he is a Certified Instructor by the National Safety Council for First Aid, CPR, AED and Flagger Training.  Greg has worked in safety since 1981 interfacing with the Bell System, AT&T, Bellcore, TCI, GTE, and Sprint etc.

Wendy Beazley

Wendy has worked for over 20 years in Environmental, Health and Safety for the Department of Defense. She carries a strong background in the implementation of federal, state and local regulations pertaining to OSHA, natural resource management, protection, conservation, and environmental health programs. Areas of expertise include air quality, water quality, HAZCOMM, mock OSHA audits and DOT compliance.

Mark Plucinski

Mark is a gifted trainer and educator with over 30 years of hands on experience in production, quality assurance, and OSHA compliance. Mark is a people oriented trainer with a unique ability to meet the employees where they are and make the training applicable to their circumstances.  He has worked with a vast number of industries throughout his career which allows him to see each unique operation from an expert perspective.   

Jake Woolfenden

Jake is the owner of Summit Safety Group. Prior to owning Summit Safety, Jake worked as a Regional Safety Manager for a large rebar contractor, Harris Rebar. He assisted both the fabrication and field divisions with their safety and health programs across multiple locations in North America.

Jake has been personally touched by the harsh realities of workplace injuries when his father had a near death accident on a construction project several years ago. He saw the physical and psychological struggles that resulted from this injury and the years it took his
father to recover. Jake and his team use countless experiences like this to fuel their purpose in educating the workplace on the value of life and all things safety.