Safety Made Simple Team

Bob brings 43 years of grain elevator experience from his career working with The Andersons. His focus in on maintenance activities pertaining to conveyance, bucket elevator legs, grain dryers, and dust collection equipment related to the Grain industry.  Bob founded Operations Professional Services (OPS) in 2015.

Jeff develops courses on topics related to the transportation of hazardous materials, vehicle inspections and maintenance, driver qualifications, roadside, and over-the- road safety. Reed has over 30 years of experience in transportation safety with Yellow Roadway Corporation and as a Fleet Risk Mgmt Consultant at Nationwide Agribusiness.

Peggy has over 20 years of experience as an instructional designer and learning consultant. She received her Master's in Education and Human Resources Development with emphasis in adult learning from George Washington University. Peggy is experienced in all aspects of adult training, from analysis through evaluation. 

With 15+ years of experience, Catrina manages all aspects of post-design activity for every SMS course.  With her unparalleled attention to detail and accuracy, she is responsible for the management and deployment of our full course catalog and also handles a multitude of administrative functions.

Joelle is an expert in the food safety world. She has worked as a Quality
Manager with companies such as Nabisco, Kraft, Kellogg, and ConAgra. Joelle brings over 40 years of experience in quality management and food safety. She is also a certified Food Scientist and a certified PCQI lead trainer.

Jennifer is an expert in the food safety world. She has been working in the food industry for over twenty years building food safety and quality expertise within the agricultural and dairy industries. She is currently a Quality Assurance Manager for a global dairy company. Jennifer is also an SQF Practitioner, a PCQI, and is HACCP certified.

For over 20 years, John has engaged and educated adult learners. He

specializes in educational narration as well as audio and voiceover to the eLearning community. John is an American Business Award-winning instructional designer, a certified Master Trainer through the Associate for Talent Development, and a former Adjunct Professor of Global Learning at Wayne State University.

Jenny handles all customer support, setting up and onboarding of new clients, training, customer retention and special projects related to our customers. She comes to us from Dekra NA where she had a 20 year career in support, communications and research. 

Steve brings over 40 years of experience in the grain, feed, agronomy, and transportation industry. Steve is currently a safety consultant providing safety compliance assessments, program development, and regulatory compliance services for several agricultural companies in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.

Anne brings over 25 years working for a nationally known Agronomy company. She has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Health and Safety Management and has written a number of our courses for the agronomy sector.  

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Zhann provides professional translation, taking into consideration the essence of our course content, and converting into a version of Spanish that crosses over multiple dialects. He also narrates all of our Spanish language courses.

Susan has been in the Information Technology field for over 30 years.   She oversees onboarding of new clients, customer support, and managers our internal processes and efficiencies.  She is also responsible for the SMS website, software and systems operations, and various special projects.