Michael Gautreaux, CSP, is a Board Certified Safety Professional and has been working in risk management and occupational safety & health since 1988. He holds a Masters of Science Degree from Texas A&M – Commerce and Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Safety Management. He teaches at Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA in the unique Petroleum Services & Safety Technology program designed for students currently employed in the Gulf of Mexico petroleum industry. Michael manages a HSE risk management consulting practice having clients engaged in the oil and gas industry. Michael is a professional member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) and American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). He is the faculty advisor for student sections and student chapters for three professional societies listed above. He served as the ASSE Bayou Chapter Treasurer, Vice President and Chapter President between 2002 and 2005. He has been active in the field of occupational safety consulting and training since 1989 and is a professional safety & health speaker providing guest lectures for universities, international safety conferences and fortune 500 companies. Michael is a qualified FSR (Field Safety Representative) authorized to conduct causality insurance inspections for the Arkansas and Texas worker’s compensation commissions and a qualified expert witness in Louisiana State Courts in the field of safety.