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	Tom Wood Tom Wood is the Program Manager for Vertical Rescue Solutions by PMI. An 11-year veteran of the Alpine Rescue Team in Evergreen, Colorado, he has served as the team’s New Member Director, Equipment Director and ATV Director. During the Columbia Shuttle Recovery Effort in 2003, he served as a division SAR superintendant. Tom is a Level II Avalanche Technician and HeloTech II. He is also a certified tower climber, SPRAT Level 2 certified and an IRATA certified Rope Access Technician. A past presenter for the Mountain Rescue Association, National Association of Search and Rescue, International Technical Rescue Symposium (ITRS) and the Colorado Search and Rescue Board, Tom is also certified in CPR for the Healthcare Provider and First Responder. An industrial work and rescue at height Instructor for Vertical Rescue Solutions by PMI, Tom comes from a commercial and residential construction background, and he learned firsthand the importance of jobsite safety compliance while serving as a Safety Manager. A 1990 graduate of Kent State University’s Photojournalism program, Tom also served as a Combat Photographer for the United States Marine Corps Reserves for six years. His extracurricular activities include mountaineering, writing, ice climbing, rock climbing, caving and trail running.
	Loui McCurley Loui McCurley brings over 20 years of Technical Rescue experience to the fall protection world. Specializing in rapid, small-team techniques adapted to specialized industrial and wind energy environments, Loui consults to several life-safety oriented standards-setting organizations including ANSI Z359, NFPA, ASTM, ISO, FEMA/NIMS, Cordage Institute, and others. A frequent presenter and instructor, Loui has authored numerous articles and texts on the subject of safety at height and rescue, with contributions to High Angle Rescue Techniques, Wilderness Medicine, Occupational Health and Safety, and Fire-Rescue. Loui presently serves as Vice-President of Pigeon Mountain Industries and as the Director and an instructor for Vertical Rescue Solutions. Loui is SPRAT Level 2 certified and as a fifteen-plus year veteran of the Alpine Rescue Team, Loui uses her thorough knowledge of both technical systems and standards to make work and rescue at height instruction as safe as possible.
	Steve Hudson Steve Hudson is a founder and the President of Pigeon Mountain Industries, Inc. a leading manufacturer of life safety ropes and equipment for 34 years. He is co-author of High Angle Rope Techniques as well as other rope access and rescue related publications. He is active on ASTM’s F32 Search and Rescue Committee, NFPA’s Technical Rescue Committee and NFPA’s Committee on Special Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment, all of which are actively setting standards for rope technician equipment and/or training. Steve is Deputy Director of Walker County Emergency Management which oversees the county’s 911, Fire, and Emergency Services including the cave and cliff rescue team. Steve has served both as a National Cave Rescue Commission Regional and National Coordinator in the past and is presently the NCRC National Training Coordinator. He has taught at over 29 NCRC weeklong seminars and edited the first two editions of the NCRC Manual of Cave Rescue Techniques.
	Steve Gosselin Steve Gosselin has been involved with the fire service since 1994. Steve has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, and is well versed in the fields of risk management and emergency service. Steve works for the North Metro Fire Rescue District as a Deputy Fire Marshal and has worked for the Department since 1998. Steve is involved in reviewing emergency and rescue plans and procedures for facilities within the jurisdiction and is a member of the Department’s Safety Team and Emergency Management Team for major incidents. Since 2000, Steve has volunteered as a rescue mountaineer with the Alpine Rescue Team based out of Evergreen, Colorado, and has served that organization in several capacities including Secretary, Rescue Rank Representative to the Board of Directors, and Team Training Director. Steve assisted the Team in writing a comprehensive mountain search and rescue team training manual that is currently being used nationally and internationally as a model by several rescue teams. Steve has trained at England’s National Access and Rescue Center (NARC) in Kendall for industrial fall protection, tower climbing techniques, PPE inspection and work and rescue at height. Steve has been an avid rock and ice climber, telemark skier, and road and mountain cyclist for over 15 years and enjoys spending much of his free time in the great outdoors. Steve maintains CPR and Basic First-Aid certifications from the American Heart Association and an Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) certification from the National Ski Patrol.