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Environmental/Safety Training

Instructor Biographies

At CALINC Training, LLC, we have top quality instructors that help enhance our student’s learning experience. With the instructor’s experience and knowledge in the course topics, they are able to leave the students feeling confident to start their job in the environmental and safety fields. As an added bonus, our instructors offer free quick advise or consultation when they are available and not teaching a class. At CALINC Training, you know you are in good hands!

Ms. Jennifer Caraway - Instructor

Ms. Jennifer Caraway has been our full time instructor at CALINC Training since 2006. Ms. Caraway earned her Masters Degree in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology as well as her Bachelor of Arts degree in History with minors in Environmental Studies and Sociology from Notre Dame de Namur University.

Ms. Caraway has five years of experience as an environmental compliance inspector. She is extremely knowledgeable with federal, state and local wastewater and storm water regulations.

At CALINC Training, Ms. Caraway is our course content advisor for our Asbestos and Lead-based Paint (EPA and CDPH). Ms. Caraway also teaches our HAZWOPER, Medic First Aid, and our PG&E Safety and Compliance courses. She is the primary instructor that teaches our CDPH Preparatory State Exams and has received excellent feedback from her students that they have passed the exam after taking her prep course! Ms. Caraway is a certified CDPH Lead Inspector/Assessor and a Cal/OSHA Certified Asbestos Consultant.

Students have praised Ms. Caraway for her ability to relate to the students and effectively teach them at a level they understand. Ms. Caraway is an excellent and important part of our team, and a great resource for our students.  Jennifer’s favorite subject to teach is lead, particularly the Lead Supervisor/Project Monitor course.

Mr. Patrick Rodriguez – Instructor

Mr. Rodriguez joined CAL INC in 1993 to 2000 as an Environmental Consultant and Trainer. He moved on from CAL INC to accept a position with Solano County as an Environmental Health Supervisor, and then returned with CALINC Training again in January of 2010 as a full time instructor.

Before coming to CALINC Training, Mr. Rodriguez initiated his career with Los Angeles County Health Department as a Public Health Sanitarian.  Mr. Rodriguez has also worked for the City of Long Beach as a Senior Environmental Health Specialist.  His experiences took him to the State of California Department of Toxics as an Associate Hazardous Materials Specialist.

Mr. Rodriguez’s education includes attending Kansas City Community College earning his AA degree and subsequently transferring to Pittsburg State University earning his B.S. degree in Biology with a minor in physical science.  Mr. Rodriguez attended additional classes with Cal State University at Northridge, taking Environmental Health, Occupational Safety and Health, Public Health Administration, and Epidemiology related course work.

Mr. Rodriguez’s experience has also taken him to the Universidad Tecnologica de Tula, Tula, Mexico to provide workshops in Hazardous Materials Emergency Response training.

Mr. Rodriguez is our course content advisor for Asbestos, Lead, and HAZWOPER in both English and Spanish. He also is our Medic First Aid instructor. His vast field experience and knowledge helps him create real life scenarios in the classroom for our students. His good natured attitude is reflected by his approach to a comfortable learning environment which promotes student participation and interaction. Mr. Rodriguez’s favorite subject to teach is HAZWOPER because he is able to relay complex regulations into easier to understand concepts.

Mr. Erik Eriksen - Instructor

Mr. Eriksen has been associated with CALINC Training, LLC since 2005. He teaches our accredited Lead (CDPH and EPA), Cal/OSHA Asbestos, Medic First Aid/CPR, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) and has conducted extensive Safety Compliance Training for Pacific Gas & Electric. In addition, Mr. Eriksen also teaches Confined Space Operations, Forklift Operator and DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation.

Mr. Jan Erik Eriksen served an Air Transportation Technician with the US Air Force from Aug 1975 to Aug 1996. During his tour with the 1492 Air Transportation Training Flight, a school accredited by the Community College of the Air Force, he taught core curriculum classes offering semester hours of credit toward an Associate of Science Degree in Logistics. Throughout his other tours, he was extensively involved with on-the-job training development, delivery and evaluation in addition to his regular job assignments.

He is a retired Master Sergeant whose military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, three Air Force Commendation Medals, Air Force Achievement Medal, seven Air Force Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Service Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Mr. Eriksen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Vocational Education from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL and an Associate of Science Degree in Logistics from The Community College of the Air Force, Gunther AFB, AL.

Mr. Eriksen' favorite subject to teach is HAZWOPER since the subject matter incorporates a variety of information concerning chemistry, physics and physiology.

Mr. Phil Mayberry - Instructor

Mr. Mayberry currently teaches our Asbestos, Lead-based Paint, HAZWOPER, Mold, and Confined Space courses. Mr. Mayberry holds a Master Degree in Education specializing in instruction and supervision from Wilmington College. He received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Geology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Mr. Mayberry is also on the advisory board of the American Indoor Air Quality Council. He has over 15 years experience in managing various environmental projects throughout Northern California, which include USTs, soil and groundwater remediation, asbestos inspections, and lead abatement. In addition, Mr. Mayberry has over 10 years of experience in instructing health and safety courses.

CAL INC is a general contractor and the leading provider of asbestos, lead, mold, PCB and other hazardous materials abatement, remediation, clean up, removal and disposal services, environmental assessment and compliance services, EPA and OSHA certified environmental training, stormwater consulting services, demolition services, commercial, residential, and remodel construction in northern California. We service the communities of Vacaville, Fairfield, Sacramento, Richmond, San Francisco, Vallejo, Woodland, Davis, Concord, Walnut Creek, Oakland, Yuba, Yolo, Fremont, Stockton, Modesto, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Napa, Redding, Red Bluff, Eureka, Berkeley, Chico, Rio Vista, Antioch, Winters, Sebastapol, Novato, San Mateo, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Livermore, San Ramon, Dublin, Tracy, Calistoga, St. Helena, Marysville, Oroville, San Jose, Mountain View, Cupertino, Los Gatos, and Sonoma, located in the counties of Solano, Sacramento, Contra Costa, Alameda, Yolo, Mendocino, San Joaquin, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yuba, Butte, Glenn, Lake, Tehama, and Shasta.
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