Mike Williams
mwilliams@coloradorea.org
Mike Williams is Director of Safety Training and Loss Control for CREA. His responsiblilites include monitoring state and federal health, safety and environmental regulations while assisting staff members in determining which programs are necessary to and will aid in their efforts to comply with regulations and safety procedures. This includes arranging meetings, trainings, conferences and inspections.
Mike began his career with the rural electric cooperative industry in 1974 at Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc., in DeRidder, Louisiana. In the fall of 2007 he joined CREA as the Job Training & Safety Instructor. In January of 2010, Mike was selected to fulfill the duties and responsibibilities of Director of Safety Training and Loss Control for CREA. During his 35+ years with the rural electric cooperative sector, he has completed the NRECA Management Internship Program and enrolled in the NRECA Certified Loss Control Internship program. Mike is an NRECA Area Administrator for the Rural Electric Safety Achievement Program (RESAP).
Active membership of statewide and national organizations includes the Mesa Hotline School, Field/Safety Committee, Rocky Mountain Line School Advisory Committee and National Utility Training & Safety Education Association (NUTSEA). Certification/Proctor credentials includes OSHA's Construction Outreach Trainer 10 & 30 Hour, OSHA Authorized Disaster Site Trainer and the National Academy of Nuclear Training e-Learning (NANTel).