03/06/2026
BRYAN BALDWIN
CEO
ASE SAFETY CONSULTING LLC
Senior Construction Safety Leader | Director-Level Safety | SSHO | Infrastructure & High-Hazard Operations
Prevent the Hazard™
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📞 916-288-7777
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TRADE ROOTS & FOUNDATION
Bryan Baldwin is a third-generation union commercial refrigeration technician and construction safety leader raised in a working mechanical engineering environment.
His grandfather founded Refrigeration Engineering Company, Inc. in 1946, one of the largest family-owned refrigeration engineering firms in the United States at the time. Bryan quite literally grew up in the shop, learning the trade from the ground up.
By the age of 10 years old, he was already accompanying technicians on service calls, climbing ladders, working on rooftop equipment, assisting with warehouse operations, and observing mechanical troubleshooting and system repairs.
This early exposure created a deep operational understanding of how construction work is actually performed — a perspective that later became the foundation of his safety leadership philosophy.
Unlike many safety professionals whose experience comes primarily from classroom education, Bryan’s career began inside the trades, learning directly from journeymen technicians and experienced field crews.
FEDERALLY REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP
UA LOCAL 447 – PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS & REFRIGERATION
Bryan completed a five-year federally registered apprenticeship through UA Local 447, regulated by:
• U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training
• California Division of Apprenticeship Standards
Training included:
• 14,400+ verified on-the-job training hours
• 1,100+ classroom education hours
This program combined full-time field work with intensive classroom instruction covering engineering theory, mechanical systems, electrical controls, hazard recognition, and crew leadership.
Apprentices maintained demanding schedules consisting of:
• Full-time construction work during the day
• Three nights per week of classroom education (6pm–10pm)
• Rotating 24-hour on-call service responsibilities
Graduates of this program function as field supervisors responsible for life-safety mechanical systems affecting public health and critical infrastructure.
Bryan graduated as a Journeyman Commercial Refrigeration Technician at age 22, one of the youngest graduates in the program.
COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION & MECHANICAL SYSTEM EXPERTISE
Bryan accumulated 26,000+ hours of field experience in commercial refrigeration construction and mechanical systems.
Responsibilities included:
• Installation and commissioning of complex commercial refrigeration systems
• Supermarket refrigeration design and layout
• Underground refrigeration piping installations
• Blueprint interpretation and mechanical plan coordination
• Emergency service and troubleshooting of critical mechanical equipment
• Refrigeration system reconditioning and facility management
Field installations required extreme precision, often laying underground refrigeration piping systems within inches of final case placement before concrete foundations were poured.
This work required:
• Advanced blueprint interpretation
• Coordination with structural and mechanical trades
• Exact installation sequencing
• Technical problem-solving under real construction conditions
Bryan eventually launched his own refrigeration company, DunWright Refrigeration, gaining experience managing projects, crews, liability, and operational risk.
TRANSITION INTO CONSTRUCTION SAFETY LEADERSHIP
Bryan’s transition into safety leadership was a natural progression from decades of field experience.
He founded ASE Safety Consulting, LLC, providing safety leadership on complex infrastructure projects across California and the Western United States.
Today he brings 20+ years of dedicated safety leadership experience, combining:
• Trade expertise
• Field operations knowledge
• Regulatory compliance leadership
• Large project safety management
Unlike many safety professionals who approach the job administratively, Bryan’s approach is operational and preventative.
He understands:
• How work is actually performed
• Where hazards originate
• Why workers take risks
• How production and safety must coexist
This allows him to prevent incidents before they occur.
FIELD SAFETY LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Bryan has accumulated 56,000+ hours of on-site safety leadership experience across high-risk construction environments including:
• Heavy civil infrastructure
• Structural steel er****on
• Utility and substation construction environmental
• Federal civil works projects
• Aviation infrastructure
• Maritime and offshore construction
• Hospitals and healthcare facilities
• Environmental restoration projects
He has served decades as:
• Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO)
• Safety Manager
• Environmental Health & Safety Director
• Infrastructure Safety Consultant
CEO business owner
Commercial Industrial Journeyman Refrigeration Technician/Master Instskler
First Responder Placer County Firefighter 6.5 years
FEDERAL & GOVERNMENT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Bryan has over 15 years of experience working on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, operating under EM-385-1-1 federal construction safety standards. SSHO
Project environments included:
• Pump stations
• Levee restoration
• Riverbank restoration
• Deep Excavations 80’ slurry walls
• High Pressure drilling
• Wetlands environmental restoration
• Dam infrastructure
• Working around water, operating heavy equipment in waterways
• Marine construction
• Batch plants and treatment facilities
-Hospitals Wing Expansion
• Simultaneously managing multiple sites
• Traffic Management Plans, Public Safety and positive interaction
These projects required strict adherence to federal safety protocols and environmental protection regulations.
UTILITY & HIGH-VOLTAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Bryan has worked on 27+ PG&E infrastructure projects, including:
• Substation certified modernization renovation green projects
-Manhole modernization upgrade in streets of San Francisco
• 230kV energized environments
• 500kV transmission high ocean tower platform restoration
• Utility infrastructure conversions
• Underground utility installations and manhole operations
One project required crews to travel miles offshore by boat drop off in am each day to pick up each evening rebuilding transmission tall tower foundations, working from floating construction platforms in a marine remote ocean environment.
RAIL & TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Bryan has experience working within active rail environments, including:
• Caltrain infrastructure projects
• Work within 15kV electrified rail corridors
• Active rail safety coordination
• Multi-agency rail safety compliance
MARITIME & OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
Bryan has led safety operations for projects involving:
• Barge-mounted crane operations
• Marine vessel coordination
• Offshore construction environments
• Tug, skiff, and marine logistics
• Floating construction platforms
LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Major projects include:
• Chase Center – Golden State Warriors Arena (Mortenson / Clark Joint Venture)
• Golden 1 Center – Sacramento Kings Arena TURNER
• San Francisco International Airport projects WEBCOR
• Gilead Sciences facility construction DPR
• PG&E utility infrastructure projects
• USACE civil works projects
• Hospital and medical facility expansions
At the Chase Center project Bryan established a HEXA Zero safety record, achieving zero recordable incidents during major structural steel and excavation operations.
SAFETY LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY
Bryan’s safety philosophy is built on the principle:
Prevent the Hazard™
Safety leadership is not about policing workers.
It is about:
• Understanding the work
• Identifying hazards early
• Planning safe operations
• Communicating with crews
• Integrating safety with production
Because Bryan has personally performed many of the tasks he now oversees, he has earned deep respect from construction crews and project leadership alike.
CERTIFICATIONS & REGULATORY TRAINING
• OSHA 30 – Construction Safety
• HAZWOPER 40-Hour Certification
• EM-385-1-1 Federal Construction Safety
• Confined Space Competent Person
• Fall Protection Competent Person
• Excavation & Trenching Competent Person
• Lockout/Tagout Safety
• Forklift & Aerial Lift Certification
• CPR / First Aid / AED
• Hazard Communication
• Respiratory Protection
• Traffic Control / Work Zone Safety
• Fire Watch & Fire Extinguisher Safety
• Heat Illness Prevention (Cal-OSHA)
• FEMA Incident Command System (ICS)
• API Petroleum Station
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
• 6.5 years Firefighter / First Responder
• Business owner and contractor
• Multi-site safety leadership
• Safety program development and auditing
• Contractor and subcontractor coordination
• Incident investigation and root cause analysis
• Site-specific safety plan development
INDUSTRY REPUTATION
Bryan Baldwin is widely recognized for his ability to step into complex projects and immediately stabilize safety operations.
Testimonials from industry leaders include:
“In 39 years, I’ve never seen a safety man run a site this clean and compliant.”
— Senior Superintendent, Mortenson
“Site ran like clockwork because of Bryan’s leadership.”
— Senior Superintendent, Webcor
“The only safety guy I will ever use.”
— Contractor, APEC Marine
SUMMARY
Bryan Baldwin represents a rare combination of:
• Trade expertise
• Field leadership
• Technical safety knowledge
• Large-scale infrastructure experience
His background bridges the gap between operations and safety, allowing him to prevent incidents through real-world understanding of construction work.
With decades of hands-on field experience, federal project leadership, and a proven record of safe project delivery, Bryan Baldwin continues to lead safety programs on some of the most demanding construction environments in the industry.
