Caterpillar Safety Services

Caterpillar Safety Services Team
Caterpillar Safety Services Team

Our Team

Caterpillar Safety Services is a team that has its own unqiue culture within Caterpillar. As a solutions-based group within a manufacturing company, we are entrepreneurial in spirit. Our team values include customer focus and grit, straight talk and transparency, and collaboration and initiative. We believe we exist to improve lives and bring out the best in people through safety culture improvement processes.

CATERPILLAR SAFETY SERVICES LEADERSHIP TEAM

The leadership team is comprised of former customers, safety directors, certified EHS professionals, organizational development experts and project management professionals. This leadership team firmly upholds our team values and mission.

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Zach Knoop
General Manager

Once serving as a Director of Corporate Safety for a Fortune 500 company that was a customer to Caterpillar Safety Services, Zach joined the team as a consultant and transitioned into account management, then business development manager, and now proudly leads this passionate team as the general manager. 

Fun Fact: Mountain biking fanatic.

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Brett Haskins
Manager, People-Centered Change

Brett is a Certified Safety Professional who has more than 25 years of experience working with everyone from executives to front-line employees. He joined the team as a consultant and moved to overseas to launch the consulting business in Australia. Upon his return to the United States, he became the Global Consulting Manager leading our team of experienced consultants. 

Fun Fact: Addicted to improving his golf swing.

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Justin Ganschow
Business Development Manager

Justin, a Certified Safety Professional & Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, was an internal customer of Caterpillar Safety Services before joining the team as a consultant and then transitioning into account management. He now leads the sales team and is a frequent keynote speaker and writer on the topics of safety culture, leadership and human behavior.

Fun Fact: Is still waiting for his opportunity to host a wildlife TV show.

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Jodi Martel
Product Support Manager

Jodi joined the team as an account manager before moving onto the support side of the business. She now manages the Product Support Team out of Portland, OR. She earned her Project Management Professional certification from PMI in 2019 and recently completed an extensive course on Digital Intelligence.

Fun Fact: Loves to cycle, travel and cook. 

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David Crouch
Director of Research & Development

David has served since 1979 as an organizational development professional helping teams and companies of all types build and sustain safety and cultural excellence. Starting as a consultant on our team, he now overseas the research and development of new products and services for Caterpillar Safety Services. He's also the author of two leadership books called "The Excellent Experience" and "12 Steps to Excellence."

Fun Fact: Went skydiving for the first time to celebrate his 50th birthday.

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Abby Fansler
Consulting Manager

Abby is a former journalist who channels her zest for capturing diverse perspectives into helping teams and organizations find common ground and then achieve big goals together. She joined the team in a marketing role and quickly found her way into consulting. Now she leads an all-star team of passionate leadership and culture consultants whose work improves lives and brings out the best in people.

Fun Fact: Video of Abby in a family sledding accident (no injuries!) made it onto America’s Funniest Videos, but only won $200.


Safety Resources

Case Studies

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Case Studies

Safety Leadership Articles

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