Mr. Rockwell is a founding member and partner in SRS. His many years of emergency response and management experiences are critical to the SRS Response Team. Having served in various management capacities, he provides the leadership required to efficiently handle high profile hazardous emergency situations.
Mr. Rockwell is responsible for SRS’ field related activities, personnel, corporate health and safety, and training for compliance and product specific courses. He is also responsible for the operation of SRS’ Kemah, Texas office.
Professional Experience:
Beginning his career as Supervisor of Plant Operations for DPC Industries, Mr. Rockwell supervised the repackaging and transport of chlorine and sulfur dioxide cylinders and containers. He was responsible for the implementation of Department of Transportation regulations and driver training compliance programs. He also served as Emergency Response team leader for Chlorep in the North and Northeast sectors of Texas. He managed a group of responders from several different companies to respond to and mitigate Chlorine related incidents on a state and region wide basis.
Mr. Rockwell previously worked as Project Manager and Emergency Response Supervisor at EmTech Environmental Services and Eagle Construction and Environmental Services, Inc. In those positions, he managed hundreds of emergency response incidents, handled tank car transfers, high hazard incidents, and remediation projects.
Mr. Rockwell worked as District Manager with Boots & Coots Special Services. Responsibilities included the administration and management of all operations for the North Texas Region and managment for the high-hazard global response team.
Mr. Rockwell has responded to and managed numerous emergency response incidents including tank car and transport transfers. He is trained as a Compressed Gas Specialist in chlorine, sulfur dioxide, and anhydrous ammonia. He worked on a major project for ARCO-China and was stationed on one of the world’s largest gas rigs in the South China Sea. His experience and knowledge of compressed gases and cylinders in response led to the safe recovery and decommissioning of 1300 cylinders which contained Boron-trifluoride, HCL, Hydrogen, and HCL in Minatitllian, Mexico.
Education and Specialized Certifications:
Louisiana State University, Marine Firefighting
Louisiana State University, Marine Survival and Rescue
Louisiana State University, Marine First Aid/CPR
29 CFR 1910.120, OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Certification
29 CFR 1910.146 OSHA Permit Required Confined Space Certification
29 CFR 1910.120, OSHA Supervisor Training Course
29 CFR 1910.120, Section q (6) (v), Incident Command System Certification
49 CFR Parts 383, 387, 390-399 OSHA Driver Qualifications and Regulations
OPA 90, EPS, RSPA, MMS, Oil Spill Recovery Tactics Training
Chlorine Institute’s Chlorep Certification
Transportation Technology Centers, Inc. – Advanced Tank Car Specialist
Advanced Methods of Mitigation for Incidents Involving Compressed Gasses
Instructor Anhydrous Ammonia Live agent training
Advanced Industrial Firefighting- Texas A&M University
Tank Car/ Tank Truck Emergency Response
Instructor- Advanced Tank Car Course- TTCI
Instructor- Advanced Tank Truck Response Course- TTCI
Instructor- Methods of Mitigation- Wisconsin Military Academy
Instructor- Louisiana Emergency Response Training Center
Instructor- Rail Related Response- Texas A&M University
Instructor- Chlorine Institute- CHLOREP Seminars
Cylinder Specialist- Response and Identification
Chlorine Vessel Certification Training
Stationary Tank Testing Certification Training
Facility Response and Contingency Training for Chlorine Facilities
Instructor- CHLOREP team response- In Plant
Instructor- TRANSCAER training
Instructor- Cylinder Identification at Clandestine Drug Labs- TNRCC
