HISTORY

Matthew Vos is a passionate safety professional who brings over a decade of experience in leadership and involvement within the oil and gas industry, telecommunications industry, construction and federal government.  His interests, education, and job experiences have provided him opportunities to travel globally throughout the Arctic nations and across Alaska to learn and teach best practices for Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) Compliance and he has supervised and led training programs dedicated to promoting safety and compliance in a variety of working atmospheres.

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Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Michigan University where he majored in Public Relations and Speech Communications.  In 2009, he moved from Detroit, Michigan to fulfill his lifelong dream of living in Alaska.  Upon his arrival to Alaska, he enrolled at Alaska Pacific University where he went on to complete the Master of Science program in Environmental Science with his focus on Linking Data with Decision-Makers using Community-based Monitoring in the Arctic. 

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While finishing his degree he worked with the Bureau of Land Management’s North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) under the Alaska State Director. His effort was spent working on increasing collaboration at the local, state, tribal, federal and international levels to address safety, security, environmental and health monitoring needs for corporations as they relate to development activities across the Arctic.  After many years in public service, Matt pursued the private sector and accepted a position with ExxonMobil on the $4Billion Point Thomson Project’s project management team as a Safety, Security, Health, and Environmental Advisor.

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Over the years while working across the North Slope, across the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) corridor and in countries across the arctic, he learned first-hand the high standards resource development and support companies have for Occupational Safety and Compliance.  His familiarity with HSSE requirements in extremely high-hazard environments has aided in the successful implementation of Occupational Safety and Compliance practices, policies and procedures across oil and gas, telecommunications, mega-project construction and many other industries.

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Matthew’s expertise has led to significant cost reductions for companies by lowering insurance premiums, reducing indirect costs, avoiding fines, and has increased company productivity by substantially reducing on-the-job injuries and incidents.  He attributes his success to the high-performing mentors he has had the opportunity to work with over the years.