Randy Cadieux is the Founder of V-Speed, LLC, a leadership, risk management, organizational resilience, and team performance consulting and training company, and is the developer of V-Speed�€�s Team Leadership and Resource Management training program. Randy is also the Program Manager and an Instructor for the University of Alabama at Birmingham�€�s Master of Engineering in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management program. Randy is a 20-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, where he served in multiple roles. His primary occupational specialty was as a KC-130 Hercules pilot and he had numerous other leadership roles in the areas of aviation, operations, and safety. Randy has experience with a range of safety, operations, and human performance training and application methodologies, including Marine Corps aviation operations planning, Operational Risk Management, and Crew Resource Management. Randy holds a Master of Engineering in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the International System Safety Society.
’Team Leadership in High-Hazard Environments is unique in that its focus is on the management requirements to lead successfully and achieve stellar safety performance in high-risk industries. Adherence to the model presented in this book will transform traditional views on safety leadership. Hands-on tools to take team leadership to a higher level are provided.’ Fred A. Manuele, President, Hazards Limited, USA ’Randy Cadieux has pushed the envelope in exploring and discussing the intersection of technology and human capability in safety performance and operational excellence. Team Leadership in High-Hazard Environments can help any organization discover hidden potential in human capability impacting productivity and safety in its operations.’ H. Landis Floyd, Principal Consultant & Global Electrical Safety Leader, DuPont ’Randy has the rare gift of being able to take the research literature and present it in a way that is interesting and relevant to operational personnel. As a veteran US Marine Corps aviator he knows how to lead in dangerous environments. This is a refreshing and useful text. A must have for team leaders working in high hazard domains.’ Paul O’Connor, Lecturer in Primary Care, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland ’I think Randy Cadieux's book is a must for any leader with high-velocity teams that respond to important conditions. The book reads like a carefully constructed cookbook that helps you prepare your response teams for amazing performance.’ Todd Conklin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA ’Randy Cadieux has written an important, grounded set of operations-based guidelines that reaffirm the basics that are often overlooked in current breathless treatments of teams and leadership. Cadieux’s analysis, anchored in deep experience with Marine Corps aviation operations, tackles such knotty issues as time-sensitive risk management, assertiveness, working in high-hazard environments, and adaptability. Each issue