James (Mike) Addison
ITI Senior Safety Consultant
James (Mike) Addison has been with ITI for over 8 years. Prior to this, he was with the Indiana State Police for almost 36 years before retiring. Mike began his career as a road trooper performing normal police duties. He became interested in commercial motor vehicles in the early 80s and was transferred into the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division as a Hazardous Materials trooper. In 1992, he was promoted to Sergeant with his primary duty to prepare, submit and manage Federal grant requests for commercial vehicle enforcement. His last 15 years was devoted to commercial motor vehicles and compliance with the FMCSRs as the Field Operations Commander for the Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division.
He was an instructor with the Traffic Safety Institute (TSI) as an associate instructor for the North American Standard Level I inspection course and as an associate instructor with the National Training Center (NTC) for Hazardous Materials Enforcement. He has represented the ISP at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and as a representative at the Cooperative Hazardous Materials Development (COHMED) organization sponsored by the US Department of Transportation.
Mikes primary function as a Senior Safety Consultant at ITI is to work with private companies in all aspects of DOT Compliance and Federal Review. Mike brings long standing knowledge of State and Federal regulations in areas such as drug and alcohol testing, mock audits, driver’s hours of service training, maintenance programs that can include Maintenance Certification programs geared toward roadside enforcement, Hazardous Materials Awareness Training, On-site Appendix G inspections and training.
Mike can be reached daily via email at james.addison@itihq.com.
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Robert (Bob) Welch
ITI Compliance and Safety Consultant
After his accomplished role as Director of Compliance and Safety at NOW Courier, the largest in the State of Indiana and one of the foremost courier and transportation companies in the Midwest, Bob joined the ITI team as a Compliance and Safety Consultant. In 2020, Bob was awarded the coveted TSA Certificate of Appreciation for meritorious service in the protection of the nation’s transportation systems (for a five-year period). With strong developed ties to the Indiana State Police, DOT and TSA, Robert works diligently to understand State and Federal Regulations, as well as client’s specific business model in order to facilitate best practices.
Whilst at NOW Courier, Bob helped to facilitate strategic direction to establish a positive, accountable and compliant culture throughout the company. Bob was responsible for all legal compliance throughout all departments, while ensuring all drivers (both employee and Independent Contractors) were compliant with DOT, OSHA, HIPAA and TSA regulations.
Bob is licensed in:
- DOT Regulatory Training (Jun 2013)
- DOT Hours of Service review and Update-Annual (Apr 2012)
- DOT/SCA Regulatory Reviews (Sep 2010)
- DOT Drug and Alcohol Training (May 2010)
- Hazmat Compliance Training (May 2008, 2015)
- TSA annual Coordinator Training (Feb 2008- 2019)
- Designated Employer Representative (DER) Training (Apr 2010,2014)
- OSHA Regulatory Training (Jun 2014)
- DOT supervisory Training
- Company DOT DER (2010-2020)
Previous to his roles in the transportation industry, Bob worked in Supply Chain and Operations. He has established departments for Reebok and Disney, improving their bottom line, in addition to management roles at Borg Warner in domestic and international manufacturing facilities.
Bob's primary function at ITI is to work with our transportation clients in all aspects of DOT and TSA Compliance. Robert brings extensive knowledge and experience to this role with State and Federal Regulations, mock DOT audits, drug and alcohol testing, training, training development, relationship development and compliance with governing bodies.Bob Can be reached at: Bob.Welch@itihq.com
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