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Our Team
JGA’s team of instructors and consultants is the reason Fortune 500 companies throughout the world have sought out and continue to utilize the level of training that we provide.
Each member of our team is professionally skilled and trained on DOT,- IATA- and IMDG regulations, and instructors tally over a cumulative 150 years of experience in the transportation, supply chain, and logistics industries.
Staying in tune with the constantly evolving and demanding hazmat industry is our business, and we incorporate the latest industry best practices into our courses, ensuring your knowledge and instruction is informed, competent, and up-to-date. Our instructors understand the complexity of a larger picture and the subsequent and necessary steps needed to accomplish your mission—all the result of current and prior practical experiences.
Meet Our Instructors
With over 150 years of regulatory, compliance, and Department of Defense experience. JGA instructors are highly qualified to educate and share real-world scenarios with students in the following subject matter. Hazardous Materials in Transportation, Dangerous Goods in Transportation, Transportation of Radioactive Materials, Military Airlift in Accordance with AFMAN 24-604 and various Military Specification Packaging and Government Contract Requirements courses.
Tom Ferguson PG, CHMM, DGSA
President and Owner of JGA
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Jerry Green
A graduate of the University of Tennessee–Knoxville, Jerry’s expertise is in the area of radioactive shipments. He has over 50 years’ experience in regulatory compliance and hazardous materials transportation, including 24 years conducting regulatory compliance training. He has served as Associate Staff to the US DOT's Transportation Safety Institute in Oklahoma City, and formerly served on the instructional staff at George Washington University's Aviation Safety and Security Management Program.
He also holds the status of Diplomate With Honors in Dangerous Goods Instruction awarded by the International Air Transport Associated in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mike Williams
A graduate of California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a retired Fire Captain, Mike's experience in the transportation of dangerous goods comes from over 20 years of logistics as a team member for one of FEMA's 28 National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) teams. He shares real world experiences of moving all types of rescue and life saving equipment over the road, by commercial airlift, and by Military airlift in support of disaster responses nationally and internationally. Mike has been an instructor with JGA since 2022 and although he specializes in the movement of the FEMA US&R caches, he also assists in the delivery of our public courses.
Additional Instructors
We’re excited to expand our instructor team and service offerings through our collaboration with Currie Associates, enhancing our capabilities in regulatory training, auditing, and consulting. This partnership allows us to offer a wider range of dangerous goods transportation training, including ADR (Europe), Transport Canada (TDG), and Mexican NOMs. We’re also now able to provide customized e-learning solutions tailored to your company’s needs, as well as training in Spanish and French. View the Currie Associates team here.
Our Credentials
- Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)
- Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA)
- Certified Dangerous Goods Professional (CDGP)
- Professional Geologist (PG)