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William 'Jack' Jackson, B.S.
William "Jack" Jackson, B.S.

William "Jack" Jackson loves people and has a heart for mentoring. Jack uses his extensive manufacturing background to help organizations and individuals achieve their safety and productivity goals. You will even see the determination and dedication he used to excel as a football player come through in his work. We are excited to have added Jack and his enthusiasm to the team.



William "Jack" Jackson has over 20 years experience in the manufacturing safety field.

He attended college in Missouri at Lincoln University, where he earned a BS in Mechanical Technology. He completed Basic Training in Fort Knox, Kentucky while attending Lincoln, and was a member of the U.S. Army Reserves.

Jack was employed for 19 years with Johnson Controls, Inc. While at Johnson Controls he held a number of positions throughout the company. He helped one facility reach 10 years without a lost time accident.

He later became the Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Environmental Coordinator for Avanzar Interior Technologies. This facility was built in San Antonio Texas, as one of the 21 on site suppliers supporting Toyota Texas Motor Manufacturing. The Texas plant is responsible for producing the Toyota 2007 Tundra.

Jack came aboard in 2005, while the site was still under construction. His responsibilities included overseeing the construction safety phase of the project. Once construction completed he continued on to develop the safety management system as well as the safety program for the facility. He set the tone early on for the direction of the Safety culture within Avanzar.

Jack Jackson does some public speaking and most recently spoke at two OSHA VPP Regional conferences. Jack is also a certified SafeStart consultant and a Behavior Change Consultant.

Jack is available for safety consulting, on site construction and demolition monitoring, safety management system design, safety training on a broad range of topics and safety program development.



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or call Higbee & Associates, Inc. at 515-270-6623