James A. Junkin, is the president of Mariner-Gulf Consulting & Services, L.L.C., a boutique risk management and occupational safety and health consulting firm headquartered in Louisiana with clients throughout the United States and abroad. He holds the designations of Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Safety Management Specialist (SMS), and Associate Safety Professional (ASP) from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He is a Master Safety Professional (MSP) from the National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) as well as the Certified Safety and Health Official (CSHO) designation from the University of Texas at Arlington's OSHA Outreach Center. James and his firm specialize in safety regulations, best practices, management systems, and EHS program development and implementation. He and his firm provide expert opinions for legal actions, technical writing for company specific written programs, training, incident and accident investigations, and site safety consultations. James is a noted author with articles appearing in trade publications such as Professional Safety Journal and a much sought-after master trainer for Veriforce, having taught over 40,000 students and trained over 3,000 instructors.