Safety & risk advisory · Fractional leadership · Due diligence
Health, safety, security and environmental leadership from a former Coast Guard inspector and port-sector executive — for operators who need executive judgment before they can justify, or find, a full-time hire.
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Container terminal or vessel at dusk · licensed stock, about 1200×900
25+
years of safety and environmental leadership in high-hazard industries
20+
years of U.S. Coast Guard service as an inspector and investigator
56
operating locations led as a regional safety vice president
$2B
in owner-side capital projects overseen for safety and environment
When to call us
Unknown regulatory history and safety culture, with a closing date that will not wait.
Sites added faster than the safety function, and no one senior setting the standard.
An incident, citation or audit finding that needs a credible response, fast.
To give high-hazard operators senior safety leadership when it matters most: practical, field-tested advice that protects people, assets and the license to operate, delivered on a clear scope and timeline.
To be the first call for ports, energy and industrial operators across the Americas when safety and risk are on the line, setting the standard for credible, practical safety leadership.
Services
Most engagements start with a diagnostic or a due-diligence review, then grow into a scoped project or an ongoing retainer.
2–3 weeks · fixed fee
Site visits, document review and leadership interviews, delivered as a ranked risk register and a 12-month roadmap.
2–4 weeks · fixed fee
A red-flag report on regulatory history, critical risks, liabilities and integration cost, written for the deal team.
About 3 months
Standards, performance measures, contractor program and leadership expectations set at close — not a year later.
Monthly retainer
A part-time vice president for strategy, board reporting, team coaching and incident oversight.
Project + monthly
Vessel and port security programs (ISM, ISPS, MTSA), internal audits, drills, and vessel and terminal audits.
Day rate · fast start
TapRooT and Apollo root cause analysis on serious events, and citation response strategy.
Also available: process safety facilitation, owner’s-side capital project safety, crisis and emergency response planning, serious injury and fatality prevention programs, contractor prequalification setup, vendor-neutral safety technology selection, and safety leadership training.
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Crew in protective gear at a plant or terminal · licensed stock, about 2400×800
Who we serve
Terminal operators, stevedores, tug and barge fleets, ship managers and port authorities.
Operating partners and portfolio companies in industrial, logistics and energy.
Developers, midstream operators and greenfield energy projects.
Owners of port expansions, plants and terminals that keep operating while they build.
Our team
Trident is led by a safety executive who spent more than 20 years with the U.S. Coast Guard as a marine inspector, investigator and Federal On-Scene Commander’s Representative, writing enforcement findings and defending them, then spent two decades on the other side of the table, leading health, safety and environment for operators in industrial gas, LNG, offshore drilling, pipelines, shipping, ports and logistics.
That experience includes building safety programs from a blank page, integrating acquired sites, leading safety and environment for owner-side capital projects worth about $2 billion, and running a regional safety function across 56 locations. Prior leadership roles include Air Liquide, New Fortress Energy, Wilhelmsen, Hercules Offshore and Sunoco Logistics.
Credentials
How we work
01
A no-cost call to understand the problem and the stakes.
02
A fixed-fee diagnostic or due-diligence review with clear findings.
03
A scoped project on the highest-risk gaps, with measures agreed up front.
04
An optional fractional retainer to hold the standard over time.
A full-time safety executive
About $390K a year
fully loaded at a $225K base, plus search fees and a 3–4 month hiring gap
A fractional safety executive
$6K–18K a month
scaled to scope, starting in weeks, with no long-term commitment
Market benchmarks, not a quote. Source: Stealth Agents, “Cost of Hiring a Chief Safety Officer in 2026.”
Let’s talk
Tell us what you are facing. The first conversation is free, confidential and without obligation.
Trident Safety & Risk Partners
contact@tridentsafetyrisk.com
Charlotte, North Carolina · serving the Americas