Rob McKinney

Rob McKinney

Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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Having worked both in the field on construction and inside leading software companies, I…

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Experience

  • Construction App Guru Graphic

    Construction App Guru

    Atlanta Metropolitan Area

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    Atlanta, GA

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    Atlanta, GA

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Clarkesville, GA

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Marietta, ga

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Greater Atlanta Area

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    Marietta, GA

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    Greater Atlanta Area

Education

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Associated General Contractors of America Graphic

    Steering Committee Member - AGC Tech Conference

    Associated General Contractors of America

    - Present 1 year 6 months

    Science and Technology

    I help to plan the agenda, content, and speakers for the annual AGC Tech Conference event.

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    Board Member

    Georgia Safety Conference

    - Present 2 years 7 months

    Education

    I provide guidance and feedback on construction specific education, presentation and training topics for the most amazing annual safety conference in the state of Georgia!

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    Ambassador - Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Task Forcce

    Associated General Contractors of America

    - 1 year 1 month

    Education

    I share and promote educational resources to improve mental health and to prevent suicide in the construction industry.

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    Volunteer

    Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. (AGC Georgia)

    - 1 year 1 month

    Education

    I participated in monthly safety committee meeting with other safety professional to raise awareness of issues and help promote safety training.

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    Safety Forum Member

    ABC of Georgia

    - 1 year 1 month

    Health

    I participated in monthly safety forum meeting with other safety professional to raise awareness of issues and help promote safety training.

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    Delegate

    Construction Progress Coalition

    - 9 months

    Science and Technology

    I represent eSUB on the CPC as a delegate.

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    IT Forum Steering Committee Member

    Associated General Contractors of America

    - 3 years 1 month

    Science and Technology

    I served as a Steering Committee member for AGC of America IT Forum. The purpose of this committee is to plan and coordinate national technology events.

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    Technology Committee Chairman

    Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. (AGC Georgia)

    - 5 years

    Education

    I served as the Chairman for Technology Committee to provide coordinate quarterly Technology Forum Sessions which provide members with training about new apps, hardware, workflow solutions for use on construction projects.

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    Safety Committee

    Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. (AGC Georgia)

    - 12 years 1 month

    Education

    Lead the Safety Committee for two years in planning annual training day and quarterly standdowns.

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    Rural Community Educator

    Peace Corps

    - 1 year 8 months

    Health

    I worked with three villages (around 1,500 people) in the Solomon Islands on community education projects such as environmental awareness, sanitation, recycling, and health issues like malaria control. I conducted focus groups on topics to develop a strategic development plan.

Courses

  • Advanced Safety Management

    EST 7001

  • Electrical Standards

    OTI 3095

  • Excavation Safety

    OTI 3010

  • Industrial Safety Management Principals

    EST 7003

  • Instructional Technology for OSH Professionals

    EST 7003

  • Intro to Human Perfomance

    101

  • Introduction to Accident Investigation

    OTI 7505

  • Introduction to Arboriculture Safety

    TCIA

  • Introduction to Safety and Health Management

    EST 7500

  • Machinery and Machine Guarding

    OTI 2045

  • My Steady Mind

    101

  • NFPA 70-E

    EST 7005

  • OSH Standards for General Industry

    OTI 511

  • OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

    OTI 521

  • Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry

    OSHA 510

  • QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer)

    101

  • QPR Gatekeeper Certification

    1

  • SalesCoach Sales Training Course (March 2016)

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  • Scaffolding Safety

    EST 7000

  • Selling in a Crisis (Sales Gravy) June 2020

    1

  • Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers

    OTI 502

  • Variation in Production Systems (Lean)

    Unit 1

Projects

  • Salty & Wired Podcast

    I schedule and record podcast interviews for the Salty & Wired podcast.

  • Apps to support Mental Health

    The construction industry can be a dangerous workplace for to work in for many workers. The need for construction workers to be in a safe and sound state of mind to avoid hazards is vital to protecting their health. Rob McKinney believes in the potential of how technology can reduce risks and improve safety performance.


    In this presentation, You will learn about how new advances in apps for mobile devices can make an impact on your organization to create a safer workplace. Rob…

    The construction industry can be a dangerous workplace for to work in for many workers. The need for construction workers to be in a safe and sound state of mind to avoid hazards is vital to protecting their health. Rob McKinney believes in the potential of how technology can reduce risks and improve safety performance.


    In this presentation, You will learn about how new advances in apps for mobile devices can make an impact on your organization to create a safer workplace. Rob McKinney will explore the use case for new apps to help teach workers new skills such as meditation, breath work and journaling such for improving mental fitness.


    Learning Objectives:


    Review how the VUCA environment affects our performance.
    Review the brain-to-body connection for humans.
    Review how apps can help to reduce anxiety and stress for workers.
    Review how apps help to improve human performance on construction project sites.

  • How to develop a PPM - Personal Protective Mindset for Construction

    The construction industry can be a dangerous workplace for to work in for many workers. The need for construction workers to be in a safe and sound state of mind to avoid hazards is vital to protecting their health. Rob McKinney believes in the potential of how cognitive fitness training can reduce anxiety, anger and stress while at the same time improve safety performance.


    In this presentation, You will learn about how the practice of mental fitness can make an impact on your…

    The construction industry can be a dangerous workplace for to work in for many workers. The need for construction workers to be in a safe and sound state of mind to avoid hazards is vital to protecting their health. Rob McKinney believes in the potential of how cognitive fitness training can reduce anxiety, anger and stress while at the same time improve safety performance.


    In this presentation, You will learn about how the practice of mental fitness can make an impact on your organization to create a safer workplace. Rob McKinney will explore the use case for new apps to help teach workers new skills such as meditation, breath work and journaling such for improving mental fitness.


    Learning Objectives:


    Review how the VUCA environment affects our performance.
    Review the brain-to-body connection for humans.
    Review how cognitive fitness tactics can help to reduce anxiety and stress for workers.
    Review how cognitive fitness tactics help to improve human performance on construction project sites.

  • The Fontline Focus Podcast

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    This is a podcast show dedicated to shifting the focus of safety to the frontline of the construction indusrty.

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Honors & Awards

  • Volunteer of the Year

    Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc.

    I was given the Volunteer of the Year Award for 2013-2014 by the AGC of Georgia at the for my work on the revised Technology Committee. During the past year the chapter has hosted four Technology Forum Lunch and Learn Events to educate the members about the uses for apps and mobile devices.

  • Outstanding Employee

    J.M. Wilkerson Construction, Inc.

    I was given the Outstanding Employee Award for developing a Mobile Device Program and leadership of other programs.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

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