Nearly a Decade on the Front Lines of High-Hazard Work.
Shawn Connick is an operational learning consultant who helps construction, energy, and utility organizations close the gap between safety programs and the work actually happening.
About Shawn
Shawn Connick, CSP — Founder
I've worked as Safety Director at Pankow Builders, a California contractor that self-performs concrete, overseeing safety across projects from small commercial work to large, complex builds. That role gave me deep grounding in insurance, regulatory compliance, and risk management. Earlier in my career, time as a project manager shaped a core belief I still hold: safety and operations have to work together, not around each other. At Quanta Services, a Fortune 300 energy infrastructure company operating across the U.S., Canada, and Australia, I served as Senior HOP Specialist, helping leaders put operational learning, HOP, and high-energy hazard recognition into practice across decentralized organizations and diverse industries. Now based in Boise metro area, Idaho, I work with construction, energy, and utility organizations across the region and nationally. My work centers on Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), operational learning, and SIF prevention, applied in the field, not the classroom.
What I Help You Do
Most companies have heard of SIF prevention, HOP, and Learning Teams. The challenge is knowing what’s next — how to move beyond concepts into day-to-day practice. That’s where I come in.
- See clearly — where your systems are strong and where risks remain hidden.
- Take the next step — moving from hearing about Learning Teams to running them effectively, from talking about SIFs to recognizing and managing them in the reality of everyday work.
- Strengthen your people — training supervisors, managers, and safety professionals at the right level so they can carry the work forward.
- Model in the field — I work alongside your crews and leaders to show how operational learning looks in action, not just in a classroom.