Mike Presutti has over 30 years of experience in risk management, with an emphasis on high-risk industries, systems approaches, and human performance improvement. His experience spans construction project management, occupational and public safety, and various industry and public policy advocacies that promote sound organizational stewardship.

For over 15 years, Mike has been a part-time researcher and adjunct lecturer at Rutgers University School of Public Health (formerly the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, UMDNJ), where he co-authors peer-reviewed articles (listed below) in academic and professional safety journals. At Rutgers, he is the primary DOL-OSHA Harwood Grant writer, course curriculum developer, and presenter. Mike’s research areas include risk systems management and structure, incident investigations, key performance indicator modeling, human performance improvement and error reduction strategies, and adult pedagogy. He teaches candidate-trainees to become OSHA-authorized trainers in both construction and general industry standards through the OSHA Atlantic Region II Education Center at Rutgers University. Additionally, he chairs the curricula for cranes, scaffolding, and safety and health programs. He also teaches the OSHA 6005 Collateral Duty Course for federal safety and health staff and Collateral Duty Safety Officers (CDSOs). A former print journalist and weekly feature writer for 21 years with a national news organization, Mike has authored and co-authored books, research white papers, and peer-reviewed academic articles. He holds several national and international utility patents in the field of risk management and presents seminars across the United States on applied risk-aversion systems to private and federal organizations. He also conducts risk control conferences, inspections, and annual workplace evaluations (AWEs) consistent with OSHA's CFR 1960 at various U.S. government facilities. In this capacity, he mentors and trains CDSOs to manage their respective facilities. In 2017, by exclusive selection based on his unique professional qualifications, the New York City Department of Buildings requested that Mike develop the core curricula, author training content, and oversee the rollout of a 36-module training program designed to train over 200,000 construction workers across the city. This program was the first of its kind in the United States.

Mike is a long-standing member of the NYC Department of Buildings’ advisory committee and participates in other similar forums regionally and nationally, such as OSHA’s pilot test courses for Safety and Health Management Programs (Course #2455) and Job Hazard Analysis (Course #7515) for the U.S. DOL-OSHA's Training Institute (OTI) in Arlington Heights, Illinois. His research and peer-reviewed articles have appeared in national and international publications such as Professional Safety Journal (Confined Spaces, November 2020) and Safety Science (June 2021). He also contributes to regional news organizations (New York/New Jersey) and various public initiatives that advance occupational and public safety and wellness.