Jim Burns
Jim Burns studied psychology for six years at the Canadian Universities of Calgary and Victoria and has taught university-level management courses. He has presented numerous papers (Northwest Mining Association, Butte Montana School of Mines, BC Mining Association and Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario [MAPAO] annual conference and MAPAO Timmons district meeting) on his Positive Management process and at the Fire Science Academy, University of Nevada, Reno. Jim has lectured to over 25,000 managers and employees throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. He is regarded as an Organizational Process Specialist who assists international corporations in creating significant improvements in the Safety, communications, organizational and cultural areas. The Positive Attitude Safety System (PASS) was developed by Jim Burns and is based on the psychological concepts of Positive Reinforcement, Intervention Therapy and Learned Helplessness. Since 1985, Jim and his associates have been assisting numerous operations throughout the world to implement PASS. This Safety process is recognized internationally by natural resource companies as a significant and necessary component of an overall Safety approach and strategy.
Jim Burns has worked with individuals and groups in a counseling role for over thirty years; he has held HR and productivity management roles with Canada’s largest national warehousing company, a major multinational Oil Company and a premier international consulting company.
Jim has been active in various communities through Rotary, has held executive positions in both union and political organizations and has been a volunteer and director of a "soup kitchen." With his brother Bill Burns, Jim coauthored a movie script (Home Invasions) based on a plot Jim developed. They formed a company called Emerald Sky Productions to market the script until his brother's death in 2003. He has been married to Claire for over thirty years, has three children and resides in Kelowna, BC, Canada, when he is not traveling extensively.
Positive Attitude Safety System Inc.
James S. Burns
President & Project Coach
1490 Appleridge Road
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada V1W 3A5
Phone:
Mobile (North America ONLY):
Toll Free for North America:
Toll Free for Australia: 1.800.150.682
Toll Free for New Zealand: 0.800.446.241
Fax: 1.250.764.7048
E-mail: jburns@passinc.net
Claire E. BurnsClaire is a founding director of PASS Inc. and has contributed significantly to the development and documentation of the PASS material. She is responsible for the corporate administration and provides direction to PASS Inc. external support resources.
Claire studied Anthropology for four years at the Universities of BC (Vancouver) and Victoria. She has worked on archaeological projects in BC, been involved in several museums (curatorial and managerial positions) and was a public library department head. Besides running the administrative affairs of PASS Inc., she is a director of the Kelowna & District Genealogical Society and is a genealogical researcher and educator. In addition, Claire sings with and is the Executive Director of one of BC’s foremost choirs, the Okanagan Festival Singers.
When she is not involved with PASS Inc.'s corporate affairs, singing or doing research, she enjoys working in her English cottage garden.
Positive Attitude Safety System Inc.
Claire Burns
Director & Manager -- Administration
1490 Appleridge Road
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada V1W 3A5
Phone:
Toll Free for North America:
Toll Free for Australia: 1.800.150.682
Toll Free for New Zealand: 0.800.446.241
Fax: 1.250.764.7048
E-mail: ceburns@passinc.net
Victor C. Seedwell
Vic has extensive natural resource experience with an educational background in mechanical engineering. He has worked with numerous multinational companies in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Argentina. For over seven years, he has been working with the PASS process and has implemented the process in numerous operations throughout Australia, Asia and South America. Previous to purchasing the PASS Indonesia (1997); Argentina (2002); Peru and Chile (2007) Franchises, he was the Managing Director of PASS Australia. He currently lives in Indonesia, speaks the Indonesian language and has an excellent understanding of the Indonesian culture. All of the PASS material is available in Indonesian and all training and coaching in the process is also done in Indonesian. Vic has been assisting clients in Indonesia for several years and has excellent experience in implementing and establishing the PASS process in foreign-owned operations in isolated locations. Some of his major natural resource clients are BHP, Rio Tinto, MIM, Xstrata and Premier Oil Natuna Sea Ltd.
On October 17, 2003, the Governor-General of Australia awarded Vic Seedwell the medal of the 'Order of Australia' (OAM) for his distinguished humanitarian service regarding the assistance he provided after the Bali Bombing.
Indonesian (Bali) Address:
Positive Attitude Safety System Indonesia Franchise
Vic Seedwell
Managing Director
PT. Positif Keselamatan Kerja
Jalan Kartika Plaza, Gang Rasta No.8B
Kuta, Bali
Indonesia 80361
Phone: 62.361.764.129
Fax: 62.361.754.914
E-mail: vseedwell@passinc.net
Mark W. Goodwin
Mark is the Managing Director and owner of PASS Australia. His background was initially in the marine industry with over 14 years in various types of shipping, mainly on petroleum and crude oil tankers. He has a Master Class One Certificate and has held the position of Captain. More recently, Mark has spent eight years working in the oil and gas industry. For the first five years, he managed offshore operations on various Floating, Production, Storage and Off-take Facilities.
During the last three years, he held office-based roles in a number of Australian and South East Asian locations. Mark is also a qualified and admitted lawyer in Australia. He worked with Jim Burns and the PASS process during his last four years with BHP Petroleum.
Since becoming the owner of PASS Australia in 1997, Mark and his associates have been actively involved in implementing and supporting PASS with clients across a number of industries such as mining (Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Xstrata, etc.). Mark is responsible for coordinating support for the numerous PASS clients and their sites, throughout Australia. He is also responsible for marketing and travels extensively across Australia. Mark resides in Brisbane, where the PASS Australia head office is located.
Positive Attitude Safety System Australia Pty. Ltd.
Mark Goodwin
PO Box 136
Hamilton, Qld
Australia 4007
Phone: 61.07. 3868.3988
Fax: 61.07. 3868.4988
Mobile: 61.0419.814048
E-mail: mgoodwin@passinc.net
Brian Alexander
Brian is the Managing Director and owner of PASS New Zealand Ltd. and has the exclusive consulting rights to the PASS process for New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands.
Brian played the key role in implementing the PASS process in our first New Zealand operation. Since 1996, he has provided consistent support for the PASS process and his leadership has achieved outstanding Safety results in all of BHP’s Stevedoring operations. In addition, he was instrumental in gaining support for PASS from the Stevedoring Union and establishing the PASS process in the acquired Stevedoring Operation in Lyttelton.
Brian not only brings six years of client experience with the PASS process but also a wealth of operational experience and knowledge. He was an operations manager for eight years with BHP, Australia's Largest National Resource Company, and has over ten years supervisory experience with Associated Stevedores Ltd. Also, Brian has managed his family farm and assisted with the development of a kiwifruit orchard from bare land to production. His managerial and supervisory experience with the Stevedoring operations provide him with an excellent background to assist clients to establish and support the PASS process in demanding work environments.
Brian graduated from Massey University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1981 and has successfully completed numerous professional development courses. He has lived all his life in New Zealand and will base PASS New Zealand Ltd. in Mt. Maunganui.
Positive Attitude Safety System New Zealand Limited
Brian Alexander
Managing Director
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: 64.9.849.6424
Mobile: 64.29.574.0400
E-mail: balexander@passinc.net
John is the Managing Director of John F. Lawson & Associates Pty. Limited and first became associated with Jim Burns and his consulting practice in February 1991. He assists in the marketing of the PASS process within Australia and strategic planning for international expansion of the PASS franchises. John has participated in several international meetings with Jim and his fellow consultants, both in New Zealand and Canada. Also, John Lawson has purchased the PASS Franchise for China. He has been traveling to Hongkong and mainland China developing contacts and networks for future PASS opportunities in China.
John holds directorships on the following boards:
- John F. Lawson & Associates Pty. Limited, 1991 to present
- Positive Attitude Safety System (Australia) Pty. Ltd., 1994 to 1997
- Queensland Corrections – Deputy Chairman, 1998 to 1999
- Positive Attitude Safety System Inc. – Director, 2000 to present
He has more than 20 years experience as a full-time employee relations practitioner. His initial experience was gained as an officer of a major trade union. Since 1987, he has primarily represented corporate clients through associations with legal firms, the consulting firm Strategies and, since 1991, through his own business.
John F. Lawson & Associates is a Brisbane-based employee relations consultancy operating since 1991. The firm also operates under the registered business name of Corporate Workplace Relations Consulting. The firm practices in all areas of management but particularly in developing and implementing strategic plans and planning processes. His firm is actively involved in the development of remuneration strategies and systems involving hierarchal, organisational value and market inputs. The firm is results-oriented and specialises in developing and implementing innovative solutions to management issues, particularly solutions which lead to workforce and management attitudinal change.
Positive Attitude Safety System Inc.
John F. Lawson
Director
GPO Box 107
1 Brisbane, Qld Australia 4001
Phone: 61.07.3369.6888
Fax: 61.07.3369.6722
Mobile: 61.0411.876.967
E-mail: jlawson@passinc.net
In 2005, Christy joined PASS as a Consultant and has been promoted to Senior Consultant with PASS Inc. She has been working with her Canadian Clients (Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamonds, Xstrata Copper, Xstrata Nickel, Cementation and Cleveland Cliffs) in NWT, throughout Ontario and in Labrador. She was first exposed to PASS in 2001 when she worked at BHP Billiton's Ekati Diamond Mine and was trained by Jim Burns.
She has an Honours Degree (specializing in International Studies) and received scholarships while studying at Trent University (Cranston Scholarship) and Kansai Gaidai University in Japan (Gakushu Shoreihi Scholarship). In addition, she has studied in France at the University of Pau. Also, Christy is a qualified Chef and studied cooking at the Culinary Institute of Canada, Charlottetown, PEI and Camosun College, Victoria, BC. In addition to cooking at the Oak Bay Marina in Victoria, Fairmont Kananaskis Lodge in Alberta and the Manza Onsen Hotel in Japan, she has worked in various operations in Northern Canada. Christy used her cooking skills to finance her travels and her university studies in Canada, France and Japan.
Christy has also worked as a Research Assistant and has completed courses at the Canadian Securities Institute while employed by the National Bank Financial, Special Services Department in Vancouver, BC.
Christy is a highly responsible and independent individual with a positive attitude and has a great deal of enthusiasm that is reflected in her interactions with our clients. She has completed the eight-day Adventure West Outward Bound Course in Western Australia under the direction of Peter Adamson. When in Kelowna, she is an avid Volunteer for many community organizations and plays Golf.
Positive Attitude Safety System Inc.
Christy Willett
Senior Consultant
1490 Appleridge Road
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada V1W 3A5
Phone:
Toll Free for North America:
Toll Free for Australia: 1.800.150.682
Toll Free for New Zealand: 0.800.446.241
Fax: 1.250.764.7048
E-mail: cwillett@passinc.net
Marc PatenaudeMarc Patenaude
Consultant
1490 Appleridge Road
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada V1W 3A5
Phone:
Toll Free for North America:
Toll Free for Australia: 1.800.150.682
Toll Free for New Zealand: 0.800.446.241
Fax: 1.250.764.7048
Jaime was born in Chile and lived and studied in Toronto, Canada. He has a background in Mechanical Engineering disciplines and worked for many years in Canada after completing his studies. In 1997 he moved back to Chile with his family and opened up his own company focusing primarily on Interpreting and translating. During this time he worked for many different companies in the North of Chile and Argentina which were mainly related to the Mining Industry, providing bilingual technical support for companies such as: Caterpillar (Finning Chile and Argentina) and assisted Finning (Chile) to implement their CPS (Caterpillar Production Process) throughout it operations.
Jaime Gutierrez
Consultant
PT. Positif Keselamatan Kerja
Jalan Kartika Plaza, Gang Rasta No.8B
Kuta, Bali
Indonesia 80361
Fax: 62.361.754.914
