Experience

Aerial Specialists Inc - USA

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AWP Accident Investigative Consultant

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Craig Ihde states, the purpose of an accident/incident investigation includes:Help determine legal requirement(s) followed and/or implemented at time of accident or incidentHelp to establish the root cause and provide grounds to implement hazard controls to prevent re-occurrencesAn accident is an undesired event that results in physical harm to a person or damage to property. An incident is an undesired event that could (or does) downgrade the efficiency of the business operation or, if the circumstances had been different, it may have resulted in an accident.It should always be considered practical to conduct an accident investigation for all accidents and incidents however legislation indicates that only accidents that result in a critical injury or death need to be investigated. The members of an investigative committee shall designate one or more members to investigate cases where a worker is killed or critically injured in the workplace. Committee members may inspect the actual place where the accident occurred and any machine, device or thing that may be associated with the event, and shall report his or her findings to the committee.

• President / CEO

  • Aug 1983 - Present

  Craig Ihde states, Aerial Specialists is the US based, aerial lift industries "archiving" leader in providing the correct OEM aerial access parts for a large number of well-known brands of boom lift and scissor lift equipment manufactured in the US. Aerial Specialists maintains a supportive parts database of millions of parts, spanning decades, supporting current models - PLUS - most vintage self propelled aerial lift equip models no longer being manufactured. Not only does Aerial Specialists own the Original OE purchasing data-base information to supply the parts you need, it maintains the Largest Listing Searchable Database in North America to cross reference the data. Aerial Specialists goal is to be first in customer satisfaction through total dedication to Service, Quality, and Reliability. To that end, Aerial Specialists has posted its COMPLETE On-Hand, 10,000 parts AWP Inventory On-Line at www.thepartsconnection.org. Here, you can search and find parts priced, ready to ship, from an Industry wide assortment, Searchable within an Open Database for AWP parts. Even more importantly, Aerial Specialists makes sure that you get the technical advice and support that goes along with the complex machinery you own. Our unique customer support staff has decades of expertise based within the aerial access industry. Aerial Specialists has the same dedication to service, quality, and reliability as the original manufacturer, long after production has ceased. We are able to do this by working closely with the supplying original manufacturer vendors that includes the Original OEM standards of Quality and Service. Aerial Specialists goal is to be first in customer satisfaction through total dedication to Service, Quality, and Reliability.



Rockford Industries (Mfg Co: The Rockford Scissorlift)

• Mgmnt & Development Team - ROCKFORD Ind. (Scissorlift) McAlester, OK

  • 1992 - 1994

  Craig Ihde was a management team member for the development & production of the Rockford Scissor lift. Craig Ihde was a management team member for the development & production of the Rockford Scissor lift.



Simon Aerials - USA / Anthes Skywitch

• Head of Tech Support - SIMON AERIALS USA - SKYWITCH - Access Div

  • 1984 - 1987

  Craig Ihde was part of the "turn around team" put in place in 1985 to re-define and re-direct the companies aerial access objectives for both Simon Aerials based in Milwaukee, WI and Simon - Anthes / System - Skywitch based in Elwood, PA. Also was the technical liaison between Simon-Gala products from the UK and IRE shipped directly to Simon-USA for distribution. Craig Ihde was part of the "turn around team" put in place in 1985 to re-define and re-direct the companies aerial access objectives for both Simon Aerials based in Milwaukee, WI and Simon - Anthes / System - Skywitch based in Elwood, PA. Also was the technical liaison between Simon-Gala products from the UK and IRE shipped directly to Simon-USA for distribution.



Simon Aerials - USA

• Field Design & Support Team Member - NASA STS Mission GSE

  • 1984 - 1987

  Craig Ihde headed field support & design implementation on units specially built & designed for NASA & STS Mission support.

• Field Design & Support Team Member - Air Canada Aircraft GSE

  • 1984 - 1987

  Craig Ihde headed field support & design implementation of intrinsically safe / Hy-Brid designed boom lift for aircraft maintenance designed especially for Air Canada.

• Field Design & Support Team Member - ABI Becancour, Quebec Canada

  • 1984 - 1987

  Headed field support & design implementation of intrinsically safe / Hy-Brid designed boom lift for maintenance designed especially for Alumineire de Becancour Inc.



MEE Material Handling - Aerial Platform Div

• Outside Sales - FABTEK AWP Div - So Wis, Northern IL, Eastern Iowa

  • Jan 1980 - Jul 1983

  Outside sales rep responsible for the rental & sales of FABTEK Line of aerial lift equipment designed and built by the Hyster Corporation, Kewaunee, IL. Outside sales rep responsible for the rental & sales of FABTEK Line of aerial lift equipment designed and built by the Hyster Corporation, Kewaunee, IL.



ad hoc - field design team - Snorkel

• Factory Field Design & Support Team Member - SNORKEL (AWP DIV)

  • 1976 - 1979

  Craig Ihde was a former member of the original Snorkel boom lift "ad hoc" field design team in 1977 working closely with the Snorkel factory design engineering staff located in St. Joseph, MO, field testing the electrical, hydraulic and mechanical design applications for the original TB42 and TB60 boom lifts. Craig Ihde was a former member of the original Snorkel boom lift "ad hoc" field design team in 1977 working closely with the Snorkel factory design engineering staff located in St. Joseph, MO, field testing the electrical, hydraulic and mechanical design applications for the original TB42 and TB60 boom lifts.



ad hoc design team member - Smith Mite-E-Lift

• Ad Hoc Field Design Team Member - SMITH "MITE-E-LIFT" (AWP)

  • 1973 - 1976

  Craig Ihde was a former member of the original Smith Mite-E-Lift "ad hoc" design team field testing hydraulic control design applications for the SP1500 / SP-31 "Moonbuggy" used in the construction of the Alaskan oil pipeline during the 1970's. Craig Ihde was a former member of the original Smith Mite-E-Lift "ad hoc" design team field testing hydraulic control design applications for the SP1500 / SP-31 "Moonbuggy" used in the construction of the Alaskan oil pipeline during the 1970's.



ad hoc - field team member JLG industries

• Ad Hoc On-Site Field Design Team Member - JLG (AWP)

  • 1973 - 1976

  Craig Ihde was a former member of the original JLG "ad hoc" field design team field testing the JLG 40FC "track machine" used in the construction of the Alaskan oil pipeline during the 1970's. Craig Ihde was a former member of the original JLG "ad hoc" field design team field testing the JLG 40FC "track machine" used in the construction of the Alaskan oil pipeline during the 1970's.