Kevin L. Proctor, SPHR, SHRM-SCP – President, ABK Consulting Group. Mr. Proctor has for over 20 years been responsible for coordinating and providing human resources, safety and risk management services to over 350 client companies located throughout the Western United States. During this time he was the Regional Manager and Director of Human Resources for two major Employer Associations providing services to Manufacturing and Service related industries to include Tribal Governments and their Enterprises. A long time veteran of the world of business with over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing sector, Mr. Proctor counsels clients in the areas of operations management, employment, labor relations, safety, employee relations, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, employee benefits, wage and hour, EEO, affirmative action and organizational effectiveness. Kevin is a graduate of the University of Idaho with Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Finance and Business Management. He also holds the (SPHR) designation from the HR Certification Institute and the (SHRM-SCP) designation from the Society of Human Resource Management. Presently he serves as the Eastern Washington American Society of Safety Professionals representative to the Washington State Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board, the Washington State Governor’s Accident Prevention Fundamentals Panel and the Executive Committee for the West Plains Chamber of Commerce in Eastern Washington. He is a past Executive Board Member for the Inland Northwest Society of Human Resource Managers and past Chapter President for the Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals.