D. Conrad Torres

Field-built safety leader with a background rooted in construction, ironwork, steel erection, and heavy industrial work across the western United States. Started as a structural welder and millwright in mining operations, progressed into union ironwork and rig welding, and ultimately transitioned into safety leadership through hands-on field experience and formal certifications. Over the last five years, his work has centered on data centers, refineries, green energy, and direct coordination with owner representatives, general contractors, and contractor leadership teams.

Selected programs: Oracle Data Center | Amazon Facilities | Intel Mod 3 | Micron Data Center | TSMC | Ford Blue Oval | Microsoft Campuses | Portland International Airport (PDX) | Allegiant Stadium | LG Electronics | Clune Construction | Hoffman Construction | Kiewit Corporation | SLC Redevelopment | Tesla | Apple | Facebook | NVIDIA

2021 – Present

Owner / Corporate Safety Manager

TS Safety Group LLC — Construction safety staffing & support · Multi-state contractor support

Data centers | industrial | education | steel erection | mining | energy

• Third-party construction safety consulting company providing on-site safety managers and coordinators so contractors and clients meet federal, state and local regulatory compliance.
• Helps clients pick up big projects by managing the safety and quality program and creating the documentation.
• Helps clients reduce their EMR; runs pre-con meetings; helps open doors to jobs.
• Gives clients an always-reachable, high-level safety professional for safety questions, owner questions and workers' comp claims.
• Recruits and coaches safety staff, builds contractor-specific programs, and develops digital workflows for training, reporting, inspections, and documentation control.
• First signatory safety company contractor that has a pilot program tailored for union safety professionals.

Jan 2026 – Present

EHS Director / Corporate Safety Consultant

Morco Construction · Refinery and natural-gas plant construction

• Provides written programs, JHAs / AHAs, reporting standards, site visits, field accountability, claims support, and supervisor coaching for refinery and natural-gas plant work.

Jun 2025 – Present

Safety Manager / Regional Safety Consultant

Megawatt Solutions · Abilene, TX

Oracle Data Center, Abilene, TX | prior Microsoft campus work in Portland, Austin, and Santa Clara

• Leads contractor-side safety for fiber-infrastructure work, including onboarding, badging, inspections, training matrices, documentation QA, employee coaching, and daily GC / client interface.

2022 – 2026

Safety Manager

Red Cedar Steel · Phoenix, AZ; Stanton, TN; Minnesota; Connecticut

TSMC | Ford Blue Oval | Amazon facilities

• Supported multi-state steel and industrial assignments by building project-specific systems, managing investigations and stand-downs, and strengthening field accountability with project leadership.

2018 – 2024

Regional Safety Manager

Derr & Gruenewald Construction · Portland, OR; Chandler, AZ; Manassas, VA

Intel Mod 3 Data Center | Portland International Airport (PDX) | Micron Data Center | Intel Eagle

• Directed safety professionals across multi-site industrial and mission-critical work while maintaining audits, inspections, hazard correction, and high-risk work planning for fast-track project execution.

Trade background

Structural welder and millwright in mining operations → union ironwork (Local 27) and rig welding. Welding: SMAW 3G / 4G, FCAW 3G, and GTAW.

Selected contractor / partner experience

MATC Welding Tech Program; Utah Valley University; Columbia Southern University

Certifications

OSHA 500 · OSHA 502 (500 recertification) · OSHA 510 · OSHA 10 / OSHA 30 · OSHA 132 · HAZWOPER 40 / 24 · MSHA 8-Hour Surface / Underground · MSHA Blue Card · First Aid / AED / CPR Instructor · EM-385 1.1 instructor

In progress

STSC · CSST · CHST