Safety & Construction Staff

Mr. Burkart was the Deputy Fire Chief for the Eau Claire, WI fire department prior to his retirement and joining Pearl Engineering as a Senior Safety Consultant. While on the Eau Claire Fire department, Scott progressed thru the ranks and was a supervision on the State of Wisconsin Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team, Captain of the Technical Rescue Team, and Deputy Chief of Fire Inspection, Prevention and EMS Divisions. Scott also was involved in training for fire departments, and private businesses throughout the state In the fire, technical rescue, and hazardous materials areas for the past 30 years.

Gary Pelot is a Senior Safety Consultant for Pearl Engineering with more than 30 years of experience in safety engineering, training, and creating safe work environments. A graduate of and 26 year adjunct faculty member at Mid-State Technical College, Gary has worked extensively throughout his career to teach sound safety practices.

Gary is certified to teach CPR and other emergency care courses; co-founded a group to teach Emergency Skills to Fire Department, Law Enforcement, Rescue Squads, Hospitals, and Industry; is an EMT for United Emergency Medical Response; a former member of the Tri-City Safety Council and the Local Emergency Planning Committee for Wood County, WI.