A lifelong purpose of helping others build:

Safe WorkplacesSafe CommunitiesActive & Healthy LivingIndividual ResiliencyIndividual Growth

David Christopher Ursulak C.V.

B.Sc.(H.K.), RKin, CRSP

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Highly self-motivated professional with both a technical and scientific bias for integrating human science technologies, occupational wellness, ergonomic perspective, and Health and safety into the fabric and culture of day-to-day business functions, work routines & attitudes.  Experience working with H&S policies and strategies coupled with confidence, energy and perseverance to exceed in all endeavours. Offer a kinesiophysical approach and innovative consultation in various corporate H&S settings, including construction/ industrial/ manufacturing industries, universities, and allied insurance carriers.

VALUE PROPOSITION

  • Entrepreneurship and business leadership (management) experience in human factor and information technology disciplines with focus on consultative selling and client advisory consulting
  • Consultancy experience of advising on H&S in the real world, conducting on-site visits to provide return to work guidance & ergonomic design solutions for a wide range of small & medium sized enterprises
  • Skill to implement and manage all the integrative elements and range of services that fit into project initiatives involving successful client design-build solutions
  • Thrive on pursuing goals and mediating best process to obtain goals and objectives
  • Talent for putting theory to practical use, with the users of systems and products in mind at all times
  • Able to facilitate communication and consensus among ergonomics teams, client managers, 3rdparty providers, union members & employees as an effective interdepartmental liaison
  • Experience in not-for-profit, corporate and various levels of government negotiations and communications.
  • Developer of database systems, websites and internal/external digital processes

Contact Information

Barantas Inc. - Safe Consulting

chris@barantas.ca

Mentor Family Network Organization - Refugee Charity Organization

chris@mfno.org 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cursulak/

Education

  • B.Sc. (H.K.), Guelph University
  • Chemical Resolution Properties, TMIT
  • Advanced UNIX System Administration 
  • Forklift Certified Instructor
  • Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development’s Chief Prevention Officer Approved Working at Heights Instructor and Program Developer at Barantas Inc.

Additional Certifications and Training

  • Registered Kinesiologist
  • Canadian Registered Safety Professional
  • Project Management
  • Ergonomics
  • Strategic Planning
  • Time Management
  • PEWP Certified Trainer
  • Lift Truck Certified Trainer
  • Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development’s Chief Prevention Officer Approved Working at Heights Instructor and Program Developer at Barantas Inc.

Volunteerism (Past & Present)

  1. Co-founder, President and CEO of Mentor Family Network Organization Charity for Refugees (mfno.org)
  2. Committee Member - Bancroft-Minden LCC with Ministry of Natural Resources & BMFCI
  3. Vice President - McKenzie Lake Property Owners Association (mcklpoa.ca)
  4. Past Civilian Program Coordinator for COPPS - Halton Regional Police Service
  5. Past President - HKHB Alumni Association - University of Guelph
  6. Past Contributor - Cottage Dreams, Cancer Recovery Program Donor

As a seasoned professional, with innate business savvy, health and safety, ergonomics and human factors skills, high profile incident investigations and auditing, safety software development, I leverage my background and qualifications in order to obtain extraordinary outcomes and added-value programs making positive & meaningful contributions in client, community and interst group growth. Having worked with non-profit, public, unionized and private organizations, in creating and implementing policy, managing information and education, organizing consultations, and writing and editing for publication, my political, legal and technical skills have excelled.

Past Human Kinetics/ Human Biology Alumni Association President. I have also been involved with developing design concepts and best practice guidance for construction/industrial industries that have higher incidence of musculoskeletal injury.  This work involved visiting different sites and assessing/ recording practices, and also developing both short and long term design solutions to help prevent and improve problem tasks.  I thoroughly enjoyed using my psychological, physiological and anatomical knowledge of the human body and putting theory to practical use, with the users in mind at all times. My consultancy work included working on projects that played an important role in the real world of health, safety, accident/injury prevention and providing scientific expertise that was used by clients to support enforcement decisions, facilitate rehabilitation and prevent injury.

My professional success has included several components, but the most important may be consistent communication and my proactive approach to the implementation of all aspects of health and safety. Both were vital for the purpose of determining the essential functions of the job, the physical, ergonomic and cognitive requirements of the job, working conditions, work site structure, skills needed, and any other characteristic that were pertinent to the performance of the job and identifying job modification and accommodations.  Frequent communication and consultation were also indispensable to effectively liaise with client, management & workers, facilitate resolution of return to work cases, deliver advice services, ensure quality negotiation, accurate detailed and user-centred documentation, follow-up, reviews, and confirmation of client satisfaction & service to meet project demands and deadline constraints. 

Conferences Presentations / Selected Research Publications

  1. The Relationship of Muscle Activity to the Interaction of Spine Flexion and Pelvis Rotation during Dynamic Lifting Tasks, DC Ursulak & JR Potvin, 19thAnnual Conference, Ohio State University (1995)
  2. The Interaction of Spine Flexion and Pelvis Rotation Contributions to Trunk Inclination During Dynamic Lifting Tasks,DC Ursulak & JR Potvin, 18thAnnual Conference, Ohio State University (1994)

ACTIVE Work and Volunteer Chronology

Barantas Inc - Health & Safety

Managed Ultra-modern Indoor Grow Farm Project Safety

Managed staff and safety processes at the Hamilton Airport, InFarm an German Engineering firm developed ultra-efficient environment controlled grow houses. Project build of 3.8 million with 14 farms.

MFNO.org - Refugee Housing & Support

Donated Items Registry open to Public

Developed MFNO donations portal to allow public to donate, track location and pickup of items to be cataloged and inventories in National system. 

McKLPOA.ca - Land Management & Preservation

First Draft of the McKenzie Lake Environmental Committee Lake Plan.

Experience & Professional

When you're starting in life, you need a job. As you then build stability you start to gravitate to what you'd like to do, being better at it, building a career. Then finally, if you work at it and are fortunate, you can find the career that resonates with you and you're off. It took me a good while of my life to find what resonated with me, but once that happened, I haven't looked back other than to reflect. 

I've talked at high schools and other events to youth to try and relay the trials and tribulations you'll go through on your journey. Each challenge should be looked at as an opportunity, not an obstacle (even though they feel that way often). With this forward view, you'll find yourself progressing in the direction you wish to go and it will become self-fulfilling and bring purpose to your actions. You can likely pick that out in my history overview I'm showing here. 

Jan 2015 - Present

President & CEO - Barantas Inc.

A full-service health and safety firm specializing in the construction and power generation sectors.

Jan 2015 - Present

May 2007 - Dec 2014

Client Services Manager - Barantas

Managed client portfolios primarily in the construction & electrical sectors.

Feb 2014 - Present

Registered Kinesiologist (ON) - RKin

Feb 2014 - Present

29Jun2012 - Present

Canadian Register Safety Professional (CRSP)

Sep 2004 - Jan 2007

Local 183 - Carpenter

Residential and custom home framing and construction.

Sep 2004 - Jan 2007

Jan 1998 - Dec 2011

Vice President - Icon Industries

Database development, IT infrastructure and management, printing solutions and hardware/software sales.

Mar 2001 - Sep 2004

Lawson Park

Grounds & Infrastructure Maintenance and Development

Mar 2001 - Sep 2004

1998 - 2002

IT/IS Senior Administrator

Jun 1995 - Jan 2014

Certified Kinesiologies - Ontario

Jun 1995 - Jan 2014

Sept 1987

Explosives Manufacturing

Learning 

Nov 1997 - Mar 2001

President - Mac Syndicate

Nov 1997 - Mar 2001

Jun 1995 - Nov 1997

President - Nexus Ergonomic Technologies

June 1989

Greenhouse

Kolancho Greenhouse Farms

June 1989

Community & Volunteerism

Dedicated to contributing and giving back to the communities, people and causes I connect with. I have been volunteering and donating in different capacities since 1989.

The groups and initiatives I've been involved with have either made the community as a whole safer or healthier, helped ensure an environment for people to enjoy and build a healthy relationship with nature and peace, promoted a health profession and its members, helped ease the suffering of those affected by disease, war or persecution. 

Mar 2025- Present

BOD- Ups and Downs Lane Property Owners Association

Assisted in the development of, and voted in as Director on a small laneway property owners assocation.

Mar 2025- Present

Mar 2022 - Present

CEO - Mentor Family Network Organization

President and CEO of a registered charity focused on helping settle refugees in Canada fleeing war & persecution. In 2022 and 2023 focused on Ukrainian refugees.

Sept 2020 - Nov 2022

Opeongo Snowbirds - Safety

Sept 2020 - Nov 2022

Jan 2019 - Present

MNRF - LCC Member

Member representing McKLPOA on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Bancroft-Minden Area Local Citizens Committee on Sustainable Forestry. 

Aug 2019 - Present

VP - McKenzie Lake Property Owners Association

Director and vice president of McKenzie Lake Property Owners Association. Focusing on representing the interests and values of our membership for the preservation the local watershed.

Aug 2019 - Present

2011 - 2014

Cottage Dreams Cancer Recovery Initiative

One of the founding first 12 cottages to participate in this program and donate peaceful recovery periods to cancer patients.

Jan 2007 - Aug 2014

Halton Regional Policy Service

Volunteer civilian program coordinator with the COPPS program. Co-Developed the first operational policing civilian training and safety manual for civilian intelligence group within the service.

Jan 2007 - Aug 2014

Oct 2004 - Dec 2010

University of Guelph Alumni Association President

President of the U of G Human Kinetics Alumni Association

June 1989 - Present

Environmental Committee - McKenzie Lake Property Owners Association

Initially a member of the Environmental Committee in 1989, then became Chair of the Committee in 2014. Focusing on representing the interests and values of our membership for the preservation of the local watershed.

June 1989 - Present

Past Work and Volunteer History

Icon Industries
          1996-2014        Vice President & Senior Strategist

Page Systems Inc.
          1998-2002        IT/IS Administrator 

Nexus Ergonomic Technologies
          1995-1998        CEO/Director of a Health and Safety Content Service Company