Hermanson is delighted to announce the promotion of Desirée Ropel to the role of Safety Manager.

In her new role, Desirée will provide leadership & expertise to assure Hermanson Company utilizes the most effective training, equipment and work methods to plan, direct, support and inspire employees in achieving a zero-incident work environment throughout the company. She will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing job site safety activities and implementing the site safety plan, working closely with Hermanson team members and subcontractors to ensure that safety performance expectations are met.

Desirée began employment with Hermanson in November of 2015 as a Field Safety Manager and has shown herself to be an excellent Safety professional who has made a solid contribution to the Safety operations at Hermanson. Prior to her employment at Hermanson, Desirée served our country in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard both the USS Higgins and the USS Bonhomme Richard. She has a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University in San Diego, and a BA in Law, Society and Justice from the University of Washington.

Safety is a key focus and a vital facet of work and life at Hermanson. We are very pleased to have Desirée provide leadership in this important function and look forward to her contribution in working to make Hermanson the safest workplace possible. Please join us in congratulating her on this promotion!

About Hermanson Company

Since 1979, Hermanson Company has provided Mechanical Construction, Design-Build Engineering, and Service/Maintenance to customers throughout the Pacific Northwest. Service offerings include design, construction, and service/maintenance for HVAC, Pipe and Plumbing systems including new construction, major renovation, retrofit, tenant improvement and specialty metals work.