Dr Richard Pimentel Breakfast Seminar
The breakfast seminar held on Wednesday 13 October featured a presentation from Dr. Richard Pimentel, who is one of North America's leading experts on practical issues in workers' compensation, injury management, overcoming barriers, crisis and change in the workplace, disability and diversity issues in the workplace and disabled veterans' employment opportunities.
Dr. Richard Pimentel is an internationally renowned expert on Disability Management, Job Recruitment, Job Retention, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Attitude Change. He is not only technically proficient, he is also an exceptional communicator whose audiences praise his ability to combine information, humour, metaphor, analogy and storytelling into an informative whole that does not just present the information, but really communicates it in a memorable fashion.
As a consultant, keynote speaker, professional trainer and author of numerous curricula and training guides, Dr. Pimentel is distinguished by his ability to predict industry trends and the needs of employers. He has designed and implemented return to work systems for the private sector and government employers throughout the country. He has pioneered proactive risk management, return to work and equal employment opportunity (EEO) programs to generate both cost-savings and enduring attitudinal changes in corporate culture.
A full length motion picture of his life story 'Music Within' staring Ron Livingston, Melissa George and Michael Sheen was released in 2007. He has consistently rated over the past 20 years as one of the top presenters at Employer, Government, Education and Disability Education Conferences through out the US and Canada.