Ecudemio Gutierrez II

Director, Safety DC Water

With over 25 years of construction experience and over 20 years of hands-on professional experience coordinating safety & occupational health compliance programs on multiple types of projects with experience in the chemical, refinery, AQCS infrastructure, utilities and LNG fields. In addition, responsible for creating and revising the safety plans, supervising and the day-to-day safety operations, conducting audits to ensure safe working conditions assisting in higher level investigations, procedure writing and leadership mentoring.

Thursday, April 9, 2026

11:45 AM Track C: Mastermind Topical Discussion: Staying Power: Retaining and Engaging Field Service Engineers in a Demanding Market

Talent recruitment is only half the battle, keeping them is just as critical. With high turnover rates, rising burnout, and growing skills gaps, organizations must rethink how they support, develop, and retain their frontline workforce. Join this interactive, facilitated discussion to learn how service leaders can build a culture of retention by addressing the real reasons people leave, and creating pathways for them to stay.

Room Leader - Bruce Nelson, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, HYTEC

Table 1 Facilitator

Ryan Wilson, Vice President, Service, DSL Ltd. Innovative Foodservice Solutions

Table 2 Facilitator

Ecudemio Gutierrez, Director, Safety, DC Water

Table 3 Facilitator

Ira Busman, VP, Customer Service, Okuma America Corporation

Table 4 Facilitator

Naimish Rajyaguru, National Service Head, Symphony Limited

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Ecudemio.

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