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Portrait of Brayden Burton

Honor Society® member

Brayden Burton

Unit safety representative at Tinker Air Force base

  • Oklahoma City Community College
  • occupational safety and health
  • Class of 2015
  • Oklahoma City, Ok

Member since June 2014

About

I am happily married to a beautiful wife and my personal life is kept busy by our twin boys, Baker and Beckham. Despite my life revolving on my family I do have some individuality. I have a great fondness for the ocean and the mountains that inevitably leads to a battle of which one to visit. I find myself happiest in the outdoors despite whatever the activity may be. I have made my health a top priority, after all do any other priorities matter if you are unhealthy? My wife and I are very business oriented people and have many plans involving our digital marketing business and building a rental property portfolio. My interests in a safety career sparked during my time as a medic on an ambulance and being volunteer fire fighter at the same time. I witnessed and worked many emergencies that could have been avoided. After 7 years of reacting to accidents, I conjured a new calling of preventing accidents. I loved helping people in their time of need especially when someone’s life is at risk. There is no better feeling in the world than saving a persons life but after having been injured, my father severely injured, and among a few other close people in my life I want to take a stand in creating safe environments and help people by being proactive opposed to reactive. The next best thing to saving someone’s life is to save it before anything even happens.

Education

  • Columbia Southern University

    occupational safety and health

    2021 – 2023

Goals and interests

Career goal

I will eventually manage and direct my own Safety program for the Government, a private business, or multiple business.

Graduate school interests

I’ve steadily considered being a Safety Engineer and/or obtaining a masters in safety and health. Whether or not I obtain these I have a laundry list of safety certifications ahead of me.

Outside the classroom

Hiking, Camping, Snowboarding, Kayaking, Mountaineering

Experience

  • Unit safety representative

    Tinker Air Force base

    Nov 2019 – Mar 2023

  • emergency medical technician

    Oklahoma Critical Care Transport

    Mar 2013 – Nov 2019

Volunteering

  • I was a volunteer firefighter for 5 years assisting the community of Newcastle, Oklahoma

    Newcastle Fire Department

    May 2016 – Jun 2021

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent