
Certified Playground Safety Inspector
Brief info
Jerry Burgess has been a park professional for nearly 40 years. In 1979 he was hired on by Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD) as a Park Tech Specialist. His background in landscape maintenance, irrigation, construction and drafting skills became a Park Improvement Supervisor and Capital Project Manager in 1995 overseeing maintenance of over 90 playgrounds along with other park assets. In 2009 he became the full-time Capital Project Manager when the maintenance operations went through a re-organization. His work involved replacement of over 20 playgrounds, bridges, boardwalks, pathways, parking lots & sidewalks at THPRD until retiring in 2019.
Jerry became a Certified Playground Safety Inspectors (CPSI) in 1998 maintaining his three-year certification to date. Jerry has served as a Maintenance And Construction Section (MACS) board member for the Oregon Recreation & Park Association (ORPA) from 2000 to 2019.
CPSI#46158-0722