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David (Dave) Heller was appointed chief ethics and compliance officer for Qwest in December 2002. He is responsible for ethics, corporate and regulatory compliance, security, disaster preparedness, claims, environmental affairs, safety and industrial hygiene and risk finance & insurance.
Previously, he was vice president, risk management, and chief compliance officer, as well as an attorney for U S WEST, Inc. and safety, security and industrial hygiene advisor for Mobil Oil. Mr. Heller is a regular speaker on risk management and compliance issues and has taught in the graduate curriculum at the University of Denver.
Dave received his Bachelor of Science in fire protection engineering technology from Oklahoma State University, his master�s degree in environmental policy and management from the University of Denver and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver School of Law.
He is a member of the Ethics Officers Association and the Colorado and District of Columbia Bar Associations and has been working in the ethics, compliance and risk management fields since 1981. In 1998 he was appointed by the secretary of labor to a two-year term on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. Dave was appointed to the Executive Advisory Board of the Open Compliance & Ethics Group in 2004, he is a member of the board of directors for the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross, and currently serves as president of the board of directors of the South Metro Fire Protection District.
Dave and his wife live in the Denver area. | 