Keith Norton is Manager of Training and Lead Training Instructor for ACRT Inc. Keith is an ISA Certified Arborist and Certified Tree Worker – Climber Specialist with over 30 years of experience in the tree care industry. He has taught climbing, rigging, utility line clearance certification, crane use in arboriculture, aerial lift operation and aerial rescue throughout the United States and Virgin Islands. He is a voting member of the Accredited Standards Committee Z133 and serves on the Electrical Hazards and Crane Use sub-committees. He has been in involved in many facets of the tree care industry including owning his own tree service. Keith is a published author on the subject of tree care and tree care safety. Keith was a student in ACRT classes in the 1990’s and joined ACRT as a Job Corps Urban Forestry Instructor from 2001 – 2005 and became lead training instructor in 2011.