fire chief - emergency response - fire training - fire safety

emergency management professional 28 yrs of combined experience; managing teams, providing technical expertise and leadership in programs, projects, operations, and training; in both fire services, training academy’s and the petrochemical industry.

• played a key role in the development and production of dmt asia training courses for major asian and middle eastern oil and gas companies. (takreer and ptt group of companies)

• incident command management, for senior company delegates
• fire safety assessor, advanced fire fighting, onshore fire team leader.

• designed and implemented a fire safety assessment program for all company held building, saving aust $ 100,000 per year on insurance premiums. gaining a higher company rating.

• established santos swq oil and gas facilities fire department. incorporating a 10 year in-house servicing plan for all fire fighting and safety equipment, eliminating contractors saving aust $ 80,000 per year.

• course director for royal oman police (rop) 20 week basic fire-fighter course, instructing and assessing 2 x courses of 30 students, with assessment marks average of 98%

• bachelor's degree in fire science
• graduate institute of fire engineering
• diploma - incident command management
• diploma - fire risk assessor
• diploma - public safety (fire fighting management)
• diploma - fire fighting (management) afac
• certificate iv in workplace training and assessment.

• uk rescue & fire fighter
• uk crew commander
• uk watch commander
• nfpa ifsac fire fighter i & ii
• nfpa ifsac hazardous materials first responders
• nfpa ifsac hazmat operations
• nfpa ifsac fire service instructor
• nfpa ifsac fire officer 1

broad international experience from multi-cultural and multi-lingual working environments
proven ability to prioritise effectively and meet demanding deadlines, with leadership skills involving managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve their objectives.

extended management experience in fire operations, fire safety and fire training to nfpa, afac, icao compliance, incident command system, quality assurance and total quality management.

open minded with analytical, communicative and problem solving skills with a "can do" attitude.