Fire Chief

To continue in my career field as a Fire Chief.

Fire Chief/Business Unit Manager, Industrial Emergency Services, Equatorial Guinea, Africa 2006-Pres

• Current assignment is the Fire Chief for the MEGPL facility in Equatorial Guinea, Africa, responsible for all aspects of fire department operations and administration on a multi-discipline compound.
• Responsible for supervision of 1 Chief Officer, 2 Company officers, 16 career fire fighters and 37 volunteers.
• Budget development and management of 2.8 million dollar budget.
• All phases of program development
• Key successes; government contract compliance, PSM compliance, increase in retention of knowledge of local national fire fighters through revamping of the training program.
• 2009 “Needs Assessment” for the City of Malabo Fire Department, EG, West Africa
• 2010 Training program and implementation for the City of Malabo Fire Department


Firefighter, WSI Fire & ES, Iraq 2004 – 2006

• Assigned to Mosul, Iraq for 2 months responsible for crew chief position. Initial IC for the DEFAC bombing.
• Assigned to HQ Staff for 10 Months responsible for several positions, Finance Officer, New Hire Orientation, Studies, Employee Relations, and In-Country Health Benefits.
• Assigned to VBC for 6 months, responsible for a crew chief position, fire inspections, fire pre-planning, the national fire extinguisher program, and in-country subject matter expert on fire suppression systems providing technical expertise to both the military and the National Fire Prevention Chief.
• Received 7 Command Coins for Commitment to Excellence and Emergency Response.


President, Brigit Fire Protection, Inc., Bend, OR 2002 – 2004
• Responsible for the development of a fire protection company, providing consulting services to the Contract Wildland Firefighter community – services included Safety Manuals, Operation Manuals, Firefighter Evaluations, and Business Plan Development.
• Fire Protection Consulting as it relates to application and design.
• Fire Protection Servicing and Installation.
• Responsible for all financial decisions for company and managing multiple projects.

Concordia Fire Science Masters of Science
Columbia Southern Current Student

Fire/Rescue Schools
Regional Fire Training Center, Inland Empire 17th Fire Academy
Regional Fire Training Center, Inland Empire Flammable Liquid Fire Fighting
Riverside County Fire Engineer Academy
Williams Fire & Hazard Control X-Treme Industrial Fire School
Industrial Emergency Counsel HAZ MAT Specialist
Kaplan University Fire Officer I & II

California State Fire Marshal’s Office
Firefighter I, Driver/Operator 1A & 1B, Fire Control 3, 4, 6, 7, Rope Rescue, Auto Extrication

Department of Defense
Firefighter I & II, HAZMAT Ops

NPQS
NFPA 1081 Industrial Firefighter, Firefighter I & II, WMD, HAZMAT Ops, Fire Instructor I

Emergency Medical Technician B National Registry

NIMS ICS 100, 200, 700, 800

Industrial Emergency Counsel NFPA 472

HAZMAT Specialist

Association Memberships & Committees

International Association of Fire Chiefs

National Fire Protection Association

Committees

Member NFPA 1081 Industrial Fire Brigade Professional Qualifications Technical Committee