Professional Experience:

July 14, 1979 to Present:
City of New York Fire Department
453 E. 176 Street, Bronx, New York 10457
Firefighter - EMT, Rescue Co. 3
July 14, 1979 - August 23, 1979 : Division of Training
August 23, 1979 - October 10, 1981 : Engine Company 93
October 10, 1981 - July 3, 1995 : Ladder Company 34
July 3, 1995 - Present : Rescue Company 3

1973 to Present:
City of Beacon Fire Department (Combination Paid/Volunteer)
425 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508
Firefighter - EMT, Ladder Co. 1
Municipal Training Officer #1452, SFI #1428
Past Chief of Department : 4/89-4/91, 4/95-4/97 (Chief Officer 1985-1997)

June 1996 to Present
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Urban Search and Rescue Team - New York Task Force 1
Presently : Logistics Manager, Rescue Specialist, & Communications Specialist

4/95 to Present
City of Beacon, Disaster Preparedness
1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon, New York 12508
Chairman

3/86 to 3/90
City of Beacon Building Department
427 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508
Fire Inspector
Part-time

1991 to 1993
Hedgewood Manor, Adult Home Care Facility
246 Fishkil Avenue, Beacon, New York 12508
Fire & Safety Coordinator
CPR Instructor
Standard First-Aid Instructor

1991 to 1993
City of Beacon School District
88 Sergant Avenue, Beacon, New York 12508
Fire & Safety Inspector

1997 to Present
New York State - Department of State
Office of Fire Prevention and Control
41 State Street, Albany, New York 12231-0001
Presently : New York State Fire Academy, State Fire Instructor #1428

Collapse Rescue Systems, Inc
Post Office Box 457, Montgomery, New York 12549
Instructor

6/99 to 10/00
Emergency-Safety-Enviromental, Inc
Post Office Box 427, Dalton, Georgia 30722-0427
Confined Space Rescue Team
Instructor

2/02 to Present
USMC - Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)
Indian Head, Md.
Technical Advisor


Education:

1974 to 1978
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
Bachelor of Science Degree, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude (May 20, 1978)

Corning Community College
Corning, New York 14380
Associates Degree in Occupational Studies - Fire Protection Technology (May, 1997)


Fire & Emergency Medical Service Education:

FDNY Fire Academy - Probationary Firefighter School (July 14, 1979 to August 23, 1979)
FDNY Chauffeur Training School - Ladder Company (April 1984)
FDNY Tractor Trailer Training, Sept. 1995 (40 Hrs.)
NYS Fire Academy - Life Safety Maintenance (24 Hrs.)
NYSFCA - Structural Fire Attack (8 Hrs.)
RFD Training - Structural Firefighting (8 Hrs.)
DCFC Fire Training - Forcible Entry (14 Hrs.)
NYS Fire Academy - Training Officers Workshop I (12 Hrs.)
NYS Fire Training - Cause and Origin Determination (24 Hrs.)
DCBF - Fire Investigation (9 Hrs)
NYS Fire Training - Accident Victim Extrication (16 Hrs.)
NYS Fire Training - Pump Operators Course (18 Hrs.)
FDNY Computer Training - 800 MHZ (12/91)
NYS Codes Training - Code Enforcement Practices (24 Hrs.)
NYS Codes Training - Low-Rise Residential Construction (24 Hrs.)
NYS Codes Training - General Building Construction (24 Hrs.)
NYS Codes Training - Code Enforcement Administration (24 Hrs.)
NYS Codes Training - Inspection Procedures for School Facilities (6 Hrs.)
NYS Codes Training - Use and Abuse of Wood Frame Structures (12 Hrs.)
NYS Fire Academy - Educational Methodology
NYSBOC Annual Codes Training
NYS Emergency Medical Technician Training - Basic (120 Hrs.)
NYS Defibrillation Training (16 Hrs.)
Computer Training - Adult Education, Marist College
Dutchess County Sheriff's Department, Basic - In Service Training
American Red Cross - Introduction to Health Services Education (1987)
NYSBOC Seminar - Sprinkler System Workshop, 0/89 (6 Hrs.)
FDNY Infection Control Training Instructor Training (9/93)
Certified Lab Instructor Training (EMT-D), NYSDOH-EMS, 1/95 (24 Hrs.)
FDNY Technical Rope Rescue (Basic), 11/95 (20 Hrs.)
FDNY Certified First Responder - Defibrillation Program, 9/95-12/95
Certified Instructor Coordinator Training (EMT), NYSDOH-EMS, 2/96 (17 Hrs)
Urban Search & Rescue Team (New York Task Force 1) - Training @ Camp Smith, NY (20 Hrs.)
NYS Intermediate Rope Rescue @ Camp Smith (27 Hrs.)
NYS Preparing for Command Course (24 Hrs.)
FDNY Rescue Technician Training - Fire Academy (80 Hrs) (NYS Rescue OPS I)
FDNY Hazardous Material Chemical Protective Clothing Training - Level A, (9 Hrs.)
FDNY Hazardous Material Decontamination Training, (8 Hrs.)
FDNY Confined Space Training, (NYS Rescue OPS II), (40 Hrs.)
FEMA Communications Specialist Training Course @ Anaheim Ca. (40 Hrs.)
FDNY Heavy Rescue Rigging Course (40 Hrs.)
NYS Advanced Rope Rescue Instructor Course @ Camp Smith (40 Hrs.)
NYS Training Officers Workshop II (12 Hrs.)
FDNY High Angle Rope Rescue Training (40 Hrs.)
NYS Basic Structural Collapse Operations (36 Hrs.)
Medium Structural Collapse Related to Building Failure (8 Hrs.)
NYS Medium Operational Level Triage & Tools (16 Hrs.)
NYS Emergency Rescue Shoring Concepts (8 Hrs.)
NYS Interior Shoring (16 Hrs.)
NYS Exterior Shoring (16 Hrs.)
NYS Trench Rescue Concepts (8 Hrs.)
NYS Trench Rescue (16 Hrs.)
NYS (Metro-North) Passenger Train Emergency Rescue Procedures (8 Hrs.)
Amtrak Passenger Train Emergency Rescue Procedures (2 Hrs.)
Empire State College - EMS Certified Instructor Update, EMT-B Curriculum (8 Hrs.)
FDNY Hazardous Material Technician Training (45 Hours)
NYC-REMAC EMT Albuterol Project Training (10/98, 4 Hrs.)
FDNY-EMS, EMT Curriculum Update (21 Hrs., 4/99)
NYS Firefighter Survival Course (8 Hrs.)
FORKLIFT OPERATION SAFETY Training - FDNY Fire Academy (7/00, 8 Hrs.)
Crane & Rigging Course (Iron Workers, Local #40 - 30 Hrs.)
NYS Water Rescue - NASAR, Basic Water Rescue Preparedness (10/00, 27 Hrs.)
IAFF Hazardous Materials, FRO - Instructor Training (3/02)
IAFF Hazardous Materials, Technician - Instructor Training (4/02)
NYS Firefighter Assist Search Team - Training (7/02, 16 Hrs.)
Texas A&M University-FEMA Logistics Specialist Course, College Station, Texas, (11/02)
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, WMD Trainining, Fairfax , Va. (16 Hrs. 7/03)
New York State, ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300 (10/04)
Hurst Tool - Instructor Trainer (11/04)
Homatro - Instructor Trainer (11/04)


Certifications:

Emergency Medical Technician - Defibrillation (24 yrs) #057248
New York State Basic Fire Training Certification (Standard 426.6, Registry #0590-0358)
NYS Emergency Medical Service - Certified Lab Instructor #6595
NYS Code Enforcement Officer (NYSUFP&BC, 12 yrs) #0789-7340A
NYS Department of Labor Apprenticeship Training - Firefighter (Completed July 14, 1982)
Certified Code Inspector, New York State Building Officials Conference - Mid Hudson Chapter
New York State Fire Instructor - Level I (OFPC #0197-3007A)
New York State Fire Officer - Level I (OFPC #0298-5006A)
NYS Emergency Medical Service - Certified Instructor Coordinator #4053
State of New York, Insurance Department - Brokers License #BR-680863
New York State, Advanced Rope Rescue Instructor (11/97)
New York State, Confined Space Instuctor
New York State, Medium Structural Collapse Operations - Interior Shoring, Instructor (12/97)
New York State Fire Instructor - Level II (OFPC #1297-3182B)
New York State Fire Officer - Level II (OFPC #0298-5007B)
Hazardous Materials Technician - EPA (FDNY)
National Fire Academy - Fire Instructor I (1996 Edition of NFPA 1401, Registry #57190)
New York State, Basic Structural Collapse Operations, Instructor (8/99)
New York State, Medium Constuction Related To Building Failure, Instructor (8/99)
New York State, Intermediate Rope Rescue, Instructor (8/99)
New York State, Rescue Technician - Basic, Instructor (10/00)
New York State, Basic Trench Instructor
New York State Adbvanced Trench Instructor
IAFF Hazardous Materials - FRO, Instructor (3/02)
IAFF Hazardous Materials - Technician, Instructor (4/02)
Hazardous Materials Specialist - Federal Emergency Management Agency, (11/02)
New York State, Instructor Training - ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, (10/04)
Hurst Tool - Instructor Training (11/04)
Homatro - Instructor Training (11/04)
New York State, Accident Victim Extrication - Train the Trainer (11/04)


Teaching Experience:

Marist College - Student Teaching @ Delafield School, Poughkeepsie, NY (1977)
City of Beacon Fire Department - Municipal Training Officer
Dutchess County Bureau of Fire - Lab Instructor, EMS Program
American Red Cross - CPR-FPR Instructor (27 yrs)
American Red Cross - Standard/Community First-Aid Instructor (16 yrs)
American Heart Association - BLS-Health Care Provider Instructor (15 yrs)
Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City, Inc., CPR-BLS Instructor
FDNY Fire Academy Instructor - Probationary Fire School Training Staff (1994)
FDNY Fire Academy Instructor - Certified First Responder - Defibrillation Program, CLI
Ulster County Ambulance Association, Certified Lab Instructor
Dutchess County Community College-EMS Program, Certified Lab Instructor
Watchtower Educational Center, Patterson, NY, NYS-EMS Certified Instructor Coordinator
New York State - OFPC, Adjunct Instructor, Technical Rescue Program

Structural Building Collapse - Emergency Shoring & Void Search

Basic & Advanced Trench Operations

Rescue Technician - Basic

Confined Space

Intermediate Rope Rescue

Advanced Rope Rescue I & II

FDNY Fire Academy, Rescue School Instructor - High Angle Rope Rescue
FDNY Fire Academy, Rescue School Instructor - Collapse Search and Rescue Operations
FDNY Fire Academy, Rescue School Instructor - Confined Space
Fire Engineering - FDIC, Structural Collapse Operations (HOT) - Sacramento, Ca.
FEMA Structural Collapse Technician Instructor Course - Instructor, Rockville, Md. (4/6-4/16, 2000)
Fire Engineering - FDIC, Structural Collapse Operations (HOT) - Indianapolis, In.
Fire Engineering - FDIC, High Angle Emergencies (HOT) - Indianapolis, In.
Fire Engineering - FDIC, Lecture : Scaffold Emergencies and Urban High Angle Rescue Considerations - Indianapolis, In.
Fire Engineering - FDIC, Lecture : FDNY, Technical Rescue School - Indianapolis, In.
ESE - Training Associates, Dalto, Ga. - Basic Rope Operations
United Stanby, Danbury, Ct. - Basic Trench Operations
IAFF, FRO and HazMat Technician Instructor @ FDNY Fire Academy
American ERT, Knoxville, Tn. - Cave Rescue & Advanced Rope Techniques