Experience

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  Monsey fire district - brewer fire engine co. no. 1

  Jul 1985 - Oct 1994

  Firefighter/driver operator/training officer

  Served as a Firefighter, Driver Operator and Training Officer (First Engineer (7-6)) for the Monsey Fire District. Served as Recording Secretary of the Brewer Fire Engine Co. No.1. Trained for interior firefighing, rescue operations, cause and origin determination and hazardous materials response.

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  United states air force

  Jul 1990 - Jul 1994

  3E751- Senior Airman (E-4) with Temporary Duty Assignments to Joint Task Force-Bravo (Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras) (Support of Regional Counter Drug Operations) and Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece (Support of Operations Desert Storm/Shield, SIGINT for Boznia/Herzegovina, Operation Restore Hope and Southwest Asia No-Fly Zones). Basic Military Training at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX. Technical Training for Fire Protection Specialist (ARFF) at Chanute AFB, Rantoul, IL

  • Fire Protection Specialist

    Nov 1990 - Jul 1994

  • Trainee

    Jul 1990 - Nov 1990
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  Us navy

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2001

  Performed as Fire Captain (Lead Firefighter) within the organization. Perfromed duties of Station Captain for scheduling of personnel and daily operations of a 2 Company station (Engine and Truck companies). Performed as Driver/Operator for Structural, ARFF and Ambulance. Promoted to Fire Captain (Lead Firefigher).

  • Fire Captain

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  • Fire Captain

    Jan 1994 - Jan 1998
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  Us navy

  Nov 2001 - Nov 2003

  NSA Souda Bay Greece Naval Air Station Sigonella.

  • Asst. Fire Chief of Operations

    Jun 2002 - Nov 2003

  • Supervisory Firefighter-Station Capt./Batt. Chief

    Nov 2001 - Jun 2002
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  United states marine corps

  May 2004 - May 2006

  Asst. fire chief of operations
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  Us navy

  May 2006 - Feb 2009

  Asst. fire chief of operations

  Naval Support Activity Naples Italy

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  United states marine corps

  Feb 2009 - Jun 2014

  Asst. fire chief of operations

  MCLB Albany, GA B-shift

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  Us navy

  Jun 2014 - Feb 2017

  Fire protection specialist -asst. fire chief

  My duties include assisting the Installation Fire Chief in the overall technical and administrative management of the department with specific emphasis on training functions pertaining to fire suppression, hazardous materials, special operations and logistics. I am the department Health and Safety Officer and serve as Incident Safety Officer. I have been responsible for planning, developing, conducting and implementing the training program of the department consisting of approximately 86 firefighting personnel. I am the Fire & Emergency Services lead of the Installation Training Team that plans, executes and evaluates installation level training exercises to include the tenant commands aboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to include: Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Marine Corps Security Forces Company and the US Naval Hospital. I am the Fire & Emergency Services lead of the PB4T (Planning Board For Training). I serve as the Departmental Training Officer for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). Show less

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  U.s. department of homeland security

  Feb 2017 - Nov 2023

  Fire chief

  RETIRED-Installation Fire Chief with the responsibility managing the effective Fire & Emergency Services program consisting of 21 department personnel and major firefighting apparatus and equipment valued at over $6 million to include two structural firefighting trucks, 100' tower ladder, 3 ARFF vehicles, a medium duty Rescue Truck, a HAZMAT response truck, and other support equipment and vehicles. Fire prevention, protection and suppression services covers over 1,389,000 sq ft of structures (110+) spread over 809 acres. Facilities include depot level maintenance for aircraft and a Heavy Maintenance Facility. Support of airfield operations of over 50,000 airfield movements per year. Show less