Experience

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  Lone peak fire district

  Jan 1993 - Jun 2006

  Fire captain

  Overview: Responsible for day-to-day operations, management of emergency scenes when full-time officers are not present. Representative accomplishments include: * Successfully training new firefighters and EMS personnel.* Effectively gaining broad experience in EMS management

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  Lds church

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Church missionary

  day Saints in the Sacramento California Mission. Representative accomplishments include: * Successfully holding leadership positions for 18 of 24 months served.

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  Kencraft, inc

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Assistant to director of operations

  Overview: KenCraft is a multi-million dollar company in the manufacture and sale of specialty candies worldwide. Given responsibility for maintenance of all of the main plant equipment as well as an off-site location. Representative accomplishments include: * Playing a key role in the breakdown, repair, and preventative maintenance saving the company thousands of dollars and improving efficiency and safety.* Being recognized as a valued employee by the company offering continued employment when I left to attend Paramedic School. Show less

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  Pleasant grove fire department

  May 2002 - Jun 2006

  Fire captain

  Overview: Recruited in 2002 with the rank of captain and given responsibility for all emergency scenes where emergency vehicles were responding. Responsible for overall training of personnel. Oversight of improvement projects and preparation and delivery of presentations to City Council and administrators. Representative accomplishments include:* Effectively analyzing and developing a twenty-year plan for vehicle rotation and acquisition to improve vehicle life and utilization and improve fiscal planning/budgeting.* Preparing a proposal for restructuring ambulance patient billing that will minimize the need of higher city taxes while increasing department revenue approximately 15-25%.* Successfully working with two other officers to research and eventually modify the overall organization of emergency-response criteria resulting in more effective use of appropriately-certified personnel, equipment specific to the situation to maximize patient care and results. Show less

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  Brigham young university idaho

  Jun 2006 - Jan 2014

  Fire protection officer

  Overview: General responsibility to recommend and promote institutional compliance with the International Fire Code, National Fire Protection Association regulations, and OSHA regulations. Monitor functionality of fire detection, notification and suppression systems on campus and coordinate emergency response activities with police and fire department personnel. Representative accomplishments include:* Managing the creation and development of a comprehensive inspection, testing and maintenance program for all fire alarm and suppression systems campus wide.* Successfully researching and providing the administration with justification for the creation of a Fire Alarm Technician position within the department* Development and presentation of a detailed training program designed for the campus building coordinators emergency response procedures* Supervised the campus Student Safety Council in the successful completion of student led safety campaigns on campus Show less

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  Brigham young university

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2021

  As the University Emergency Manager I have oversight responsibility for all emergency management, incident management, and emergency preparedness on campus. This includes developing and implementing high quality emergency operation plans and business continuity plans. It also includes reaching out to directors, managers, supervisors, deans, and other employees on campus to help them train and prepare for the eventual emergency in their area. Going outside of the campus community to interact with local first responders and political leaders is also a major part of what I do so that together we can be better prepared and protected. Show less

  • Associate Director of Emergency Management

    Apr 2017 - Jan 2021

  • Emergency Manager

    Jan 2014 - Apr 2017
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  The church of jesus christ of latter-day saints

  Feb 2021 - now

  Director of resiliency operations