Robert MacKenzie

Experience

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  Southern California Edison (SCE)

  Nov 1990 - Aug 2013

  Fire Captain

  Supervise 21 fire department represented employees and administer San Onofre Firefighters’ Association (SOFA-246A) contract agreement; supervise 16 Fire Protection Specialist personnel; implement the Fire Protection (FP) Program regulatory requirements; manage transient combustible requests (TCRs); maintain and implement pre-fire plans and the FP impairment process; establish and maintain compensatory measures for impaired FP systems and components; perform routine FP surveillances and preventative maintenance activities; conduct fire drills some of which are integrated with offsite fire departments; assign procedure work and other duties to shift personnel; maintain fire department log; prepare and distribute morning report; ensure all firefighters are trained and maintaining current qualifications; serve as incident commander on drills and emergencies; ensure procedural work compliance is strictly adhered to and fire department Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG’s) are followed; Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG’s) and fire department protocol development; procedural review and confirmation of orders in SAP; maintain and foster a safe work environment for shift personnel; accurately analyze information and make sound decisions during emergencies and non-emergencies; initiate mutual aid protocols while maintaining minimum staffing; responsible for shift personnel performance and behavior; create and maintain a safety conscious work environment; New hire firefighter training supervisor/captain; supervise and development of Relief Captain’s. Show less

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  Hth Companies Inc

  Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

  Confined Space Rescue Manager

  Administer all aspects of the confined space program; develop an annual budget; maintain vender contracts and accounts; ensure compliance with all regulations, laws, and program guidelines; develop standard operating guidelines (SOG’s); recruit and maintain qualified personnel from South Dakota to Tennessee and throughout the Midwest & United States, both as full-time and part-time team members; maintain and implement pre-rescue plans; develop and conduct training; manage all records and complete reports in a timely manner; interact with safety representatives from various plants and companies; implement schedules and complete weekly payroll per schedules and budget requirements; perform tank and rope insertions for inspection and other required work; ensure all equipment is maintained, serviced, and compliant; complete new hire orientation and safety training; provide job site safety and audits; seek and obtain additional confined space job contracts; report and maintain accountability for all aspects of the confined space program to the Vice President of Operations. Show less

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  Capstone Fire Management, Inc.

  Mar 2014 - now

  Division Chief of Fire and Rescue Operations

  Division Chief of Fire and Rescue Operations – Capstone Fire Management, Inc.2014 -present Responsible for the daily operations of the Industrial Fire Brigade (IFB), Wildland, and Technical Rescue & Confined Space including: Duty Chief response coverage; customer relations, service, and contracts; schedules and dispatching; payroll and finances; employee performance; and all day-to-day operations.

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  Rural Metro Fire Department DBA Capstone Fire Management Inc.

  Oct 2020 - now

  Fire Chief, Program Development