Brad Jones

Brad Jones

Ranger/Backcountry staffer

location of Brad JonesLake City, Colorado, United States

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Tech. Paramedic. RV life. Digital nomad.

  • Education

    • University of Colorado Boulder

      2001 - 2004
      BA Communication

      Activities and Societies: Arts and Sciences Student Government, University of Colorado Student Union, College Republicans, Campus Libertarians, Philosophy Club, Farrand

    • Aims Community College

      2012 - 2013
      Paramedicine
  • Experience

    • Philmont Scout Ranch

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
      Ranger/Backcountry staffer

      "I want to go back to Philmont."

    • Bob Schaffer for U.S. Senate

      Jun 2004 - Aug 2004
      Field Staff

      We could still pull this one off!

    • Colorado Civil Justice League

      Apr 2005 - Apr 2006
      Vice-President

      Association management, membership development, internal and external communications. Liaison to CCJL's Legal Advisory Board.

    • Northglenn Ambulance

      Jan 2006 - Dec 2018

      911 EMS in Commerce City, Colorado.

      • Paramedic

        Jan 2013 - Dec 2018
      • Emergency Medical Technician

        Jan 2006 - Jan 2013
    • Brad Jones LLC

      Mar 2006 - Mar 2020
      Principal

      PHP, Symfony and Drupal development, custom module and library development; Drupal Commerce contributor. DevOps, system administration and consulting. Kubernetes and cloud computing consulting.

    • Face The State

      Mar 2007 - Jan 2011
      Managing Editor

      Truth to the people; new school and old school media.Managed a staff of investigative journalists and contract contributors to produce a daily news website before such a thing was even a thing.Bootstrapped and managed a 10-station radio syndication network featuring a daily vignette and weekend long-form news and current events program.

    • Fruition

      Mar 2020 - May 2021
      Chief Technology Officer

      Manage a talented team of project managers, service delivery specialists, designers, developers and technical sales engineers. Responsibility for engineering and operations of a Kubernetes/public cloud based hosting product. Close coordination with ownership and CEO for strategic vision, budget and profitability. Developer and vendor relations with the open-source community including Drupal and upstream projects such as GitLab, Composer, Rancher and Traefik.Prior to becoming CTO, was engaged as a contractor to modernize the company's hosting offering, as well as transitioning the development team to a CI/CD pipeline using GitLab, Vault, Rancher and a mix of public and private cloud infrastructure. Show less

    • Hinsdale County EMS

      Jul 2021 - now

      Leading a talented group of community EMS responders.

      • Chief Paramedic

        Mar 2024 - now
      • Paramedic

        Jul 2021 - Apr 2024
    • Meet Kinksters

      Sept 2021 - now
      Founder/CTO

      Building a better way for people to find a solid relationship in and out of the bedroom. Primary responsibility for planning, technical implementation, financing and operations.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Nationally Registered Paramedic

      National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
    • Open Water Scuba Instructor

      PADI
      Dec 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Brad Jones
      Paramedic of the year - Jan 2022
    • Awarded to Brad Jones
      EMS provider of the year - Jan 2020
    • Awarded to Brad Jones
      Eagle Scout Boy Scouts of America Dec 2001
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Supervisory Committee

      Issued by Elevations Credit Union on Jan 2009
      Elevations Credit UnionAssociated with Brad Jones
    • Paramedic/Firefighter

      Issued by BYERS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO 9 on Dec 2019
      BYERS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO 9Associated with Brad Jones
    • Paramedic/Firefighter

      Issued by STRASBURG FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #8 on Nov 2017
      STRASBURG FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #8Associated with Brad Jones
    • Paramedic/Firefighter, Lieutenant

      Issued by SABLE-ALTURA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT on Mar 2012
      SABLE-ALTURA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTAssociated with Brad Jones