Michael Phillips, CSP, SMS, ASP, CIT, CFPS

Experience

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  City of La Marque

  Apr 2001 - Sept 2012

  Firefighter

  Delivered fire protection and prevention strategies to the local community Supervised up to 5 employees on shift when acting as Captain or EngineerPerformed numerous tasks, such as incident command, safety, operations and task force on multiple emergency scenes that include house fires, hazmat scenes, rescue operations and confined space/trench operationsTechnical specialist at multiple rescue operations from vehicle extrication, hazmat incidents, high water rescue and high angle rescueHazard mitigation through fire inspections and fire code enforcement in buildings in the cityDisaster response in the incident command system specifically operations and safety to include Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Rite and Tropical Storm AllisonSearch and Rescue operations and recovery for Bolivar Peninsula after Ike Show less

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  U.S. Army

  Nov 2003 - Dec 2005

  Military Police

  Provided law enforcement at Fort Leonard Wood as well as conducted over 290 combat patrols in Baghdad, Iraq along with training the Iraqi police in operations and logistics.

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  Texas A&M University Galveston Campus

  Oct 2014 - now

  Facilitate various services on the campus, such as building inspections and code compliancePlan, develop, and execute the Fire and Life Safety ProgramTake part in updating the National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliance and implementation on the campus along with teaching NIMS ClassesHold responsibility in all operations associated with fire and life safetyAssume the role of Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) for projects which include code reviews, compliance and acceptance testingEstablish programs focused on providing appropriate procedure to examine deficiencies and problems encountered, as well as to generate proper solution while maintaining alignment with budgets and resources Show less

  • Assistant Director EHS

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Manager EHS

    Oct 2014 - now

  • Manager EHS

    Oct 2014 - Aug 2024