Michael Testa, OSC

Experience

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  HOCKESSIN FIRE COMPANY

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2016

  Career Firefighter/EMT

  Career Firefighter/EMT and acting officer in a combination department. Daily duties included apparatus maintenance and operation, fire suppression, search and rescue, emergency pre-hospital care, technical rescue, and emergency preplanning.

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  Five Points Fire Company

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2017

  Directed the daily operational management of the Fire Chief’s Office, elected officials, staff members, and volunteers to steer operational readiness. Adhered to current policies and procedures of the Office of the Fire Chief, Five Points Fire Company, New Castle County, and State of Delaware. Oversee the current and future success of the company as a key leader of the standing committee. Steer all operational requirements by effectively managing the company’s budget, according to written and approved company bylaws. Show less Managed daily operations, volunteers, and staff members to ensure all SOPs, strategic plans, and company policies were adhered to for optimal unit readiness. Worked closely with nearby fire departments in New Castle County. Delivered exceptional leadership by strategically assigning duties and responsibilities to elected and appointed Fire Line Officers and ensuring all fire safety equipment adhered to current standards. Built strong interpersonal relationships with area fire departments to improve operational integrity, efficiency, and success through the development of official departmental policies and procedures. Show less

  • Chief of Department - Fire/Rescue/EMS

    Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

  • Deputy Chief of Operations - Fire/Rescue/EMS

    Aug 2015 - Nov 2016
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  Christiana Fire Company, Inc

  Apr 2016 - Nov 2018

  Career Firefighter/EM

  Career Firefighter/EMT and acting officer in a combination department. Daily duties included apparatus maintenance and operation, fire suppression, search and rescue, emergency pre-hospital care, technical rescue, and emergency preplanning.

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  The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

  Nov 2018 - Jan 2021

  Assigned to recruit and manage a working group of veteran interns to design, develop, and implement the Improvised Explosive Devices that contain Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (IED/CBRN) Program. Support law enforcement operations by establishing improved SOPs, staff training and development, and resource management and acquisition. Oversee the research, development, and management of state and federal grant proposals to acquire personal protective equipment, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) centric robotics, and reconnaissance drones. Show less Serve as the Crisis Communications and information sourcing subject matter expert (SME) for the Agency’s communication mediums. Collaborate with the Crisis Communications team, external government stakeholders and contracting agencies, and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to create, execute, and manage the organization’s Crisis Communications Plan and Guide. Develop interpersonal relationships with operational specialists and executive leaders of internal and external departments to streamline crisis communications. Track agent notifications with notification login systems. Show less Collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review open source weather mediums and software that improves the situational awareness of disastrous events. Collected and analyzed open source intelligence that improves the situational awareness of local, regional, and global terrorist threats and active events. Produced reports to inform executive leadership of potential weather phenomenon and domestic or foreign safety threats and steer decision-making. Streamlined the accurate dissemination of information by managing the flow of mis- and dis-information and rumors. Oversaw the administrative management of federal programs and software, to include mass communication mediums and section logs. Maintained the collection of internal data. Show less

  • Data Management - COVID Communications

    Mar 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Project Manager - IED / CBRN Resource Working Group

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Crisis Communications Plan Manager

    Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Emergency Operations Watch Desk Analyst

    Nov 2018 - Nov 2019
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  Alpha Recon

  Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  Intelligence Analyst
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  TekSolv

  Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

  Confined Space Rescue Technician
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  Philly Shipyard, Inc.

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

  Shipfitter
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  Allied Universal

  Jun 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Intelligence, Threat, & Crisis Management GSOC Supervisor at SAP

    Nov 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Intelligence Specialist

    Jun 2023 - Apr 2024
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  Prosegur

  Apr 2024 - now

  Intelligence, Threat, & Crisis Management GSOC Supervisor at SAP