Benjamin Burt

Experience

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  Department of the Interior

  Jun 1997 - Mar 2010

  Fire Fighter Technician

  • Managed 20+ person fire crews for local & national emergency dispatch. • Made operational decisions as an Incident Commander with a span of control that included fire strike teams, engines and aircraft on wildland fires and national disasters. • Assisted natural resource departments in exotic plant control and endangered species protection.• Assisted federal law enforcement with animal control, search and rescue operations, violation reporting and special assignments. • Created defensible fire space in urban interface communities. • Discussed fire mitigation and policies with home owners and community leaders.• Instructed fire courses to government employees, volunteer fire crews, and civilians. Show less

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  County Justice Department

  Aug 2011 - Nov 2012

  Community Correction Crew Leader

  • Managed and supervised both adult and youth clients assigned community service for law violations, probation satisfaction or drug and mental health rehabilitation. • Facilitated clients daily work operations, assignment overview, expected performance and safety standards and assured code of conduct and sentence satisfaction was met. • Managed reports on client operations for case managers and probation officers.. • Created and Coordinated projects with various cooperating partners such as the fairgrounds, food shelters, action centers, homeless shelters and parks/open space. Show less

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  City of Thornton, Colorado

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2015

  Code Enforcement Officer

  Canvas residential and corporate districts enforcing city municipal codeAssist property managers with identification of potential hazardsPerform customer contact relating to city ordinance violationsIssue citations and testify in court as necessaryMaintain extensive case reportsCultivated a positive interface between the community members and the department

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  AIG

  Jun 2015 - Oct 2020

  Senior Wildfire Mitigation Specialist

  Prepare inspections to client properties within AIG’s Private Client Group, pre-inspection research, on-site assessment of property which included evaluation of past mitigation efforts, creation of appropriate wildfire risk assessment and mitigation planCreate detailed reports for underwriting and broker reviewPrep property as needed with fire retardant/foam and vegetation removal Work cooperatively with other fire protection agenciesMaintain and operate fire apparatus which included a type 6 fire engineBe available for immediate response to incidents nationally where client properties are threatenedIndependently managed the wildfire protection unit for Colorado and Texas. Proposed an effective restructuring of the work assignments which is currently being utilized with great success. Show less

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  AquaPrawnics

  Aug 2022 - May 2024

  Operations Specialist, Aqua Technician

  Husbandry involved in raising organic shrimp at a fisheries farmManaged the growth and care of shrimp from larva to giant shrimpTested and adjusted water chemistries in growth tanks up to 90k gallons Monitored shrimp size and adjusted feed and tank movement as neededPerformed maintenance and construction projects while maintaining hand and power tools as well as scientific equipment. Performed client sales to individuals, restaurants and chain stores.

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  SUMMIT UTILITY SERVICES LLC

  Feb 2024 - Jul 2024

  Utilities Locator

  Locating fiber optic, power and copper lines as a subcontractor for several different companies in the region.