Bob Currier, ENP

Experience

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  Currier & Associates Insurance

  Sept 1975 - Dec 1987

  President / Owner

  Family independent multi-line insurance agency with progressively increasing responsibilities; including personnel and financial management. Responsible for risk management and customer service for wide range of clients is a suburban setting.

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  St. Clair Fire Department

  Jan 1979 - Aug 1996

  Assistant Chief / Firefighter EMT-Specialists (paid call)

  Assistant Fire Chief (January 1988 to August 1996)Firefighter / EMT Specialist (January 1979 to January 1988)Implemented incident command system for department operations. Working with other members of department in fire suppression/prevention. Emergency care and treatment of sick and injured persons in a pre-hospital setting. Present public fire education programs to all age groups. Assist the Department Chief with administrative functions and record keeping. Inspections and code enforcement, including SARA Title III. Coordinate and oversee the Department’s computerized record and reporting systems. Organize and implement various social and non-profit events held by the department. Assisted in forming corporate entity: St. Clair Volunteer Firefighters, Inc. Conduct and direct, with department officers, training programs and practical training evolutions. Show less

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  Tri-Hospital EMS

  Jan 1983 - Dec 1987

  EMT-Specialists

  Provide care and treatment to sick and injured persons in pre-hospital setting. Interact with patient's family, hospital staff and other public safety agencies. Receive and dispatch emergency and non-emergency information to field units.

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  St. Clair County Sheriff Department

  Jan 1987 - Aug 2001

  Marine Safety Officer / Marine Deputy (seasonal/part time)

  Marine Law Enforcement, Fire Protection and EMS. Routine patrol contact with the public. Handling of patrol complaints and reports and field training of new personnel. Assisted in development and implementation of Marine Deputy training program for departmental use. Serve as a Field Training Officer, providing field guidance to new Marine Officers.

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  St.Clair County Emergency Management

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1998

  Deputy Coordinator

  Responsible to Coordinator. Assist in coordination of resources in the event of an emergency. Act in place of Coordinator in his absence. Assist in planning and execution of disaster training exercises. - Countywide Alert and Warning Network Coordinator.

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  St. Clair County (MI) Sheriff Department

  Dec 1987 - Jan 1998

  Director of Communications; 911 Coordinator

  Initiated planning, developed final service plan, and implemented Multi-PSAP county-wide Enhanced 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System; within the established timeline and budgetary constraints. Provided continuing oversight of the County's 9-1-1- System. Responsible for operation of a countywide shared, multi-discipline Public Safety Communications and Dispatch center. Interface with local community government officials and department heads in the provision of communications service to 28 Public Safety user agencies. Implemented Communications System equipment upgrade, including Computer Aided Dispatch, Administrative Telephone System and Radio Console Control Equipment. Reorganized Public Safety Communications Center utilizing non-sworn personnel. Show less

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  Intrado Inc.

  Jan 1998 - Dec 2015

  Assisted in short and long term planning with input from all Business Unit leadership to advocate and change in state legislation/regulations. Educated Federal Communications Commission, state government, and national associations on new technology and facilitate concept adoption to transition to a de facto standard.Established regular communications with Business Unit leadership, including regular email updates on legislative and regulatory activities. Developed and maintained strong relationships with Public Safety agencies and E9-1-1 authorities. Maintained solid relationship with state E9-1-1 directors (NASNA) as designated public speaker and representative; regularly quoted in trade articles.Served as team’s primary external presentation author. Deliver presentations dealing with 9-1-1, Next Generation 9-1-1, Wireless 9-1-1, VoIP and 9-1-1 at industry forums, regulatory forums and served as Company representative on panel discussions regarding key industry issues impacting telecommunications and E9-1-1.Assisted Company in sales presentations at headquarters and on an industry-­first state-­of-­the art NG911 traveling truck. Leveraged relationships with all state E9-1-1 agencies to directly deliver and promote services to clients across multiple Intrado Business Units. Selected by senior management to direct high-­priority projects, including FCC mandated state E9-1-1 Plans, 50 state deployment requirements for VoIP E9-1-1; and Intrado’s efforts with the Federal Broadband Stimulus (BTOP) program.Regulatory - Represented Company at public commission meetings and public hearings. Served as expert and policy witness at state regulatory commissions. Monitored key state rulemakings for E911 services.Company advocate for change, effectively forging relationships at State and local level. Tracked and monitored state legislation. Key member of project to draft NG9-1-1 legislation which was adopted by five key states. Show less

  • Director - Regulatory & Government Affairs

    Jun 2010 - Dec 2015

  • Manager, Regulatory & Government Affairs

    Jan 1998 - Jun 2010
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  Michigan 911 Conference

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2015

  • Chairman

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2015

  • Chairman

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2015
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  Port Huron Township Fire Department

  Mar 2016 - Aug 2019

  Firefighter/Equipment Operator
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  AECOM

  Nov 2016 - Dec 2017

  Senior Operations Specialist
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  St. Clair County (MI) Homeland Security & Emergency Management

  Aug 2019 - now

  Homeland Security Planner

  Research and provide data to support the jurisdiction’s Homeland Security efforts through systematic planning, evaluation and analysis of program elements in the solution areas of equipment acquisition, training, exercising and planning as identified in the jurisdiction’s Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy. Research and provide data through the systematic planning, evaluation and analysis of projects in bio-terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and CBRNE elements.