Sarah Owen

Experience

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  Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2000

  Firefighter

  Duties included- firefighting, ambulance runs, training coordination for rope rescue and dive teams, training coordination with surrounding fire departments, mutual aid contracts documentation and revision for agreements with surrounding agencies, fulfillment documentation for State of OHIO concerning grants and other funding. Tracking of man-hours and training hours. Part of team responsible for construction of new firehouse and purchase of new Ariel and squad trucks. Tracking, scheduling and documentation of OSHA, Radiological and Hazmat training and reporting. Show less

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  Cottage Cleaners

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

  Owner

  Customer service, hire and training employees, appointment setting, general cleaning services, inventory, sales tracking and accounting, advertising.

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  Crystal Clear Cleaners

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Owner

  Customer service, hiring and training employees, appointment setting, general cleaning services, inventory, sales tracking and accounting, advertising.

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  Fox Hill Elementary

  Aug 2000 - May 2001

  Market Day PTO Chairperson
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  Lifetouch Portrait Studios

  Oct 2003 - Jan 2005

  Photographer

  Guest services, appointment scheduling, sales tracking, photography and sales.

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  Qualex Inc

  Jun 2004 - Oct 2005

  Manager

  Management of two high-volume one hour photo labs in Avon and Plainfield.Employee hiring, remediation, training and scheduling. Payroll, inventory and sales tracking.OSHA training, chemical storage, testing and mixing. Minor equipment service and repair. Customer service and maintaining good relations with the host store.

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  Heathrow

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Airport telecommunications
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  Indianapolis Airport Authority

  Apr 2006 - Jan 2014

  Communications Specialist II

  Operation of a full scale Airport operations center/ EOC911, Police, Fire, Indy Tower, Airfield Operations, and emergency communications for the 5 reliever airports. Security and Fire system monitoring of both the secure and public access points at IND, CCTV monitoring, Card access monitoring, IDACS, Justus and many other airport wide systems.IT helpdesk functions for the third shift Assist the training and further development of all new Airport Communications Specialist I

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  Owen-Photography

  Jun 2007 - now

  Owner

  Full service portrait photography- Family, Engagement, Wedding, Senior pictures and Events. On site and on location.Nature prints.

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  Histiocytosis Association

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2015

  State Resources Developer (volunteer)

  Develop and maintain a data base of resources available to families in Indiana impacted by this rare disease. Act as liaison for the HAA with Medical facilities and physicians in Indiana. Develop and host "Circle of Friends" events multiple times each year providing families in IN, KY and IL an opportunity to meet and share stories and information.

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  Hendricks County Communications

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2019

  Communications Officer

  County wide dispatch for Police, Fire and EMS in Hendricks County Indiana.

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  Putnam County E911

  May 2014 - Jan 2018

  Dispatcher

  County wide 911 dispatch for Putnam County Indiana

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  State of Indiana

  Aug 2019 - Jan 2022

  Victim Services - Grant Manager
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  PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM INC

  Jan 2021 - now

  Chief

  Putnam County CERT provides highly skilled volunteers during emergencies in support of the Putnam County Emergency response organizations.Putnam County CERT – Under the direction of Chief Sarah Owen, currently has 12 active units managed by 4 Deputy Chiefs. Units include – Administration, EOC management, Communications, Transportation, Search and Rescue, Fire and Haz-Mat, Public health/Medical, Sheltering, Property Damage Assessment, Public Safety, Outreach/Recruiting, and Public Engagement. CERT operates under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security but is locally directed, and self-funded. PC CERT is completely staffed by your friends and neighbors. Show less

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  Putnam County Health Department

  Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

  Environmental Health Specialist
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  Indiana Department of Homeland Security

  Oct 2023 - now

  Emergency Preparedness Director- Mitigation Branch of Indiana Department of Homeland Security

  Management and monitoring of all financial activity for several federal mitigation grant programs. Assist in the development of recovery policies and grant administration. Assist in the development of local and state grant application packets. Coordinated development of the FEMA approved Indiana Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan, necessary for state to receive disaster mitigation funding. Review and assist in the development of all 92 County Multi Hazard Mitigation Plans.