Doctorate Business Administration, University of Liverpool; 2023
M.A. Instructional Technology, East Carolina University; 2007
Masters Business Administration, New York Institute of Technology; 1996
B.A. in Urban & Regional Economics, Florida Atlantic University; 1994
A.S. in Fire Science Technology, Broward College; 1987
A.S. in Emergency Medical Services, Broward College; 1984
Emergency Services Leadership Institute (ESLI), Florida Fire Chiefs Association; 2012
Qualifications & Relevant Experience in Emergency Management:
State of Colorado AHIMT Instructor
State of Nevada Long-term Planner
State of Nevada Exercise Lead Controller/Evaluator
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) & State of Florida Basic Emergency Management Academy Instructor
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Advanced EM Academy and Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) Instructor
City of Palm Beach Gardens, FL – developed Hurricane Plan, COOP Plan, Devolution Plan, Reconstitution Plan, and Emergency Operations Plan.
St. Lucie County, FL -developed Hurricane Irma After Action Report, County Recovery Plan, and COVID19 After Action Report (AAR)
Broward County, FL (Sheriff’s Office Department of Fire Rescue) – Emergency Management Incident Command Team
Qualifications & Relevant Experience in Leadership:
AHIMT Type 2 Incident Commander, Liaison Officer, and Planning Chief
AHIMT Type 3 Operations Section Chief and Situation Unit Leader
FEMA Type 3 IMT Credentialing Focus Group member
AHIMT National Conference Speaker
Early Alert Incident Management Team – Incident Commander
Division Chief of Training & Safety (ret.)
- Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Fire Rescue (800 personnel): 2011-2013
Division Chief of Training & Professional Development Hallandale Beach, FL Fire Rescue (70 personnel): 2008-2011
President/CEO of Rescue Training Associates, Inc. International disaster response/training firm based in Pompano Beach, FL 1998-present
FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Task Force Leader FL TF2/Miami, Florida – also served as Safety Officer, Planning Officer, and Technical Team Manager within that organization; 1995-1999.
Deputy Fire Chief (ret) of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department, Key Biscayne, FL. 1993-1999. Served as Aerial Captain, Fire Operations Officer, and was lead developer of Department’s Fire Inspection Program.
Technical Rescue Committee Chairperson, Miami-Dade County, FL. 1993-1999.
Acting Lieutenant and Firefighter/Paramedic of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue 1987-1993. Paramedic of the Year (1990) and Honor Guard Drill Captain (1988-1990). Also developed and taught first on-duty Fire Inspection program in Department history.
Training Officer and Firefighter/Paramedic of Margate Fire Rescue Margate, Florida (1981-1987).
Florida International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFF) EMS Section
Qualifications & Relevant Experience in Rescue & Recovery:
Hurricane Ian - Incident Commander Ft. Myers Beach Infrastructure/Humanitarian Aid
COVID19-State of FL Holocaust Survivor Homebound Vaccination Mission Coordinator/IC
COVID19-State of FL Tactical Branch Immunization Team IC
Hurricane Laura-State of Louisiana Base Camp Manager
COVID19 Pandemic-State of Nevada Technical Specialist and Liaison Officer
COVID19 Pandemic-Incident Commander for State of FL DEM Regional Mobile Testing Center (Broward County)
Alden Leeds Chemical Fire-Served as Operations Section Chief and Planning Section Chief on state level chemical plant fire recovery operation.
Hurricane Michael-Served as Forward Observer providing assessment intelligence for responding Incident Management Teams
Hurricane Florence-Situation Unit Leader for Home Depot Emergency Management Team
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas HS Shooting – served as International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Crisis Support Team member for first responder personnel.
Hurricane Irma – IMT Leader & Planning Section Chief for City of Marco Island, Florida and IMT Leader & Finance Section Chief for the City of Key West, FL
Earthquake – served as safety & logistics specialist for University of Miami Medical Team Field Hospital in Port au Prince Haiti; 2010
World Trade Center – served as Liaison between FDNY and FEMA USAR Teams at Ground Zero; 2001
Earthquake – served as Lead Trainer for the Istanbul / Bursa Search & Rescue team in Turkey; 1999
ValuJet Crash – worked as recovery specialist in the Florida Everglades; 1996
Hurricane Opal – Miami FL-TF2 USAR Planning Officer and Press Liaison at Hurricane Opal Deployment; 1995
Building Collapse – Safety Officer in San Juan, Puerto Rico with the Miami USAR team; 1995
Hurricane Andrew – Search & recovery responsibilities for Deployment operations; 1992
Qualifications & Relevant Experience in Training:
Nova Southeastern University-Associate Professor Instructs Masters level classes in the University’s Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Program; 2014-present
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Instructor (FEMA/ Emergency Management Institute)
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Instructor for Jardin Consumer Solutions Corporation and TracFone Corporation
Program Developer and Lead Planner for several HSEEP compliant Community Integrative Disaster Response Exercises (CIDRE) conducted within the U.S. between 2001-2007
Program Developer for State of Florida Fire College (FSFC) certified 140-hour Firefighter/Fire Officer Development Program
City of Charlotte, North Carolina Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Technical Rescue/Disaster Management consultant responsible for writing team performance objectives and test data bank questions/answers
State of Florida Level 3 Instructor & Master Instructor
Author & Lead Developer/Instructor for U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Confined Space Entry (CSE). Program trained over 3,500 personnel.
Author and Lead Developer/Instructor for Yale University’s Medical School’s Disaster Command Program
Author and Lead Developer/Instructor for U.S. Veteran’s Administration Hospital HazWoper Program
