Fire Inspector/Safety Officer/Instructor -35 years experience in fire service with Virginia Beach fire Department.

I am a Seasoned professional with 35 years experience as a Fire Marshal/Master Firefighter and Senior Instructor in safety and fire prevention, environmental crimes, fire inspector, fire investigator, building site plans review in Non-structural and structural plans, firefighting, aircraft crash and rescue, HAZMAT, weapons of mass destruction and emergency medical services. • Possess expert knowledge of federal, state, and local regulatory requirements governing environmental issues, HAZMAT handling/abatement, safety inspection/documentation control, workplace safety, and associated instructional program development and podium/field presentations. • Proven ability to design and implement training sessions in the areas of Statewide Fire Prevention Codes, environmental crimes, above ground & underground tank storage, hazardous materials and WMD, both in-house and for regional hazmat team members. • Solid experience working in people-oriented environments requiring diplomatic interface with corporate representatives, government/ military officials, vendors, law enforcement agencies, contractors, small business owners, and the general public. • Additional experience planning, organizing and executing city inspection programs, department/project budgets, preparation of schedules, equipment purchasing, and establishment of new programs and initiatives to include relevant policies and procedures. • At ease in high stress and fast-paced environment requiring independent decisions and expertise in technical analysis and "out-of-the-box" problem-solving, and strict attention to detail. Over two decades specialized leadership experience in HAZMAT and national scale Urban Search and Rescue Task Force initiatives. • Highly-developed communications, interpersonal relations, organizational and team leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to handle multi-task levels of responsibility effectively. Extremely dedicated, reliable and self-motivated team player and employer asset. • PC literate in a variety of software applications and Internet protocols for all requisite correspondence, database administration, research, report generation, multi-media presentations, inventory/asset

Air Force

Virginia Beach, VA