Engineer Fire

Abelardo Quintanilla

**** ******** ***** **** #*

Naples, Fl. 34112

Cell Phone 239-***-****

*******@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

As an employee, I plan to apply the many skills mastered through years of experience in the Fire Service and knowledge

acquired by extensive formal and informal education in a variety of fields pertaining to fire science obtained throughout this

refined career of 33 years. My loyalty to this departments’ evokes a sense of pride and desire for its improvement as well as a

genuine concern for the safety and proper training of the men employed within. As Lieutenant Fire Inspector with Golden Gate

Fire Department I have demonstrated my competence by employing the ample knowledge of management and supervisory

skills I have attained through the many years as an Officer with the East Naples Fire Department as well as the technical

knowledge and skills I have acquired through my experience in the field of electricity, education, training, safety emergency

response, fire prevention and management; therefore advancing my qualification and eligibility for promotions or placement in

varied positions within this departments’.

QUALIFICATIONS

As a Lieutenant with the East Naples Fire Department I have trained and worked with several men throughout the years that

have been hired in our Department as Rookies and are now seasoned veterans and Chief Officers. I believe that these men had

excellent skills when the Department saw fit to hire them; however, it has been noted that the refinement and cultivation of their

skills was highly benefited by the training and preparation of a competent line officer. I believe that the time and effort

dispensed by this training has helped to shape their character, professionalism and outlook of their careers as professional fire

fighters. I feel this experience will be a benefit for the position I am attempting to attain, I will be able to work in unison with

respected Inspectors and learn from their personal experience in this field and apply that knowledge as an Inspector.

I am certified as a Fire Inspector I & II, Arson Investigator I & II, Fire Officer I & II, and a Basic Instructor therefore well

versed in the current legalities pertaining to fire safety and prevention and how to teach these. As an Arson Investigator for

Cause and Origin, I had been able to assist Golden Gate Fire Department in finding cause and origin of some fires that have

occurred, using my experienced background in the Electrical field. I believe that this experience can be an asset in finding cause

and origin and give specific type training capabilities to fellow Inspectors. I have also assisted The Fire Prevention Bureau in

educating Spanish-speaking people within our District during Fire Prevention week and on various occasions when I have been

called upon. This cultural diversity may also be an asset in aiding our Public and our men to understand the different minority

groups they encounter on a daily basis.

I not only have a background teaching in middle school and high school, but as you can see in the following segment titled

Education I have also taken many courses to learn and dominate various strategies and logistics in a wide spectrum of fire

fighting. The Fire Department’s promotion of education has allowed me to gain much knowledge and many certifications

during the many years of employment. I believe that this gives merit to our Careers as Firefighters, proving that within our

ranks exists individuals who work arduously to educate themselves - not only for their own personal benefit but so that they

may be used by the Department for the betterment of our community, and our brave men.

I have also been accepted and as a student at the National Fire Academy, Emmetsburg, Maryland. I took a course entitled

"Interpersonal Dynamics in the Fire Service". This course allowed me the opportunity to work with several Firefighters

throughout the United States of America. Several of which were Chiefs and Inspectors in cities as Los Angeles, Washington

D.C., Boston, Dallas and several other major metropolitan areas. The closeness I attained made me appreciate the work they did

in their respective positions and has fueled my quest in trying to be an equal to them as mentors and join them in their ranks.

I also ran a reputable electrical contracting business for seven (7) years with 1 to 2.5 million dollar yearly revenue.

WORK HISTORY

2/2010 – 2/2011

AHCA – Agency for Health Care Administration Florida

I started in the Office of Plans and Construction as a Life Safety Specialist, inspecting facilities for State Licensure. These

facilities included Hospitals, Surgical Centers, Hospice, Birthing Centers and in two months I was transferred internally by the agency to

the federal area offices to include Centers for Medicaid and Medicare and included Nursing homes for federal surveys. The surveys

adhered to State and Federal Guidelines using NFPA standards and Building construction knowledge. Documentation reviews including

Fire Drills and physical observations of Generators, Rated Fire Walls, and Smoke compartments, Rated door assemblies, Gas, Kitchens,

Patient areas, Electrical systems, Fire Alarms systems, Fire Sprinkler systems, Smoke detector sensitivity tests, Exit access, Plant

operations, and Helipads. Failure to comply was written in the form of K-Tags and assigned numerical value depending on facility type

and type of inspection performed. A Plan of Correction was presented by the facility and I accepted or denied their procedure. Finally a

follow up inspection was performed to assure facility had performed the corrections. All reports were reviewed by area supervisor and

federal reports reviewed ultimately by Department of the Navy.

1/2003- 10/2008

Golden Gate Fire & Rescue Department

I started in January as a Fire Inspector within the Golden Gate Fire District. I inspect new construction and existing construction

to assure that buildings and business are in compliance with applicable code standards. I complete notice of violations on existing

business if they are not in compliance and finish with re-inspections to ascertain that they have done the corrections as outlined in the

code. This has given me considerable experience in the field as inspector, my electrical background has assisted me in seeing things that

may otherwise be missed by competent inspectors and my Firefighting background allows me to see what the firefighter may encounter

given a certain situation. My background in the construction trade has afforded me sufficient knowledge to maintain the correct

terminology when dealing with contractors in the field. I also managed an electrical business after work and have gained inside on

blueprints and the working manner in which they apply in the construction trade.

6/1999 – 12/2007

A New World Electric

I started a company with my son as an electrical contractor specializing in new and existing construction. We applied our trade

to residential and commercial type work with lots of trouble shooting for customers that had unknown electrical type problems. The

company grew to over 25 employees throughout the years and consisted of 3 work crews. I worked this venture in a part time status and

handled: Plans review, bidding, hiring, payroll, employee issues, training, customer care, Quality assurance and equipment purchases.

My company was a 1 million to two and a half million dollar a year revenue producer.

Member:

Florida Fire Marshals & Inspectors Association FFMIA

Florida Association of Fire and Life Safety Educators FFMIA

2003-2008

Collier County Fire Sprinkler Committee

Golden Gate TASK force member

Collier County Fire Marshals Association

2002

Hurricane Committee / BLS Team member.

1991-2002

Alternate Captain/Lieutenant, East Naples Fire Department

I have served as an Alternate Captain since the formation of the shift Captain Position back in 1988; I was the only Driver

Engineer that worked Alternate Captain when this position first opened in this department. I then worked in the status of

alternate Captain from 1988 to 2002, at times I was moved around to cover injuries or vacation for other Captains and to cover

the entire department when Chief officers were not available. I have gained considerable experience in managing large scale

building fires including wild land fires, which has helped along the way in gaining the respect of my fellow Fire Fighters. This

experience has allowed me to continue perfecting my supervisory and managerial skills in dealing with members of my shifts. I

have also assisted with Promotional testing and sat on Oral review boards for the purpose of hiring new employees with Fire

Departments in Southwest Florida.

1986 - 1991

Driver Engineer, East Naples Fire Department

As Driver Engineer I operated Fire Apparatus to fires and maintained adequate water pressures using water Hydraulics and

quantitative theory in applying correct pressures for different size hoses and water nozzles. I assisted and trained other

firefighters in their attempt to attain positions as Alternate Driver Engineers throughout the years. I was also placed in charge of

station 23 and its entire District along with a Firefighter, working a dual role of Officer in charge and Driver Engineer.

I also served in the Executive Branch of International Association of Firefighters Union Local 2396, 1986-1995 in the offices of

Treasurer, Secretary-Vice President and as President. Whereas I had to negotiate contracts, job descriptions, Standard Operating

Procedures, Rules and Regulations that were in agreement with Labor and management.

1981-1986

Firefighter, East Naples Fire Department

As a newly hired Firefighter in a 5 man shift I gained considerable experiences as Apparatus Operator and as a one man Fire

Fighting crew, until relief was able to come and assist. (Rough beginnings)

1975-1978

Teaching Assistant, Collier County Public Schools, Immokalee

As a Teaching Assistant, I worked in a class room environment teaching middle school students of all three years subjects such

as: English as a second language, Mathematical Skills, Language Arts and American History. Later I was reassigned to the

High School level assisting with American History and setting up my own curriculum and teaching Communism as a required

course through the school during the scholastic year of 1977-1978. I gained considerable knowledge in preparing Curriculums

and goal objectives and analyzing student performance through a variety of testing procedures, re-assessments to assist the

students that were unable to understand and setting up a learning table and work one on one with failing students and assisted

them to pass with academic achievements.

2010 Florida Fire marshals Association & Inspectors Association

Project Management for the Fire Inspector

Life Safety Code for Healthcare

Healthcare Revisions to NFPA 70

Emergency Power requirements for Healthcare

NFPA 72 Fire Alarm Maintenance and Inspections

Restaurant Fire Suppression Systems

NFPA Inspections

Emergency and Standby Power for Healthcare

American Fire Sprinkler Association

Fire Sprinkler Design for Storage Occupancies

IBC and Fire Sprinklers

NFPA 20 Fire Pumps

Fire Pump Start Up and Testing

Underground in Florida

Agency for Health Care (AHCA)

HIPAA Law and Procedure 3/5/2010

Security awareness Training 3/12/2010

Ethics Training 4/29/2010

Office of Plans and Construction (AHCA)

2010 Design and Construction for Health Care Facilities in the First Decade 9/20-21/2010

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services

Basic Life Safety Code Pre-course 3/4/2010

Principles of Documentation 5/13/2010

Basic Life Safety Code Surveyor Training Course 7/30/2010

2009 Florida State Fire College

Codes and Standards (FSFC312/FFP1510)

2008 Rescue Resource

Technical Writing FSFC # RN-5483 & 27584

2007 Collier County Sheriff’s Office

Human Trafficking

Florida Fire marshals Association & Inspectors Association

Advanced Fire Alarm Systems RN-4338

Hood Suppression Systems (UL300) RN-3440

Paint Spray Booth Systems (UL1254) RN-3441

Southwest Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

Clandestine Drug Lab Awareness for First Responders

2006 Fire Code Officials Collier County

Plan Review for Fire Sprinkler Systems BFS&T #8092

Reisen Commercial Safety Training & Staff Development, Inc.

Micro-Computer Concepts (40 hrs) #20393

North Naples Fire Department District

Clean Agent Systems #RN3851

Collier County Fire Marshal’s Association

Inspection of Pyrotechnic Displays # PD-3291

Florida Fire marshals Association & Inspectors Association

LP Gas Installation and Service RN-3742

Fire Stopping of Through Penetrations and Joints in Fire rated Assemblies RN-3447

Fire Alarm Systems Design and Maintenance RN-3446

NFPA 25 Standard for the Inspection Testing and Maintenance of Water Based Fire Protection Systems

RN-3437

Fire Pumps and Controllers RN-3443

NFPA 13 Chapter 8 Spacing and Location for Fire Sprinkler Heads RN-3436

Hood Suppression Systems (UL300) RN-3440

Paint Spray Booth Systems (UL1254) RN-3441

Fire Safety Certifications for Assemblies Occupancies and the Fire Marshals Guide to UL

Fire stopping of through Penetrations and Joints in Fire rated Assemblies RN-3447

Understanding the Elevator Code Part I RN-3370

Understanding the Elevator Code Part II RN-3371

Inspection of Pyrotechnic Events RN-3291

2005 Fire Code Officials Collier County

Plan Review for Fire Sprinkler Systems BFS&T #8092

Collier County Fire Marshal’s Association

Elevator Inspections # RN-3105

Florida State Fire College

Arson Investigation FSFC-407

NFA ERT Strategic Considerations for the Command Officer DS-3145

Fire Service Course Design FFP-2741

Emergency Response to Terrorism TC – Basic Concepts (16 hrs)

Collier County Sheriff’s Office

Parking Enforcement

2004 Florida State Fire College

Private Fire Protection Systems II FFP-2541

Post Blast Investigations FSFC-406

Fire & Life Safety Educator I FFP-1793

Ethical and Legal Issues for the Fire Service FFP-2770

Fire Department Administration FFP-2780

Legal Issues for Investigators FFP-2670

2004 International College

Fusing, Firing Systems, and Basic Electrical Circuits

JTS Association

Assessor Training

Collier County Sheriff’s Office

Certificate of Appreciation Award for Alertness and Willingness to Act without Reservation

2003 Lee County Fire Marshal’s office.

“I gotta Get Out of this Place’ egress Class FSFC # 6027

American Fire Sprinkler Association

Fire Protection System Design and Layout

Bureau of Fire Standards

Fire Protection and Life-Safety Symposium # 4097

Diversified Fire and Safety

Latent Investigations FFP-2243 – Instructor # 108534

Origin & Cause FFP-2210 - Instructor # 108534

Fire Code Officials Collier County

Hoods program # 4039

Fire Resistant Gypsum Products & Systems Seminar # 5071

North Naples Fire Department Training Division

FFP Fire Chemistry (40 hrs) #105576

Fire Marshals & Inspectors Association

Fire Code Management # 5064

Fire Protection System Design and Layout # 5012 CN # 0176-6.0

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Basics of Fire Alarm Systems Fire Safety Inspector Certification Renewal # 5040

Office of State Fire Marshal

2003 Florida Arson Seminar FST # 6001

United States Department of Homeland Security Office for Domestic Preparedness

WMD Incident Complexities (Responder-8)

Florida Fire Marshals and Inspector Association

Fire Code Management

Fire Protection Systems Design and Layout

2002 East Naples Fire Department

Hazardous Material Operation Course

Florida Power and Light

F.P.L. Safety Awareness Class

National Fire Academy

Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self-Study

2001 East Naples Fire Department

NFPA 1670-Water Rescue Awareness Level

2000 Florida State Fire College

Hazwoper Emergency Response to Haz-Mat Incidents FSFC-514

Florida State Fire Marshal

Advanced Alarm System Training

AFSA Seminar Series

Introduction to NFPA 13, 1999 Edition

Plan Review

1999 National Hurricane Conference

Governor's Hurricane Conference 13th Annual - Tampa Florida 6/7-11

ICS Overview for Emergency Managers G305.7 - GHC

Logistics Function in Emergency Operations - GHC

Damage Assessment G601 - GHC

Disaster Declarations 101 - GHC

1999 National Fire Academy, Emmetsburg, Maryland

"Interpersonal Dynamics in the Fire Service Organizations"

Division of Forestry

Standards of Survival

Collier County EMS

Automated External Defibrillator Course

North Naples Fire Department

NFPA 1 Code and Standards

1997 Florida State Fire College, Ocala, Florida

Blue Print Reading / Plan Review FFP-2326 & FSFC-316

Fire Service Building Construction FFP-2320

1996 Florida State Fire College, Ocala, Florida

Fire Protection Practices FFP-1200 & FSFC-313

Hazardous Materials I FFP-2500

Private Fire Protection Systems FFP-1620 & FSFC-314

East Naples Fire Department

Hazardous Materials First Responder Operational Level

1994 National Fire Academy

Fire Command Operations (Regional Delivery)

1991 National Fire Academy

Hazardous Materials Incident Analysis

1987 Florida State Fire College, Ocala Florida

Hazardous Materials I ‘NFA Site Ops’ FFP-2500 & FSFC-207

Fire Mechanics Seminar

Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Service and Preventative Maintenance

1984 Florida State Fire College, Ocala, Florida

Aerial Ladder Operations/Platform Practices FSFC-703

Southwest Florida Safety Counsel

Defensive Driving Course

1982 Florida State Fire College, Ocala, Florida

Pumping Operations

Fire Department Pumper Operations

Methods and Techniques of Instruction

Division of Forestry

Rural Community Fire Protection Training Corse

Edison Community College

Emergency Medical Technician

1981 Florida State Fire College, Ocala, Florida

Arson Investigation 22 hrs

State of Florida Division of Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety

Division of State Fire Marshal

Bureau of Fire Standards and Training Certificate of Compliance # 10170

City of Fort Myers Training Division

Florida Firefighters Minimum Standards Course

Additional College Courses

1982-1993 Edison Community College, Ft Myers, Florida

Hazardous Materials II

Emergency Medical Technician

1983-1984 St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg Florida

Fire Codes

Fire Fighting I

Fire Company Leadership

1977-1978 University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Reading in Elementary

Methods of Teaching Social Studies

Art in Elementary School

Teaching Elementary School

Workshop in Education = 3 courses

Independent Study

Latin American Thought

1981-2008 Courses of Education and Schools of Training

2005 IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System I-100 for Federal Disaster Workers

2005 IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction

2004 S-130

2004 S-190

2003 2003 Florida Arson Seminar

2000 Advanced Alarm Systems - Collier County Fire Marshalls Association

2000 Heart saver AED program - American Heart Association

1999 Governor's Hurricane Conference 13th Annual - Tampa Florida 6/7-11

1999 ICS Overview for Emergency Managers G305.7 - GHC

1999 Logistics Function in Emergency Operations - GHC

1999 Damage Assessment G601 - GHC

1999 Disaster Declarations 101 - GHC

1998 Emergency Planning - Florida Division of Emergency Management G-235

1997 Certified Beer Master – Budweiser Beer School

1996 Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations Level - ENFD

1990 Emergency Medical Technician Defibrillator - State EMS

1987 Elkhart Brass Service Prevention Seminar - Florida State Fire College

1984 Defensive Driving Course - ENFD

1982 Rural Community Fire Protection - Training Division of Forestry

1981 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety - State of Florida Department of Insurance

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

1 1975 Graduated High School

2 1981 State Certified Fire Fighter # 10170

3 1982 Certified Emergency Medical Technician # 18707

4 1994 Silver Award – On Target Combat Fire Rescue Ready

4 1996 State Certified Fire Officer I 84526

5 1997 Certified State Fire Safety Inspector 88552

6 1998 Certified Basic Instructor 89805

7 2001 CPR Certified Instructor

8 2004 Fire Inspector II 118758

9 2004 Fire Investigator I 117442

10 2005 Instructor I 119117

11 2005 Fire Investigator II 118758

12 2008 Fire Officer II 148161

AWARDS RECEIVED

4 Eagle Award ENFD Successful CPR Resuscitation

5 Professionalism Award ENFD 1982 department award

6 10 yr. Plaque ENFD 1991 department award

7 15 yr. Plaque ENFD 1996 department award

8 20 yr. Plaque ENFD Department Award

9 Green Cross Award Hurst Emergency Products Performing Successful Rescue

10 Multi-Casualty Incident Naples Municipal Airport Certificate of Appreciation

11 Treasurer Plaque ENFD 1986-1987 Union Treasurer

12 5 yr. Award GGFD 1/9/2008

13 Phoenix Award GGFD 5/5/2008

11 E Award (excellence) AHCA 10/13/2010

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