Clayton P. Bronson
Freeville, NY 13068
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Management Professional
Emergency Medical Services ? Fire Protection Systems
? Emergency Management ?Environmental Health & Safety
I am a sincere, loyal and dedicated individual who has a great deal
of ambition. I have extensive experience in the Environmental
Health & Safety, Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Services and
Emergency Management fields. I am looking for the opportunity to
advance my career to the next level.
Core Leadership Qualifications
? Team Building ? Profit and Loss
? Results Driven
? Leadership Skills ? Budgeting ?Leading
Change
? Business Planning ? Performance Reviews
? Business Acumen
? Operations Management ? Manpower Utilization
? Problem Solving
Professional Experience
EMPLOYMENT:
Cornell University EH&S-Ithaca, NY.
Mar 1998 - Present
Manager/Sr. Fire Protection Specialist
Provide leadership and direction in overseeing ten direct reports.
Create and implement short and long term strategies to maximize the
utilization of available manpower. Utilize exceptional management
proficiencies to analyze daily tasks and duties and develop
long-term solutions. Liaison with Facility directors and building
coordinators for over 250 buildings. Perform gap-analysis on a
continual basis to ensure continual compliance with NFPA, OSHA, New
York state Building codes. Manage a fee for service enterprise with
P&L and budgetary responsibility. Emergency planning for my unit.
Perform Emergency Medical Services command for annual commencement
activities with 40,000 plus people in attendance.
Selected Accomplishments:
Fiscal Responsibility- By altering our enterprise business model
and changing manpower utilization I was able to successfully bring
our enterprise operations from the red into the black.
Performance Improvement- Provided leadership and change including a
broader scope to many job functions, this enabled us to bring our
annual fire protection systems compliance testing of 250 plus
buildings to a twelve month window, down from a fourteen month
window.
Professional Growth- Appointed to the International Codes Council
NFPA 10 Exam Development committee
Dryden Ambulance. Inc.-Dryden, NY
Jan 1996 - Present
Director of Operations/EMS Chief
Manage the daily operations of Advance Life Support Ambulance with
the primary focus of 911 call response and the best patient care
available. Provide leadership and direction to a mix of career and
volunteer staff 58 people total. Manage budgets, P&L statements;
negotiate with local municipalities in budgetary manners. Liaison
for 5 Fire Departments, County and State officials. Sit on local
municipalities Emergency planning committees. NIMS manager. OSHA
Compliance.
Selected Accomplishments:
Increase Volunteer participation- Have grown our volunteer
participation for five years running.
Operational Management: 2007 Central New York EMS Region EMS Agency
of the Year, 2006 Central New York EMS Regions Medical Director
Award
Business Acumen- Successfully develops and manages operating
budgets and maintains sufficient crew levels while staying under
budget.
Ithaca Tire Service, Inc.-Ithaca, NY
Feb 1987 - Sep 1992
Store Manager
Manage entire operations, HR functions for all employees,
responsible for million dollar inventory, retail and commercial
sales. Control all aspects of advertising. Maintain and grow
customer relationships and base. Procure National Accounts
customers business. Establish and meet or exceeded sales goals.
Bangs Ambulance, Inc.-Ithaca, NY
Jun 1986 - Sep 1996
Communication Manager/Paramedic
Responsible for direct patient care, local and long distance
transports administer and program mobile and portable radios and
pagers. Help develop the Manager on call program. Incident command.
Public education, etc
Volunteer Activities
Newfield Fire Company, Inc., Newfield, NY 14867
Nov 1984-March 07
Deputy Chief-EMS ALS First Response Agency
Maintain New York State Department of Health Operating Certificate
bi-annually
Patient Care, State and County CQI Liaison
Increase volunteer participation
New member advocate
Conduct EMS monthly training
Conduct Fire related trainings
Windows 2003 server install and maintenance
Web Site creation and maintenance
County 911 committee member
Town of Newfield Local Emergency Planning Committee co-chairman
Have written and have been awarded multiple FEMA grants
Education / Professional
Empire State College - Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelors, Emergency Management, Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
Corning Community College - Corning, NY
NREMT-P, Jan 1993 - Jun 1994
National Registered Paramedic
Certificates:
* Hazardous Materials Technician
* Hazardous Materials Incident Command
* Fire Instructor 1
* Fire Behavior and Arson Awareness
* Principals of Fire Investigation
* PCSIM- Public Safety Critical Incident Management
* Incident Safety Officer
* Emergency Response to Terrorism Instructor
* National WMD Standardized Awareness Instructor (Homeland
Security)
* ACLS-Provider
* CPR
* PALS-Provider
* BTLS-Provider
* Central New York CME Skills Evaluator
* Cornell University Leadership Development Program
* Cornell University Supervisor Certification
* Critical Incident Management
* ICS-100
* ICS-100 Instructor
* ICS-200
* ICS-200 Instructor
* I-300
* I-400
* IS-700
* IS-800
* FEMA Professional Development Series IS-139, IS-230, IS-235,
IS-240, IS-241, IS-242, IS-244
* Numerous Management courses through the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company