Kenneth E. Relyea, CDF
**** ******** *** **. ***** (941) –426-6209 *****@***.*** Cell 941-***-****
Resume details for FEMA
FEMA Employment History
FEMA - 4337 11/ 17
EMI PDMG 2 week Training Maryland (CDMSmith)
( I have my current FEMA Badge, & have recently passed the back ground check.)
FEMA - 4077
Projector Officer –DAE PA – Fully Qualified 9/12 – 12/12
Ohio Completed 42 pw’s
FEMA-4030 lee 1/25/12- 5/25/12
Projector Officer –DAE PA – Fully Qualified
Sayre, PA Completed 97 projects
FEMA-4020 Irene 10/04/11- 12/17/11
Projector Officer –DAE PA – Fully Qualified
Up to Date on all required courses, Completed project worksheets for Rensselaer, and Schenectady County. Assisted Data Dept. Entering data into EMIE.
FEMA-1993 6/12/11- 10/03/11
Projector Officer –DAE PA
Passed all required courses in Albany JFO, Completed project worksheets for Ontario County. Took courses >, OPS1, OPS2, Estimating. Hazard Mitigation.
FEMA-1957 3/2/11- 6/03/11
Projector Officer –DAE PA
Passed all required courses in Albany JFO, Completed project worksheets for Rensselear, Columbia, and Rockland Counties. Took Debris course, sent to Nassau County Long Island.
FEMA- 1899 7/28/10 – 8/30/10
Projector Officer -DAE
Passed 11 primary updated courses in Albany JFO, sent to Terrytown NY. Completed 8 Project Worksheets with NYS counter part, completed several tree removal, culverts, building & road repair projects. Researched information for PAC.
FEMA –1827 2/09 – 4/09
Project Officer (temp local hire)
Trained in EMIE, completed all online courses, and courses available in JFO.
Reviewed and corrected, in the JFO numerous applicants originated by Adjusters International for NYS.
Completed all worked assigned, while those becoming DAE’s were in additional training.
FEMA –1467 4/03 – 12/03
DAE, Project Officer
1) Hired by Theo Joseph as a local hire 4/03, Trained in a group of 12 (FEMA was trying something different with a training class to become DAE’s) in NYS’s Emergency Management bunker, for several weeks, Then we were assigned to work with Jose Landron at the Albany County Emergency Management Office in Cohoes NY. For DR 3184. We then got finger printed and filed our paper work to become a DAE.
While with Jose I went to many applicants, and their county management offices, and assisted in their applications, Jose taught us how to do all the work expected of a DAE, document snow removal, use of plows, rock salt, sand etc.
2) I received my DAE in late June of 2003. I was assigned to Disaster 1467 Ice Storm, the JFO was in Syracuse NY. I was assigned to Neil Wiley, we went to Orleans and Genesee counties emergency management offices. We documented the brush and tree removal, chipping, rock salt & sand, equipment time and overtime. I processed most of the Orleans projects with the assistance of a NYS PAL. I assisted another DAE in Genesee County. I did this until approximately Early August. The I was extended to work with Jose Landron To close out Genesee, Wayne, and Monroe counties. The JFO was closed out. We worked until late August, then turned in our equipment at Albany NY.
3)Called and activated on September 8, 2003 told to report to new JFO in Syracuse for Disaster 1486 to Aletha Mudd, she assigned me to Neil Wiley we were assigned Columbia County for the thunder storm and flooding, we were extended into the power outage 3186. From Columbia County down to Westchester County.
I performed all the duties of a DAE, attended the NYS meeting for the counties, took GPS readings, pictures, met with applicants and County Emergency Management staff, worked with a NYS PAL. Documented and checked repairs, culverts, tree removal, chipping, staffing and equipment use, fire house shelters, police OT, mileage.
4)For The 3186 Power Outage the counties were the applicants and compiled the individual agencies paperwork. We checked them and created the county coversheets. This involved mostly police and fire departments overtime, equipment use and emergency shelters.
I was discharged in Syracuse on 12/03/03.
Schenectady County Community College 12305 1/04 – 11/08
Director of Maintenance (Retired) 518-***-****
Performed all management of all Building, Plant and grounds functions of a college, Including Engineering, design, planning, estimating, bidding, construction, cleaning, purchasing, all maintenance, grounds repair and construction, dealing with two major river floods, applicant to NYS and FEMA disaster. Performed all training, OSHA, HASCOM, etc. Dealt with numerous Local & NYS agencies, architects, and contractors, administrators, professors, local government, etc
Adjunct Professor for SUNY Delhi at SCCC 9/04 – 12/08
Instructor for Hotel Management Program - Engineering Design
State University of New York at Delhi, Delhi NY 13753
Director of Facilities 1-800-96-DELHI 1/98 – 12/02
Saratoga Springs City Schools, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Director of Facilities and Operations 518-***-**** 3/89 – 1/98
Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds 1/83 – 5/84
Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308
Assistant Director of Campus Operations 518-***-**** 5/84 – 3/89
Janitronics, Albany NY 4/80 –1/81
Director of Environmental Services College of St. Rose
Service Master, Norwell, MA
Director of Engineering Services 11/77 – 4/80
Director of Environmental Services 2/81 – 8/82
Assigned to: Union Hospital New Bedford MA
Lockport Memorial Lockport NY
St Mary’s Troy NY
Johnson Memorial Stafford Springs CT
WWII Memorial Meridan CT
USVA Hospital, Albany NY 6/74 – 11/77
Engineering Tech.
Education & Training
HVCC Troy NY AAS Civil Engineering 5/1972
Utica College Utica NY (Syracuse University) 5/1974
Building Construction Management
Union College Schenectady NY
Courses towards MBA in Health Care Administration
FEMA, 2009
Trained in EMIE, completed all online courses, and courses available in JFO .
FEMA, 2003
Several weeks training, FEMA trainers brought into the Albany bunker to train us local hires to become DAE’s.
Operations 2, a week to training in the second JFO in Syracuse, in October 03.
Spring 2011 courses OPS1 & 2, Debris, estimating, and Hazard Mitigation.
Courses completed IS630, Intro to PA Process, IS631, OPS1,OPS2, IS632, Debris OPS, IS 600, Special Considerations, IS393, Intro to Mitigation, IS242, Communications.
Licenses and Certifications
Certified Director of Facilities NYS Assoc. of Superintendents of Buildings and Grounds
Certificate of Completion APPA Institute for Facility Management
Asbestos License NYS Department of Labor
Pesticide License: Turf and Ornam. NYS ENCON
A+ Computer certificate training State University of New York at Delhi
OSHA 10 hour training course State University of New York at Delhi
Affiliations
SUNY Physical Plant Administrators Association, First VP
SUNY Environmental Health and Safety Association (SEHSA) member
New York Association of Physical Plant Administrators (NYAPPA), Director
New York State School and Building Grounds Association, Board Member; Chairman, Committee
Contracted Services; Chairman, Survey Committee
Capital Area Schools Development Association (CASDA) –
Facilities and Operation, past President for Capitol District (14 counties)
Capital District Chapter of Institutional Facilities Management Association (IFMA),
Founding member
Professional Achievements
Participated in focus group for BOMI in Washington D.C., 1/97
AS&U magazine – Tenth Annual Management Effectiveness Award Honorable Mention 1997
AS&U magazine – Ninth Annual Management Effectiveness Award Honorable Mention 1996
National School Plant Management Association – Plant Manager -Honorable Mention 1997
Saratoga County- Recycler of the Year, 1993
New York State – Governor’s Energy Conservation Award Program 1995,1996
Eagle Scout - 1968