Management Fire

Location:

Southfield, MI

Posted:

February 02, 2017

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NOEL S. SHEARD

Macomb, MI 248-***-**** ********@*****.*** ns_sheard@yahoo. com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Former Air Force Senior Non-commissioned Officer with tremendous expertise in Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) and Public Life Safety program management and divisional operations. Exceptional supervisory skills, fervently committed to stellar customer service delivery, organizational excellence, and safety through meticulous attention to details, compliance to requisite codes, regulations, local governing laws and directives resulting in exceptional client satisfaction.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

June 2016 - Dec 2016: 72 hrs per wk. DoD Fire Services Deputy Chief and Fire Prevention Chief for an active fire and emergency services function at Bagram AB, Afghanistan for department of professional firefighters/Emergency Medical Technicians. Provide emergency and non-emergency response capabilities to the largest DoD air operation in SW Asia with over 48 different specialized air-frames to included: crash fire response, emergency medical response, public fire safety education, community outreach, fire extinguisher re-servicing and exchange programs, and facility inspections to an varied collection of occupancies at a forward operations base in support of the Pentagon’s Operation Freedom Sentinel in the United States Global War on Terrorism.

May 2015 - June 2016: 60 hrs. per wk. DoD contract firefighting as Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Prevention Chief, and Chief of Training at NATO KFOR operating base location in the Republic of Kosovo (Camp Bondsteel). Regularly perform all Fire Chief obligations in absence of incumbent. Provide all facets of fire protection support and first and secondary Emergency Medical Response (EMR) coverage to Multinational Brigade East personnel at 2500 capacity man-camp. Deputy Chief: managed application of departmental policy and directives relating to delivery of fire protection serviced base on contractual guidelines. Consulted and coordinated camp leadership on fire and medical response capabilities issues, base exercise development and special event requirement, and security and morale inspections. See further details: May 2007- Nov 2013.

Nov 2013 – May 2015: 40 hrs. per wk. US Pentagon Fire Inspector for Office of the Pentagon Fire Marshal (OPFM):

Provided fire and life safety code enforcement and compliance through detailed tenant space and building systems inspections, regulation verification, investigations, data collection, targeted public education initiatives, special event programs and community safety awareness fairs. Provided these and other specialized training to an on-site population of over 30,000 US and foreign military, federal, contracted employers and vendors at an office complex at over 6 million square feet. Duties included fire, electrical, and life safety code administration and enforcement; conducted fire drill and monitored fire evacuation exercises at over 21 off-campus sites in 15 facilities located throughout the Washington/ Virginia National - Capital Region on a daily basis. Average of 830 inspections and other tenant related contacts per quarter.

May 2007 to Nov 2013: 88 - 72 hrs. per wk. DoD contract firefighting as Deputy Fire Chief and Assistant Chief of Operations at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Performed Fire Chief duties in absence of incumbent. Directed aerospace firefighting coverage to include numerous NATO fix-wing aircraft. Chief of Prevention: Administered fire prevention, fire inspections actions, community fire safety and educational plan to included aircraft hangars, bulk fuel storage yards, public assemblies, vehicle maintenance facilities, retail occupancies, dormitories and single occupant living quarters. Chief of Training: Managed divisional certification programs. Developed scenarios, directed instruction of mandatory training curriculums and directed exercises on assigned air-frames, critical and non-critical facilities, and related support infrastructure. Conducted departmental assessments in accordance with DoD, standards. Managed firefighter driver education and operator certification programs.

April 1980 to March 2007:United State Armed Services (Active Duty) Air Force:

Supervised daily operations for structural and crash alert fire complexes valued at over $900M at 7 locations

Managed operational shifts of over 450 firefighters and fire dispatch communication personnel at 6 bases over 10 years

National incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Commander at over 700 emergency/training scenes

Managed airfield driver certification programs for firefighters for vehicle fleets valued at over $8M

Conducted over 2500 fire drills, courtesy inspections and facility inspections

Lead and assisted in fire investigations for structural, aircraft support equipment and vehicular events

Managed compliance for FEMA and OSHA directives through staunch application of policy

Managed emergency service, public fire and life safety code enforcement, divisional training programs, and

Managed worker grievance/conflict resolution agendas at location over 13 active military bases

Instructed specialized training topics in accordance with NFPA, DoD 6055.6, and Army Red Book standards

Ensured compliance with Department of Defense (DoD), International Fire Training Association (IFSTA),

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS/MEDALS: Fire Officer IV (DoD/ProBoard), Fire Officer III, (DoD/ProBoard), Fire Officer II, Fire Officer I, CPR and First Responder Certified, Fire Service Rescue, Fire Inspector I, Fire Inspector II (DoD/ProBoard), Fire Inspector III (DoD/ProBoard), Airport Fire Fighter, Hazardous Materials Awareness, Hazardous Materials Operations, Hazardous Material Incident Commander (HazMat IC), Fire Instructor I, Fire Instructor II, On-Scene Commander, Emergency Response to Terrorism, Driver/Operator Pumper, Driver/Operator Aerospace Rescue Firefighting Vehicle (ARFF), Air Force Supervisor Safety Course, Public

Telecommunicator I/II, National Incident Management System (NIMS), Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Awareness For Emergency Responders, OSHA HazWoper Instructor, Hazardous Materials Incident Commander (ICS) Instructor, Infectious Disease Control Instructor National Fire Academy – Commanding The Initial Incident, Environmental Management System Training, Managerial Communication II, Staff Development Training, Trainer and Supervisor Familiarization, Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC), Fire Investigation Technology, Fire Prevention Inspecting, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Peer Briefer, Fire Protection Management Principles, Fire Instructor II/III University of Maryland certified Fire Service Curriculum Instructor. USAF Non-commissioned Officer Graduate Ribbon (two oak leaf clusters),Global War on Terrorism Medal, National Defense Service Medal (one silver star), Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Last four of social security number provided upon request for certificates verification only. Specialized training certificates are viewable at Department of Defense Fire & Emergency Services Certification Program Lookup System. www.dodffcert.com, and ProBoard Fire Service Professional Qualifications, International Accreditation for Fire Service Organization. www.nfpa.org/nbfspq.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret (December 2016)

HONORABILY DISCHARGED VETERAN: Yes/ February 2007

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISABILITY: 50%

DATE OF AVAILBILITY: February 2017 (negotiable)

EDUCATION & TRAINING: Accrued 80 course hours in Fire Science Technology and Fire Management thought Community College of the Air Force, University of Alaska, (Anchorage), and Parkland College, (Champaign), Illinois. Completed Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) courses: Incident Command System (ICS) ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System; IS 200.b (ICS 200), ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incident; IS 700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; IS 800.b, National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction; IS-701.a, NIMS Multiagency Coordination Systems; IS-702.a, National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Public Information Systems; IS-704, NIMS Communications and Information Management; ICS 706, NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid - An Introduction; ICS 300, Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents; ICS 400, Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff-Complex Incidents; ICS 402, Overview for Executives and Senior Officers and ICS 191, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Interface.

RELATIVE DUTY TITLES:

June 16 - Dec 2016: Fire Services Deputy Chief and Fire Prevention Chief

May 15 – June 16: Deputy Fire Chief/ Training & Fire Prevention Chief/ Alarm Dispatch Manager

Nov 13 – May 15: Fire Inspector/ Office of the Pentagon Fire Marshal

Oct 07 – Nov 13: Deputy Fire Chief

May 07 - Oct 07: Assistant Chief of Operation

Mar 07 - Feb 06: Deputy Chief, Fire Ops Readiness/Fire Protection Pre-Plans/Child Development-Youth Services Fire Prevention

Feb 06 - Jun 05: Deputy Fire Services Chief

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REFERENCES:

Richard A. Martino, Lt Col USAF

Commander