Michael Ian Charles

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RESUME’

Michael Ian Charles MIFireE

** ****** ******, **** ******,

NEW JERSEY 07052

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

973-***-****

E-MAIL: ad22yw@r.postjobfree.com or ad22yw@r.postjobfree.com Marital Status - Married

Children - 1 Boy, 3 Girls

OBJECTIVE

To utilize my expertise and experience as a qualified Fire Department Instructor, Facility Maintenance Technician, Fire Prevention Officer, Fire Protection and Life Safety Specialist to manage and safely maintain high valued assets (including people and critical infrastructure) within the built environment to meet or exceed required targets, needs and expectations of my Peers, Supervisors and Executive Team. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Fire Prevention & Protection Consultants (2015 – Present)

Fire and Life Safety Consultant / Fire-fighting Trainer (Industrial, Commercial and Domestic), Fire Protection Code Specialist

Triple Armor LLC (2017- Present)

Lead Fire and Life Safety Consultant / Fire-fighting Trainer (Industrial, Commercial and Domestic), Fire Protection Code Specialist

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PETROTRIN (Predecessor Company TRINTOC) - January 7, 1991 to 2015

Senior Fire Officer (Head of Refinery Fire Department) 2005 - 2015

Fire Officer – Refining and Marketing 1994 - 2005

Fire Officer – Area II Refining, Exploration and Production 1991 – 1994

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO FIRE & AMBULANCE SERVICE - NOVEMBER 1976 TO JANUARY 1991

Certified Fire Service Instructor / Trainer 1981

Fire Sub Station Officer 1983 – 1991

Fire Sub Officer 1980 – 1983

Firefighter 1976 - 1980

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

International General Assembly Representative (current) Institution of Fire Engineers (UK) Caribbean & South America (IFE CASA)

Divisional Fire Officer - Southern Division

Auxiliary Fire Service of Trinidad and Tobago 1995/2015

Emergency Coordinator – Trinidad & Tobago Emergency Mutual Aid Scheme (TTEMAS) 2009 - 2010

Assistant Divisional Fire Officer - Southern Division Auxiliary Fire Service of Trinidad and Tobago 1994 - 1995 ATTACHMENTS

West Midlands Fire and Civil Defense Authority (Birmingham, U.K.) 1989

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Hazmat Unit -

(Virginia, U.S.A.) 1989

United States National Fire Academy (Emmitsburg, Maryland – U.S.A.) 1989 Michael Ian Charles

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QUALIFICATIONS (Technical)

FIRE ENGINEERING DIPLOMAS

Member Diploma Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE) (U.K.) 1995

Papers / Endorsements

Fire Engineering Science,

Fire Safety,

Fire Service Operations,

Fixed Installations,

Human Resource Management,

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management.

Graduate Diploma Institution of Fire Engineers (GIFireE – U.K.) 1986

Membership Diploma Institute of Fire Prevention Officers (MIFPO – U.K.) 1987

Member Institute of Civil Defense (MICD – U.K.) 1984

Commonwealth & Overseas Fire Services Association Diploma

(COFSA - UK) - Ship and Port Fire-fighting 1987

CERTIFICATES

Hazardous Materials

- University of Missouri (USA - Grade A) 1988

Advanced Fire Administration

- University of Cincinnati (USA – Grade B) 1990

Fire Protection Structures & Systems Design

- University of Cincinnati (USA - Grade B) 1992

Industrial Fire Protection

- University of Cincinnati (USA) 1992

Fire Service Instructors Certificate

- Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service 1984

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CERTIFICATES (cont’d)

Incident Command System ICS 200 / 300

– Inter-Agency Emergency Preparedness Council (Canada) 2008

Incident Command System ICS 200 / 300

– West Training Systems (Canada) 1984

OTHER

In-Service, Local, External Courses and Conferences

Heriot-Watt University (United Kingdom)

Value & Risk Management,

Project Management Theory & Practice,

Human Factors Methods,

Human Factors in the Design and Evaluation of Control Rooms,

Environmental Impact Assessment,

Fire Safety, Explosions and Process Safety.

Eastern Kentucky University (United States of America) BSc Degree (Incomplete)

– Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation

Fire International Conference & Exhibition

Avon, U.K.

Industrial Fire World Conference and Exhibition

Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

‘Fire’ Conference & Exhibition

Telford, U.K.

NFPA Conference & Exhibition

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Institution of Fire Engineers – Caribbean & South America (IFE CASA) Inauguration, Conference & Exhibition.

Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies

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PROJECTS

Draft Plan - Response Plans for Marine Fires and Similarly Related Incidents – Ministry of Justice and National Security, Trinidad and Tobago 1988

Major Emergency Exercise Developed and Executed

PETROTRIN - Process Plant Explosion and Fire – 2 HTU 1995 PETROTRIN - Process Area Fire / Marabella Community Evacuation 2011 PETROTRIN - Unconfined Vapor Cloud Explosion (UVCE) LPG Spheres 2015 OTHER COMMENDATIONS / AWARDS

COMMENDATIONS / AWARDS

Certificate of Achievement – Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited

(PETROTRIN) - attained Twenty-four (24) Years Six Months Injury Free Service while assigned full time within the Fire Department – (Pointe-a-Pierre Refinery).

Operations Medal for Service - 5

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Summit of the Americas, hosted by the

Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, in April 2009. SCHOLARSHIPS (HONORS)

Commonwealth and Overseas Fire Services Association (COFSA – U.K.) Commonwealth Fire Engineering Scholarship recipient 1987 to undertake studies in Ships and Port Fire Fighting

Locations

1. Fire Service Technical College - Moreton-on-Marsh, Glouchestershire. 2. Hampshire Fire & Civil Defense Authority.

3. Esso Fawley Refinery - Southampton.

4. HMS Phoenix - Royal Navy Fire-fighting School & Sea Survival Center. 5. Devon Fire & Rescue Service Training Center.

6. Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service.

7. Avon Fire & Rescue Service.

8. Somerset Fire & Rescue Service.

9. Royal Navy Air School -Taunton

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SPECIAL FIRE PROTECTION EXPERTISE

Major Emergency Exercise Planner:

Planned, developed, and successfully executed a Major Community Evacuation Exercise involving over 500 residents from the Petroleum Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd (PETROTRIN) Refinery fence-line community of Marabella.

Planned, developed and executed Major Incident Response Drills for PETROTRIN Refinery including their largest ever Drill which simulated a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) release that resulted in a simulated Unconfined Vapor Cloud Explosion

(UVCE), and Mass Casualty Incident.

Fire Investigator:

Led and participated as a member of several Fire Investigation Teams involving Industrial, Commercial and Domestic type structures. Fire Service Instructor / Trainer

Qualified Fire Service Instructor – Trinidad & Tobago Fire Service. Developed and participated in delivery of several training programs for Industrial Fire-fighters, Industry and Commercial Line Workers and Fire Wardens, following the National Fire Codes (NFC) of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the British Standards (BS).

Fire Protection Structures & Systems Designer

Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE (UK) Member Diploma module: ‘Fixed Installations’,

Lead consultant for Triple Armor LLC Trinidad & Tobago

Consults for Fire Prevention & Protection Consultants Trinidad & Tobago Emergency Response Trainer

Developed and executed incipient Fire Training Programs and Fire Warden Training for several Industrial Type and Commercial Enterprise (Details can be made available on request)

Industrial Fire Protection Specialist

Worked as the Fire Department Head for several years at the State (Trinidad & Tobago) largest Petrochemical Refinery.

Designed and developed several Refining Plant Fire Protection Systems including pioneering a Fixed Fire Protection System design for the Fractionator Module on PETROTRIN’s Continuous Catalytic Reformer Unit (CCR). Built by Samsung Engineering South Korea.

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Fire Protection & Life Safety Code Compliance Specialist

Successfully completed Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) module: ‘Fire Prevention’

Successfully completed the Diploma examinations of the UK’s: Institute of Fire Prevention Officers

Provides advise on, assists and prepares documentation for local (Trinidad & Tobago) Industrial and Commercial entities seeking the issue of the ‘Statutory Fire Certificate’, which is an official document showing compliance with all applicable rules, codes and practices as recommended by the state via the Trinidad & Tobago Fire Service (‘The Fire Authority’) for plant or structure to be deemed as meeting all requirements to be considered Fire Safe and Fit for its Specific line of operation.

PUBLICATIONS

Feature Article – ‘A Fresh Look at Ship and Port Firefighting’ – Fire International Magazine Publication#111: June – July 1988.

VOCATIONAL STUDIES

University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago)– School of Continuing Studies Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

Joinery & Carpentry

Upholstering

Building Construction

Residential Electrical Installation

Plumbing

OTHER SKILL SET

International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) Firearm Instructor CURRENT PURSUITS

Currently preparing my application for Fire & Burglar Alarm Agent Certification Course

– Contractors Prep School.com

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