Summary

Serving community with **+ experience as an educator, frontline worker & volunteer firefighter.

EXPERIENCE

STATION 25, CITY OF HAMILTON

Hamilton, ON

**** – present

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER

Responding to fire and rescue emergencies.

Performing manual work of a hazardous nature involving fighting fires, salvaging, and rescue work and administering first aid under direct supervision.

Participating in regular training and maintenance work of the fire station and equipment.

Making decisions and working without supervision until an Officer arrives on the scene.

SELF-EMPLOYED

Hamilton, ON

1996 – present

MUSIC EDUCATOR AND PERFORMER

Private teaching of drum set, piano, theory and ear training and educational clinics, camps, classes and private lessons for elementary, secondary, post-secondary students.

Performance, writing, recordings with Brad Cheeseman & Adrean Farrugia, Peter Shea & Juliet Dunn, John Sherwood, Pat LaBarbera, Rob Fekete Trio, Shields Johnston Fielding.

Additional skills acquired as a performer, teacher, and independent contractor: collaboration, scheduling, group coordination, public speaking, bookkeeping, equipment handling/maintenance, and customer service.

ST. LEONARD’S COMMUNITY SERVICES

Brantford, ON

2015-2016

FRONTLINE WORKER, MOBILE CRISIS RAPID RESPONSE TEAM

Providing crisis intervention and on-going support services to those with mental health and addiction challenges.

Skills and training acquired: crisis intervention, first response practices, medium and long term support, unique needs of Indigenous clients, service needs of trafficked persons.

AN INSTRUMENT FOR EVERY CHILD

Hamilton, ON

2014-2016

PERCUSSION EDUCATOR

Providing music education to children with mental health and behavioural challenges, and individuals struggling with poverty.

Encouraging integration of troubled youth into their peer communities and assisting in the maintenance of these relationships.

Skills acquired: facilitation of groups, supporting young children and youth in crisis.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Toronto, ON

2010-11

BACHELOR OF MUSIC, Completed Year 3

Major: Jazz Performance and Composition

MOHAWK COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS

Hamilton, ON

2009-2910

DIPLOMA OF MUSIC

Major: Jazz Performance and Composition

Two-time winner of Lee Hepner Memorial Scholarship at Mohawk College 2009 & 2010

Dean's Honour List Scholarship 2009 & 2010

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Sept. 17,23,27, 2020 Rope Rescue Technician, Rope Rescue Operations, Rope Rescue Awareness Certificate, NFPA 1006 Standard, Access Rescue Canada, Burlington, ON

June 2020 Firefighter - Class II, City of Hamilton, Certificate of Completion

June 10, 2019 Firefighter - Class III, City of Hamilton, Certificate of Completion

May 2019 Class D Driver's License with Z Designation, Ministry of Transportation Services

July 18, 2018 Road to Mental Readiness Program Primary at the Hamilton Fire Department, Mental Health Commission of Canada, Certificate of Completion

June 22, 2018 Firefighter Recruit Training, City of Hamilton, Certificate of Completion

April 7, 2018 NFPA 472 HMA Online-18-9-F, Hazardous Materials Awareness Online, Record of Completion

December 2018 Standard First Aid, City of Hamilton, Certification of Completion

Emergency First Responder First Aid CPR (Level C), City of Hamilton, Certification of Completion

CEVO 3 - FIRE, City of Hamilton, Certification of Completion

June 2016 Fire Safety Training - Refresher, St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion

AODA Customer Service Training - Refresher, St. Leonard's CS, Certification of Completion

Occupational Health and Safety Awareness Training for

Workers in Ontario - Refresher, St. Leonard's CS, Certification of Completion

Workplace Violence and Harassment Training (Ontario - Bill 168), St. Leonard's CS, Certification of Completion

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION CONTINUED

June 2016 Infection Prevention and Control Training, St. Leonard's CS, Certification of Completion

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals Training, St. Leonard's CS, Certification of Completion

Understanding of Human Rights Training, St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion

WHMIS 2015 including the GHS for Workers and Supervisors - All Jurisdictions, St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion

May 18, 2016 Crisis Intervention Training, Safe Management Group, Certificate of Completion

January 7-8, 2016 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), LivingWorks, Certificate of Completion

March 30, 2016 Adult Needs Strengths Assessment (ANSA), Praed Foundation and University of Ottawa, Certificate of Completion

October 2, 2015 Standard First Aid with CPR B & AED, Rescue 7, Certificate of Completion

September 25, 2015 Online Training Initiative to Address Human Trafficking, MCIS Language Services, Certification of Completion

September 18, 2015 AODA Customer Service Training – Comprehensive Content, St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion

Fire Safety Training, St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion

Occupational Health and Safety Awareness Training for Workers in Ontario, St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion

Understanding Human Rights Training (AODA Edition), St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion Diversity in the Workplace Training, St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion

Sharps Training, St. Leonard's Community Services, Certification of Completion

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Traveled extensively while performing and studying in Nepal, Alaska, Hawaii, Panama, Caribbean, United States and Canada.

2010 Jazz FM91 Mary Alice Stuart Award Nominee.

Featured artist profile one-hour special on Jazz FM91 Jazzology showcase.

Regular airplay on CBC, Jazz FM91, CFMU 93.3 and affiliates featuring performances with SHIELDS JOHNSTON FIELDING, WEST 5th, and ensembles of University of Toronto.

REFERENCES

Scott Buttrum STATION CAPTAIN, Station 25, City of Hamilton 905-***-****

Rick Kennedy CAPTAIN, Station 25, City of Hamilton 905-***-****

Jessica Norris CAPTAIN, Station 25, City of Hamilton 905-***-****

Diane Thompson-Bishop Former DIRECTOR, St. Leonard’s Community Services 226-***-****

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