Anthony R. Granito

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Glenmont, NY 12077

Cell: 518-***-****

adpnt8@r.postjobfree.com

Employment Experience

**** – Present Gabrielli Truck Sales

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Hicksville, NY 11801

Northeast commercial truck dealer including Rosenbauer Fire Apparatus.

Sales Consultant, adpnt8@r.postjobfree.com

July 2021 – Present Amdor

4304 Walden Ave.

Lancaster, NY 14086

North America premier supplier to fire apparatus builders

Sales Consultant, adpnt8@r.postjobfree.com

Feb 2015- Jun 2021 Amdor (above listed)

Retired Territory Manager, Northeast Mid Atlantic states, NJ,PA,NY and NE.

Apr 2006 – Feb 2015 Performance Advantage Company

Retired 10 Central Ave.

Lancaster, NY 14086

Supply manufacturer to fire and emergency services internationally

Vice President

1991 – 2002 McNeil & Company

Retired Courtland, NY

Major national provider of insurance to emergency service organizations in 28 states.

Partner

1980 – 1991 Superintendent Nassau County, NY

Fire Service Academy/Executive Director

Vocational Education and Extension Board

Responsible for training 9000+ county fire department and EMS personnel. Implemented countywide NFPA “Learn Not to Burn Program”. Directed vocational education instruction in vocational courses ie. Building construction, welding, automotive, LPN for certification and employment.

1971 – 1980 National Fire Protection Association

Provided direct technical liaison for NFPA technology programs through North American communities and emergency service departments and other US agencies to foreign governments.

Responsible for fire service technology programs in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Unite Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Columbia, Libya, Argentina, and Venezuela. These programs included code and standards development, arson and fire investigation, fire service training, computer-aided dispatch development and public education, hazard assessment and mitigation planning including implementation and monitoring.

1976 – 1977 United States Fire Academy – Deputy Superintendent (National Fire Prevention and Control Administration) (on leave from NFPA). Responsible for staffing, site management and curriculum development. Provided direction and overall responsibility for community grant programs.

Under the direction of the Superintendent, directly responsible for the development of curricula, administration of professional and technical staff, execution of courses of study, acquisition and development of physical facilities and software, administration of grants and contracts to state and local governments, and the general day to day administration of the US Fire Academy.

1972 – 1976 National Fire Protection Association, Director of Research, Boston, MA

Responsible for the establishment and operation of the Research Division, including the development of mission related projects and obtaining of support to carry them out. These programs funded by HUD, AID and the US Department of Defense and other Agencies

Responsible for project planning, development, contract negotiations, and supervision of implementation. Major projects included development of Uniform Building Codes, hazard assessment and mitigation models that were field implemented, monitored and handed off to local communities.

1972 – 1976 Massachusetts Department of Vocational Education and Department of Public Safety – Consultant

Responsible for the development of Fire Service Master Plan for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This plan included training and education functional objectives and an organizational model for the development of an arson task force and related required training. In addition, developed “Metrofire”, a comprehensive mutual aid plan for 101 cities and towns in the greater Boston area which included hazard assessment and programs to mitigate local issues and rehabilitate infrastructures.

1964 – 1972 NY State Division of Fire Safety, Office of Local Government – Assistant Director of Technical and Field Services

Responsible for planning, development, direction, coordination, and evaluation of all training and technical activities of the Division of Fire Safety. Supervised inspection of state owned buildings, pubic and private colleges and religious schools for building construction/life safety. Provide technical support and grants for localities implementing hazard abatement programs.

Education – Graduate of:

State University of New York, B.S.; M.S. – School of Public Affairs

George Washington University: Federal Government Public Administration Programs

Additional Qualifications:

Member Selected panel that developed the report “Arson: America’s Malignant Crime”, sponsored by the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration, US Department of Commerce

Author “Fire Safety for the Rest of Your Life” (a fire safety and arson awareness curriculum for the secondary schools), developed under a contract with the NYS Department of State and the Foundation for Fire Safety

Author “Fire Instructor’s Training Guide”, Dunn-Donnelly, New York

Author “Fire Officer’s Guide to Company Administration and Operations”, published by NFPA, Boston MA

Chairman National Fire Data User’s Conference sponsored by the US Bureau of Census

Consultant Provided fire service technical advice to: Service de Securite Incendie de Montreal Montreal, Canada; States of Florida, Wisconsin, and Colorado; Ministry of Health and Safety, Bermuda; National Safety Council of Venezuela

Fire Service Officer and Member Board of Fire Commissioners : Elsmere Fire Department, Elsmere (Albany County), NY – 1956-1972

Emergency Management Director and Chief : Norfolk, MA – 1977-1979

Guest Lecturer United Kingdom Staff College, Dorking, England

Guest Speaker “Interfire”, International Conference of Fire Service Organizations, London England

Guest Speaker European Conference of Fire Protection Associations, Geneva, Switzerland

Guest Lecturer General Civil Defense Administration Academy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Guest Lecturer Instituto De Seguridad, Buenos Aries, Argentina

Member New York State Arson Board, Department of State (Governor Appointment)

Member New York State Panel on Catastrophic Insurance Loss (Insurance Superintendent Appointment)

Member State University of New York College at Cortland College Council (Governor Appointment)

Awards Honorary Member: New York State Association of Fire Chiefs

Honorary Member: Federation of British Fire Services Organizations

Elected Positions Fire Commissioner – Elsmere Fire District, Delmar. NY

Fire Commissioner – Cortland Fire District, Cortland, NY

References Thomas Von Essen Commissioner Fire Department City of New York {retired} FEMA Region 2 Administrator {retired}

Francis A. McGarry New York State Fire Administrator Department of State

Stephen Coan Massachusetts Commonwealth Fire Marshal {retired}

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