Emergency Management and Law Enforcement Professional

Professional Experience _

Naperville Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) – City of Naperville, IL October 2021 - May 2025

Volunteer - Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Field Services, Disaster Assessment (DA), Traffic and Pedestrian Management. – Contact: Lt. Mark Hinch 630-***-**** – Director of Field Services and Search and Rescue (SAR).

Work closely with the Naperville Police and Fire Agencies providing traffic and pedestrian Management during city parades.

Certified and specially trained in search and rescue incident assessment, management, operations, theory, tactics & strategy, and other necessary skills to successfully resolve technical search and rescue incidents.

American Red Cross - Chicago & Romeoville, IL February 2014 – July 2025

Volunteer - Disaster Dispatcher, Disaster Action Team (DAT) member, logistics, Mass Sheltering, Security - Volunteer Recognition 2021. Contact: Director Disaster Services – Mark Niehuis 815-***-****, 815-***-**** - Director of Emergency Logistics’.

I received calls from the Chicago Fire Emergency Management Agency as well as from various other city fire Department’s and Police Agencies then dispatched Disaster Action Team’s (DAT) to fires in the following regions: Northern, IL South Wisconsin,, Northwest Indiana and North Dakota

As a Disaster Action Team member, I went to clients’ homes who were impacted by fires and other disasters, interviewed them and provided them with assistance information as well as offering them lodging, food, blankets, care kits to assist them

I have performed mass sheltering in El Paso (Ft. Bliss), TX and Midland, TX where i supervised, sheltered and feed immigrant children

I have performed mass sheltering and supervised refuges from Afghanistan at Ft. McCoy, WI

Provided security and direction of client’s while housed at Red Cross shelters

Distributed needed supplies to remote shelters

Will County Emergency Management Agency – Joliet, IL August 10/6/2010 – 8/24/2024 60432

Volunteer – Search & Rescue (SAR), Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Field Services, Disaster Assessment (DA) and HAZMAT - Volunteer Recognition 8/2021 Work closely with the: Illinois State Police, Will County Sheriff’s and local police agencies in providing traffic Management and lighting for Safety Stop’s.

Certified and licensed with the FCC and provide: Auxiliary communications and support, Traffic management control, Mobile lighting and power and support and HAZMAT clean up to Federal, State and local agencies

Provide disaster assessment on homes in a disaster area and report findings to County, State and FEMA agencies within the five-surrounding region’s

With the EOC I perform monthly radio communication checks with all: Fire Department’s, Police Agencies, Hospital’s, and refineries within the five surrounding regions.

Certified and specially trained in search and rescue incident assessment, management, operations, theory, tactics & strategy, and other necessary skills to successfully resolve technical search and rescue incidents

Certified in hazardous material response and mitigation for leaks, spills, and fires

Will County Sheriff’s Auxiliary - Joliet, IL April 2012 – August 2016

Volunteer - Deputy Sheriff (Retired) – References: Sgt. Patrol – Squad E - Jose Mayol 708-***-****, Sgt Chris Rogers – Patrol Squad C 815-***-****, Performed traffic management at accident sites as well as traffic signal interruptions by the local cities within the county.

Arrested individuals who violated the Illinois: Penal Code and Vehicle code

Assisted Staff Deputies

Assisted in emergencies and provide information to citizens

Certified by the IDOT in traffic control management

Professional Ambulance – Glendale, CA 1975 - 1981

EMT/Paramedic/Dispatcher for the: Cites of: Glendale, CA and the counties of Los Angeles, San Dimas, and Ventura, California - Contacts have all either retired or passed away.

Chief dispatcher for Emergency Management within the City of Glendale, California, Fire Department. Dispatched eighteen paramedic units housed in their fire stations. As well as 18 EMT units and another four Mobile Intensive care units throughout the following counties: Los Angeles, Orenge, Ventura.

Provide Basic Life Support (BLS) as an EMT. Advanced Life Support (ALS) as a paramedic, Critical Care Transportation (CCT) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) to patients.

L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Reserve Deputy – Los Angeles, CA 1973 - 1976

Reserve Deputy Sheriff, Contact: Lt. Mike Elenitsky (L.A.P.D. 310-***-****))

Assisted staff deputies

Performed emergency services

Arrest individuals who violated the California Penal Codes

Wrote traffic citations when individuals violated the California State Vehicle Code.

Education _

Pierce College Graduated 1976

Associates of Science Degree – Law Enforcement

GPA 3.5

Los Angeles County – Mobile Intensive Care Unit (Paramedic) Graduated 1973

System’s Development Corporation – Computer Programming Certificate 1975

GPA 4.0

Certificates _

ARC/ FEMA - Active Shooter, what can I do – FEMA IS-00907 – 11-2018

ARC – Mass Casualty Response Management Certification - 4/2019

ARC - Incident Responding Certification – 11/2018

ARC -Tier2 & 3 Responsibilities During the Performance of an IT Incident Management Incident Certification –2021

ARC -Assisting Fainting Donor Certification– ARC – 6/2021

ARC - COVID-19 – Mass Care Shelter Services Associate Certification 10/2020

ARC -Donor Ambassador Certification – 10/2019

ARC -Disaster Action Team Certification – 6/2021

ARC - Disaster Services Technology Communications Certification 10/2020Disaster Services Technology Networking Certification – 10/2020

ARC - Disaster Assessment certification – Version 2 – 10/2020, 6/20/2021

ARC – Detailed Damage Assessment for Disaster Action Team Response Operations’ certification - 6/2021

ARC- New Processes for Coronavirus (COVID-19) certification – 10-20, 9/22

ARC – Workplace Harassment Prevention for Employees Ver 1, 2, 3 certification – 7/2019, 6/2021, 10/2022

ARC -Next Generation Emergency Response Vehicle Operation certification – 8/2016, 10/2018. 11/2020. 12/2022

WCSO - POST certification – Tri-River Police Training Region, INC (WCSO) – Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board - 5/08/2012

L.A.S.O. - POST certification, California – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Academy – 1974.

L.A. County certified (1) Paramedic and (2) Emergency Medical Technician – (1) Paramedic – 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (2) EMT—1973, 1974, 1978.

WCSO - 250 Hour Auxiliary Training certification – Tri-River Police Training Region, INC. (WCSO) – 7/17/2012

WCSO - Pepper/OC Spray Training certification – Tri-River Police Training Region, Inc. (WCSO) – 6/26/2012

WCSO - ASP Basic certification – Tri-River Police Training Region, Inc 5/31/2012

WCSO/ WCEM/ARC - First Aid, CPR, AED certification – Tri-River Police Training Region, Inc, -– 6/21/12, 8/2016, 7/16/18, 8/2020, 6/2022 WCEMA – Radio Communications certification – 3/2018, 5/2020, 6/2022

WCEMA – Radio Communications certification – 3/2018, 5/2020, 6/2022

WCEMA - Ground Search & Rescue (GSAR) Certification – 9/2018. 6/2020. 5/2022

WCEMA - Blood Borne Pathogens/PPE certification – 8/2021

WCEMA - Emergency Vehicle Operations I certification – Classroom 8/2020

WCEMA - Emergency Vehicle Operations II certification – Driving – 8/2021

WCEMA - Hazardous Materials Awareness Certification– 6-2021

IL Search & Rescue Council – 2019 Illinois Search & Rescue Conference Certification – 10/2019

IL Search & Rescue Council – Evidence/Crime Scene Preservation certification – 10/2019

IL Search & Rescue Council – Drones for SAR certification – 10/2019

IL Search & Rescue Council – UTM for SAR certification– 10/2019

FEMA – IS-5A - Hazardous Waste certification– 7/2015

FEMA – IS-001.c - Introduction to Command & Control certification– 11/2015

FEMA – IS-2007 – FEMA Qualification System certification– 8/2014

FEMA – IS-0317 – Fire Safety certification – 1/2016

FEMA – ICS-0200 – ICS for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents certification– 10/2014

FEMA – ICS-0230.d – Fundamentals of Emergency Management – 2/2015

FEMA – IS-0700.b – Nation Incident Management System, Introduction certification – 9/2014

FEMA – IS-0800 – National Response Framework, Introduction certification– 9/2014

FCC – Radio Operators License – 3/2018

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