Damage Control/Fire fighting

1969-1975 US Navy Honorable Discharge HT1 (E-6)

• Riverine Repair Facility Dong Tam, Viet Nam

• Fire Support Base “Operation Seafloat” Nam Can, Viet Nam

• USS Hector (AR7)

• USS St Louis (LKA114)

• USS Durham (LKA116)

• Received a 7 Fleet Letter of Commendation for Life Saving

• In charge of “at sea” firefighting team

1986-1986 Chevron Oil Refinery

Richmond, CA

• Firefighter

1986-1999 State of California CalFire (Captain)

• Fire Apparatus Engineer

• Paramedic

• Fire Captain

• Fire Crew Supervisor

• Training officer

• Station Captain

• Major Incident Management Team

  • Food Unit Leader

  • Kitchen Manager

  • Medical Unit Leader

  • Documentation Unit Leader

  • Resource Unit Leader

  • Kitchen Manager

  • Strike Team Leader-Crews

  • Staging Area Manager

2000-2001 Fire Chief City of Phoenix, Oregon

• Attended the National Fire Academy

• Conducted consolidation study

• Participated in FEMA Fire Safe Grants

• Received Oregon State Foresters Grant

2014-2015 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury

2015-2016 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury (Foreperson)

Education: BS Fire Science Administration Hamilton University

Certificates:

• Food Unit Leader

• Executive Leadership, National Fire Academy

• Flood Fighting and Control Techniques

• Fire Control III

• Flammable Liquids Fire Protection, University of Nevada

• Basic Forest Fire Fighting

• Basic Wild land Safety

• Management Development I

• Basic ICS

• Basic Fire Crew Captain

• Emergency Vehicle Operation

• Basic Fire Control

• CalFire Basic Fire Academy (400 hours)

• Helispot Manager

• Fire Fighter I

• Fire Apparatus Engineer

• Human Relations

• Fire Crew Supervision