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FIRE CHIEF
Professional Summary
1975-Present Summary of Qualifications Mobile Fire Rescue Department Mobile, Alabama Thirty-Eight (38) years, Fire Service Experience Excellent Communication Skills Twenty-Seven (27) years experience at the Chief Officers Level
Skills
Work History
Fire Chief, 04/1999 to 11/2013
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department – Alabama
  • Strategic Planning Experience Fifteen (15) years Field Experience Twenty-Three (23) years Fire Administration Experience Significant Professional Accomplishments I held the position of Fire Chief of the City of Mobile longer than anyone in the history of the department.
  • Over the same period of time as the city's budget has suffered from declining revenue streams the Fire Rescue Department has been blessed with the awarding of three Fire Act Grants totaling over two million dollars and the receipt of several State of Alabama Homeland Security Grants totaling over two million dollars to develop the States, Urban Search and Rescue Team.
  • This is an influx of over four million dollars into our Capital Budget in a time that the city did not have monies allocated to capital expenditures for any departments.
  • Managing a large organization in tough economic times' places leadership in a position to pursue opportunities in a most aggressive manner if the citizens of their communities are to receive quality servi.
Assistant Fire Service Chief, 07/1995 to 03/1999
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department – Alabama
  • As the Assistant Chief the employee is the acting Fire Chief in his absence.
  • Primarily responsible for all personnel issues, hiring, discipline, and other issues as they arise.
  • Considerable individual judgment and initiative are required in carrying out administrative and supervisory task to include subordinates word assignments, training, equipment maintenance and tactical planning.
Fire Service Deputy Fire Chief, 12/1992 to 07/1995
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department – Alabama
  • As Operations Chief I was charge of all daily activities of the Mobile Fire Department.
  • All line personnel were under my leadership and I was responsible for the delivery of service to the citizens of our community.
06/1986 to 12/1992
  • District Fire Chief, Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, Mobile, Alabama.
  • Responsibilities
 I served as the Training Chief for 26 months, I served as the District chief of Communications for 26 months and built the division from scratch, I served for 26 months as a field operations chief.
Fire Service Captain, 03/1982 to 06/1986
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department – Alabama
  • I was charged with the leadership of a crew of firefighters assigned to a front line fire fighting company and the delivery of services provided by this company to the citizens of the community.
Firefighter-Driver, 08/1979 to 03/1982
Rescue Department – Alabama
  • Maintenance and driving of an assigned fire apparatus on a daily basis.
Firefighter, 01/1975 to 08/1979
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department – Alabama
  • Working with a crew providing services to the citizens of the community on a daily basis.
Education
Senior Executive Development program for State and Local Officials, 2006
Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Gov - Boston, MA
  • Recipient of Fellowship from the National Fire Academy Scholarship
 
Graduate: 2006
University of South Alabama Graduate School - Cambridge, MA
Master of Public Administration: 1990
Alabama
Graduate: 1987
Memphis State University - Memphis, Tennessee
Graduate: 1972
Murphy High School - Alabama
Accomplishments
  • Managed $42 million city operating budget.
  • Supervised the work of 561 full-time city employees.
  • Elected Secretary and Treasurer for Mobile County Communication district in 2009.
  • Directed the city's response during the hurricane seasons from 1999 to 2013.
Affiliations

Current 2nd Vice President of the International Fire Chiefs Association

Member of the NFPA Technical Committee for Mass Evacuation

Immediate Past President of the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Section

Appointed to the State of Alabama Wireless Commission by Governor Robert Bentley

Served on the Firefighter Health and Safety Committee with the IAFC.

Past member of the Executive Committee of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

Member of the Leadership of Mobile Class of 1995

Member of the Mobile County Communication District of Commissioners (911), current Treasurer

Member of the Anti-Terrorism Task Force for South West Alabama

 

Certifications

I am a Certified chief fire Officer (CFOD)

I have completed the Executive fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy

Additional Information
  • Community Activities Member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church. Active with the Mobile Chapter of the Red Cross. Active with the Mobile United Way. Active with the local Emergency Management Agency Office.
  • Known for over 20 years
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Mobile Fire-Rescue Department
  • Rescue Department

School Attended

  • Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Gov
  • University of South Alabama Graduate School
  • Memphis State University
  • Murphy High School

Job Titles Held:

  • Fire Chief
  • Assistant Fire Service Chief
  • Fire Service Deputy Fire Chief
  • Fire Service Captain
  • Firefighter-Driver
  • Firefighter

Degrees

  • Senior Executive Development program for State and Local Officials , 2006
    Graduate : 2006
    Master of Public Administration : 1990
    Graduate : 1987
    Graduate : 1972

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