• FDNY Battalion Chief. • Married to wife Jeanmaire for 36 years. Three children • Was instrumental in modernizing and training the Guayaquil, Ecuador Fire Department. • Developed and oversaw the Water Delivery System using US Forestry Service Tankers to deliver water for firefighting to a devastated New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The system was used for at least 2 more years until New Orleans restored their hydrant system. EXPERIENCE • 38 years experience in the City’s busiest areas. 25 of those years as an Officer and Battalion Chief. • Created Mutual Aid Americas, a Non-Profit organization, which aided Fire Departments in Latin America. • Operations Section Chief FDNY Incident Management Team, • Presently Commander of Battalion 3 overseeing the day to day operations at fires and emergencies of 6 companies on a daily basis. • Branch Director in charge of National Guard, FEMA, Ameri-cares and FDNY Units during Hurricane Sandy FDNY 2012 • Worked with Windbourne Consulting in helping upgrade the Emergency Services in Jakarta Indonesia EDUCATION Saint Francis College, Brooklyn New York — Bachelor of Science Business Administration 1983 SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Incident Command System Certified – NYS Emergency Mgmt. Office • Certified Fire Instructor, Level II – National Fire Protection Association 2004 • Fire Training Safety Certified – NY-1A-1190, numerous FDNY Certifications • Nine Career Citations for Meritorious Acts • Keynote Speaker at FDIC 2023 * Sought-after speaker and author on Firefighting topics, and lectures every year at the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana • A regular contributor to Fire Engineering Magazine, • Advisory Board FDIC & Fire Engineering • Writes a monthly internet column on Fire Engineering Magazine’s website • Hosts a an internet radio program called First Due Battalion Chief on Blog Talk Radio • Authored the Forcible Entry chapter in Fire Engineering Magazine’s Handbook for Firefighter I & II. & upcoming book called “Parables from the Fire Ground” • Advisor to 3AM Innovations • Second Language- Conversational Spanish CERTIFICATIONS • Emergency Response to Terrorism: Operations 2009 • Building Construction: Principles Wood and Ordinary Construction 1995 • Building Construction Non Combustible/ Fire Resistive 1995 • FDNY Safety Officer Course 2009 • FDNY Battalion Chief Command Course 2009 • ICS 300- 40 hours 2004 • Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials (165.15) 1998 • Interior Shoring 1992 • Fire Trainer Level 1 New York State 1995 • FDNY Foam Coordinator 2009 • Building Construction and Stabilization 1992 • Hazardous Materials First Responder 1995 • Confined Space Vertical Removal 1992 • Void Access and Victim Removal 1993 • Hazardous Materials Decontamination Technician 2007 • Educational Methodology I 1995 • Exterior Shoring 1993 • Live Fire Safety Training 2007 • New York State Fire Instructor 1 2007 • Fire Behavior and Arson Awareness 1995 • Fire Cause and Origin Determination 1995 • Arson Investigator 2014

Presenting:

• When Communication Fails: Lives Are Lost