Experience: 
November 2000 – present Lord & Taylor (Division of Federated Department Stores) 
 Executive - Industrial Health & Safety Manager 
June 1999 – January 2001 City of Carbondale – Bureau of Fire  - Fire Chief 
June 1997 - present Lackawanna Jr. College 
Instructor-Emergency Medical Response instructor in the ACT 120 Municipal Law Enforcement Officers Training Program. 

September 1990 - July 1994 Bucks County Community College, Fire Training Program 
Northeastern Pennsylvania Fire/Hazardous Materials Training Coordinator 

March 1975 - July 1987 Community Medical Center 
Mobile Intensive Care Unit-National Registered/State Certified 
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic  COMMAND #103 
 

INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS 

AMERICAN RED CROSS 
1999 Automated External Defibrillation (AED) 
1993 CPR & Emergency Response 

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 
1999 Basic Cardiac Life Support 

PENNSYLVANIA STATE FIRE ACADEMY 
Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts 
Carbon Monoxide Detector Response 
Emergency Vehicle Drivers Training 
Essentials of Fire Fighting - Module I 
Introduction to Safety & the State Training System 
Hazardous Material: Right to Know 
Hazardous Material: Awareness Level 
Hazardous Material: First Responder Operations 
Fire Service Rescue 
Basic Vehicle Rescue 
Special Vehicle Rescue 
High Angle Rescue 

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-1) 
Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician 
EMS Continuing Education 

NATIONAL SKI PATROL 
Outdoor Emergency Care 

CERTIFICATIONS 
National Certification for Building Code Inspectors – BOCA 
Continuing Education Sponsor- PA Dept. of Health -EMS Systems #05-0016 
National Ski Patrol-Montage Mt.- Winter Emergency Care 
Basic Trauma Life Support - American College of Emergency Physicians 
Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider - American Heart Association 
Emergency Medical Technician ? Paramedic II (EMT-PII) 
Basic Municipal Police Officer Training (Act 120) - PA State Police Academy 
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-1) - PA Department of Health 
 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 

Board of Directors - Emergency Medical Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Inc. (EMSNP) 
1993 - 1997 Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioners' Task Force       "President's Firefighter Death Review Committee" 
1992 - 1998 Protective Services Committee, Lackawanna County Vo-Tech School 
1992 - 1995 Hazardous Material Officer, Lackawanna County Emergency Management 
1990 - present Pocono International Raceway, Fire Department (NASCAR) Firefighter 
1985 -2000   National Ski Patrol / Montage Mountain Ski Patrol 
2000 - present   National Ski Patrol / Elk Mountain Ski Patrol 
1984 -1993   National Registry of EMT-Paramedics 
1973 - present   Carbondale Fire Department - Fire Fighter 
     Captain (1978 - 1981 & 1993) 
     Assistant Chief (1981 - 1983) 
1972 - present Cottage Hose Company Ambulance & Rescue 
     Lieutenant (1991 - 2001) 
     Paramedic (1997 - present) 

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING 
Uniform Building Code BOCA & ICC One & Two Family Dwelling Codes (60Hrs) 
Instructor Development: Phase I, National Ski Patrol (20Hrs) 
Automated External Defibrillation & CPR Instructor, American Red Cross (4Hrs) 
Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts  (16Hrs) 
Chemistry of Hazardous Materials, National Fire Academy (80Hrs) 
Burn Trauma /Management of Prehospital Burn Patient -Lehigh Valley Hospital/ CMC (3Hrs) 
Hazardous Materials EMS Operations Level II -USEPA (16 Hrs.) 
ICS & The Hazmat Incident (3 Hrs.) -HAC 
Hazmat Decontamination Principles & Practices-Advanced - HAC (3 Hrs.) 
Computer Applications in Hazmat Response -HAC (1.5 Hrs.) 
Roles & Responsibilities of the LEPC - HAC (1.5 Hrs.) 
Accident Care Training, Charlotte Motor Speedway/Rowan-Cabarrus College, Concord, NC (16 Hrs) 
American Red Cross CPR & First Aid Instructor (16Hrs) 
HS-6 Portable Emergency Data System (PEDS) - Federal EMA 
Emergency Response to Hazardous Material Incidents - U.S. EPA (40 Hrs.) 
Essentials Module I Instructor - PA State Fire Academy (4 Hrs.) 
Hazardous Material Right to Know Instructor - PA State Fire Academy (8 Hrs.) 
Hazardous Material Operational (UPRR) - PA State Fire Academy (16 Hrs.) 
Fire Officers - PA State Fire Academy (16 Hrs.) 
Hazardous Material: Awareness Instructor - PA State Fire Academy (8 Hrs.) 
Hazardous Material: Recognizing & Identifying (4 Hrs.) 
Protective Breathing Apparatus 2 - PA State Fire Academy (16 Hrs.) 
Basic Fire Prevention Inspections -PA State Fire Academy (16 Hrs.) 
Rural Water Supply - PA State Fire Academy (16 Hrs.) 
Aeromedical Safety - PA State Fire Academy (8 Hrs.) 
Winter Emergency Care Instructor - Montage Mountain Ski Patrol 
PA State Fire Academy Instructor 
Basic Trauma Life Support - American College of Emergency Physicians (16 Hrs) 
Bus Rescue 2 - PA State Fire Academy (16 Hrs.) 
Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider, American Heart Association (20Hrs) 
Fundamentals of Fire Fighting - PA State Fire Academy (45 Hrs.) 
Basic Rescue Practices - PA Department of Health (68 Hrs.) 
Basic Vehicle Rescue Instructor - PA Department of Health 
Basic Vehicle Rescue - PA Department of Health (40 Hrs.) 
Emergency Medical Technician Instructor - PA Department of Health (24 Hrs) 
Structure Fire Fighting - NE PA Fire School (12 Hrs.) 
Emergency Medical Technician ? Paramedic II (EMT?PII)  (500Hrs) 
Basic Municipal Police Officer Training (Act 120) - PA State Police Academy (480Hrs) 
Fundamentals of Fire Fighting - PA Fire School (45 Hrs.) 
Standard Fire Fighting - NE PA Fire School (16 Hrs.) 
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT?1) - PA Department of Health (81Hrs) 
Emergency Ambulance Attendant - PA Department of Health (40Hrs)