Experience

Toronto Paramedic Services

• Canada
• Public Safety
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Commander - Office of the Chief - Policy, Projects & Process Improvement

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  -TPS representative for City government and agencies-Responsible for service-wide policy and corporate initiatives/projects-Assits with the Diversity and Equity portfolio

• Co-Lead - Peer Resource Team (PRT)

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  -Nominated by peers to the Peer Resource Team Member January 2016 -Responsible for team oversight and administration of team functions including budgetary planning and management, continuing education initiatives, special events, team selection, development of Terms of Reference, and managing conduct of members, in collaboration with the staff psychologist

• Commander - Special Operations Unit

  • Oct 2017 - Nov 2022

  -Unit Commander overseeing over 100 Paramedics and management staff-Paramedic Services lead for tri-service operations initiative with Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Police Service-Responsible for Special Teams and Specialty Units including: -Acute Care Transport Unit (ACTS) Paramedic Program with The Hospital for sick Children -Critical Care Transport Unit (CCTU) Program -Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Paramedic Program -Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR) Paramedic Program -Marine Paramedic Program -Public Safety Unit (PSU) Paramedic Program -Tactical Paramedic Program Show less

• Administrative Superintendent - Special Operations Unit

  • Dec 2016 - Oct 2017

  -Responsible for Special Operations ambulance and response unit fleet -Health and Safety lead for the Unit-Administrative lead for internal and external investigations

• Superintendent- Special Operations Unit

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

  -Team lead for Tactical Paramedic Program, Public Safety Unit (PSU) Paramedic Program, and Marine Unit Paramedic Program-Responsible for regular team-specific training and deployments-Liaised with Toronto Police Emergency Task Force (ETF), Toronto Police Emergency Management and Public Order (EMPO), Toronto Police Marine Unit, Toronto FIre Services Marine Unit

• Superintendent - Operations

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2015

  -Supervised a platoon of 40 paramedics-Responsible for review and management of files of assigned staff, including non-productive reports and management -Effectively managed paramedic staff including leading, coaching, and performance management

• Paramedic

  • May 2001 - Jul 2013

  -Primary Care Paramedic-Field Training Officer for newly hired staff and paramedics seeking reactivation with base hospital-Trained in the operation of and provision of patient care, using TPS Response Units