Experience

Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Township Administrator

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Appointed by the Board of Trustees as Township Administrator in October 2022. As Township Administrator serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees in overseeing all the day to day operations of Hamilton Township including supervising the Fire/EMS Department, Police Department, Public Works Department, Zoning, Human Resources, Finance and Parks and Recreation. Supervise approximately 80 employees with a budget of 15 million a year. Appointed by the Board of Trustees as Township Administrator in October 2022. As Township Administrator serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees in overseeing all the day to day operations of Hamilton Township including supervising the Fire/EMS Department, Police Department, Public Works Department, Zoning, Human Resources, Finance and Parks and Recreation. Supervise approximately 80 employees with a budget of 15 million a year.



Goshen Township

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Township Administrator

  • Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  After service for 6 years as Fire Chief and Administrator effective January 2022 I was appointed by the Board of Trustees as Township Administrator and retired as Fire Chief . As Township Administrator serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees in overseeing all the day to day operations of Goshen Township including supervising the Fire/EMS Department, Police Department, Service/Road Department, Zoning and Planning, Human Resources and Finance. I supervise 5 department heads and a total of 85 employees with a budget of 12+ million a year.

• Township Adminstrator / Chief of Fire and EMS

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2022

  Appointed by the BOT as the Interim Township Administrator in January 2016, then appointed permanently in Spring 2016. As Township Administrator serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees in overseeing all the day to day operations of Goshen Township including supervising the Police Department, Service/Road Department, Zoning and Planning, Human Resources and Finance. I supervise 5 department heads and a total of 85 employees with a budget of 12+ million a year, in addition from 2016-2021 I also served con-currently as the Chief of Fire and EMS.

• Fire Chief

  • Oct 2009 - Jan 2016

  Appointed as Chief of Fire and EMS in October of 2009. As Chief we have increased staffing as well as supervision, enhanced and expanded our award winning fire prevention programs, increased training hours, reduced ISO rating from an 8 (2009) to a 4 (2012) and then to a 3 (2017),added a second fire and EMS station (2016), received over 2 million dollars in grant funding as well as updated and enhanced our fire and EMS fleet.



City of Xenia

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Chief

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2009

  Was the first "Outside" Deputy Fire Chief hired by the City of Xenia. Supervised three shifts, fire prevention, fire and EMS Training, Safety, Budget and Labor Management. Successfully negotiated a union contract with the IAFF without arbitration, for the first time in decades. Was the first "Outside" Deputy Fire Chief hired by the City of Xenia. Supervised three shifts, fire prevention, fire and EMS Training, Safety, Budget and Labor Management. Successfully negotiated a union contract with the IAFF without arbitration, for the first time in decades.



Loveland Symmes Fire Department

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Training Officer

  • Oct 2000 - Oct 2007

  Served as Training Officer, Company Officer, Shift Supervisor and Executive Officer to the Fire Chief of a four (4) station predominately career fire and EMS department. Worked to help maintain the ISO 2 rating of the community as well as maintain CAAS EMS Accreditation. Wrote several million dollars in grants, managed the shift schedule, trained of more than 50 new employees. Served as Training Officer, Company Officer, Shift Supervisor and Executive Officer to the Fire Chief of a four (4) station predominately career fire and EMS department. Worked to help maintain the ISO 2 rating of the community as well as maintain CAAS EMS Accreditation. Wrote several million dollars in grants, managed the shift schedule, trained of more than 50 new employees.



City of Mason, Ohio

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Deputy Fire Chief

  • 1997 - 2000

  Was the first employee of the City of Mason Fire Department after the dissolution of the Mason Deerfield Joint Fire District. Was initially hired in the spring of 1998 to work for and assist the City Manager in creating the City of Mason Fire Department. Was responsible for establishing a budget, all positions and position descriptions from Firefighter to Chief, assisted with the hiring process, uniforms, equipment, facilities, apparatus and having all personnel, equipment operational by 10-1-1998. Was then offered and accepted the Deputy Chief position on 10-1-98 and supervised the three shift supervisors, Fire Training as well as the Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement Inspectors.



Pennington Fire Company

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fire Chief

  • 1988 - 1997

  Served as Firefighter (88-91), Lieutenant (91), Assistant Chief (92-93), Deputy Chief (94-95) and Fire Chief (96-97). Served as Firefighter (88-91), Lieutenant (91), Assistant Chief (92-93), Deputy Chief (94-95) and Fire Chief (96-97).



Princeton

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fire Inspector

  • 1993 - 1995

  Enforced the Uniform Fire Code as well as responded to and investigated Cause and Origin of Fire's in the Borough of Princeton (Princeton University) Enforced the Uniform Fire Code as well as responded to and investigated Cause and Origin of Fire's in the Borough of Princeton (Princeton University)



Hopewell Valley Bureau of Fire Safety

• Fire Inspector

  • Jun 1991 - Jun 1993

  Conducted fire inspections in Hopewell Township and the Borough of Pennington NJ Conducted fire inspections in Hopewell Township and the Borough of Pennington NJ