Under the direction of the County Administrator, accountable for all administrative and supervisory work involved in planning, organizing, implementing and managing all elements of Palm Beach County’s comprehensive emergency management program. Act as the County’s representative on all emergency management matters; manage the coordination of the preparedness and response activities of other county departments and support agencies in developing emergency readiness and operational plans; organize and mobilize resources in a collaborative response to disasters and other emergency situations. Direct a public information program that keeps all stakeholders and residents informed of DEM activities and protective actions. Major accomplishments included numerous EOC activations including for COVID-19 (the longest recorded activation), three revision cycles of the County’s CEMP, LMS, and PDRP plans, and ultimately, Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Accreditation in 2016. Retired in February 2021.

Function as second-in-command of the Emergency Operations Center, the county's disaster planning, preparedness, mitigation, and recovery program. Accountable for the planning, implementation, and coordination of diversified administrative activities. Responsibilities include the establishment goals and objectives, supervision of 16 FTEs, development and coordination of a 2.8 million annual budget, expenditure monitoring, and fiscal control. Also accountable for the direction of emergency planners involved in the planning, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts in natural and technological disaster situations. Major accomplishments include physical and procedural reorganization of the EOC structure and requisite revision of the CEMP and subordinate SOPs, re-design of the duty officer program, implementation of WebEOC software, revision of the LMS plan, and acquisition of numerous grants to maintain the division (55% grant-funded

Accountable for the direction of the strategic business development activities for the Florida “All Hazards” market sector. Provide a wide array of emergency management and homeland security consulting services to numerous public and private accounts. Also serve as a corporate-wide subject matter expert for all hazards, especially homeland security. Developed strong client relationships within a highly competitive environment in order to accomplish over 2 million in annual sales. Major accomplishments include development of a variety of all-hazards plans including CEMP, COOP/COG, plans gap-analysis, radiological response, mass fatality, pandemic/infectious diseases, TICP, terrorism response, and multi-hospital evacuation; performance of shelter assessments; performance of various exercises ranging from small table tops to full-scale functional; and training programs on many of the above plans. Achieved Project Manager Certification.

in the County Manager's Office of Emergency Management. Function as second-in-command of the Emergency Operations Center, the county's disaster planning, preparedness, mitigation, and recovery program. Accountable for the planning, implementation, and coordination of diversified administrative activities. Responsibilities include the establishment goals and objectives, supervision of 26 FTEs, development and coordination of a 3.1 million annual budget, expenditure monitoring, and fiscal control. Also accountable for the direction of emergency planners involved in the planning, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts in natural and technological disaster situations including operational activities such as training, exercising, evacuation, sheltering, mass feeding, sheltering of people with special needs, public information, damage assessment, and coordination of response and recovery efforts. Major accomplishments included the development of a comprehensive emergency management plan, significant reduction in shelter deficit, design and relocation to a new EOC, acquisition of over 2 million in grants for terrorism and hazard mitigation, and numerous EOC activations. Note: served in a dual-

Paramedic. Function as a flight nurse-paramedic on a rotary wing ALS inter-facility transport service. Responsibilities included pre-flight operations and safety checks, landing scene assessment and safety procedures, patient assessment, establishment of treatment priorities, initiation of in-flight basic and ALS treatment procedures, communication with medical control, transportation of patient to the definitive care facility, and post-flight documentation and operational procedures.

Paramedic. Function as an EMT-Paramedic on an ALS rescue unit. Responsibilities include scene assessment, incident command, patient assessment, establishment of treatment priorities, initiation of basic and ALS procedures, communication with medical control, and transportation of patients to the appropriate facility. Implemented the quality improvement program.

Accountable for the planning, development, implementation, and administration of a countywide Trauma System Quality Management Program. Responsibilities include reviewing trauma criteria cases and the treatment procedures used by all care providers and determining whether the cases fall within the guidelines set by the Program and the State; designing and revising evaluation methodologies and data collection procedures that lead to system improvement; refining the computer-based indicator monitoring system; developing reports that describe the effectiveness and efficiency of the trauma system; and coordinating inter-disciplinary groups to affect system changes in order to improve the quality of trauma care. The Program received a NACo Achievement Award in 1994. Instrumental in writing State statutes that provide for the confidentiality and non-discoverability of systems quality management activities. Also responsible for maintaining the Miami-Dade County Trauma Registry and publishing quarterly reports. In September 1992, after Hurricane Andrew, temporarily re-assigned to serve as Medical Operations Director for the southern portion of Miami-Dade County coordinating and reestablishing all prehospital, primary, and definitive healthcare services to the devastated area.

Accountable for the operational management of a Level II emergency department and Rapid Treatment Center together receiving over 19,000 visits annually. Responsibilities included management and implementation of departmental goals and objectives, supervision of over 26 FTEs, and fiscal responsibility for a 1.7 million annual budget. Major accomplishments included: revision of the staffing mix and distribution based upon patient volume; implementation of departmental standards of nursing care; developed and implemented a preceptor and competency-based staff nurse orientation program; revision of the quality assurance program including implementation of a patient call-back program; and was actively involved in the planning of an extensive remodeling and expansion project to double the capacity of the department.

Accountable for the operational management of a federally designated Level II Trauma Center receiving approximately 17,000 visits annually. Responsibilities included departmental strategic planning and the implementation of departmental goals and objectives, supervision of 24.5 FTEs, and fiscal responsibility for a 1.5 million annual budget. Major accomplishments included: facilitated the attainment of federal and state designation as a primary evacuation hospital for radiologically contaminated persons; developed and implemented an Education Coordinator position within the department; implemented a primary nursing care delivery model; developed, implemented, and tested a patient classification system; restructured the billing system to reflect patient acuity and resource demands; implemented departmental standards of nursing care; facilitated the major revision of the position description, evaluation tool, and peer review mechanism for the departments registered staff nurses; facilitated the major revision of the preceptor-based staff nurse orientation program; developed and implemented the quality assurance program including a patient call-back program; developed an extensive educational outreach program including courses in Critical Trauma Care, Basic Trauma Life Support, EMS For Children, and Trauma Nursing Core Course; and was involved in the planning of an extensive departmental remodeling project.