Paramedic at Maricopa Ambulance (2025-07 – Present)
- Provide interfacility critical care services to contracted hospital facilities within the state of Arizona.
- Provide timely pre-hospital care services to residents of cities/municipalities that are covered under a 911 aid agreement
Chief of Emergency Medical Services at Absarokee Rural Fire District (2024-08 – 2025-06)
- Developed and implemented strategic plans and policies that improved response times and enhanced overall patient care quality.
- Directed operations for emergency medical services across multiple districts, overseeing daily functions, call volume, and resource allocation to ensure efficient service delivery.
- Introduced innovative training programs, elevating the team's medical knowledge, technical skills, and response effectiveness, resulting in an increase in positive patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with local hospitals, law enforcement, and government agencies, fostering interdepartmental relationships to enhance community-wide emergency response coordination.
- Led incident command during major emergencies, ensuring smooth and coordinated responses to large-scale disasters and critical incidents.
- Evaluated and implemented new EMS technologies, including mobile data terminals and patient care reporting systems, increasing operational efficiency and data accuracy.
- Supervised and mentored senior EMS staff, cultivating a culture of leadership, accountability, and professional growth.
- Ensured compliance with state and federal regulations, including maintaining accreditation, certifications, and ensuring ongoing quality assurance and improvement initiatives.
- Operate in Paramedic and Critical Care provider capacity as needed.
Paramedic at Evergreen Fire and Rescue (2017-12 – 2024-07)
- Oversee the delivery of fast, efficient Advanced Life Support to the ill and injured utilizing all basic and advanced abilities and techniques, including the placement of peripheral, central/intra-osseous lines, esophageal obturator airways, endotracheal intubations, cardiac monitoring/EKG interpretations, defibrillation, and cardioversion.
- Identify medical emergencies and create reasonable and acceptable differential diagnoses.
- Execute critical physical examinations.
- Predict potentially life-threatening occurrences of non-cardiac emergencies and institute appropriate emergency therapy where essential for the preservation of life.
- Address the medical and emotional needs of any victim of acute illness or injury with the goal of reducing mortality.
Paramedic Adjunct Instructor at Arapahoe Community College (2019-12 – 2024-07)
- Appointed as the Lead Instructor for identified courses, cohorts, and programs.
- Facilitate instruction for all levels of EMS education, courses in the National EMS Education Standards framework, refresher education, and standardized specialty courses.
- Develop and present an appropriate amount of lecture content for each course, as mutually established with the Program Manager.
- Supervise skill labs and serve as a lab instructor as needed; provide hands-on assistance to demonstrate skills, techniques, and tool usage.
- Update records and files of courses, students, and programs to maintain accurate and up-to-date information.
- Coordinate periodic student progress evaluations and offer feedback and counseling on a regular basis.
- Anticipate and/or identify problems as they arise; devise strategies to mitigate gaps and eliminate conflict.
- Assess student progress in all 3 domains (cognitive, psychomotor, and affective) and provide tailored feedback.
Firefighter / Paramedic at Department of Defense (2014-08 – 2023-02)
- Implemented swift responses to fire alarms for all classes of fires, including those involving radioactive and/or hazardous materials, medical emergencies, rescue operations, and wildland fires.
- Determined the safety of fire ground conditions; positioned apparatus upon arrival at emergency scenes, taking into consideration pre-planned instructions and factors such as hydrant locations, exposure, wind direction, overhead power lines, terrain, and rescue equipment.
- Bridged communications continuously with other emergency service professionals, including direct team members and external parties.
- Delivered medical care to victims of on-site accidents and other emergencies involving injuries and illnesses.
- Performed comprehensive examinations of patients to determine the nature, extent, and seriousness of conditions and select the appropriate treatment; leveraged advanced knowledge of traumatic injury symptoms and treatments.
- Conducted operator maintenance on emergency vehicles, firefighting, and medical equipment as required.
Organ Placement Coordinator - Research at Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (2012 – 2014)
Paramedic at Rural Metro Ambulance (2010 – 2012)
Advanced Weapons Instructor / Medic at Blackwater Worldwide/XE/Paravant (2008 – 2010)
Automatic Rifleman / CBRNE Specialist at United States Marine Corps (2000 – 2008)
