Eddie Small

Facilities, safety, and emergency-response professional with extensive experience inspecting buildings, coordinating maintenance and corrective actions, managing vendors, maintaining equipment readiness, and resolving safety concerns across more than 150 locations. Known for dependable follow-through, clear radio and in-person communication, organized documentation, and calm decision-making in high-pressure environments. Brings a service-focused approach to maintaining safe, clean, functional, and guest-ready facilities.

Environmental Health and Life Safety Advisor - Memphis-Shelby County Schools - Memphis, TN

(2017-01 - 2025-01)

• Inspect district buildings and facilities for fire, workplace, environmental, and accessibility compliance; identify hazards and coordinate timely corrective actions.
• Monitor the maintenance, repair, and readiness of fire alarms, suppression systems, wet and dry sprinklers, fire pumps, and emergency generators.
• Respond to facility safety concerns, document findings, communicate priorities, and track work through completion using organized compliance and work-order processes.
• Manage service vendors and contracts, verify work against safety requirements and district standards, and coordinate with Facilities Maintenance staff and regulatory officials.
• Prepare inspection records, daily and periodic reports, corrective action plans, and status updates for leadership and government agencies.
• Helped restore compliance at more than 150 district locations and improved vendor-management and operating procedures while generating more than $1.1 million in cost savings.

Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician - City of Memphis - Memphis, TN

(1998-01 - 2017-01)

• Responded to fires, medical calls, hazardous-material incidents, alarms, and other emergencies while maintaining calm judgment and clear radio communication.
• Inspected commercial and noncommercial buildings for fire-code compliance, investigated complaints, documented conditions, and supported corrective action.
• Inspected, maintained, and operated firefighting, rescue, medical, emergency, and communications equipment to ensure safe and reliable performance.
• Performed fire suppression, search and rescue, hazardous-material containment, first aid, CPR, and emergency medical services as part of coordinated response teams.
• Led station drills and public safety education and worked continuously to improve response, teamwork, and service to the community.

Account Supervisor - Allsafe Security - Jacksonville, FL

(1996-01 - 1998-01)

• Supervised account operations and supported dependable security service for assigned customer locations.

Business Management - University of Mississippi (1990-01 - 1994-01)

Certified Firefighter Training - Fire Academy of the South (1996-01 - 1997-01)