My objective is to continually strive to improve and develop my knowledge of the emergency medical service career, utilizing my passion, education, and experience, to build a supportive bridge between students, employees, administrators and the community, inspiring others to serve.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

LA PORTE CO. CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION AUGUST 16TH, 2017
A. K. Smith Center Michigan City, Indiana

Emergency Medical Technician Instructor, teaching high school seniors, from around the county. Supportive in all aspects of the program, creating the syllabus, incorporating text, grading, scheduling clinical, lecture, lab and scenario-based learning, teaching the National EMT Curriculum, organizing and chairing the emergency medical services advisory board, writing contracts for affiliation agreements, for ambulance, and emergency room clinical, building an e-learning format, for computer-based training, along with preparing the students to take the national registry EMT exam, along with POST, and FEMA training.

CRASH COURSE CPR INC. 2002-PRESENT
Owner Chesterton, Indiana

We are a Co-op company, currently providing off duty, Paramedics and RN’s an opportunity to teach emergency medical training; CPR, AED, first aid, EMR, EMT, ACLS, PHTLS, BTLS, PALS and Universal Precaution classes, maintaining affiliations with the American Heart Association, Red Cross, and National Safety Council. Our primary client base includes daycare centers, schools, churches, healthcare providers, doctors and dental offices, steel mills and fire departments.

TIMBER RIDGE CAMP – ASSOCIATED NATIONAL CAMP FOR THE BLIND
VOLUNTEER/ CAMP NURSE/ PART TIME- CULINARY SERVICE 1985 - PRESENT

PARAMEDIC SCIENCE COORDINATOR 2004-2011
Ivy Tech Community College South Bend, Indiana

I headed the formation and design of the program, including program structure rules and regulations, teaching all topics, writing and refining the syllabus, recommending text and equipment, instrumental in the formation and adoption of the programs accreditation, through CoAEMSP, structuring affiliation agreements, throughout the area. Coordinating instructors lecture times and topics, overseeing student clinical sites, tracking students participation hours and grades, through FISDAP certifying and signing off on all practical skills. As the Paramedic Science Program Primary Instructor, I originate and file all State applications of training for the Paramedic and EMT training courses, 7 paramedic classes, 25 EMT classes. EMT Classes Held at four different Fire Departments, including the campus of Notre Dame University.

INSTRUCTOR, SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY 2009-2011
Ivy Tech Community College South Bend, Indiana

Designed and implemented a course on dental chair emergencies. This course includes didactic and stimulation strategies on handling potential emergencies in dentistry.

LEAD PARAMEDIC/FIRE FIGHTER/OFFICER 1 2001-2006
Portage Fire Department Portage, Indiana

Responsibilities included patient care, scene management and patient transport. As a field training preceptor, for Methodist hospital, I also provided educational opportunities for students that included: training and practical skills simulation; grading and critiquing of their performance; and vigilance for medical emergencies, trauma and fire. Our motto was: Ready to answer the call; to save life and property.

SENIOR PARAMEDIC 1995-2001
Porter Memorial Hospital EMS Valparaiso, Indiana

Primary duties included the ability to deal with a variety of medical emergencies from emotional and mental illness to trauma. My skills and abilities quickly advanced me to a Senior Paramedic position.

EMT 1991-1994
Life Ambulance Service Grand Rapids Michigan
Providing transfer services, between hospitals, dialysis patients, and nursing homes, while continuing, to continuously work on my 1200 hrs. of paramedic clinical right time, affiliate paramedic training program Davenport University.


ACADEMICS

WORK PLACE SPECIALIST TEACHING LICENSE WSII 8/16/17 – 4/22/2018
Ball State University Muncie, Indiana

BACHELORS OF ARTS 2012
Ashford University Clinton, Iowa
Homeland Security & Emergency Medical Services Management

PARAMEDIC SCIENCE DEGREE 2010
Ivy Tech Community College South Bend, Indiana

FIRE SCIENCE DEGREE 2010
Ivy Tech Community College South Bend, Indiana

PARAMEDIC DIPLOMA 1993
Davenport University Grand Rapids, Michigan

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION 1989
Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, Michigan

GENERAL STUDIES – PRE-MED 1988-1990
Andrews University Berrien Springs, Michigan



LEADERSHIP

• Primary Instructor Certification, State of Indiana, Department of Homeland Security (2002 - Present)
o For Higher Education of the Adult Learner in all Emergency Medical Services and Fire Science Certifications
• National Registered Paramedic (2000 - Present)
• State of Michigan, Paramedic (1993 – Present)
• State of Indiana, Paramedic PI (2000 – Present)
• Member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Educators (2009 - Present)
• Member of Indiana Emergency Medical Association (2010 - Present)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor (2007-Present)
• American Heart Association CPR/Basic Life Support Instructor
(1992-Present)
• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, Site Coordinator and Instructor
(2007-Present)
• Pediatric Emergencies for the Pre-Hospital Provider, Instructor
(2007-Present)
• Fire Instructor 1, 2 and 3, Fire Officer 1, Driver Pump Operator
(2004-Present)
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Certified Instructor
• Hazmat Highway and Train awareness trainer
• Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness Certification
• National Association of Search and Rescue /K9
• FEMA Terrorist Awareness
• FEMA Certified National Incident Management Systems
Levels 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, & 800
• Fire Medic IV – (2003-Present)

SERVICE

• Volunteer Firefighter - Town of Chesterton- Chesterton, Indiana 2001 – 2003
• Lecturer for the Dr. Roland Chamblee Lecture Series,
Topic: Therapeutic Hypothermia
Ivy Tech Community College, South Bend, Indiana
• Induction into the Golden Key International Honor Society
– April 2010
• Guest Lecturer for the Respiratory Care Program- 2008&2009 Lecture and Lab on the Heart, Lungs, and Airway.
Ivy Tech Community College, South Bend, Indiana
• Timber Ridge Camp, Associated Nation Camp for the Blind, Sponsored by the Nation Braille Foundation and Christian book and records.
I worked here as a high school student, for a summer job, fell in love with the work, I came back after college and volunteered for several years, then married into the camp, my wife and I met and now work for the camp every weekend, driving from Valparaiso, to Bloomington, IN, a 4 hour commute, for the past 12 years.

• In my spare time I enjoy gardening and lawn work, I currently, tend to 12 properties, on my street, assisting several single mom families, and two elderly couples with heart conditions, and one wheel chair bound Veteran.

Career Goals

• I would like to author and publish a text / lab workbook for the EMT classroom. A dozen times throughout the year I have students from other EMT classes looking for some tutoring and/or a refresher course. I would like to build supportive material for this application.
• Work on a State or National Registry Board.