Present
- IFSI Fire Service Instructor
- NIPSTA Fire Service Instructor
- NIPSTA Foundation Board Member
- Lake County LEPC Member
- Lake County Firefighters for Christ Member
- IAFC Life Member
- IAFF Alumni Member
- CPSE – Chief Fire Officer Credential
- JLMC (Joint Labor Management Committee) – Certified State Fire Assessor
Career Experience
- 47 years in the Fire Service
- 26 years as a Chief Fire Officer
- 45+ years (part-time) Field Staff – Illinois Fire Service Institute
- M.A.P.A. – Public Administration (Governors State University)
- B.S. – Fire Science Management (Southern Illinois University)
- A.A.S. – Fire Service Technology (Parkland College)
- Crisis and Safety Specialist – SEDOL School Gages Lake (IL) September, 2023 – present
- Emergency Management Agency Coordinator – Lombard (IL) June, 2022 – September, 2023
- Interim Fire Chief – Oak Brook (IL) Fire Department 1 year
- Fire Chief – Barrington (IL) Fire Department 17 years
- Instructor – Southern Illinois University at Carbondale School of Technical Careers, Fire Science Management Program
- Deputy Fire Chief – Frankfort (IL) Fire Protection District 5+ years
- Instructor – Joliet Junior College Fire Science Program
- Instructor – Moraine Valley College Fire Science Program
- Deputy Fire Administrator – New Lenox (IL) Fire Protection District 2 ½ years
- Director – PRO Ambulance Service, Burnham City Hospital (Champaign, IL) startup public paramedic ambulance service 7+ years
- Firefighter – Champaign (IL) Fire Department 7 ¾ years
- E.R. Orderly Regional Trauma Center (part-time) – Burnham City Hospital 1 ½ years
- Firefighter – Urbana (IL) Fire Department 2 ¾ years
