Ben Ormond, Cfo, Mifiree Email & Phone Number

ACCOMPLISHED PROFESSIONAL offering a solid background with thirty-five years of extensive experience and a strong record of performance in leadership, training and administration. Recognized as an outstanding manager focused on quality and achieving results. Consistently cited in performance evaluations for exceptional ability to lead and mentor the performance of subordinates in all aspects of work. • Fire Chief for US Army and Marine Bases in Iraq, responsible for emergency responses to fire, Hazmat, EMS, ARFF and technical rescue as well as all aspects of the base fire prevention and inspection program; for populations up to 50,000. • Conducted base Risk Assessments • Close working relationship with all branches of the US Armed Forces. Routinely Briefs Base Commander and Commanding Officers on all aspects of work including Chemical, Nuclear, Biological and Radiological threats and Mass Casualties. • Complete oversight and management of base Fire Prevention/Inspection Program including: Fire Inspections, Facility Pre-Fire Planning, Facility Evacuation Plans, Facility Plans Review, Inspection of installed suppression and alarm systems as well as Public Fire and Life Safety Education IAW Army regulation 420-90 (Fire and Emergency Services) and NFPA codes. • Served as National Training Officer for entire theater of Iraq, coordinating NPQS training to over 700 employees. o Developed comprehensive training programs o Evaluated programs for accuracy and currency o Managed staff training o Conducted student evaluations of course-work • A leader with vision and experience in developing strategic plans to foster long and short term departmental development. • Skilled technical writer: o Authored NPQS ARFF Driver Operator curriculum. o Co-author/coordinator for IFSAC Rescue Technician course. • Experience working as a volunteer firefighter in North Carolina. • Routinely sent to “fix” fire departments with inefficient programs or leadershipSpecialties: Mentoring leadership through example with compassion and enthusiasm; ARFF; Managing departmental programs with utmost efficiency; Providing quality training to enhance personnel safety and career development