Christopher Armstrong - Armstrong Leadership Development Email & Phone Number

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

My calling is to empower anyone in a leadership position, or aspiring to one, to reach their full potential. I am driven by a desire to help people become their best selves by providing them with the necessary tools and resources to enhance their decision-making abilities, cultivate emotional intelligence, and build self-awareness.Through my dedication and commitment, I have helped numerous individuals develop a growth-oriented mindset. I am an inspirational leader who encourages clients towards positive change, innovation, and long-term success in their careers. My passion for teaching and mentoring has resulted in countless people achieving their goals and thriving beyond their wildest dreams. My expertise lies in crafting personalized training programs and executive coaching techniques that ignite engagement, align with your mission and values, and drive positive outcomes for your organization, regardless of your industry.

Hall County, Ga

Hall County Fire Rescue protects 429 square miles, with a population of over 200,000 (based on 2015 U.S. Census Estimate). We also have over 600 miles of shoreline of Lake Sidney Lanier, the most visited Corps of Engineers lake in the United States. Lake Lanier draws an estimated 10 million visitors a year. Highly trained and dedicated to service our department meets this challenge with a workforce of nearly 400 highly trained men and women serving our County from 16 fire stations. Hall County Fire Rescue has continued a history of excellence in every division. The department has designed its organizational structure and placed its fire stations to facilitate best-in-class responses to any incident in Hall County. Whether it's fighting a fire, investigating its cause, administering emergency medical care, teaching fire and life safety education or inspecting new structures for code compliance, everyone at Hall County Fire Rescue works diligently to serve the residents and visitors of Hall County.

Littleton, Co

Littleton Fire Rescue (LFR) provides exceptional emergency response services and life safety education programs to the citizens of the City of Littleton, the Littleton Fire Protection District (LFPD), and Highlands Ranch Metropolitan Districts (HRMD). This service is provided to approximately 250,000 people residing in a 92 square-mile area. Emergency response services include: fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) water emergency rescue and recovery, as well as wildland fire suppression.In 2017, LFR responded to approximately 18,000 calls for service from nine fire stations located throughout the service area. Seventy percent of those calls were medical emergencies and LFR Medical Units transported approximately 12,000 patients to local area hospitals for treatment. Additionally, each LFR fire apparatus is fully equipped for advanced life support capabilities.LFR’s Fire Prevention Division manages code review and revision, plan review, code enforcement, and fire/arson investigations. Prevention in Littleton is unique due to the historic downtown buildings which require and unique approach to implementing life-safety initiatives.The LFR Communications Center has unified with Metcom, a regional dispatch center. This unification comes after several months of analysis and study to determine the highest level of service, greatest safety improvement and long-term financial sustainability. We are proud to partner with Metcom dispatch and look forward to a solid relationship!The life safety educator provides programs for all age groups. Special events, such as station tours, open houses, and ice cream socials provide opportunities to teach in an entertaining yet meaningful format. Educational programs include: Juvenile fire-setter program; Life Safety Education presentations, Bike helmet safety, characterization team, and Kids Mini Fire Academy.

City Of Miramar, Florida

DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS Prepare and supervise management and development of $24.8MM operating budget, including capital outlay projects, grants, forecasting of funds required for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; approving expenditures and implementing budgetary adjustments as appropriate. Assess and monitor workloads and administrative systems.▪ Provide direct administrative and operational support to Fire-Rescue Chief in daily execution of his duties including facilitating agenda of short, medium, and long term strategic goals of the department and its members. ▪ Oversight and supervision of Fire Departments operational personnel, training, and Emergency Medical Services divisions.▪ Maintain close working relationship with 6 Battalion Chiefs to ensure smooth operations of 5 fire stations, 10 emergency response apparatus, 134 emergency response personnel and 15 civilian staff members.▪ Develop, administer, and ensure implementation of fire department policies, procedures/rules and regulations.▪ Assist with Human Resource and Administrative oversight of hiring and promotional procedures/processes, and liaise with Fire Chief and HR in preparation of documentation to defend disciplinary action. ▪ Serve on various boards and committees; prepare and present necessary staff reports and correspondence. Key Initiatives Include: Grant Projects / Administrative Policy and Procedures / Budget Management

Miramar, Fl

Directly oversaw and supervised 35 assigned shift personnel across 4 fire stations; prepared/reviewed employee performance, shift schedules, and assigned tasks/duties to the Station Captains.▪ Responded to emergency incidents and served as an Incident Commander.▪ Attended administrative meetings; assisted with budget preparation.Key Initiatives Include: Response Times / Employee Evaluations / Incident Command

Mirmar, Fl

Developed and implemented comprehensive Fire and EMS training curriculum and programs, and conducted organizational training needs/task analysis, developed job performance requirements, applied instructional methods and characteristics of adult learning, curriculum development, and delivery.▪ Facilitated hiring processes for new Firefighter/Paramedic recruits, including evaluation of physical abilities, interviews, written/practical testing, background checks, and then made hiring recommendations to the Fire Chief.▪ Scheduled and delivered instructional training sessions including Basic Training, EMS, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT), Suppression Procedures, and Rescue Operations. Conducted performance reviews and skills evaluations.Key Initiatives Include: Quality Training

Miramar, Fl

First line supervisor responsible for operation of a fire station, 2 response apparatus, and 5 response personnel.▪ Served as a crew leader and supervised subordinate firefighters, assigning them tasks, and their responsibility to other members. ▪ Responded to Fire and EMS incidents; conducted performance reviews of members.

Miramar, Fl

▪ General firefighting, hazardous materials response, and search & rescue including confined space and diver rescue. ▪ Emergency medical response as EMT/Paramedic providing basic and advanced medical care.

Provided basic EMT, and Advanced Paramedic Emergency Medical Services (EMS) instruction. Specialized in Advanced Life Support in EMS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support.

Broward County, Fl

▪ Provided basic/advanced level instruction in Fire Science curriculum and special operations to fire service officers. ▪ Specialized in technical rescue applications: Confined Space, Trench, Building Collapse, High Angle Rescue.

Safety oversight of 162 member FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Team for all aspects of Search and Rescue: Communications, Hazardous Materials, Heavy Rigging, Technology, Collapse and Shoring, Deployment and Demobilization procedures.▪ All safety aspects of National Search and Rescue Team, including development, implementation, and training on safety policies/procedures for all members. Key Initiatives Include: Disaster Response / Maintaining Team Safety

Masters (Ms), Emergency Services Management

Executive Leadership For State & Local Government, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Occupational Health And Safety

Fire Service Staff & Command

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Fire Science