The EMTF Coordinator and Response Manager is responsible for the planning and implementation of the regional Emergency Medical Task Force projects, training, recruiting and response. Manages the diverse operational capabilities of the 12 EMTF components and actively works to enhance them.Provides oversight for the planning and implementation of the regional Emergency Medical Task Force projects, training, recruiting and response.Primary 24/7 point of contact for all information requests from regional partners, state agencies, EMTF members and EMTF regions regarding EMTF-7.Leads operational, planning, logistics and fiscal objectives of the program.Strong collaboration with Emergency Preparedness staff, local partners and participating/host agencies to execute MOAs between the EMTF-7 and the individual agencies for personnel, equipment and supplies.Serves as the primary point of contact for EMTF program for supply equipment ordering and accountability, to include durable, expendable and fixed assets.Plans, coordinates and participates in drills and exercises within CATRAC and EMTF, as well to conduct after-action reports and documentation of the event.Coordinated state/regional responses and tracked all assets and members during deployment such as Smokehouse Creek Fire, Hurricane Beryl, and the state’s first EMAC deployment to Louisiana.Develop and update as required response activation plans and notification systems.Implemented process improvements for tracking assets times, backfill, etc. as needed for reimbursement purposes to meet state requirements. Maintains situational awareness and provides real-time threat assessment based off a multitude of intelligence sources. These sources provided a state of elevated posture for responses to the UT protests, Solar Eclipse 2024, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Collapse, and the recent Belton/Temple tornado.

Supervises and educates new and current employees in the medical aspects of the Scope of Care and Standard Operating GuidelinesAs a shift Senior Medical Officer is the delegated credentialing authority by the Medical Director certifying new employees to operate under the Medical Director's licenseProvides real-time clinical feedback as a clinical expert for an entire shift of almost 50 paramedics who staff 19 ambulances and four single provider response vehiclesRecognized by Command and Field staff for providing innovative adaptive real-time training Provides regular performance feedback to Field Training OfficersProvides feedback to management and assists with the development and implementation of programs to improve working conditions, patient care, and system performance through Key Performance Indicators and analytics.Maintains and utilizes knowledge of Standard Operating Guidelines, protocols, and clinical quality controls (CQC), as well as local, state, and federal regulations that govern EMSProvides staff development, coaching, mentoring, and positive reinforcement to staffAttends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areasField Paramedic 2012-2014; Field Training Officer 2014-2018; Senior Medical Officer 2018-2022

Member of Emergency Operation Team resulting in deployments for Swift Water Rescue on a regional levelMember of Texas Taskforce 1 Water Rescuer and trained in Flat-water and Swiftwater boat operationsHigh angle rescue trainedWork as command and control during ambulance staging during large scale hurricane evacuations.

Preceptor which serves as a Secondary Field Training OfficerDeveloped and implemented the Schertz EMS Tactical team and served as Team Leader Developed a training program for SWAT officers to provide self-aid Clinical instructor for all card courses taught by Schertz EMSClinical instructor for first responder trainingMultiple Hurricane and disaster deployments as an Ambulance Strike Team, Rescue Technician with Texas Taskforce 1, and Ambulance operations during mass evacuations. (Rita, Ike, Edouard)Assisted in the development, design, and deployment of the AMBUS

Lead instructor for National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians refresher programDeployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital ER.Educated in skills outside of a Paramedic scope of practice to include suture placement and removal, casting, field amputation, wound care, Foley placement, etc.Trained in Nuclear Biological and Chemical(NBC) warfare response and patient managementTrained in battlefield austere modular hospital deployment and utilization (EMEDS)

Deployed as a disaster response unit during Hurricane Katrina assisting in the transport of evacuees in San AntonioSelected to back fill other AMR regions during staffing shortagesBegan employment at EMT-Basic

Deployed to Al Udeid Air Base Qatar in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring FreedomResponsible for the Maintenance, Repair, Launch, and recovery of the F-15E during training and real-world missions.

Leadership trainingHonor Guard Member