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Old Town, Maine

Representative of Old Town Canoe and Kayaks; a company with over 100 years of rich history in the watercraft manufacturing industry. I proudly promote their brand in my Old Town Predator PDL kayak while on and off of the water, answering questions and engaging the fishing community through social media outlets, fishing tournaments, special events, group forums, while out on the water, and through my website, www.FishLikeAKat.com.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

#LiveBeyondLand

Brisbane, California, United States

Proudly representing P-Line fishing line!

Pilot Point, Texas, United States

United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Ambassador of a great, long-standing local shop that caters to the needs of kayak anglers, paddlers, sailors, and everyone who lives to be out on the water. As part of the Mariner Sails fishing team, I promote the great atmosphere and unique retail experience that Mariner provides by sharing their information across various social media platforms, at fishing tournaments, trade shows, and with fellow anglers I meet on and off of the water. If you're looking for YOUR next fishing kayak, this is the place to be!!

Dallas, Texas, United States

Brand ambassador for a local fishing rod manufacturer that focuses on building beautiful rods that are designed to last a lifetime, without breaking the bank. Temple Fork Outfitters has managed to create both conventional and fly fishing rods that focus on high-end power and performance, in a sophisticated, elegant design, without a lot of unnecessary accoutrements that only add expense and weight. TFO rods are light enough to keep you on the water without any wrist fatigue, but strong enough to sling those Texas giants all day long!

Little Elm, Texas

Combining my love of kayak angling, writing, photography, content creation, original website construction and management. Website created with use of Notepad++, FileZilla, CSS, HTML, Javascript, and Cloudflare DNS. Visit my site for a firsthand look at my work https://FishLikeAKat.com

Stockholm, Sweden

Representative of a company that created a mobile application ("app") designed specifically for anglers. I promote Fishbrain by using their app regularly, logging catches, interacting with its user base, sharing their information across various social media platforms and large group forums, at fishing tournaments, and with fellow anglers I meet on and off of the water.

Emory, Texas

Representative of a local fishing lure manufacturer that specializes in soft plastic baits. I promote their brand by being a part of their fishing team, sharing their information across various social media platforms in photos of fish caught with their products, discussions in large group forums, at fishing tournaments, and with fellow anglers I meet on and off of the water.

Emory, Texas

Representative of a company that created an innovative way of protecting fishing rods with a simple, affordable rod sleeve [or "sox"]. As a member of their fishing team, I promote the Rod Sox brand by sharing their information across various social media platforms in photos and large group forums, at fishing tournaments, and with fellow anglers I meet on and off of the water.

Little Elm, Texas

Independent business consultant for various businesses and professionals to assist in fields such as administrative development, business management, management of information systems, database creation and maintenance, change management, marketing management, organizational development, human resource management, scripting for the web, and online content management.

Seattle, Washington, United States

North Richland Hills, Texas

Representative of a great local outdoors shop that caters to kayak anglers. As part of the APT fishing team, I promote the great atmosphere and unique retail experience that APT provides by sharing their information across various social media platforms, at fishing tournaments, and with fellow anglers I meet on and off of the water.

South Fayette, Pennsylvania

Dedicated Vice Chairperson of the Environmental Protection Board of the Hunting Ridge Community Services Association, selflessly serving over 1,000 residents of South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania. This role included the supervision, and enforcement of the aesthetic guidelines, bylaws, policy resolutions, and standards set forth by the association for the maintenance, preservation, and continued functional improvement in the Hunting Ridge Community. Notable ability to maintain a calm, collected, objective perspective during residential environmental inspections, and assessments, as well as when necessary for conflict resolution in regards to violations, and infractions.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

System status management with emphasis in communications, logistics, and operations for a 328-bed acute care facility that provides advanced, and emergency health care to more than 500,000 residents of southwestern Pennsylvania. Effective management of critical incidents, in addition to oversight of daily operations for the hospital's emergency communications center, emergent, and non-emergent call-taking, coordination of appropriate emergency response and hospital personnel to emergency and non-emergency situations, inbound to, outbound from, and within the hospital. Innovative documentation creation, and alteration, office reorganization, and operational adjustments for increased effectiveness, as well as improved ergonomic functionality, and efficiency. In addition, daily duties include customer service, supply management, and inventories of EMS equipment, as well as providing patient demographics, and medication replacements to EMS personnel.

Prince Junction, Nj

Executive director of equipment acquisitions, organization, and movement both prior to, on scene, and at the conclusion of extraordinarily large-scale events with in excess of 30,000 attendees. Management of personnel in daily operations, including training, remediation, hiring, and terminations, and director of travel accommodations for all crew members. Onsite executive producer of all audiovisual set up, and operations, able to work well under time constraints, and schedules. Improved financial, and operational efficiency, and increased productivity via development, and establishment of tracking documentation, database creation, and protocols for statistical analysis, and accountability.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Police communications coordination for a large university campus, comprised of more than 10,000 students, and staff. Notable ability to remain calm in a high-stress environment. Emergency management, specifically in communications, logistics, and operations, oversight, and coordination of daily operations for multiple police units in an urban setting. Emergent, and non-emergent call-taking, coordination of appropriate emergency response personnel, and equipment to emergent, and non-emergent situations, as well as video, security, and fire system monitoring throughout the entire campus.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Innovative, active member of the Operations, Communications, and Safety Committee, working diligently to establish new practices, and guidelines to ensure a safe, ergonomic, and efficient work environment. Emergency management, specifically in dispatch, communications, logistics, and operations, oversight, and coordination of daily operations for multiple ambulance units for one of the busiest emergency services in Allegheny County, which responds to more than 20,000 calls per year. Emergent, and non-emergent call-taking, coordination of appropriate emergency response personnel and equipment to emergent, and non-emergent situations, both in the general public, and also inbound to, outbound from, the hospital setting. Throughout my time with Northwest, I also responded to emergency, and non-emergency incidents with emphasis in safe scene management, and exceptional patient care. In addition to coordination of daily operations for Northwest, I was also tasked with the scheduling, and management of all patient transportation to, and from Ohio Valley Hospital, via non-emergency courtesy van. Confident in training new personnel, both in the field, and in the dispatch setting, as well as creating training manuals, and improved operational practices.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Due to extraordinary, self-initiated coordination efforts during a voluntary deployment to the state of Louisiana for disaster relief after Hurricanes Katrina & Rita, appointed to Chief of Logistics for the EMS Strike Team of Pennsylvania; assigned to manage the equipment, and resource acquisition, organization, storage, and movement in a disaster zone.