Since January of 2024, I have been teaching an online version of Chemistry of Hazardous Materials at Davidson-Davie Community College in Thomasville, North Carolina.Chemistry of Hazardous Materials is a prerequisite to the Hazardous Materials Technician course delivered by the North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal (NC OSFM). The class is designed for the first responder to be able to understand the science behind chemicals that may be encountered during hazardous materials responses. At DDCC, the class is in a hybrid format over the course of a semester. Physical demonstrations for the course include the explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, water-reactive solids, oxidizers, radioactive substances, corrosives, and incompatible mixtures.

Since August of 2023, I have been teaching an online version of Chemistry of Hazardous Materials at Beaufort County Community College in Washington, North Carolina.Chemistry of Hazardous Materials is a prerequisite to the Hazardous Materials Technician course delivered by the North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal (NC OSFM). The class is designed for the first responder to be able to understand the science behind chemicals that may be encountered during hazardous materials responses. At BCCC, the class is in a hybrid format over the course of a semester. Physical demonstrations for the course include the explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, water-reactive solids, oxidizers, radioactive substances, corrosives, and incompatible mixtures.

As an IAFF Hazmat Instructor, I have taught Hazmat Ops (HMO) and Emergency Response to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to first responders across the country. Additionally, I have had the opportunity to present at the 2023 NIEHS National Trainers' Exchange and the IAFF's Instructor Development Conference (IDC).Presentations given:--"What Is My Meter Telling Me?"--"Weaver Fertilizer Fire"

Since January of 2022, I have been teaching Chemistry of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Materials Operations at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, North Carolina.Chemistry of Hazardous Materials is a prerequisite to the Hazardous Materials Technician course delivered by the North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal (NC OSFM). The class is designed for the first responder to be able to understand the science behind chemicals that may be encountered during hazardous materials responses. I have instructed the class in both a hybrid format over the course of 6 to 8 weeks, and a completely online format over the course of a semester. Physical demonstrations for the course include the explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, water-reactive solids, oxidizers, radioactive substances, corrosives, and incompatible mixtures.Additionally, I am the lead instructor of a 40-hour Hazardous Materials Operations for students in the GTCC Fire Academy, the GTCC Night Fire Academy, and the GTCC Fire High School Academy. In addition to the physical demonstrations described above, I instruct the students on victim rescue, vapor dispersion, creating an incident action plan (IAP), using the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG), performing emergency decontamination, and performing diking and damming operations.

I am an instructor and subject matter expert for the National Fire Academy. I assisted with the revisions of the 10-day Chemistry for Emergency Response course, which evolved into the new Chemical Hazard Analysis for Risk-Based Response course. In this course, responders are prepared to function safely at the scene of a hazardous materials incident by understanding the potential hazards that may be encountered. Chemical nomenclature and basic principles of chemistry are taught in order to assess risks to both responders and the public. The course includes problem-solving sessions and interactive discussions to cover topics such as salts and inorganic nonsalts, hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon radicals and hydrocarbon derivatives. It is one of the most sought after classes offered at the National Fire Academy and has long been considered the "gold standard" for first responder chemistry education.

Since August 2021, I have assisted with the development and delivery of courses including "Refreshing Your Chemistry Knowledge", "Detection and Rapid Analysis of Hazardous Materials" , and "Hazardous Materials Safety Officer". These courses include lecture and live agent demonstrations that act to greatly enhance the knowledge and decision-making of first responders. Additionally, I assist with the development, proctoring, and judging of the Field Screening component of the Hazmat Team Competition at the Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium.

Starting in January 2016, I went through a nationally-renowned 20-week training academy. I was then assigned to an engine company that responded to all manners of fire and emergency medical incidents in addition to aircraft rescue incidents. While assigned to that engine company, I completed my probationary period and ultimately was promoted to Senior Firefighter. In November 2018, I earned my Hazardous Materials Technician certification. In February 2019, I was assigned to the department's Hazardous Materials Response Team and North Carolina Regional Response Team 5. This team responds to hazardous materials incidents ranging from gas leaks and fuel spills to chemical releases and overturned tankers. During this time, I obtained my Hazardous Materials Specialist certification in multiple disciplines through the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. I continued to be on an engine company until February 2020, when I was reassigned to a ladder company.Throughout my career with Greensboro Fire Department, I have been heavily involved with providing training to the hazardous materials response team as well as line companies and the recruit academy. I serve on the 2021-2026 Strategic Planning Committee. I have also served on the department Training Committee as well as the Medal and Awards Committee.In February 2022, I became a member of the Executive Board of the Professional Firefighters of Greensboro, IAFF Local 947.

Since June of 2019, I have been teaching Chemistry of Hazardous Materials at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is a prerequisite to the Hazardous Materials Technician course delivered by the North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshal (NC OSFM). The class is designed for the first responder to be able to understand the science behind chemicals that may be encountered during hazardous materials responses. I have instructed the class in both a traditional 2-week, 80-hour format as well as a hybrid format over the course of 6 to 8 weeks. Physical demonstrations for the course include the explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids, water-reactive solids, oxidizers, radioactive substances, corrosives, and incompatible mixtures.

As a captain, I regularly established Incident Command and supervised multiple crews of firefighters that responded to structural fires, motor vehicle accidents, technical rescue incidents, hazardous materials incidents, and emergency medical incidents. Additionally, I supervised many training evolutions performed by members of the department and I helped create a training manual that provided a benchmark of competencies for new and old members alike. I also became the lead user for our inventory system, StationCheck, and maintained the inventories for all apparatuses in the fleet.At this time, I served as the Firefighters' Representative and Secretary of the White Cross Fire Department Board of Directors.

As a lieutenant, I regularly supervised a crew of firefighters that responded to structural fires, motor vehicle accidents, technical rescue incidents, hazardous materials incidents, and emergency medical incidents. Additionally, I began to supervise a large portion of the training that was conducted at the Department.

As a volunteer, I served a rural area of the Chapel Hill by performing duties related to fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical responses.

In the fall and spring semesters of my senior year, I was an instructor for a quantitative chemistry laboratory class at UNC. This involved teaching and assessing approximately 20 students per semester various laboratory techniques including data collection, scientific measurement, sensor technologies, thermochemistry, spectroscopy, and conductometric titration.

I reviewed class material with students that needed remediation outside of the regularly scheduled lecture class. Topics that were reviewed included cellular processes, macromolecular structure, and biological functions.

I assisted my principal investigator with studying the role of the HAMP gene, its influence on hepcidin expression, and subsequent iron levels in mice. This primarily involved harvesting organs from transgenic and knockout mice to determine their iron content. My additional duties involved performing DNA extractions for subsequent PCR analyses by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the research group.