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Experienced Fire Chief and management consultant with extensive fire service expertise; well-honed executive leadership skills in management, budget, and labor relations.• Accomplished Fire Chief, savvy budget manager and trusted leader, positioned to bring creativity and vision to the forefront; proven record of effective leadership, including working relationships with governing boards, colleagues, labor; and the public. • Successful management record emphasizing teamwork and strategic problem solving; goal-oriented collaboration, consensus building and high-energy towards solving complex organizational challenges; shaping a successful organization by building respect, strong working relationships and a team atmosphere.• Manages a range of issues through leadership crafted to welcome these challenges; forming strategic solutions and guiding effectiveness and efficiency while maintaining operations at the highest level of performance. • Establishes collaborative working relationships with members of allied agencies; cultivating strong city, school and business partnerships; accustomed to participating on county, state and joint agency committees; confident making presentations and working with policy-makers and the public. • Proven leadership in managing comprehensive programs, leveraging technology in emergency response, including: hazardous materials; ALS medical services; fire prevention; disaster preparedness; 9-1-1 Communications; CAD/RMS; CERT; and public education.• Innovative consultant for a range of multifaceted executive and administrative needs; advancing a positive corporate image by focusing team members on functioning as a community-oriented service entity.• Dedicated to excellent service; applying professional experience in a variety of capacities in fire service management, leadership, planning, innovation and preparedness— in Silicon Valley and Sacramento-S.F. Bay Area of CA—most recently as Fire Chief for the City of Stockton, CA.