OBJECTIVE:

To utilize my years of experience in the Fire Service and my public speaking abilities to teach and train organizations in management, leadership, communications and safety.

QUALIFIED BY:

*TEEX (Texas A & M Engineering Extention Service)

Infrastructure and Safety – Adjunct Instructor

     *TEEX OSHA Authorized Instructor

     *TEEX – Certified Safety and Health Official – (CSHO) – General Industry

     *TEEX – Certified Safety and Health Official – (CSHO) – Construction Industry

     John Maxwell Leadership Team - Certified Speaker, Trainer and Coach

     Extensive public speaking/training experience (30+ Years)

19 Years in Oil and Gas Safety Training

2 years as a Fire Service Battalion Chief  

     6 years as Fire Service Captain

     21+ Years with the Hobbs Fire Department

     National Fire Academy courses – Graduate Level

Educational and personal study in management & leadership.

Past President - Southeast New Mexico STEPS (Service, Transmission, Exploration &

Production Safety)

*TEEX Texas A & M Engineering Extension Service

EXPERIENCE:

2004 - Present        SHARP Communications and Consulting, LLC - Owner

                                SHARP Safety – Oil & Gas Safety Training & Consulting

2014 - Present        TEEX Adjunct Instructor

2010 – 2012            R360 – Oil & Gas Waste Disposal

2005 – 2008            The RAD Group, Corporate Development

1983 - 2004            City of Hobbs Fire Department

2002 - 2004            Department of Homeland Security - Disaster Medical Assistance Team

1988 – 2014           New Mexico Critical Incident Stress Management Response Team

While in a management position with the fire department, I attended and facilitated a number of training events in the areas of management, leadership and communications.

EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Speaker/Trainer:

Certified Safety and Health Official – (CSHO) – General Industry

Certified Safety and Health Official – (CSHO) – Construction Industry

Canadian National Fire Chief ’s Conference - 2004, 2005

Yukon Canada - Regional Fire Conference - 2006

New Mexico State Fire Chief ’s Conference

New Mexico State EMS Conference

New Mexico Junior College – Adjunct Instructor

New Mexico State EMS - Health Promotion Award

New Mexico EMS Region III - “Special Award” for Innovations in EMS

Ground Zero - Founder/President (Non-profit/Faith Based organization for teens)
Hobbs City Employees Federal Credit Union - Board of Directors
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce - Leadership Institute
Phi Theta Kappa - National Honor Fraternity

OSHA Courses taught through teex:

H2S Instructor Development and Refresher

OSHA Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry (And Instructor Trainer)

OSHA Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (And Instructor Trainer)

Fall Protection

Excavation and Trenching Safety

Medic First Aid Instructor Development

Health Hazard Awareness

Hazardous Materials

Evacuation and Emergency Planning

Bloodborne Pathogens

Intro to Accident Investigation

OSHA Recordkeeping

Permit-Required Confined Space

Hazard Recognition for Oil & Gas

Machine Guarding

Instructor:

• Customer Service

• Critical Incident Stress Management

• Leadership

• Supervisory Skills/Management

• Behavior Based Safety

• Crucial Conversations

EDUCATION:

1988 – 2014            Critical Incident Stress Management

Basic Critical Incident Stress Management (Instructor)

1998                       National Fire Academy - Fire Service Financial Management                                (Graduate level course)

1996                       National Fire Academy - Command and Control of Fire Department

Operations at Multi-Alarm Incidents (NIMS) (Graduate level course)

1994                       National Organization for Victims Assistance

Community Crisis Response Team Training

1993                       National Fire Academy - Organizational Theory in Practice

(Graduate level course)

1983 - 1994            Miscellaneous courses at both New Mexico Junior College and

College of the Southwest. Courses include Accounting, Finance and

Fire Science.

                              Phi Theta Kappa - National Honor Fraternity

1980                      New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

                              Bachelor of Science

                              Associate in Arts

Courses through the Hobbs Fire Department include:

National Fire Academy - Instructional Methodology, Leadership I & II, Wildland Firefighting - Red Card, Haz-Mat First Responder & Operations, EMS Special Skills - Manual Defibrillation, Rope Rescue, Swift Water Rescue, Vehicle Extrication, Firefighter I & II.

Dave Small, Battalion Chief Hobbs FD

Dave clowning around at Ground Zero, a Non Profit Faith Based organization for teens, which he founded and served as President.