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Chris Cusimano

Chris Cusimano

Summary

At Oregon State Police, excelled as a Telecommunicator 2, enhancing training materials and creating a newsletter for continuous employee education. Demonstrated exceptional stress tolerance and geographical expertise, significantly improving incident response efficiency. Known for outstanding public safety awareness and fostering a collaborative environment, consistently delivered high customer satisfaction through knowledgeable and swift problem resolution.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Telecommunicator 2

Oregon State Police
Salem, OR
01.1992 - Current
  • Created and updated training materials for new employees.
  • Created a monthly or quarterly newsletter to keep current employees updated on knowledge for the job.
  • Assisted management in updating and implementing a policy for OSP troopers and dispatch.
  • Oversaw communications within assigned territories.
  • Provided mentor support and guidance to colleagues to maintain a collaborative work environment.
  • Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
  • Operated multi-line telephone system, including transferring calls, placing outbound calls, taking messages and paging staff members.
  • Gathered essential information from callers such as name, location, nature of the problem, while remaining calm under pressure.
  • Dispatched police officers to calls for service in a timely manner, utilizing knowledge of jurisdictional boundaries and radio protocol.
  • Maintained communication with field units by providing them with up-to-date information on incidents they were responding to or investigating.
  • Responded quickly and accurately to requests for assistance from other agencies during emergencies or disasters.
  • Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Advised personnel about accidents, weather conditions or other hazards.

Education

Associate of Arts - Music And Video Business

Art Institute
Seattle, WA
03-1989

High School Diploma -

Stayton High School
Stayton, OR
06-1987

Skills

  • Knowledge base
  • Geographical expertise
  • Stress tolerance
  • Public safety awareness
  • Disaster response
  • Law enforcement procedures

Certification

  • DPSST, Advanced Certified Telecommunicator Certificate, Nov 2000.
  • FEMA IS-00100, Intro to Incident Command System, Apr 2007
  • FEMA IS-00200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, Apr 2007
  • FEMA IS-00700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), Apr 2007
  • FEMA IS-00800.A, National Response Plan (NRP) Intro, Apr 2007
  • FEMA IS-00208.a, State Disaster Management, Nov 2011
  • FEMA IS-00100.LEb, Intro to Incident Command System (ICS100) for Law Enforcement, Nov 2011
  • Dept of Homeland Security, Terrorism Awareness for Emergency 1st Responders AWR-160, Jul 2011
  • FEMA IS-247.B, Integrated Public Alert & Warning Sytem (IPAWS), Oct 2023
  • FEMA IS-247.B, IPAWS, Oct 2023

Accomplishments

  • APCO Critical Incident Award, Oct 1996
  • NCC Employee of the Month (selected by co-workers), Sept and Oct 2005
  • APCO-NENA Critical Incident Award, Sept 2024

Timeline

Telecommunicator 2

Oregon State Police
01.1992 - Current

Associate of Arts - Music And Video Business

Art Institute

High School Diploma -

Stayton High School
Chris Cusimano