Daniel Callicoat

Roles & Responsibilities

• Trained and mentored 23 personnel in high-risk emergency response operations, medical readiness, and mission planning, ensuring 100% compliance with federal and emergency response standards, enhancing team efficiency and readiness.
• Directed 25 tactical operations, including Direct Action raids and search-and-rescue (SAR) missions, improving emergency response coordination and achieving operational objectives in high-stress environments.
• Led 21 joint-training exercises with international teams, improving mass casualty response and emergency medical interoperability, fostering global collaboration for high-risk operations.
• Provided advanced trauma care and casualty stabilization for Special Operations, fire/rescue, and EMS teams in austere environments, directly improving field survival rates and mission success.
• Operated a high-volume emergency clinic, managing 40+ trauma cases daily, including head trauma, musculoskeletal injuries, and critical care, maintaining rapid treatment and high-quality care.
• Trained and certified 300+ personnel in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), achieving a 90% pass rate, directly enhancing field medical proficiency and ensuring readiness for emergency medical situations.
• Performed ACLS, airway management, and field suturing under extreme conditions, providing life-saving interventions in trauma care and ensuring successful patient outcomes in high-risk environments.
• Provided life-saving medical intervention during a public shooting incident, stabilizing a gunshot wound to the head, leading to full recovery, and coordinating EMS and law enforcement response.
• Led 14+ hours of casualty extraction and evacuation training, improving emergency response efficiency for 43 tactical rescue personnel, enhancing their ability to respond to combat and emergency evacuations.
• Conducted 66+ blood transfusion training sessions, achieving 100% proficiency in prehospital blood administration, leading to the adoption of new blood transfusion protocols for trauma care.
• Trained 27+ personnel in hoist operations, aerial extractions, and confined space rescue, ensuring readiness for urban and wilderness SAR teams and improving rescue operation efficiency.
• Led SAR and mass casualty operations during Hurricane Helene disaster relief, delivering 7,175 pounds of supplies and coordinating the evacuation of 2,000 displaced individuals, ensuring efficient and organized response efforts.
• Developed and executed high-fidelity medical training programs, utilizing live trauma simulations and tactical scenarios to prepare 2,200+ personnel for real-world emergency operations.
• Created a TCCC pilot program for international teams, training 60+ personnel with a 95% success rate, leading to policy adoption and improving cross-agency medical collaboration.
• Managed a $2.3M medical budget, overseeing the procurement, inventory, and distribution of EMS and rescue equipment, ensuring zero deficiencies and readiness for critical operations.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Expertly instructed high-stress trauma care, specializing in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC), and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), enhancing operational readiness for high-threat medical operations.
• Developed and implemented evidence-based trauma management curriculum, focusing on surgical interventions, emergency drug administration, and prolonged field care techniques, improving trauma care delivery and reducing treatment times in challenging environments.
• Trained hundreds of military medics, first responders, and tactical medical providers, ensuring they are equipped to handle critical injuries, mass casualties, and high-risk medical operations.
• Led Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) training for SWAT, SAR, SERT, BORTAC, BORSTAR, and Fire/EMS teams, improving pre-hospital trauma care in austere environments.
• Designed and implemented TECC training for law enforcement, firefighters, and EMTs, aligning with CoTECC best practices, improving response times and treatment effectiveness during emergency medical responses.
• Developed and executed hyper-realistic trauma simulations, using manikins, moulage, cadavers, and advanced medical models to enhance hands-on medical proficiency and mission-specific trauma care readiness.
  Adapted military-grade trauma training for civilian first responders, improving operational effectiveness in mass casualty incidents, disaster response, and high-risk rescues.
• Led mass casualty training and response operations, integrating extrication, field trauma stabilization, and casualty evacuation strategies for fire, EMS, and tactical medical teams.
• Provided life-saving medical training to non-medical personnel, ensuring law enforcement and SWAT teams are equipped with battle-tested trauma care skills to respond effectively in emergencies.
• Successfully trained and certified 5-7 classes per year for 8 years, with 20-30 students per class, training between 800 to 1,680 students total, including military medics, law enforcement officers, SWAT, and EMS personnel, ensuring seamless interoperability in joint emergency operations, contributing to a 100% certification rate across all courses taught. Still employed and actively instructing as operation tempos allow.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Trained and certified 3,000+ personnel annually in advanced paramedic skills, trauma management, and emergency response, ensuring continuous operational medical readiness for high-risk operations.
• Supervised 38 personnel, leading 1,200+ hours of training for 485 students, resulting in a 10% increase in student pass rates and enhanced operational proficiency.
• Served as Lead Instructor & Training Supervisor, ensuring personnel met Special Operations and emergency medical readiness standards for high-stakes environments.
• Prepared responders for 150+ high-risk operations, integrating trauma care and emergency response protocols into real-world scenarios, improving readiness for critical incidents.
• Chaired multiple review boards, achieving a 96% student pass rate and certifying 5 Master Trainers, ensuring high standards for specialized medical personnel.
• Qualified 150+ personnel in ALS, BLS, Tactical Medicine, and Special Operations Medical Skills, aligning with fire academy and EMS training roles to enhance operational capabilities.
• Led 17 academic review boards, maintaining a 96% requalification rate, certifying personnel in AHA ACLS/BLS and PEPP, ensuring up-to-date certifications for emergency responders.
• Delivered 600+ hours of classroom and hands-on training in trauma patient assessment, surgical skills, airway management, and circulation interventions, significantly enhancing medical readiness.
• Led Trauma Surgical Skills training, specializing in massive hemorrhage control, advanced airway management, shock and IV therapy, and field blood transfusions, improving trauma care skills for EMS and tactical teams.
• Managed high-intensity medical training environments, ensuring personnel could stabilize casualties independently for up to one hour until evacuation, optimizing operational efficiency in austere conditions.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Led and trained 471 personnel, maintaining a 92% medical readiness rate through preventive care, operational medical support, and high-risk mission planning, ensuring personnel preparedness for critical operations.
• Provided expert medical guidance to senior leadership, influencing life-saving decisions in air, ground, and maritime operations, directly impacting the effectiveness of high-risk missions.
• Managed a $3.2M+ medical and rescue equipment budget, ensuring 100% accountability and uninterrupted readiness for 13 mission-critical emergency response operations.
• Conducted 50+ casualty extractions and hoist rescues in urban, maritime, and austere environments, ensuring rapid and safe evacuations under extreme conditions.
• Led trauma care for 50+ critically injured patients, specializing in multisystem trauma, TBIs, and amputations, improving survival rates in high-risk environments.
• Implemented Fresh Whole Blood (FWB) transfusion protocols, screening 2,000+ donors and performing 7 life-saving field transfusions in remote settings, significantly enhancing patient care in austere conditions.
• Developed mass casualty response plans and led training for 500+ personnel, incorporating TCCC, PCC, and Damage Control Surgery, enhancing team readiness for large-scale emergencies.
• Led CBRNE/HAZMAT decontamination efforts for a 3,000-personnel unit, ensuring swift and effective response to chemical, biological, radiological, and hazardous material threats.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Delivered advanced trauma care in high-risk combat and operational environments, ensuring mission readiness for Navy and Marine Corps Special Operations during OIF/OEF, and led rapid medical evacuations, providing critical care under extreme conditions.
• Managed and maintained $2M+ in medical and dental equipment, overseeing seamless procurement, distribution, and accountability for combat and field operations, ensuring 100% operational readiness.
• Sustained 90%+ deployability for specialized personnel through rigorous medical oversight and training, while providing high-acuity EMT-level care in collaboration with Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement, treating 150+ patients in dynamic, high-pressure environments.
• Assisted in hazardous incident response, managing decontamination sites and biohazard mitigation, ensuring safety for responders and civilians while coordinating emergency scene management during complex fire and rescue operations.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Supervised and coordinated patient care for over 500+ individuals, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and delivering comprehensive training to 20+ medical personnel, improving operational efficiency and compliance.
• Assisted in over 50 endoscopic and minor surgical procedures, maintaining 100% sterile technique and ensuring optimal equipment readiness to support seamless surgical operations.
• Performed emergency clinical care, including patient assessments, IV insertions, and wound care, while operating critical life-saving equipment such as EKGs, AEDs, and suction devices in high-pressure environments.
• Led CBRNE preparedness efforts, implementing decontamination procedures and ensuring 100% readiness for emergency response, minimizing risks and ensuring swift action during hazardous incidents.