Ebony Kusmierski
Buffalo,NY
Summary
Professional emergency response specialist with experience in fire suppression, rescue operations, and hazardous material handling. Strong focus on teamwork, ensuring safety, and achieving operational goals. Reliable and adaptable with skills in emergency medical response, and community education. Known for effective communication, physical stamina, and quick decision-making.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fire Fighter
City Of Buffalo Fire Department
Buffalo, NY
02.2018 - Current
- Enhanced teamwork among crew members through regular training exercises and collaboration in high-pressure situations.
- Saved lives and protected property by swiftly executing firefighting techniques during numerous incidents.
- Provided critical medical assistance to injured individuals at incident scenes utilizing CPR certification and basic EMT skills when necessary.
- Responded to emergency calls, providing rapid response and situational assessment.
- Executed fire suppression techniques using advanced firefighting equipment and tools.
Community Realty Management
Manpower Temp Agency
08.2016 - 10.2016
- Making sure all rent checks and cash are taken to the bank for deposit in a timely manner
- Filing and checking senior housing applications
- Faxing and scanning documents
- Setting appointments for housing applicants
- Working with Microsoft Word, Office, and Excel
- Making flyers for resident activities
- Making sure all phone calls are answered and sent to the appropriate extensions
- Filing all applications and bills in an orderly manner
- Making sure the mail is delivered correctly to the appropriate resident.
Quartermaster and Chemical Repairer
US Army Reserve
Niagara Falls, NY
09.2008 - 09.2016
- Trouble shooting water purification systems
- Maintenance on water purification systems as well as light armored vehicles, heaters, and generators
- Graduated from the Army Ordnance Corp of Engineers with Certificate
- United States Army Tank- Automotive and Armaments Command Certificate of Training, for completing 24hrs of maintainer new equipment on the 800K Fuel System Supply Point (FSSP) on August 26th 2009.
- Improved equipment functionality by conducting thorough diagnostics and identifying necessary repairs.
- Reduced downtime by quickly assessing issues and efficiently performing repairs on various types of equipment.
Fresenius Kabi (Packaging)
Manpower Temp Agency
Buffalo, Ny
07.2016 - 08.2016
- Making sure medical vials are placed on tray properly for inspections
- Making sure that medical vials are not broken and have correct labels attached
- Making sure medical vials are taken off of tray table without being shattered
- Placing medical vials in packaging boxes.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Clerical Support Specialist
Gerdau Ameristeel
01.2014 - 05.2016
- Entering end of day cash counts into the computer SAP system
- Making sure that the facility had enough money for day to day transactions
- Knowledge on SAP computer system
- Creating PARS for outgoing trucks to Canada/Triple M
- Knowledge with Microsoft word as well as Microsoft excel and Office
- Processed and filed documents efficiently to maintain organized records.
- Coordinated communication between departments to enhance workflow efficiency.
Activites Aide
saint catherines laboure
12.2007 - 09.2008
- Facilitated daily activities with the elder
- Organized Festivities.
Activities Aide
Nazareth nursing home
06.2005 - 12.2007
- Planned and implemented daily activities with senior citizens
- Organized festivities
- Planned outings.
Resident Care Aide
mary agnes manor
05.2005 - 06.2005
- Passed out medications to the assisted living residents
- Passed out lunch and dinner trays
- Monitored residents during night hours.
- Enhanced resident well-being by providing compassionate care and support in daily activities.
- Improved residents' quality of life through consistent monitoring, documentation, and communication with healthcare providers.
- Promoted a safe living environment for residents by performing regular safety checks and maintaining cleanliness.
Education
Weatherization Program
University At Buffalo Educational Oppurtunity Center
Buffalo, Ny04-2010
Liberal arts, Psychology
D'youville College
Buffalo, NY09-2001
High School Diploma - undefined
Grover Cleveland High School
Buffalo, NY09-2000
Skills
- Fire Suppression
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Confined Space Entry
- Hazardous Materials Handling
- Emergency Response
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Critical Thinking Abilities
- Structural firefighting
- First aid certified
- Fire safety
- Stress tolerance and resilience
Certification
- Certificate of Completion Building Maintenance Carpentry, 03/2010
- Certificate of Completion Building Maintenance Plumbing, 03/2010
- Certificate of Completion Building Maintenance Electrical, 03/2010
- Work Readiness Credential Workshop, 03/2010
- OSHA 10 hour Certificate, 03/2010
- Lead Certificate, 03/2010
- Microsoft Digital Literacy Certificate, 03/2010
- Sexual Harassment Certificate, 05/2009
- HIPAA Clinical Care Job Certificate, 05/2009
- University at Buffalo Allied Health Certificate, 05/2009
- U.S Army Automotive And Armaments Certificate, 08/2009
- Mental Health First Aid adults 11/23/24 - 11/23/27
- IAFF courses taken
- Behavioral health awareness
- Helping members in recovery
- Anger management training for fire service members
- Finance Your Independence Certificate, 09/2009
LANGUAGES
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Interests
- Peer support team
- Youth Assistant hockey coach
Timeline
Fire Fighter
City Of Buffalo Fire Department
02.2018 - Current
Community Realty Management
Manpower Temp Agency
08.2016 - 10.2016
Fresenius Kabi (Packaging)
Manpower Temp Agency
07.2016 - 08.2016
Clerical Support Specialist
Gerdau Ameristeel
01.2014 - 05.2016
Quartermaster and Chemical Repairer
US Army Reserve
09.2008 - 09.2016
Activites Aide
saint catherines laboure
12.2007 - 09.2008
Activities Aide
Nazareth nursing home
06.2005 - 12.2007
Resident Care Aide
mary agnes manor
05.2005 - 06.2005
Liberal arts, Psychology
D'youville College
High School Diploma - undefined
Grover Cleveland High School
Weatherization Program
University At Buffalo Educational Oppurtunity Center