Keith Snipes
Kershaw,SC
Summary
Exceptional Operations Manager focused on successful team building, cost-cutting and operational improvements. Determined to cut costs without impacting quality of products and services. Reliable team player committed to building high-performing teams.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Operations
Global Medical Response
07.2019 - Current
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Partnered with vendors and suppliers to effectively manage and budget.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Reduced budgetary expenditures by effectively negotiating contracts for more advantageous terms.
Operations Supervisor
Lifeguard Ambulance Service
11.2016 - 06.2019
- Evaluated team member performance and productivity, provided feedback and implemented corrective actions.
- Motivated and trained employees to maximize team productivity.
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
- Enforced regulatory and company policy compliance to improve workplace and employee safety and readiness.
- Tracked company equipment, tools and technology to manage inventory.
- Collected customer feedback and made business adjustments to improve retention and satisfaction.
Flight Paramedic
Med-Trans Corporation
03.2015 - 11.2017
- Communicated pertinent patient information and status to hospital staff upon arrival.
- Followed established procedures for personal and patient safety.
- Provided visual guidance, navigation and radio communications assistance to pilot.
- Transported critically ill and injured patients to nearest medical center, using advanced life support equipment as needed.
- Liaised with police, fire department and other emergency responders to manage emergency scenes.
Flight Paramedic
Air Methods
11.2010 - 03.2016
- Communicated pertinent patient information and status to hospital staff upon arrival.
- Followed established procedures for personal and patient safety.
- Provided visual guidance, navigation and radio communications assistance to pilot.
Paramedic
Lancaster County EMS
09.1991 - 10.2010
- Delivered advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), basic life support (BLS), and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) under pressure.
- Developed and maintained rapport with coworkers and local hospital staff to facilitate efficient patient care.
- Responded to daily emergencies and worked alongside firemen and EMTs.
- Adapted treatment plans quickly and effectively based on changing patient conditions and reactions.
- Maintained patient care, treatment and medication documentation for accurate, up-to-date clinical records.
- Administered continuous 12-lead electrocardiogram monitoring to record heart rhythms in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
- Assessed patient condition through physical and verbal exams and by collecting information from others at scene.
- Conducted equipment and vehicle checks to maintain continuous and safe operation.
Education
Paramedic Program - Emergency Medical Technology
Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SCHigh School Diploma -
Andrew Jackson High School
Kershaw, SC06.1991
Skills
- Data Management
- Customer Retention
- Administrative Management
- Cost Control
- Contract Administration
- KPI Tracking
- Schedule Management
- Employee Development
- Decision-Making
- Management Team Building
Timeline
Manager of Operations
Global Medical Response
07.2019 - Current
Operations Supervisor
Lifeguard Ambulance Service
11.2016 - 06.2019
Flight Paramedic
Med-Trans Corporation
03.2015 - 11.2017
Flight Paramedic
Air Methods
11.2010 - 03.2016
Paramedic
Lancaster County EMS
09.1991 - 10.2010
Paramedic Program - Emergency Medical Technology
Midlands Technical College
High School Diploma -
Andrew Jackson High School
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