Kevin Cady
Greene,RI
Summary
- With over 26 years of Fire/EMS experience, including a 3 year role as Assistant Chief at Central Coventry Fire District, I excel in team building and safety prioritization. At Hoechst Celanese Corp., my leadership achieved the plant's best safety record. Known for exceptional incident management and a commitment to operational readiness, I bring a blend of safe team building leadership to this department.
- Professional leader prepared for high-impact role in management. Proven ability to drive results through strategic planning and effective communication. Strong focus on team collaboration, maintaining flexibility with changing needs, and consistently delivering dependable outcomes. Demonstrated skills in problem-solving, decision-making, and resource management.
- Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational safety and efficiency. Use tactical decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact department success.
- Knowledgeable Chief with solid background in emergency management and fire safety operations. Demonstrated expertise in overseeing fire prevention programs and managing emergency response teams. Proven ability to lead and coordinate complex rescue operations while maintaining focus on safety and community collaboration.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Chief
Central Coventry Fire District
08.1998 - Current
- Coordinating training schedules and certifications with the platoon commanders for all duty personnel.
- Maintaining personnel records as well as apparatus and equipment records.
- Scheduling all equipment and apparatus maintenance and repairs including annual Dept. of Health and DOT inspections.
- Scheduling any required repairs or upgrades to both stations as needed to maintain a safe environment for duty personnel to occupy.
- Assist with procurement processes for necessary equipment upgrades or replacements, ensuring fiscal responsibility while maintaining operational readiness.
- Assuming the role of Incident Commander, Operations Officer or Incident Safety Officer as needed at various incident types to ensure the safety of the fire service personnel and civilians.
- Work directly with the Chief of the Department to maintain a 24/7 EMS/Fire protection service to our customers in the Town of Coventry.
Plant Maintenance Manager, 2nd Shift Leader
Hoechst Celanese Corp.
07.1986 - 07.1997
- First Shift Leader to be implemented at the facility.
- In charge of the 2nd shift maintenance crew consisting of mechanics, pipefitters,electricians and instrument technicians. Providing scheduled and emergency repairs of any and all process equipment in all buildings at a 24/7 manufacturing facility producing pigments and dyes for color. Worked in conjunction with production engineers and foremen to ensure all processes were operating in a safe and productive manner.
- Active member of the plant fire brigade and hazmat team.
- Attended industrial firefighting classes at Texas A&M and also mitigated multiple incidents as a hazmat technician and master tradesperson .
- My team held the best safety record in the plant due to my practice of two personnel working together at all times and received accomodations from the plant manager.
Education
No Degree - Manufacturing Engineering
New England Institute of Technology
Warwick, RINo Degree - B.S.Fire Science/Fire Administration
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, ALFire Science
Community College of Rhode Island
WarwickNo Degree - Industrial Firefighting
Texas Engineering Extension Service
05-1993
High School Diploma -
Coventry High School
40 Reservoir Rd.01-1981
Skills
- Attention to safety and well being of all our on-duty personnel
- Ability to assess and act accordingly at any incident to rapidly mitigate the situation while providing a safe scene for fire service personnel and civilians while delivering the best customer service to our residents
- Maintaining good physical and mental health which I believe is very important to portray as good image and example of leadership to our personnel I report to work everyday clean shaven and well dressed My belief in hard work and our image to residents is very important and I always preach that when needed
- Team building has always been a skill that I have a great success with to include all platoon members on department projects
- Strong listener when the personnel bring important concerns to my attention
- Getting all fire department tasks completed in a timely manner, including personnel or equipment/apparatus issues has been a strong point for me
- My experience at the fire department for 26 years and previous employment have taught me to make safety the number one priority
- I possess many other certificates beyond the requirements for this application in subjects of public safety and they can be available on request
- Professionalism
- Fire suppression coordination
- Strong Incident Command presence
Certification
- RI-DOH EMT-C 08171
- NFA/FEMA ICS-100
- NFA/FEMA ICS-200
- RIEMA ICS-300
- RIEMA. ICS-400
- RIEMA. ICS-402
- FEMA. ICS-700
- FEMA. ICS-800
- NFPA 1001 FIREFIGHTER LEVEL 1
- NFPA 1001 FIREFIGHTER LEVEL 2
- NFPA 1021 FIREFIGHTER FIRE OFFICER LEVEL 1
- NFPA 1041 FIRE INSTRUCTOR
- NFPA 1403 LIVE BURN CLASS A&B
- NFPA 1031 FIRE INSPECTOR (non current)
- FEMA HERT - Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents
- FEMA HERT - Integrated Capstone Event
- FEMA HERT- Train-the-trainer
- Boat Smart - Powerboat training certified.
- NFPA Electric Vehicle Safety Training
- FEMA IS-00907 ACTIVE SHOOTER
- NATIONAL GRID- Electrical Safety for First Responders
- US Department of Homeland Security-WMD-Radiological/Nuclear Hazardous Materials Technician Course- PER-241
- IAFF- Fire Ground Survival Awareness Course
- OSHA- 10 Hour Construction Program Card
- PLamb.com Training Group- 12 hour Officer Training Program
- RI CDL Endorsed Driver's License
Timeline
Assistant Chief
Central Coventry Fire District
08.1998 - Current
Plant Maintenance Manager, 2nd Shift Leader
Hoechst Celanese Corp.
07.1986 - 07.1997
No Degree - Manufacturing Engineering
New England Institute of Technology
No Degree - B.S.Fire Science/Fire Administration
Columbia Southern University
Fire Science
Community College of Rhode Island
No Degree - Industrial Firefighting
Texas Engineering Extension Service
High School Diploma -
Coventry High School
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