Stuart Lee Rodeffer
Tucson,AZ
Summary
Target Job Title: Emergency Management Specialist, National Incident Management Organization (NIMO), Logistics Section Chief (LSC) Department: Department of Agriculture (Forest Service) Location: Location Negotiable After Selection, United States Salary: $86,962 Series and Grade: GS 0089 12/13 Job Announcement Number: 24-WO-SPF-12155184-G-DRW Control Number: 774952500
Accomplished Forestry and Fire Management Professional with a strong history of successfully providing visionary leadership and supervision to wildland personnel, leading a staff of up to 31, managing logistics/assets valued at $3M+, managing a budget of up to $1.2M, and providing leadership and direction of complex operations. Accustomed to working with the Division Chief and the Assistant Chief of Operations to coordinate operational decisions and additional personnel, as well as the arrange for the daily deployment of staff. Partnered with the State Fire Management Officer to discuss deployment, personnel safety, command and control, oversite of the dispatch center, and coordination of resources during limited discretionary time high risk events. Manage a budget of $1M+ per day allotted for fighting fires; ensure accurate cost-accounting. Successfully developed and led the chain saw program ensuring the implementation of safety processes and positive outcomes for the five districts and key stakeholders across the state. Collaborate with the Incident Commander and Agency Administrator to coordinate logistical delivery, administrative needs, and time-critical issues. Exemplary management skills and the ability to develop incident and non-incident plans, serve as a subject matter expert and advisor to senior officials, lead personnel throughout the Wildland Division, and represent the Department of Forestry and Fire Management on a local, state, geographical, and national level. Subject matter expert, educator, and facilitator in leadership and human factors, working as a contractor in the capacity of conference group leader, keynote speaker, and lead facilitator for L-580 Leadership is Action and additional Staff Rides in conjunction with the NWCG Leadership Steering Committee. Core areas of responsibility demonstrating subject matter expertise in complex incident management in accordance with US Forest Service/ NWCG policies, procedures, and standards. Handle a wide variety of functions, including writing policies, performing facilitated learning analysis, special events coordination/planning, consulting, and training.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Management Specialist
U.S. Forest Service - Washington Office
03.2024 - Current
- Inspected facilities and equipment to determine operational and functional capabilities in emergency situations.
- Improved realization of organizational objectives by effectively communicating department goals, organizational objectives and industry trends.
- Investigated practical and theoretical issues facing emergency services and identified effective resolutions.
- Applied for federal funding for emergency-management-related needs and administered and reported on progress of such grants.
- Built and strengthened relationships to manage effective planning and implementation of emergency response strategies.
- Utilized comprehensive risk analysis to identify, assess and manage emergency management risks.
- Kept informed of activities or changes that could affect likelihood of emergencies, factors that could affect response efforts and details of plan implementation.
- Maintained current understanding of local, state and federal guidelines for emergency response.
- Reviewed operational plans from other locations to identify options for local systems.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to prepare plans and procedures to respond to emergency scenarios.
- Facilitated emergency management training for staff and conducted emergency drills.
Emergency Management Specialist, NIMO Logistics Section Chief (LSC)
Department of Agriculture (Forest Service)
11.2019 - Current
- Core areas of responsibility demonstrating subject matter expertise in complex incident management in accordance with US Forest Service/ NWCG policies, procedures, and standards.
- Highlighted Achievements: One of the founding members of logistics and medical unit Incident Management Remote Response (IMRR) platforms and working groups.
- Worked collaboratively through IMRR to recommend changes within the NWCG glossary of terms regarding distributed operations.
- Exhibit servant leadership in three Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA).
- Worked in direct support to the Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC) and Southwest Multi-Agency Coordination Group (SWMAC).
- Leverage extensive written communication skills to write policies, procedures, and best practices during complex incident management with COVID19 impacts.
- Co-Chair of the NIMO Risk workgroup realigning, improving, educating, and implementing the Strategic Risk Analysis (SRA).
- Supported two title 10 military deployments.
- Supported the international programs for the US Forest Service for one week as a subject matter expert for a Ukrainian delegation on the L580 Gettysburg’s staff ride.
- Responding as part of a seven-person team to Orbost, Australia for 32 days in support of major wildfires in January 2020.
Safety and Logistics Officer
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
01.2018 - Current
- Core areas of responsibility demonstrating subject matter expertise in safe operations of the Department of Forestry and Fire Management in alignment with OSHA and the NWCG.
- Highlighted Achievements: Develop and implement strategies and provided steadfast safety oversite and leadership for 9 Arizona state engines and 13 DOC inmate crews across five districts.
- Manage an inventory of technology equipment and assets valued at $4M+ while leading a multifaceted staff of 9 dispatch professionals.
- Deliver full-cycle staff leadership, including writing position descriptions, sourcing, hiring, training, coaching, evaluation, counseling and disciplinary actions in conjunction with HR and regulatory agencies.
- Exhibit decisive leadership over 8 investigations for injuries and accidents sustained within the Department of Forestry and Fire Management.
- Provide oversight, leadership, and direction to the dispatch center, which coordinates with all federal, state, and local agencies for coordination of activities, resources, and response.
- Leverage extensive written communication skills to write policies, and procedures in alignment with the State Fire Staff and Federal Fire Doctrine.
Owner
Tactical Pause LLC
01.2014 - Current
- Tactical pause LLC provides leadership training, keynote speaking, workplace and employee development through evaluation and understanding human factors.
- Highlighted Achievements: Provided subject matter expertise facilitating workforce development through the staff ride process.
- Provided subject matter expertise in logistical coordination for national level field training exercises.
- Provided subject matter expertise in the development and deployment of the Yarnell Hill staff ride for overall workforce development and organizational learning.
- Sub Contractor to OMNA International LLC
Assistant State Fire Manager (State AFMO)
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
11.2023 - 03.2024
- Working collaboratively with the state fire management officer specifically geared to areas of support.
- Providing strategic level leadership and support to the dispatch center, communications, training, and credentialing, plans and preparedness, prevention, grants, and agreement (fire centric) and coordination with districts and operational fire staff.
- Serving on the NWCG risk working group representing the Western state Forrester’s.
- Coordinate with the region three (R-3) assistant fire director regarding state and private cooperating agencies and grants.
- The Agency lead on the Continuity Of Operations Plan (COOP) for the organization.
- Lead personnel development and leadership trainer for the agency.
- Collaborating and coordinating with federal partners to develop a unified response model within the state of Arizona.
- Acting as a member of the team and coordination with the annual operating plan for 376 cooperating fire agencies.
- Leading efforts to coordinate agency mental health support as the health and wellness officer for the organization.
- Leading and mentoring a fire staff support group of approximately 40 individuals and approximately $14 million in hard property assets.
- Rotating through the state duty officer position in support of 27 million acres of state trust and unincorporated private lands in the state of Arizona.
Division Chief (District Fire Management Officer) Southeast District
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
03.2022 - 11.2023
- Provided strategic leadership/management for 8.1 million acres of state trust and unincorporated private lands.
- Coordinating with federal partners and state cooperators for incident response and support in addition to fuels mitigation and management as a part of community protection.
- Engaged collaboratively in day-to-day leadership and management of four Department of Corrections type II hand crews, three initial attack engines, four battalion chiefs, and additional support personnel.
- Worked collaboratively with the staff and the Arizona dispatch center to develop run cards to enhance fire response.
- Worked as a part of the fire staff to develop and implement preparedness level discussions and deployment plans for the state.
- Established in conjunction with federal partners threat zones for closest most appropriate response regardless of agency.
- Served as a member of the Southeast zone board encompassing DFFM, USFS, BIA, BLM, FWS, and NPS.
Shift Battalion Chief/Assistant Health and Safety Officer/ Standard of Coverage Program Manager
Northwest Fire District
01.2009 - 01.2018
- Executed 24/7 management and deployment of emergent and non-emergent calls within the Northwest Fire District (NWFD).
- Held accountability for day-to-day operational leadership including supervising five engine companies, a ladder company, a special operations company, and four ambulance companies.
- Delivered end-to-end staff leadership for five direct reports and up to 40 indirect reports.
- As Standard of Coverage Program Manager, collaborated and coordinated with a group comprised of 11 members coordinate and complete project.
- Interpreted and analyzed SOC response data to forecast current effective response force to incidents as well as future station placement and apparatus configuration for mission essential and cost-effective response.
Logistics Section Chief Type 2
Eastern Arizona Incident Management Team (Small)
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Exercised discretion, discernment, and strong attention-to-detail throughout the process of planning and providing facilities, services, and material in support of complex incidents or large fire management.
- Projected section needs for the next operational period based on an evaluation and analysis of the Incident Action Plan.
- Organized logistics in alignment with operational goals and objectives.
Battalion Chief
Northwest Fire District
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Exhibited decisive and forward-thinking leadership over the Training Division with accountability for developing, managing, and implementing diverse training programs.
- Led and facilitated the implementation of implementation of the Captain Certification Program.
- Demonstrated sound financial acumen by executing sophisticate budget management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Safety and Health/Fire Science
Columbia Southern University
Skills
- Staff Oversight
- Mentoring & Evaluation
- Logistics Management
- Resource Management
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Fire and Safety Management
- Regulatory Compliance Standard
- Incident Response
- Multi-Agency Coordination
- Long-Term Goals and Requirements
- Incident Management
- Policy and Procedure Implementation
- Team Collaboration
- Field Interviews
- Process Optimization
- Program Management
- Policy Enforcement
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Conflict Resolution Negotiation
- Risk Mitigation
- Staff Training & Development
- MS Office
- Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC)
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
Certification
- [Area of certification], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
Personal Information
- Citizenship: United States Citizenship
- Title: Emergency Management Specialist, National Incident Management Organization (NIMO), Logistics Section Chief (LSC)
- Nationality: United States Citizenship
- Visa Status: United States Citizenship
Objective
Emergency Management Specialist, National Incident Management Organization (NIMO), Logistics Section Chief (LSC), Department of Agriculture (Forest Service), Location Negotiable After Selection, United States, 86962, GS 0089 12/13, 24-WO-SPF-12155184-G-DRW, 774952500
Technical Areas Of Expertise
- MS Office
- Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC)
Awards
- Navy Marine Corps Medal for Heroism, 1993
- Navy Achievement Medal, 1988
- Rookie Firefighter of the Year, 2000
- Firefighter of the Year, 2002
- Award of Merit, 2006
- Unit Citation, 2011
- Distinguished Service Award, 2013
Training
- Logistics Section Chief Type 1
- Incident Safety Officer (FDSOA)
- Health and Safety Officer (FDSOA)
Timeline
Emergency Management Specialist
U.S. Forest Service - Washington Office
03.2024 - Current
Assistant State Fire Manager (State AFMO)
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
11.2023 - 03.2024
Division Chief (District Fire Management Officer) Southeast District
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
03.2022 - 11.2023
Emergency Management Specialist, NIMO Logistics Section Chief (LSC)
Department of Agriculture (Forest Service)
11.2019 - Current
Safety and Logistics Officer
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
01.2018 - Current
Owner
Tactical Pause LLC
01.2014 - Current
Shift Battalion Chief/Assistant Health and Safety Officer/ Standard of Coverage Program Manager
Northwest Fire District
01.2009 - 01.2018
Battalion Chief
Northwest Fire District
01.2008 - 01.2009
Logistics Section Chief Type 2
Eastern Arizona Incident Management Team (Small)
01.2007 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Safety and Health/Fire Science
Columbia Southern University