Todd Nelson
Moodus,Ct
Summary
Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of what needs to be done and the proper way to do it. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in whatever task is at hand. A die hard sports fan that love to play and watch all sports.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fire and Safety Testing Foreman
JLN Associates/ Top Rung Inspection And Testing
08.2023 - Current
- Inspected completed work to verify quality standards and compliance with criteria.
- Trained new employees to learn new systems, apply best practices and comply with protocols and regulations.
- Handled issues with relative ease by implementing best practices and applying critical thinking skills to find best solutions.
- Checked equipment to determine if maintenance was required.
- Addressed issues with employees and customers to manage healthy conflict resolutions.
Volunteer Firefighter
Town Of East Haddam
01.2022 - Current
- Drove and operated structural pumpers, tankers, ladders and service vehicles to aid in rescue operations.
- Maintained close contact with dispatch to receive and share information about current fires, equipment movements and incoming personnel.
- Completed training to stay in peak physical fitness and handle challenging tasks.
- Assessed and repaired fire extinguishers and various fire equipment for stations.
- Recently promoted to the roll of Captain
Paraeducator
East Haddam Board Of Education
12.2021 - 03.2023
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Assisted teachers and worked individually with students with special needs, helping each navigate education system.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Assisted in maintaining engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation.
Fire Lieutenant (Volunteer)
Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company
07.2020 - 09.2021
- Led team in fighting fires and exercised considerable judgment in deciding best way to extinguish based on type of fuel and environment.
- Prepared reports of fires, equipment and personnel.
- Maintained and refurbished equipment to improve operational capability.
- Supervised cleaning and maintenance of buildings, rooms, and equipment.
- Coordinated fire control and prevention operations.
- Responded to emergency medical calls to perform lifesaving procedures and other emergency medical services.
- Created educational programs regarding life safety and fire prevention.
- Compiled and maintained log books, run reports and training records.
- Optimized fire services management with introduction of new systems, policies, procedures, and tools.
- Assessed scenes, coordinated responses and communicated critical details to superiors through two-way radios.
- Oversaw scene operations and assigned firefighters to strategic locations.
- Assigned firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.
- Arranged emergency medical services for victims of fires and other incidents.
- Checked fire suppression equipment regularly and oversaw upkeep.
911 Telecommunicator
Valley Shore Emergency Communications Inc.
12.2010 - 03.2021
- Relayed latest information to first responders via electronic means, telephone calls and radio responses.
- Reduced risks and emergency response issues by observing public safety field units.
- Read system maps and caller information, and documented details in system.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Routed calls to police, fire and ambulance service to meet individual call needs.
- Enhanced productivity by guaranteeing timely emergency response with no service delivery issues.
- Questioned callers to determine nature of problems and locations to direct type of response needed.
- Operated telephone and radio equipment to receive requests and reports from police officers, medical dispatch and firefighting crews.
- Used Logisys Software to track and maintain case incident numbers and logs.
Emergency Management Director (Volunteer)
Town Of Killingworth
12.2019 - 08.2020
- Managed communications during major technology outages, natural disasters, virus outbreaks, frame cloud outages and network device outages.
- Maintained current understanding of local, state and federal guidelines for emergency response.
- Built and strengthened relationships with area governments, departments and agencies to manage effective planning and implementation of emergency response strategies.
- Reviewed operational plans from other locations to identify options for local systems.
- Kept informed of activities or changes that could affect likelihood of emergencies, factors that could affect response efforts and details of plan implementation.
911 Telecommunicator
Town Of Madison
07.2010 - 12.2015
- Completed appropriate forms and radio announcements for police department needs such as BOLO requests.
- Received public emergency and non-emergency calls and supervised response prioritization in order to effectively dispatch official units such as police, fire and EMS while tracking data in real-time environments.
- Relayed latest information to first responders via electronic means, telephone calls and radio responses.
- Routed calls to police, fire and ambulance service to meet individual call needs.
- Read system maps and caller information, and documented details in system.
Sales/Service
Kevin Russell And Associates
05.2005 - 09.2010
- Offered knowledgeable insight into available products and services as well as competitor activities to help consumers make informed decisions.
- Called on existing accounts to drive sales through proactive and relationship-driven contact strategies.
- Generated sales leads through outbound calls and emails to build robust pipeline.
Education
Business Administration And Management
Nichols College
Dudley, MaBusiness Administration And Management
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CTBusiness Administration And Management
Middlesex Community College - Middletown
Middletown, CTHigh School Diploma -
Valley Regional High School
Deep River, Ct06.2003
Skills
- Data management
- Customer Service
- Supervision
- Responsible
- First Aid/CPR
- Planning and Coordination
- Teamwork
- Safety and compliance
- Logistics planning
- Route logs
- Equipment operation
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Collaborative and Team-Oriented
- Computer Skills
- Organization and Prioritization
- Special education
Certification
Fire fighter 1
Fire fighter 2
Hazardous Material Operations
Hazardous Material Awareness
Emergency Medical Responder
CPR Certified
CT CIAC Coaching Certificate
Safety Care Certified
CDL - B licensed
Timeline
Fire and Safety Testing Foreman
JLN Associates/ Top Rung Inspection And Testing
08.2023 - Current
Volunteer Firefighter
Town Of East Haddam
01.2022 - Current
Paraeducator
East Haddam Board Of Education
12.2021 - 03.2023
Fire Lieutenant (Volunteer)
Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company
07.2020 - 09.2021
Emergency Management Director (Volunteer)
Town Of Killingworth
12.2019 - 08.2020
911 Telecommunicator
Valley Shore Emergency Communications Inc.
12.2010 - 03.2021
911 Telecommunicator
Town Of Madison
07.2010 - 12.2015
Sales/Service
Kevin Russell And Associates
05.2005 - 09.2010
Business Administration And Management
Nichols College
Business Administration And Management
Central Connecticut State University
Business Administration And Management
Middlesex Community College - Middletown
High School Diploma -
Valley Regional High School
Fire fighter 1
Fire fighter 2
Hazardous Material Operations
Hazardous Material Awareness
Emergency Medical Responder
CPR Certified
CT CIAC Coaching Certificate
Safety Care Certified
CDL - B licensed
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