Peter Ikonomopoulos

Background

About Peter Ikonomopoulos

Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of over 10 years working in the public safety industry and 20 years in the private industry! Highly skilled in crisis management, fire fighting, fire prevention/mitigation, public safety and emergency management. My key skills and strengths include:* Highly developed leadership, training and development skills with demonstrated success in leading a diverse team of firefighters whilst also maintaining high levels of professionalism and regulatory compliance.* Detailed understanding of safety and compliance issues including occupational health and safety and safety risk prevention.* Accountable and responsible in junior, senior and leadership positions with experience in both my position as an emergency responder and as owner of a highly successful, multi-award-winning small business.* Confident in all aspects of emergency response with comprehensive knowledge in time and resource allocation, budget planning and management, emergency response procedures, firefighting techniques, fire prevention and enforcement, facility and equipment maintenance.* Skilled in the development and delivery of staff and community development initiatives including: planning/development/delivery/implementation/evaluation of training and development programs.* Extensive experience in report writing; including fire and other incident reports, training reports and incident reports.* Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to use initiative and sound judgement in order to devise effective solutions and make prompt, informed decisions.