Raymond Wilkinson

Background

About Raymond Wilkinson

Dedicated Chief Operations Officer with more than 30 years of public service and operations leadership experience. Respected team leader specializing in Emergency Response program development with expertise in: Operations Management, Incident Command, Emergency Planning and Preparedness, Team Building and Leadership, Crisis Management and Government Agency Relations. Director/Program Manager and Founding Member for the South Carolina Emergency Response Task Force (SC-TF1), a 220-member organization responsible for state wide urban search and rescue. Co-Chairman and founding member of the State Urban Search & Rescue Association (SUSAR). A multi-state association of state and federal level urban search and rescue teams working together to improve search and rescue capabilities throughout the nation. Developed and implemented a divisional strategic plan for plant emergency management in both the U.S. and Mexico. Plan addressed potential incidents including: medical, fire, terrorist attacks, natural disaster, etc. Posses a thorough knowledge of procurement, supply, transportation/shipping, and field maintenance operations and practices. Working knowledge of budget planning and development and grant fund management. Working knowledge of codes, standards and regulations (OSHA, FEMA, NFPA, UFC, NEC, BATF) Instructional experience includes: Structural Firefighting, Flammable Liquid & Gas Firefighting, Incident Command, Hazardous Materials Response, Confined Space Operations & Rescue, High Angle Rope Rescue, Structural Collapse Rescue, Swift Water Rescue, Communications, Trench Rescue, SCUBA, Respiratory Protection, Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LTT), Forklift Operations, Auto Extrication, Construction Safety, etc.