CONTACT:

420 Ridgeway St., Apt. 1
Greensburg, PA 15601

724-333-2649

BobbyG@RGGerlach.com

INFO FILES/LINKS:

PA Department of Health EMS Continuing Education Courses

Buck's County Community College Public Safety Training Courses

Robert G. Gerlach's Public Safety Training and Certifications

RELATED LINKS:

TransCare, Inc.

Parkview VFD/EMS

Public Safety Promotions

National Association of EMS Educators

EMS Educators of PA

Keystone Chapter Fire
Instructors

Indiana County Public and Industrial Safety Training

Indiana Univ. of PA, Emergency Services Training

Bucks County Community College, Public Safety Training

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Education:

University of Pittsburgh, Bachelor of Arts, Administration of Justice
January 1995 - December 1997

Employment:

TransCare PA, Inc., Operations Coordinator/VA Division Coordinator, Field Training Officer, Paramedic/Preceptor
April 2003 – Present (Full-Time); www.TransCare.com
Supervises VA Hospital Division of 16 paramedics responsible for the response and treatment of injury and illness on the campuses of the VA Pittsburgh Health System.
Transports patients in critical condition from regional medical centers to tertiary medical centers utilizing various advanced airway management and diagnostic medical monitoring equipment.
Provides emergency medical care to contract facilities and other areas as requested. 
Coordinate supervisory duties and system status management to ensure the efficient operations of the organization.
Assure the satisfactory resolution of personnel and client complaints and issues as required. 
Supervise training and continual development of field staff. 
Paramedic Preceptor with UPMC Medical Command training and evaluating paramedic students and new paramedics. 

Allegheny Ad Service, Inc., Promotional Consultant/Sales
February 2005 – Present (Per Diem); www.AlleghenyAd.com
Assists clients in the successful completion of advertising specialties and projects. 
Prepares and designs artwork for advertising specialties. 
Co-founded and manages an audience specific division from start-up to regional leader supplying an international market, known as Public Safety Promotions (www.PublicSafetyPromotions.com).

Green Planet Servers, Creative Development & Marketing/Graphic Artist
August 2009 – Present (Per Diem); www.GreenPlanetServers.com
Assists in the continual development of organizations business model.
Creates and implements marketing strategies.
Prepares and publishes graphic medic for internet and print media.

Indiana Univ. of PA, Division of Emergency Services Training, EMS Instructor
July 2007 – Present (Per Diem)
Prepares and delivers curricula for emergency services training in accordance with the Department of Transportation, PA Department of Health, and PA State Fire Academy. 
Assists in the preparation of students for certification by the PA Department of Health.

Parkview Vol. Fire Dept./EMS, Paramedic/Preceptor, QA/Training Coordinator
November 2006 – Present (Part-Time); www.ParkviewVFD.org
Provides emergency medical care and rescue services to the residents and visitors of response area and mutual aid when requested. 
Maintains the inventory of WMD/HazMat equipment stocked on each EMS unit. 
Paramedic Preceptor with UPMC Medical Command training and evaluating paramedic students and new paramedics. 
Coordinates Con-Ed and department training by organizing, designing, developing and delivering training modules.
Maintains personnel training record and assures compliance with federal, state, and local policies, procedures, and protocols.
Assists with Quality Assurance audits of Patient Care Reports to assure the highest quality of care, customer service excellence and to make recommendations as required on appropriateness of treatment delivered.

Indiana County Public and Industrial Safety Training Academy,Evaluator/Instructor
September 2005 – Present (Per Diem); icfa.IndianaCounty.org
Assists in the delivery of training exercises for the delivery of public and industrial safety training. 
Evaluate Firefighter I Candidates for certification under NPQS Pro-Board and PA State Fire Academy guidelines.

Bucks County Community College; Public Safety Training, Adjunct Instructor
May 2009 – Present (Per Diem)
Coordinates and presents emergency services training for the educational development of public and industrial safety professionals.

Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, MercyTACC, Communications Specialist
December 1996 – August 2002 (Full-Time to 1998, Per Diem afterwards)
Obtained critical patient medical reports from inbound ambulances and helicopters for the utilization of emergency room staff at a regional level 1 trauma center.
Alerted various specialty medical teams of arriving patients for efficient quality of care.
Coordinated the transfer of emergent and non-emergent patients to and from the hospital.
Assisted in the development of Communications Center policies and procedures.
Developed and maintained initial database system for patient tracking and monitoring.

Borough of McDonald Firefighter/Paramedic/Rescue Technician
October 2001 – April 2003 (Part-Time)
Provided fire suppression and rescue services to the residents and visitors of response area and mutual aid when requested.
Assisted emergency medical services as a first responder to medical emergencies as requested by the residents and visitors of response area.

Baldwin E.M.S., Paramedic/Rescue Technician
June 1998 – April 2003 (Full-Time); www.BaldwinEMS.com
Provided emergency medical care and rescue services to the residents and visitors of response area and mutual aid when requested.
Developed and maintained organizations website.
Administrated organizations e-mail server and accounts.

Volunteer:

Hempfield Twp., Emergency Management Agency, EMA Specialist
July 2010 - Present
Hazardous Materials Coordinator, Logistics Section Chief

American Red Cross, Westmoreland Chapter, Disaster Response
July 2010 - Present

Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department; Company 7, Firefighter
September 2008 – August 2010

Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Response Team,Haz-Mat Technician/Firefighter
June 2009 – April 2010

Clymer Borough Volunteer Fire Department, Firefighter/Paramedic
August 2003 – Present
Lieutenant: 2008, Training Officer: 2008, Board of Director: 2008, Captain: 2005 - 2007, President: 2007, Secretary: March 2006 - December 2006, Assistant Secretary: January 2006 - March 2006.

Indiana County Hazardous Materials Response Team and Technical Rescue Team, Haz-Mat Technician/Radiological Response Team Member, Firefighter - Rescue Technician.
November 2003 – May 2009

Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company, Firefighter/Paramedic
September 1999 – May 2003
Assistant Rescue Lieutenant 2002

Option Independent Fire Company, Firefighter
December 1996 – March 1999

Baldwin Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Technician
April 1995 – June 1998

Organizations:

Keystone Emergency Management Association
2010 - Present

Phi Kappa Psi National Fraternity: Pennsylvania Nu Chapter, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pledged: Fall semester 1992, Initiated: Fall semester 1993 - Consecutive Number: 438House Manager Fall 1993, Spring & Fall 1994: Messenger (HOD) Fall 1994.

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