Theron J Becker

Alphabet soup: MMPA, BS-FPE, FACPE, EFO, CP-C

Personal Contact Info		Professional Contact Info
Bolivar, MO 65613 (417) 597-3688 ka5yth@gmail.com facebook.com/ka5yth	Schedule a meeting with Theron	1500 N Oakland Ave Bolivar, MO 65613 (417) 328-6355 (417) 328-7209 theron.becker@citizensmemorial.com linkedin.com/in/ka5yth orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-9262

Full-Time Experience

	EMS Clinical Chief	Citizens Memorial Hospital	February 2020 - Present	Administrator of all clinical activities of the EMS department. Serves as program director for paramedic, EMT, and all other education courses. Manages the quality improvement programs for the EMS department. Researches, develops, and implements EMS patient care protocols. Supervises a team of educators, field training officers, quality reviewers, and technology specialists. Coordinates with the medical director, accreditation agencies and inspectors, hospital department heads, time-critical diagnosis teams and coordinators, and EMS operations managers. Currently project director for a $2M Community Paramedic implementation program across multiple counties. Project documents: EMS Protocols.
	Director of EMS Education	Citizens Memorial Hospital	June 2017 - February 2020	Developed a comprehensive EMS Education Department including original accreditation for EMT and paramedic licensure and continuing education and competencies for clinical EMS staff. Program director for Paramedic and EMT courses. Serve as lead paramedic instructor and supervise lead EMT instructors, guest instructors, and preceptors. Additionally, provides quality improvement services and protocol development for the EMS Operations Departments. Designated site coordinator for affiliations with Veterans Administration, NREMT, and NAEMT. Project documents: EMS education manual, EMS quality system, EMS career lattice.
	EMS Clinical Officer	Citizens Memorial Hospital	October 2011 - May 2017	Maintain progressive EMS protocols and ensure staff are trained to safely and efficiently carry out those protocols. Ensure protocol compliance through a comprehensive quality improvement program. Proposed, developed, and implemented a digital radio network for the entire hospital multi-county district (EMS, security, nursing, maintenance, disaster, etc.). Coordinator for FirstNet services throughout the hospital. Go-to person for questions/discussions about clinical care, protocol compliance, and technology. Project documents: Multi-agency EMS protocols, Predicting actual patient severity with priority dispatch code study, Digital radio network.
	Emergency Planner	Polk County Health Center	October 2002 - September 2011	Regional planner for six suburban/rural Southwest Missouri counties. Coordinated with the Centers for Disease Control and the Missouri Department of Health to plan for, prepare for, and respond to public health emergencies in Southwest Missouri. Created and maintained a current, comprehensive plan that integrated with existing county, state, and federal emergency operations plans. Provided training to first responders, the medical community, and the public on topics ranging from disaster preparedness and family safety to general health department activities to responding to bioterrorism events. Developed and maintained disease surveillance systems, determined community trends through statistics and mapping, and investigated disease causes.
	Fire Protection Engineer	Heideman & Associates, Inc.	October 2000 - June 2002	Worked within a team of mechanical, electrical, and structural engineers and supervised designers to provide life safety, plumbing, and fire protection systems for existing and new buildings. Coordinated with the building architect and owner to customize these systems for their needs. Performed site visits and drew plans for these systems to be bid and installed. Reviewed and inspected installations and plans for compliance with codes and ordinances. Developed a team of fire protection engineers and electrical engineers to perform post-fire cause investigations for insurance companies.
	Fire Protection Engineer	Atlantic Fire Protection	January 1999 - October 2000	As the first and only engineer in a full-time capacity for this sprinkler contractor, performed many first-time tasks without supervision or direction from others. Designed and calculated fire sprinkler systems for many construction types. Coordinated with individuals, contractors, architects, and engineers. Worked closely with sprinkler fitters in the field to draw custom plans.
	Hazardous Materials Inspector	Oklahoma State University	August 1995 - December 1998	Maintained a university-wide hazardous waste system, which included radioactive and chemical waste. Performed safety inspections at multiple sites. Created a comparative intranet web page providing safety information. Responded to campus hazmat and EMS emergencies. Provided medical care to OSU event spectators and ensured life safety codes were met. As the senior EMT, supervised other students. Project documents: Chemical guide and permeation database for campus chemistry labs and emergency responders.

Part-Time and Volunteer Experience

	Assistant Editor - Layout	International Journal of Paramedicine	November 2022 - Present	Transform documents accepted for publication into journal articles suitable for publication utilizing layout, design, and graphics tools. After several iterations of peer review and proofreading, these fully-formatted articles are published online for academic use.
	Firefighter	Bolivar City Fire Department	September 2022 - Present	Provide fire protection services and emergency medical response for the City of Bolivar, MO in a part-time capacity.
	Instructor	Missouri Emergency Response Commission	August 2022 - Present	Assist in the delivery of hazardous materials courses throughout the state of Missouri. Assist in the development and revision of hazardous materials courses. Project documents: Online Hazmat Sizeup Tool.
	Affiliate Faculty	Bolivar Technical College	January 2020 - December 2020	Developed and presented curriculum for cardiology and ECG recognition for nursing students.
	Shift Lead / Lieutenant	Bolivar City Fire Department	September 2012 - September 2014	Provided fire protection services and emergency medical response for the City of Bolivar, MO. Served as the first-line commander of all on-duty personnel on shift. Project documents: Jedi path career lattice, Block book.
	Deputy Fire Chief	Central Polk County Fire and Rescue	April 2007 - September 2012	Provided fire protection services and emergency medical response for the rural Bolivar, MO area. Served as the second in the chain of command within the fire department. Project documents: Emergency services map book.
	Training Officer	Bolivar City Fire Department	January 1999 - August 2005	Provided fire protection services and emergency medical response for the City of Bolivar, MO. Started and managed an organized effort to train new and current firefighters. Coordinated training activities within the county of Polk with area emergency services and Emergency Management Agency. Also, served as third in the chain of command and supervised from two to forty officers, firefighters, and Explorers during emergency and non-emergency events. Project documents: Dispatch guidelines and education.
	Firefighter	Bolivar City Fire Department	March 1993 - December 1998	Provided fire protection and emergency medical response for the City of Bolivar, MO. Project documents: Municipal water supply analysis.

Education

	Master of Public Health	A.T. Still University	Expected graduation: 2024
	Executive Fire Officer	National Fire Academy	October 2018	Senior research project: Ambulance dispatching quality for Citizens Memorial Hospital. Junior research project: EMS field supervision for Citizens Memorial Hospital. Sophomore research project: Psychiatric Emergency Prevention in SW MO. Freshman research project: EMS professional development for Citizens Memorial Hospital.
	Master of Management in Public Administration	University of Phoenix	November 2007	Thesis topic: Public policy analysis and recommendations for better community disaster preparedness.
	Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering	Oklahoma State University	December 1998	Senior project: Chemical guide and permeation database for campus chemistry labs and emergency responders.

Certifications and Training

National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) Credentialed Executive Paramedic Officer - Fellow of the American College of Paramedic Executives (FACPE).
International Board of Specialty Certification Certified Community Paramedic.
Nationally Registered and Missouri Licensed Paramedic.
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) Affiliate Faculty with instructor credentials in AHDR, EMS Safety, EVOS, GEMS, PHTLS, and TCCC.
EMS Instructor, Fire Service Instructor II, and American Heart Association (former instructor, currently certified) in BLS, ACLS, ACLS EP, and PALS.
Other: Extra-Class Amateur Radio Operator, Fire Officer II, Hazardous Materials Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Dispatcher, Technical Rescue, Geographic Information, Child Passenger Safety Technician, etc.
Subject matter expert, curriculum development, and delivery for custom courses such as Hazmat Medic and Fire Chemistry.

Publications and Accomplishments

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Service Training Technical Committee:

• NFPA 13E - Recommended practice for fire department operations in properties protected by sprinkler and standpipe systems,
• NFPA 1401 - Recommended practice for fire service training reports and records,
• NFPA 1402 - Standard on facilities for fire training and associated props,
• NFPA 1403 - Standard on live fire training evolutions,
• NFPA 1404 - Standard on fire service respiratory protection training,
• NFPA 1405 - Guide for land-based fire departments that respond to marine vessel fires,
• NFPA 1407 - Standard for training fire service rapid intervention crews,
• NFPA 1410 - Standard on training for emergency scene operations,
• NFPA 1451 - Standard for a fire and emergency service vehicle operations training program,
• NFPA 1452 - Guide for training fire service personnel to conduct community risk reduction for residential occupancies.

International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) Peer Review Committee: Plans examiner for fire and emergency services.

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