Dean has over 40 years of experience in the fields of emergency management, environmental protection, fire service and emergency medical service. His experience includes managing services and responses to over 200 major incidents involving multimillion dollar budgets and large teams with multiple stakeholders. Dean has provided services to governments and corporations in the Middle East, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and across North America. He has authored government policies, national ICS curriculum, numerous professional articles, appeared in books and is a guest speaker at international conferences on Emergency Management.

As an employee and as a consultant, Paul has designed comprehensive emergency management systems and processes for large international and small independent organizations. Paul's real-world experience in managing emergencies allows him to develop fit for purpose solutions including crisis management for domestic and international business ventures. He possesses 35 years of experience in operational leadership roles with the last 27 years focused on emergency preparedness and response. Paul is highly regarded for his skill in designing and facilitating credible and interactive training sessions, including high quality emergency response exercises, coaching and facilitation. He is a voluntary member of the ASIST incident management team to support western Canadian municipalities. Paul has successfully managed public consultation programs aimed at improving stakeholder engagement, acted as Subject Matter Expert for internal audits, and has been an expert witness during regulatory hearings.