Influencing Emergency Services
Preparedness & Response
Impacting EMS across the world by providing expert consultation through research and strategic planning to enhance service delivery by emergency services providers across the Caribbean and the United States.
What We Do
Strategic planning through in-depth consultation that addresses public safety and emergency services logistics, planning, resource allocation and other needs.
Research
We are strong proponent of qualitative and quantitative research, which serves as a basis for improvement in many aspects of service delivery. We will design a research project, collect data, interpret data, present findings and make recommendations for improvements.
Strategic Planning
We pride ourselves on providing strategic planning for our clients by examining the 7 Elements of Strategic Planning: Mission Statement, Vision Statement, Core Values, SWOT Analysis, Long Term Goals, Yearly Goals, and Action Plans. We also examine organizations with a focus on internal and external stakeholders.
Logistics Services
We will examine your implementation, flow, and execution of services to best determine any needed modifications. The goal is to ensure and solidify all services are reaching the intended designation, which meets customers’ requirement.
Education & Professional Development
We have setup infrastructure to deliver educational and training content in a hybrid format or strictly through our established Learning Management System. We utilize current technology to deliver remote education to our clients around the world.
Who We Are
Dr. Hezedean Smith DM, EFO, CFO, CEMSO, FACPE, PMD
Chief Executive Officer
A versatile, achievement-focused, and growth-oriented emergency services professional and researcher with over three decades of experience. Solid experience at an executive level in public safety and academia.
- Doctor of Management
- United States Air Force Veteran
- Fire Service since 1992
- State of Florida Paramedic
- Chief Fire Officer
- Executive Fire Officer
- Certified Public Manager
- Certified Ambulance Compliance Officer
- Certified Health Care Simulation Educator
- Certified Occupational Safety Specialist
- American Heart Association Instructor
- American College of Paramedic Executives
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Faculty
- Columbia Southern University Faculty
- National EMS Management Association
- Central Florida Medical Disaster Coalition
- Black Chief Officers' Committee
- Institute of Fire Engineers
- National EMS Educators Association
- National Fire Protection Agency
- International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Florida Fire Chiefs Association
- Caribbean Association of Fire Chiefs
Dr. Winston Warren DHSc., PMD
Senior Advisor
A para-professional, educator and collaborator with over 34 years of experience in public safety, emergency services, and academia combined. Dr. Warren serves as the Academic Chair for the Caribbean Emergency Services Registry.
- Doctor of Health Science
- Daytona State College, Full-Time Faculty
- EMS Professional since 1984
- EMS Educator since 1995
- American Heart Association Instructor
- Caribbean Association of Fire Chiefs
- National EMS Management Association
- National EMS Educators Association
Ivan A. Mustafa, EMT/P, MSN, APRN-C, CEMSO, EFO, CFO
Advisor
Chief Mustafa is a 33-year veteran of the Fire Service. He currently serves as a Shift Operations Division Chief with Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS. He retired in 2015 as the EMS Division Chief for the Seminole County Fire Department. In this capacity, he oversaw all the emergency medical services operations for a 368-person department staffing 18 stations and respond to approximately 30,000 incidents annually. During his tenure, Chief Mustafa successfully achieved accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) for Seminole County Fire Department in 2010 and reaccreditation in 2013.
Olawale Akogun, MSc
Data Analyst
An energetic, ambitious statistician who has developed a mature and responsible approach to any task that he undertakes, or situation that he is presented with. A graduate of Geography (Ibadan) and coupled with a Master’s degree in Sustainable planning and Transport (Herts). He is currently completing his doctoral degree in urban and regional planning at the University of Ibadan.
