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PROJECT TEAM <br />BKV <br />G R O U P <br />G R E G MARTIN, EFO, CFOD <br />PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALIST / RETIRED FIRE CHIEF <br />With more than 36 years of experience, Greg has been well exposed to all <br />aspects of the fire service. He started his career in 1982 as a firefighter/EMT at <br />the Vancouver, Wash. Fire Department. Since then he has been with five fire <br />departments across the country. Prior to joining BKV Group, Greg spent 22 years <br />as a Fire Chief. These include 10 years as the Fire Chief of the Rochester, Minn. <br />Fire Department, two years as Fire Chiet of the Sioux City, Iowa Fire Department <br />and 10 years as the Fire Chief /Emergency Management Director for the Lansing, Mich. Fire Department. Greg is <br />adept at budget and capital planning, operations and staffing, project management, labor relations and policy <br />development. Throughout his career, he has been involved in the planning and implementation of 10 fire station <br />remodels or new facilities in Minnesota, Michigan and Washington. Before retiring as Fire Chief of the Rochester Fire <br />Department, Greg worked with BKV Group on the design of Rochester Fire Station No. 2, an award -winning facility <br />completed in 2015. He also serves as an instructor for MN Fire to enhance firefighter health and safety. <br />EDUCATION // Elementary Education, Bachelor of Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT // School Psychology, Master of <br />Science, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR // Executive Fire Officer Graduate, National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD <br />REGISTRATIONS // Chief Fire Officer Designation (CFOD) from Commission on Fire Accreditation International // Certified <br />HazMat Technician - Environmental Protection Agency // Minnesota Instructor IV // Minnesota Vocational Technical teaching <br />certificate // State of Washington NFPA Level II instructor endorsement // Former National Fire Academy (NFA) Adjunct instructor <br />Washington State Emergency Medical Technician I <br />YEARS OF EXPERIENCE // 36 <br />RELEVANT EXPERIENCE <br />PROJECTS <br />Kirkland Fire Department, WA - <br />Station 26, Station 24, Station 21 initial <br />planning, Small dorms remodel Station <br />22, Small dorms remodel Station 27, <br />EOC at Kirkland city hall <br />Lansing Fire Department, MI - Station <br />44, Station 46, Station 41 major <br />remodel, New EOC at Station 48 <br />Rochester Fire Department, MN - <br />Station 2, Kitchen remodel at Station 1 <br />(minor involvement), Bell Tower <br />Montgomery Public Safety Building, <br />Montgomery, MN - Programming, <br />planning, design, documentation, and <br />CA for new 23,070 sf fire/ems station <br />(six bays, three bunks, volunteer) and <br />police station, $7.8M estimated <br />Four Stations, City of Springfield, <br />Springfield MO - Programming, <br />planning, design, documentation, and <br />CA for four new 7,000 sf fire stations <br />(two bay, eight bunk) <br />Dayton Fire Department Study, <br />Dayton, MN - Conditions and <br />Functionality assessment of Stations 1 <br />and 2, Apparatus Assessment, Staffing <br />Assessment, Station Location Study, <br />Programming, Master Planning <br />Spotsylvania Fire Station #6 Remodel <br />and Addition, Spotsylvania VA <br />WORK HISTORY* <br />Rochester, MN Fire Department <br />April 2008 to 2018 <br />Fire Chief/Emergency Management <br />Director <br />January 1990 to September 1992 <br />Deputy Chief of Training/Planning - <br />Rochester Fire Department. <br />Responsible for training, planning, <br />hazardous materials, information <br />management and safety. <br />Sioux City, IA Fire Department <br />June 2006 to March 2008 <br />Fire Chief <br />Lansing Fire Department <br />May 1996 to June 2006 <br />Fire Chief and City of Lansing <br />Emergency Management Director <br />Kirkland, Washington <br />September 1992 to May 1996 <br />Deputy Chief of Operations - Kirkland <br />Fire Department <br />Responsible for the management of <br />the Operations Division, which delivers <br />fire suppression and emergency <br />medical services. <br />Vancouver, Washington <br />July 1985 to January 1990 <br />Training Chief, Combined Training <br />Division - Vancouver Fire department <br />and Clark County Fire District #5 <br />March 1982 to July 1985 <br />Firefighter/EMT -Vancouver Fire <br />Department <br />Educator <br />September 1976 to March 1982 <br />*Experience prior to BKV Group <br />ENRICHING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES 1 36 <br />