craig dowdell

assistant director of security and public safety

About

Analytical thinker that believes that people who are closest to the problem and not the upper echelon personnel in the rear are more than likely the individuals capable of solving the problem unless proven otherwise. My objective is to always give 100% at every task and challenge that I am confronted with.

Country

united states

City

stockbridge

Industry

sports

Skill

leadership, emergency management, homeland security, preparedness, public speaking, team building, sports management, executive protection, community outreach, special operations, emt, policy, fire safety, sports marketing, cbrn, technical rescue, weapons of mass destruction, sports, athletics, dignitary protection, tactical medicine, wmd, medicine

Experience

assistant director of security and public safety

mercedes-benz stadium

2018-12 - Present · 7 yrs 10 mos

captain-special operations commander

fulton county fire department

1996-2 - 2006-8 · 10 yrs 7 mos

Developed three (3) Special Operations Teams from scratch to include Hazardous Materials/CBRNE/WMD Response, Tactical Medic Response (SWAT/EOD) and Technical Rescue Response (USAR/Structural Collapse, Trench Rescue, Confined Space Rescue and Rope Rescue).

owner and coach

east metro athletics

2003-3 - Present · 23 yrs 7 mos

Baseball, Speed-Strength-Agility (SSA) and Track and Field Coach. Currently hold memberships with AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) and USATF (USA Track and Field as a Certified Official and Coach.

firefighter emt

east point fire department

1994-1 - 1996-2 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Provided fire, life safety, property conservation and support services to the citizens and visitors of the City of East Point, Georgia.

member

alpha phi alpha fraternity

1986-1 - Present · 40 yrs 9 mos

agency instructor ii

texas a&m engineering extension service

2016-8 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

Instructor of Sports and Special Events Incident Management and other Incident Management courses offered by TEEX/TAMU.

lieutenant-homeland security officer

city of atlanta

2009-7 - Present · 17 yrs 3 mos

Provide Emergency Management/Emergency Preparedness planning, response, mitigation and recovery to include Critical Infrastructure Protection, Executive Protection and Information Sharing. Firefighting with AFRD since August 2006.

Education

naval postgraduate school

2016-1 - 2018-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

law enforcement executive development

2013-1 - 2013-1 · 1 mo

Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Development, Legal Issues-Employee Policy and Procedures, Marketing and Branding Your Agency, Legal Issues-Open Records, Surveillance, Social Media and Maintaining Records, Ethics: Policy and Procedure Implementation

university of georgia - griffin campus

management

2011-1 - 2013-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

1. Emergency Management and Community Preparedness; 2. Fundamentals of U. S. Law and Homeland Security; 3. Public Administration, Homeland Security and Emergency Management; 4. Technology of Homeland Security and Emergency Management; 5. Terrorism and Public Policy; 6. Emergency Weather Planning and Response and 7. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Transportation Issues. Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

tuskegee university

marketing

1987-1 - 1990-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: SGA Fundraising Advisor (James P. Quincy Administration); VP, Marketing Club; Sweetheart Coordinator/Liaison, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.-Gamma Phi Chapter, Editor of the Tuskegee Digest.