Professional Description : as the fire chief for the city of lakeland , riley is responsible for planning and directing all activities of the city fire department . he is responsible for preparation of the departmental budget , directing departmental operations pertaining to equipment , apparatus , and personnel through the supervision of subordinate officers . he is responsible for the establishment of departmental policies , procedures and regulations unique to firefighting , fire prevention , operating standards , and emergency medical services . riley performs his duties under the direction of the city manager .
DOUGLAS EDWARD RILEY Fire Chief Lakeland Fire Department 701 E Main St Lakeland , FL 33801 douglas . riley @ lakelandgov . net ( 863 ) 834-8200
Experience & Qualifications : began his career with the city of lakeland fire department on march 9 , 1987 , as a firefighter . riley was promoted to the position of driver / engineer in 1992 , fire lieutenant in 1995 , battalion chief in 2004 , assistant chief of operations in 2010 , and to his current position of fire chief on december 15 , 2017 . he has worked for the department for more than 31 years and has earned the following certifications : emt , paramedic , fire officer , fire Inspector , fire Instructor , labor relations professional , pump operator , planning Section chief , and fire and life Safety educator .
Education & Training : International association of fire chiefs ; fire Service executive development Institute ( 2017-2018 ); florida fire chiefs association : emergency Services leadership Institute ( 2015 ); certified public manager , florida State University ( 2012 ); bachelor of Science in business , University of South florida ( 2012 ); associate in Science in nursing , polk community college ( 2001 ); associate in Science in fire Science , polk community college ( 1993 ).
Community Service : �e lakeland rotary club member ( 2018 ); disney marathon medical volunteer ; Spca of florida fundraiser partner ; and United Way supporter for more than 30 years .
Interests : leadership development training , traveling , camping , and hiking .
Professional Description : Successful track record in leadership of sales organizations . experiences span across small and large companies including significant successes with both services and hardware based initiatives .
Experience & Qualifications : Sahota has a strong desire in helping others to succeed . he enjoys developing people , supporting a culture of outstanding customer service , and developing market strategies to ensure sales success . he is proud of the boring team as they provide education and solutions to problems most businesses may not be aware exist inside their organizations such as : optimizing existing resources , leveraging the power of cloud services , mitigating cyber security risks , and sustaining and improving earnings performance .
Education & Training : management essentials 1 V2 certification ; center of leadership Studies , team leadership certification ; and comptIa cdIa + certification .
PARMINDER SAHOTA VP of Sales Boring Business Systems 950 E Main St Lakeland , FL 33801 psahota @ boring . com ( 863 ) 686-3167
Community Service : paul harris fellow , �e lakeland rotary club ; volunteer , noah ’ s ark of central florida .
Interests : Work , spending time with family , and golf .