Mr. Breed’s extensive operations and project management experience provides SRS with competent daily management of personnel and resources for all field activities. His knowledge of personnel qualifications and the required equipment resources ensures that SRS will respond with the expertise necessary for the safe resolution of hazardous incidents.
Mr. Breed provides hands on leadership and management for all field related services that SRS provides its customers. He oversees the operation of SRS as it pertains to Operations, Business Development, Accounting, and Personnel, as well as design and manufacture of specialty tools and equipment for industry.
Professional Experience:
Mr. Breed has fourteen years of experience with emergency response teams. Beginning as an emergency response technician and equipment operator with EmTech Environmental Services, he advanced through promotion to Assistant Operation Manager. During his tenure, his duties encompassed all aspects of the environmental response, remediation, custom equipment fabrication, and specialized response situations. Specialized response situations include handling compressed gas transfers, commodity protection, and explosive destruction.
In his capacity of Emergency Response Service Line Manager with Superior Special Services, Inc., Mr. Breed structured the emergency response program including development of staff, equipment, and processes for an existing company with $230 million in revenues. He also managed major emergency response contracts, such as the contract with the Department of Natural Resources.
Mr. Breed has served as Operations Manager, Director of Special Operations Response Team, Instructor for Special Tactics in Response, and Emergency Response Service Line Manager at Boots & Coots. His responsibilities include management of personnel and resources for emergency response, remediation, and firefighting field activities. He served as Senior Project Manager on many large response incidents. Achievements during his tenure include the development of field operating protocol and the development of the cost accounting and in-field billing system.
Education and Specialized Certifications:
Texas A & M University – Municipal and Industrial Firefighting Program
OSHA 40 Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and 40-Hour Hazardous Materials Technician
State of Texas Certified Firefighter
Certified Emergency Medical Technician (10-years)
Incident Command 16 Hour
Oil Spill Recovery Tactics and Management
Flammable Liquid Firefighting
Reactive Explosive Technician
Project Management Training
Compressed Gas Transfer Techniques
Chlorine Institute- Chlorine Incident Management and Response
Anhydrous Ammonia- Live Agent Training Instructor
Confined Space- Rescue, Entrant, and Stand-by
Instructor- Advanced Tank Car Course- TTCI
Instructor- Advanced Tank Truck Response Course- TTCI
Instructor- Methods of Mitigation- Wisconsin Military Academy
Instructor- Louisiana Emergency Response Training Center
Instructor- Rail Related Response- Texas A&M University
Instructor- Chlorine Institute- CHLOREP Seminars
Tank Car Awareness
Tank Car Advanced Responder
Tank Car Specialist
Advanced Industrial Firefighting- Texas A&M University
Tank Car/ Tank Truck Emergency Response
Cylinder Specialist- Response and Identification
Instructor- TRANSCAER training
Advanced Methods of Mitigation for Compressed Gases
Recognition, Treatment, and Protection for Injuries Involving Hazardous Materials
Vinyl Chloride Safety in Transportation
Anhydrous Chlorine Products Reactive Awareness
Professional Associations:
Member- International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators
