Meet the Staff
_With internet sales out stripping high street sales these
days it can very often be a very impersonal experience and it would sometimes
be nice to put a face or faces to the business you are dealing with on-line. This why
we always put a “Meet the Staff” page on our websites, that way you can feel it
is more of a personal experience when you can put a face to a name and know
that we take great delight in customer satisfaction which is why we have so
many returning customers. So please, take a minute to get to know us.
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Barney
Barney the 11 year old Labrador, complete head case so he fits in well as the company mascot. He loves nothing more than to head out into the mountains and wear us all out. He can perform CPR. Usually at around 02:00 when the killer sheep on the Mountain are about to storm the tent !!! Then you get two front paws perfectly placed with 35kilos of dog bouncing up and down with pin point accuracy.
Sadly, after over 10 years of constant companionship, Barney crossed the rainbow bridge on the 26th of September 2016, run free my friend.
Sadly, after over 10 years of constant companionship, Barney crossed the rainbow bridge on the 26th of September 2016, run free my friend.
Mike Jones
Mike Jones. Chief Instructor. First started teaching First Aid and CPR after qualifying as an Instructor In the good old US of A in 1998 and hasn’t looked back since. Mike is also a PADI Master Instructor but now concentrates on the EFR stuff. He has worked in the construction Industry for 28 years with periods away to do other things.
Mike has also works in the canine field clicker training owners so they will do what their dog’s tell them to do and also as a canine behaviour analyst. He has held memberships of Institute for Animal Care Education, the The British Veterinary Behaviour Association, a Member of the Society for Companion Animal Studies and a Marine Mammal Medic.
Mike has also works in the canine field clicker training owners so they will do what their dog’s tell them to do and also as a canine behaviour analyst. He has held memberships of Institute for Animal Care Education, the The British Veterinary Behaviour Association, a Member of the Society for Companion Animal Studies and a Marine Mammal Medic.
Darren Jones
Darren Jones. Business Development Manager and all round computer genius. He’s the one behind all the technical wizardry on the web site which, quite frankly wouldn’t have happened with out him. Darren has also worked in the construction industry but left for a career in IT and the Weighing industry . Darren is also an CPR Instructor.
Steve Martin
Stephen Martin. Course Director and EFR Instructor Trainer
Steve has been working with Instructor Development for eleven years and doesn’t just train you to pass exams. He brings out the best in all Instructor Candidates and prepares them for going out to teach in the real world. His expertise also shows through in the project management of new business and his marketing ideas are some of the best I’ve heard. We are pleased to have him on board as our EFR Course Director.
Steve has been working with Instructor Development for eleven years and doesn’t just train you to pass exams. He brings out the best in all Instructor Candidates and prepares them for going out to teach in the real world. His expertise also shows through in the project management of new business and his marketing ideas are some of the best I’ve heard. We are pleased to have him on board as our EFR Course Director.
Andy Purkis
Andy Purkis. Senior Staff Instructor. He’s the one with the most hair out of all of us. Andy has a degree in educational studies and as well as being a PADI IDC Staff Instructor he also works in the Transport and Logistics Industry. Andy and I did our EFR Instructor courses together in March of 2003 not long after the introduction of the EFR program in late 2002 seeing the potential in the course programs and how they could be applied.
Bev Truss
Bev Truss. Bev joined the team in January 2013 as one of our quality assurance team for training and materials revision. Bev, originally from Scotland, is based in County Clare, Ireland, and is a qualified Veterinary Nurse working at the Charles Kenny Practice in Ennis. Bev also has the accolade of being voted IVNA Nurse of the year 2012.
Cassandra Price
Cassandra joined us in July 2013, originally form Australia, then Ireland and was based in Singapore, Shortly back in Ireland. She worked for many years in the Facilities Management Service Sector and ran our Regional Office in Singapore for two years.
Cassandra is currently working as a freelance trainer for us and other companies. |
Janie Mia Lauridsen and Christina Clausen. Denmark
Janie and Christina are great additions to the Canine First Responder Instructor family. Both now teaching the course in Denmark and we welcome them to the team.
Both are working in the dog training and behaviour fields and share our philosophy of not just educating dog owners but also continuing their own educations. Well done girls and congratulations.
Both are working in the dog training and behaviour fields and share our philosophy of not just educating dog owners but also continuing their own educations. Well done girls and congratulations.
Maggie Charn - Singapore
Maggie Woof has been in pet industry as a pet stylist for more than 10 years. A former grooming instructress. She has been invited by MediaCorp to do a live TV broadcast segment to showcase a “DIY basic dog grooming care & responsibility for dog owners”. Presently she is providing amateur pet grooming courses to pet owners and lovers in her pet salon as she believes in giving and sharing her pet knowledge to others
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