People
Every member of our training staff are highly experienced in their field. We guarantee that your training will be delivered by someone who knows their specialty inside out. The Directors at FETS also bring a unique set of skills to the business.
Martin Sutherland
Course Instructor
Martin has been in the emergency response industry since 1994 as a Volunteer Fire Fighter based on the Kapiti Coast and is still a member of the Paraparaumu Fire Brigade. Martin has been involved with training since 2004 firstly with the New Zealand Fire Service training Volunteer Fire Fighters and since 2006 as the Senior Instructor for FETS. Martin has gained a National Certificate in Adult Education Level 4 and 5.
Contact martin@firetraining.co.nz or phone 0274 531 009
Specialties:
- Client Liaison
- Various training topics (Health and Safety, Confined Space Entry, Breathing Apparatus, Gas Suit, Basic Rescue, Fire Extinguisher, Floor Warden, Urban Search and Rescue, Gas Monitoring, HSNO, Live Fire Training, Rural Fire Fighting)
- Package development
Shane Hegan
Course Instructor
Shane was with the New Zealand Fire Service for 31 years, 20 of those were here in Wellington. He retired at Senior Station Officer level and has spent the last 3 years sailing around Asia in a 44' sail boat. Shane joined our team in September 2009 and with his previous background has complemented the FETS team.
Contact shane@firetraining.co.nz or phone 0274 531 018
Specialties:
- Client Liaison
- Various training topics (Rural Fire fighting, Live fire fighting, Health and Safety, Confined Space Entry, Breathing Apparatus, Gas Suit, Basic Rescue, Fire Extinguisher, Floor Warden, Gas monitoring)
- Package development
Trevor Moss
Director / Owner
Trevor has been involved in the emergency industry since 1977, 19 of those years as a professional fire-fighter based in Wellington and now as a volunteer with the Paraparaumu Fire Brigade. He has been involved with training since 1988, firstly with the NZ Fire Service training fire-fighters and since 1998 as the Managing Director of FETS.
Although Trevor is involved directly with training from time to time, his key role now is liaison with NZQA, the various Industry Training Organisations (ITO) and most importantly FETS clients.
Contact trevor@firetraining.co.nz
Key Responsibilities:
- Client liaison
- FETS Quality Manager
- NZQA and ITO liaison
- FETS Health and Safety Manager
Dave McPake
Director / Owner
Dave has been in the emergency response industry since 1985 and maintains his level of expertise by still being a professional fire-fighter with the NZ Fire Service. Dave too has been involved for many years in the training field both with the NZ Fire Service and with FETS.
Contact dave@firetraining.co.nz
Key Responsibilities:
- Client liaison
- Maritime Manager
- HR Manager
Behind the scenes we have a dedicated staff who ensure the smooth running of FETS:
Sandy McPake
Business Manager
As Business Manager, Sandy oversees the office operation as well as being involved in sales and marketing. Sandy liaises with clients and helps them put together training plans in conjunction with their ITO.
Amber Mansfield
Course co-ordinator
As course coordinator, Amber and is responsible for ensuring all staff know where they are going and what they are doing. She is the first point of contact for most clients and schedules courses to suit.
Megan McIlroy
Course Administrator
Megan is responsible for ensuring that the instructors have the correct paper work for each course and then follows up at the end of the course by completing the end of course reports, certificates and loading any NZQA credits on to the frame work.
Areene Dantanarayana
Financial Administrator
Areene is responsible for both accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Deane Chalmers
Southland Manager
