PARATEKK INC.
John Hall– Company President/Lead Instructor
John Hall is a 32 year veteran of emergency service work. John began his journey into emergency services with Skagit County Search and Rescue in 1991. John has worked and volunteered with Search and Rescue, Mountain Rescue, Dive Rescue, and multiple fire departments. John is also the founder, organizer, and member of Team Mercworks which provided Disaster Aid relief in Haiti 10 days after the January 2010 earthquake. John currently works for Orcas Island Fire Department as a Captain Firefighter/Paramedic and is the is the Special Operations Captain for Clallam County Fire District #2. John also volunteers with Clallam County Search and Rescue. John has been teaching various rescue disciplines since 1997 including wilderness SAR, Rope Rescue, Heavy Rescue and Swiftwater Rescue.
Instructor qualifications
Bachelors of Arts-
NREMT Paramedic– 24 years experience
Rescue 3 International swiftwater/Rope Instructor Trainer
Instructor for Peninsula College
Instructor for University of Alaska
Homeland Security Region 2 technical rescue team rope rescue instructor
IFSAC Instructor 1 certified
IFSAC Firefighter 1 certified
IFSAC Officer 1 certified
Completion of Rigging for Rescue 1
Completion of Rigging for Rescue 2
Confined Space Rescue Technician
Trench Rescue Technician
Heavy Rescue Technician
Swiftwater Rescue Technician
AHA ACLS certified
AHA PALS certified
Arizona Vortex class
FAA Private Pilot
FAA Senior Parachute Rigger
FAA UAS certified pilot
PADI certified SCUBA diver
Interspiro certified Full Face Mask technician
USPA licensed skydiver
Work experience
Skagit County Search and Rescue
Skagit County Mountain Rescue
Skagit County Dive Rescue
Allen Fire Department
Sedro Woolley Fire Department
Skagit County Medic One
Lifeline ambulance-
Port Angeles Fire Department
Clallam County Fire District #2
Homeland Security Region 2 technical rescue team
Clallam County Search and Rescue
Ryan has over a decade of military service specializing in emergency operations. His passion for search and rescue has helped fuel his desire to learn and accomplish more within this arena. Ryan has initiated joint training evolutions between multiple organizations across a variety of different rescue disciplines including: rope rescue, swiftwater rescue, shore-
Relevant Qualifications:
Helicopter Rescue Swimmer
Advanced Helicopter Rescue School Graduate
Unit Rescue Swimmer Instructor
Cold Weather Survival Instructor
Shore Based Rescue Swimmer Instructor
Survival Equipment and Pyrotechnics Instructor
Land Survival Instructor
Aviation Water Survival Instructor
Swiftwater Rescue Technician
Flight Evaluation Board Member
Quality Assurance Inspector
Aviation Life Support Equipment Supervisor
Aviation Life Support Equipment Technician
Life Raft Repair Technician
EMT – 9 yrs experience
Operational Fitness Course Graduate
Ryan Carr-