Meet Our President / CEO
Jeffrey Neal is the owner of Safety Education Consortium, LLC that is a 100% Service-Connected Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. He was awarded the General Creighton W. Abrams award/medal in 1994 while at Fort Knox Ky. Soon after leaving the military he began a career in the fire service being hired as a career firefighter/paramedic in 1998. Jeffrey has served the west side of Cincinnati his entire career being assigned to the busiest companies. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2010 and has served on the busiest Truck 21/35 since 2013.
Jeffrey is a self-motivated, reliable and hard-working person who has excelled in the fire service. He went on to further his education and obtained his civilian Paramedic (NREMT-P), Hazardous Material Technician, Rescue Technician and Instructor certifications. He has been deployed to hurricanes, tornado, other technical responses and devastated areas across the country to mitigate hazardous environments. Over his career he has been an internal instructor with the Cincinnati Fire Departments Training Division.
Jeffrey has been an instructor for more than 20 years teaching new and seasoned firefighters to include officer ranks. Jeffrey has instructed for fire departments across the country including military assets while assisting several companies. Great Oaks approached him several years ago to teach for them in the fields of fire, EMS and rescue operations. Jeffrey is a lead instructor in all classes excluding Fire Investigator and Drone Operations. He has been a direct instructor for military assets teaching ARFF, ARFF driver, Hazardous Materials Technician, Hazardous Materials Incident Command, confined space and rope rescue.
Jeffrey thoroughly enjoys the world of business and adult career education. He became a government contractor to instruct our service members from all branches to meet their current and long-term career needs. He knows there are many different conditions and needs for local, state and federal government entities. The multiple needs and ever-changing science within the fire/EMS service drove his decision to build Safety Education Consortium, LLC. He built this company as a partnership of companies all striving to deliver the best educational experience to exceed a private company or governmental entities needs.
Jeffrey currently holds multiple instructor and teaching certifications/licenses. He is certified to teach using the multiple certifications as follows:
- State of Ohio Division of Fire/EMS
- State of Ohio Department of Education
Career Technical Teaching License - Adult Education License
- Substitute Teaching Multi-Age PK-12 License
- HSI EMS Safety Education
- Pro Board
Jeffrey is currently in college working to obtain his business degree as he works with SCORE Cincinnati and the Veterans Administration to build his company.
Jeffrey also holds a Class A CDL for over 20 years, certified rigging specialist certification, and heavy equipment operator experience. He is a physical fitness instructor with a focus on strength/condition, powerlifting and speed/agility coaching certifications. Jeffrey has instructed athletes from grade school to adult powerlifting athletes. He possesses the ability to break down needed information into an understandable form for students across a wide-ranging spectrum.
