User:Jeffrey Bilyk

Jeffrey J. Bilyk is currently the Director & Program Coordinator of the University of Windsor Emergency Response Team.

Jeff assisted then founding members Team Bruce Cole, Trevor Isaacs, Mike Busch, and Christopher Hogg in setting up the building blocks for what the Emergency Response Team is today. After graduating on the Honour Roll with distinctions in Computer Science in Law from FJ Brennan High School in Windsor, he went on to a partial Criminology Degree at the University of Windsor. Jeff then became interested in Emergency Medical Services and pre-hospital care after getting involved with the WalkSafe program, which at the time shared an office with the Emergency Response Team and it's founders. Jeff quickly jumped on board, after being the Assistant Director in Charge of Operations for the WalkSafe program.

In 1998 Jeff left the University and went stateside and completed his Emergency Medical Training in the state of Michigan as a graduate of the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Training at Team Emergency Education Inc. Upon graduation he worked for two local ambulance services on the outskirts of Detroit Michigan for a period of two years. In 2000 Jeff also attended additional training programs in Tactical EMS in Texas to earn his Tactical endorsement. Jeff also has additional continuing education in Hazardous Materials, Terrorism Awareness & Weapons of Mass Destruction, Leadership & Process Management, Behavioural Patients, and Medical-Legal.

Jeff also spent 6 years at the Central Ambulance Communication Centre in Windsor serving Windsor/Essex, and the Windsor Police Service for 1 year, both as Communications Operators. Jeff is a certified Instructor-Trainer in CPR, First-Aid, and an Instructor in Automated External Defibrillation, Oxygen Administration & Airway Maintenance, and is a certified First Responder.

He teaches for various agencies around Essex-County as well as providing consulting on Disaster & Emergency Planning.