RONALD WILLIAMS – President
Ronald Williams is the President of Capstone Fire and Safety Management, where he is responsible for the Overall Operations, Business Strategy and Strategic Growth. Prior to joining Rural Metro, Mr. Williams was Chief Operating Officer of Capstone Fire & Safety Management, Inc., overseeing Operations, Logistics, Technology, Program Development and Emerging Technologies. Prior to joining Capstone, he worked in various strategic positions with start-ups, fin-tech, and fast-growing companies with the focus on Strategy, Turnarounds, Human Capital, Organization, and Risk Management topics. He holds an MBA along with certifications in project management, human resources, and real estate.
ROBERT MACKENZIE – Regional Director, Wildland
Bob Mackenzie is the Regional Director of Wildland Fire Services, working hand-in-hand with business development to ensure customer needs are met and that the operations team delivers. He oversees our fire prevention and suppression services supporting Utility Wildfire, Insurance Response, and Type 2 Hand Crews. Bob creates work teams with complementary skills and coordinated efforts allowing strengths to be maximized. Bob also develops administrative and operational policies, standard operating procedures, rules and regulations. Bob is a 24-year veteran of the fire service. After 9/11, Bob developed technical procedures to protect the health and safety of the public from terrorism attacks and developed additional safe guards to ensure the health and safety of the public during natural disasters. Bob is a CPR instructor for the American Heart Association, First Aid and CPR instructor for American Red Cross and Council member for the San Diego Burn Institute Advisory.
DARYN DRUM – Regional Director, Industrial
As Regional Director of Industrial, Chief Drum oversees technical rescue teams and industrial firefighters who support daily operations. Daryn is a veteran of more than 35 years in emergency services. He has served in multiple roles, including EMT and paramedic in the private EMS industry, Firefighter Paramedic, Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief, Division Chief and Fire Chief of a municipal fire department. In his fire-service career, he has held leadership positions in EMS training and administrative divisions. Daryn was also a part of the San Diego Urban Search and Rescue Team for 20 years with multiple deployments, including New York for 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. He participated in the San Diego Urban Area Type 3 Incident Management Team as one of the Team’s Incident Commanders and as the Liaison Officer.
Daryn has been a licensed paramedic since 1988 and still maintains a San Diego County accreditation as a paramedic. He is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer program and has both a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degree from California State University, Long Beach.