John Fesenko, MS.
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST


Mr. Fesenko is the principal statistician and computer programmer for FireStats. John is a highly accomplished scientist who brings both academic and healthcare-sector expertise to the analysis of Fire Service data. John has a Master’s of Science in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where his emphasis in course work and lab research was on neurobiology. His Bachelors of Science degree is in biochemistry from Rutgers University, also with an emphasis on cognition and neurochemistry. In addition to his work for FireStats, LLC., John works for a major research hospital developing programming and analysis for neurobiological and neurochemical research studies. John resides in the San Francisco Bay Area where he and Paul Rottenberg meet regularly to review project status.

Our Team

Paul Rottenberg, MBA, MPH
COMPANY PRINCIPAL

Paul Rottenberg is the president of FireStats, LLC. He has been performing statistical analyses for municipal fire departments since 1999 and has been working for over 25 years as a consultant to business and government, providing analysis and public policy support to cities, special districts, and public contractors throughout the United States. Paul has a Master’s Degree in Public Health...

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Micheal D. Despain,  M.A., EFO, CFO, MIFireE.
SENIOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Micheal Despain is a fire service consultant providing a broad range of fire and EMS expertise to FireStats, LLC.  Chief Despain has over 36 years of experience in the public safety field, previously serving as fire chief for the City of Clovis (CA) and the City of Lincoln (NE).  He has also served as interim fire chief for the cities of Fresno (CA), Rocklin (CA), Piedmont (CA), as well as a second time serving Lincoln (NE).

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John Fesenko, MS.
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST

Mr. Fesenko is the principal statistician and computer programmer for FireStats. John is a highly accomplished scientist who brings both academic and healthcare-sector expertise to the analysis of Fire Service data. John has a Master’s of Science in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where his emphasis in course work and lab research was on neurobiology. His Bachelors...

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Elise Fisher, MS, GISP
SENIOR GIS ANALYST

Elise Fisher is the owner of EF Geographic, which provides a broad range of technical support and software expertise to FireStats, LLC. Elise is proficient in ArcGIS 9.3, including Network, Spatial, 3D, and Geostatistical Analyses. She is also proficient, among other things, in ModelBuilder, ArcView 3.1, and ArcSDE 9.0, which is a valuable tool for storing and managing spatial data...

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