Pericles C. Linardos, CCEMT-P .
COO Certification Center NY
Pericles "Perry" Linardos began his career in EMS in 1983 when he joined his local volunteer fire department and became certified as a New York State Emergency Medical Technician. In 1984 he became an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, and in 1985 he became a New York State / New York City REMAC certified Paramedic.
He provided continuous emergency care to the citizens of New York City and Nassau County NY. He also became certified to transport critically ill patients to specialty care hospitals as a Critical Care Paramedic certified through UMBC ( University of Maryland Baltimore County).
He continues to maintain his paramedic certification to this day and uses his life experiences to stimulate his students in his "low stress" approach to teaching.