Founder/Program Director

Matt Nybakken, EMT-B

Matt began his career as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in 1998 for a small private ambulance service located in Lancaster, CA. Matt is a family man and an avid custom car enthusiast. Currently Matt works as an EMT in Los Angeles County for a local health agency. He is a Health and Safety Institute and American Red Cross First Aid+CPR, BLS and EMR instructor as well as an experienced EMS educator certified through NAEMSE (National Association of EMS Educators). Matt is passionate about public health education, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and public safety. 

Clinical Director

Ken Kaufmann, EMT-P

Ken began his career in 1994 as an EMT in Queens, NY and soon progressed to Paramedic in 1998. Being an avid surfer and CrossFit enthusiast he found himself moving to the west coast for the amazing surf among other attributes. Currently he is a state of California certified Paramedic working as an Operations Manager with a local private ambulance service in Southern California. Ken is an aligned (AHA) American Heart Association instructor and an EMS educator certified through NAEMSE (National Association of EMS Educators). Ken is passionate about Physical fitness, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and public safety education.