Brent Ray

by Brent Ray
(Valparaiso, Fl. 32580)

Brent T. Ray
227 Chicago Ave
Valparaiso, Fl 32580
Bombsqd@hotmail.com
Bombsqd101@yahoo.com
850-240-4998

OBJECTIVE: To secure an Explosive Ordnance Disposal sales and or instruction position within a dynamic, forward moving, people-oriented organization that enables me to use my knowledge and skills to enhance your organization’s business activities and to provide me with an opportunity for professional growth, skill enrichment and advancement potential.

EDUCATION

• Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal Phase I (1989)
• Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal Phase II (1990)
• ;U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal School Phase III, (1990)
• Advanced Access and Disablement Course, (1993)
• Emergency Response Incident Operations, RETOPS, (1993)
• U.S. Army Ordnance Missile & Munitions Center & School Master Instructor Course, (1995)
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Post Blast Seminar, (1995)
• Transportation of Hazardous Materials, HAZDOT, (1996)
• HAZMAT, (1996)
• HAZWOPPER, (1996)
• Ordnance Explosive Waste Operations, (1996)
• Hazardous Waste Awareness Course, (1997)
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response General Worker/ Supervisor (1997)
• OSHA Safety Supervisor Management Course, (2002)
• 8 hour HAZMAT Refresher Course (2005)
• OSHA 8-hour HAZWOPER Annual Refresher Plus(2005)
• Currently hold TSSBI clearance, updated 05/05
• OSHA Hazardous Materials (2006)
• OSHA Safety and Health Programs (2006)
• OSHA Confined Spaces for General Industry (2006)
EMPLOYMENT

03/07-Present Project Manager & Master Instructor, EOD Technology, Inc
Instruction of Advanced Improvised Explosive Awareness, Bomb Threat Management and Explosive Ordnance Recognition to military and civilian first responders and explosive experts. Assist in submission of proposals for continued training domestic and foreign.
11/06-03/07 Site Project Manager, EOD Technology, Inc., CMC Mobile Team, Iraq.
Senior UXO Technician and Site Manager for 5 Mobile teams in the clearing of all UXO on the surface and subsurface level of site 34. Duties included the directing of over 500 EOD Technicians, Ammunition Handlers, US and foreign national security specialist, local national- security, laborers and heavy equipment operators, in the clearing of 600 ammunition bunkers and warehouses and the destruction of over 200 tons of UXO’s and over a 100,000 possible IED’s. Direct supervisor of all demolition operations. Maintained accountability of UXO’s found and reported to the team leader daily
07/06-11/06 Site SUXOS, EOD Technology, Inc., CMC Mobile Team, Iraq.
Senior UXO Technician and Site Manager for Mobile team 11, 12 and 13 in the clearing of all UXO on the surface and subsurface level of site 34. Duties included the directing of over 345 EOD Technicians, Ammunition Handlers, US and foreign national security specialist, local national- security, laborers and heavy equipment operators, in the clearing of 450 ammunition bunkers and warehouses and the destruction of over 2000 tons of UXO’s and over a 100,000 possible IED’s. Direct supervision of all demolition operations. Maintained accountability of UXO’s found and reported to the team leader daily
04/06-07/06 UXO Safety Officer, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, EOD Technology, Inc., CMC Mobile Team, Iraq.
Safety Officer on Mobil Team 12 in the clearing of all UXO on the surface and subsurface level of site 34. Duties included the directing of all EOD Technicians and Ammunition Handlers, also local national laborers, and heavy equipment operators in the clearing of destroyed ammunition bunkers and warehouses. Set up and supervision of all demolition shots. Maintained accountability of UXO found and reported to the team leader daily
03/06-04/06 UXO Tech III, EOD Technology, Inc., CMC Mobile Team, Iraq.
Senior UXO Technician on Mobil Team 12 in the clearing of all UXO on the surface and subsurface level of site 34. Duties included the directing of all EOD Technicians and Ammunition Handlers, also local national laborers, and heavy equipment operators in the clearing of destroyed ammunition bunkers and warehouses. Set up and supervision of all demolition shots. Maintained accountability of UXO found and reported to the team leader daily
02/06-03/06 UXO Tech II, EOD Technology, Inc., CMC Mobile Team, Iraq.
UXO Technician on Mobil Team 12 in the clearing of all UXO on the surface and subsurface level of site 34. Duties included the directing of local national laborers, and heavy equipment operators in the clearing of destroyed ammunition bunkers and warehouses. Set up of demolition shots. Maintained accountability of UXO found and reported to the team leader daily.
01/06-02/06 UXO Tech III, EOD Technology, Inc., Curriculum Development of IED Awareness Class, Huntsville Al.
Senior Technical Advisor and administrator for development of IED Awareness classes to include curriculum development, planning, and review of 1 hour class to be given to all police academy attendees
011/05-01/06 UXO Tech II, EOD Technology, Inc., Ellis Contract, Iraq
UXO Technician on Mobil Team 12 in the clearing of all UXO on the surface and subsurface level of site 34. Duties included the directing of local national laborers, and heavy equipment operators in the clearing of destroyed ammunition bunkers and warehouses. Set up of demolition shots. Maintained accountability of UXO found and reported to the team leader daily.
9/05-11/05 UXO Tech II, EOD Technology, Inc., Myrtle Beach Contract, South Carolina.
Clearance of all munitions at a 20 grid location of a local church in Myrtle Beach
007/05-09/05 Senior UXO Technician, BHATE Environmental, Jackson Miss. Munitions site Clearance Contract, Mississippi.
Responsible for all ordnance identification, removal and destruction contained in a 20 mile square area of old munitions production plant
3/04-05/05 TTR, Technical Training Representative for all equipment and procedures for MED-END Systems Inc.
Taught and trained over 500 military and civilian bomb technicians on the use, maintenance and storage of Bomb suits, tools and many other pieces of equipment used in incident response
EXPERIENCE
06/02-10/04 Army First Sergeant, Naval Explosive Ordnance School, Eglin AFB, FL.
Master Instructor; developed, implemented, and reviewed all phases of curriculum for EOD School.
12/00-06/02 Army First Sergeant and Training OIC, 184th Ordnance Battalion, Fort Gillem GA
Trainer and senior evaluator for 10 EOD units located throughout the eastern United States redefining the deployment readiness evaluation process. Responsible for development and implementation of demining operations in Oman, Jordan and Cairo, Egypt
01/99-12/00 EOD First Sergeant, Sinai, Egypt
Conducted training in demining, safety, ordnance recognition, IED Awareness, for 11 multi-national forces.
01/94-01/99 Army Sergeant First Class, Naval Explosive Ordnance School, Eglin AFB, FL.
Master Instructor; developed, implemented, and reviewed all phases of curriculum for EOD School. Certified and Qualified and all areas of all divisions
01/90-01/94 Army Staff Sergeant, 60th Ordnance Disposal Detachment, Fort Dix, NJ.
Senior team leader, Involved in 500 conventional and 250 IED incidents, Unit Security NCO, Maintenance NCO

QUALIFICATIONS A Master EOD Technician with over 15 years of military and 4 years civilian EOD experience. An experienced curriculum manager, training and lesson plan developer, and test control officer. Highly productive, capable of managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and rapidly adapts to changing demands. A energetic, motivated, self-started with strong communication skills and abilities who works well on a team or independently

REFERENCES Available upon request

U.S. Ordinance Worked With

All, Taught Ordnance recognition to all students that attend Naval EOD School U.S. an Foreign, from 1994-1999