EOD/UXO/IEDD and Demining Technician Supervisor
by Brandon Williams
(Melbourne Australia)
BRANDON WILLIAMS
41 Fleet Street
Narre Warren South
VICTORIA 3805
Ph: 0061 3 8794 9528
Mobile: 0061425 211622
E-mail: branjan@dodo.com.au
willybeod@hotmail.com
OBJECTIVE: To be employed within the EOD/UXO/Demining sector within related fields of expertise.
Qualifications:
I am a professional, highly qualified, experienced individual and team player with proven expertise in Demining Supervision, EOD, IED, UXO and ERW (including SALW) clearance. I also have working knowledge and expertise with competency based training, training monitoring and evaluation,the AQTF/ATTP. I have the proven ability and qualifications to advise and train members in Management and related fields of expertise within EOD, IED UXO ERW and MRE. I have trained and developed interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
My tertiary qualifications include:
Diploma in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (IMAS Level 4 Advanced)
Diploma in Construction Management
Diploma in Hazardous Waste Management
Diploma in Assessment and Workplace Training
Diploma in Public Safety
Certificate IV in Business (Management)
Certificate IV in Civil Construction Supervision
Certificate IV in Communication Supervision
I am an experienced and qualified instructor and adviser in the following fields:
Management and Leadership
MRE ( Mine Risk Education)
Strategic Planning
The National Training framework (NTF)
AQTF ( Australian Quality training Framework0
ATTP
Training Needs Analysis
Training Strategies, Approaches and Plans
Training Delivery Solutions, including the use of online tools
Training Materials, development and production
Training Scheduling
Training Environment setup, including data management
Training Evaluation
IMAS (International Mine Action Standards)
Standard Operating Procedures
Quality Assurance
Quality management
Desk Top Survey
Technical Survey
Impact Survey
Post Blast Analysis and reporting
Risk Mitigation
Target Hardening and assessment
Competency Based Training, Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician/Advisor (Bomb technicians)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological Device Disposal Technician/Adviser
Improvised Explosive Device Technician/Adviser
Chemical. Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Instructor/Adviser
Asset and Venue Search Adviser
High Risk Search Instructor
Explosive Transport Supervisor
OH&S Supervisor
Equity and Diversity Adviser
Education
1988-2005 Department of Defence- Australia (Civil Accreditation and Training)
Employment
1988-2005 Department of Defence- Royal Australian Engineers (Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, EOD supervisor and Instructor)
Nov 2005- April 2006 Milsearch BKPT Joint Venture EOD Field Technician II (Kammouane Province LAOS)
April 2006- present Mines Advisory Group Northern Iraq Program: Technical Field Manager, Training Monitoring and Evaluation Unit TFM, Mine Safety Manager (TFM) Ardan/Dana Gas Project Kurdistan
Experience
YEAR TITLE POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION REMARKS
1995-2005
1988-2005
2005-2006
Apr 2006-present
Australian Army
Australian Army
Milsearch BKPT Laos
Mines Advisory Group Iraq Program
Instructor and Assessor
SNCO/EOD Technician/Instructor
Field Technician II
Technical Field Manager
Plan, implement, develop, evaluate training to persons in all subjects of Engineering, leadership, guidance, management, Equity and diversity, OH&S, administration, logistics and financial management.
Develop, write and implement TMP training management packages, assess trainers and instructors.
Implement and develop Train the Trainer courses.
Implementation, Management., advice, planning , monitoring field evaluation and the render safe of all EO/UXO ( CBR and CT)
High risk Search Advisor and former member of the Dept of Defence only EOD/CBR CT unit the Incident Response Regiment (IRR)
Management, day to day running, evaluation and training, planning, reporting and deployment EOD teams on the J-Power power line project and the Nam Theun II power station project. Provide quality advise and QA/QM.
To implement all aspects of mine clearance and EOD operations and related tasks in country of operation in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, IMAS and QA/QM and Mine Action framework.
To conduct training and day to day assessment and monitoring of all staff carrying out technical operations to ensure safe practice and in order to build a local capacity for humanitarian mine action activities Conduct and supervise field operations of MAG mine and EOD clearance operations.
Darwin
Sydney
Melbourne
international ( East Timor and Iraq)
1990 Bogon Gate Australia
1990 Butter worth Malaysia
1992 Kiribis Is South pacific
1994 Butterworth Malaysia/Singapore
1996 Wattle grove NSW
1997 Wattle Grove NSW
1998 Palmerston NT
1999 Kiribis Is South pacific
2000 East Timor
2002 Solomon Is
2005 2ic EOD detachment Baghdad Iraq
Nov-2005 to Apr-2006
TFM- Erbil
TFM- Training Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (TMEU)-QA/QM
TFM- Dahuk
TFM- Mine Safety Manager :Ardan/Dana Gas Project Kurdistan
DOB 12 JULY 1970
Personal Interest s 20th Century History, Cricket and furthering my knowledge in EOD and De-mining operations.
Family/Personal Married for 6 years with two children (4yr Girl and 18 month girl)
Home owner based in Narre Warren South Victoria Australia
Full driver’s license and Australian passport (L9299190)
Referees Mr. Gary Fenton MAG Iraq
Technical Operations Manager Mr. Deon du Plessis MAG Angola
gary.fenton@magiraq.org.uk Technical Operations Manager
tom@magangola.org
Mob : +964 750 4456986 Mob : +244 923872817
Fax : +244 222 358059
