Rafael Marrero
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Mobile: 787-***-****
Email: ******@*******.***
Years UXO Civilian Experience: 11 years, 5 months
Years Military EOD Experience: 5 years, 9 months
Education:
Military:
US Naval EOD School, Indian Head, MD, 5/1994
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Officer/NCO Course, Ft. Stewart, GA, 6/1999
EOD Basic Noncommissioned Officers (NCO) Course, Redstone Arsenal, AL,
5/1996
Military Munitions Rule Certificate, 03/99
Health & Safety Training Course(s) & Date(s):
Confined Space Training, 12/96
40-Hour OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(4), 02/97
Radiation Protection Officer, 01/99
8-Hour OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 Supervisor, 05/07
HAZWOPER 8-Hour refresher, 06/11
30-Hour OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Construction Industry certification 08/11
WORK EXPERIENCE
Alutiiq Business Services
Huntsville, AL US
06/2008 - Present
Salary: 3400.00 USD Bi-Weekly
Hours per week: 40
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Instructor
Perform classroom and practical instruction of military personnel in EOD
procedures and equipment, utilizing teaching methods such as individual
coaching, group discussions, lectures, and demonstrations.
Supervise practical work performed by students and assist them with points
of difficulty.
Test students to evaluate their learning progress and to assess the
effectiveness of instruction.
Maintain and update curriculum modules, lesson plans, and related material.
Supervisor's Name: Sabastian Neal
Supervisor's Phone: 256-***-****
AMEC Earth and Environmental
Minneapolis, MN US
10/2007 - 12/2007
Salary: 25.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 40
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Specialist
Perform UXO related operations:
Conduct visual and/or detector-aided UXO, and Discarded Military Munitions
(DMM) field search activities. Locate subsurface UXO and DMM by operating
geophysical detection instruments and related equipment. Perform field
maintenance and calibration checks on geophysical
detection instruments and related equipment. Remove non-hazardous munitions
debris and range-related debris.
Reconnoiter and classify UXO and DMM. Identify all types of military
munitions, including possible fuzes, and their condition. Excavate
subsurface UXO and DMM. Move and/or consolidate UXO and DMM that has been
determined acceptable for movement within a Munitions Response Site (MRS)
or Munitions Response Area (MRA). Transport demolition materials and/or UXO
and DMM that have been determined safe for transport. Prepare firing
systems, both electric and non-electric, for demilitarization. Operate
personnel decontamination stations. Assist in the inspection of Material
Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH) for the presence of
explosive hazards. Construct UXO-related protective works.
Properly store explosive materials per applicable guidance. Determine
precise location in field environment using a variety of techniques such as
use of global positioning equipment, or basic land navigation techniques
using topographical map and compass. Perform field collection procedures to
identify contaminated soil. Prepare an on-site holding area to temporarily
stow Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC), that has an acceptable risk
of movement. Operate modes of transportation for transporting UXO. Perform
limited technical supervision. Escort personnel who are not directly
involved in UXO-related operations. Inspect MPPEH for the presence of
explosives safety hazards.
Advent Environmental
Mt Pleasant, SC US
09/2006 - 9/2007
Salary: 27.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 40
UXO Specialist
Perform UXO related operations.
MKM Engineers
Stafford, TX US
09/2005 - 7/2006
Salary: 32.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 40
UXO Safety Officer/QC Specialist, UXO Specialist Supervisor
Perform UXO related operations.
In addition:
Supervise and perform the on-site demilitarization of MEC, and handling of
demolition materials. Prepare an explosives storage plan per all applicable
guidance. Prepare required UXO munitions response actions and/or range
maintenance administrative reports. Prepare standard operating procedures
for on-site munitions responses and/or for range clearance activities.
Assist in the preparation of risk and hazards analyses. Conduct daily site
safety briefings. Supervise the conduct of all on-site UXO-related
operations. Inspect and certify and/or verify MPPEH as safe or as to the
explosive hazard it may present for transfer within the Department of
Defense or release from DoD control per current policies and standards
Develop and implement the MEC-specific sections of the Quality Control
Program Plan (QCPP) for all explosive related operations. Conduct and
document quality control audits of all explosive
operations for compliance with established procedures. Identify, document,
report and ensure completion of all corrective actions to ensure all
explosive operations comply with requirements.
Develop and implement approved explosives and UXO health and safety program
in compliance with applicable DoD policy and federal, state, and local
health and safety statutes, regulations and codes. Analyze operational
risks, explosive hazards and safety requirements. Establish and ensure
compliance with all site-specific explosive operations safety requirements.
Enforce personnel limits and safety exclusion zones for explosives related
operations. Conduct, document, and report the results of safety inspections
to ensure compliance with all applicable explosives safety policies,
standards, regulations and codes. Operate and maintain air-monitoring
equipment required at sites known or suspected for airborne contaminates.
Ensure all protective works and equipment used within the exclusion zone
are operated in compliance with applicable DoD policy, Department of
Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) approvals, and Federal, State, and
local health and safety statutes, regulations and codes.
USA Environmental
Oldsmar, FL US
09/2003 - 07/2005
Salary: 27.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 60
UXO Specialist
Perform UXO related operations.
UXB International
Ashburn, VA US
03/2000 - 09/2003
Salary: 32.00 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 40
UXO Specialist Supervisor
Perform UXO related operations.
In addition:
Supervise and perform the on-site demilitarization of MEC, and handling of
demolition materials. Prepare an explosives storage plan per all applicable
guidance. Prepare required UXO munitions response actions and/or range
maintenance administrative reports. Prepare standard operating procedures
for on-site munitions responses and/or for range clearance activities.
Assist in the preparation of risk and hazards analyses. Conduct daily site
safety briefings. Supervise the conduct of all on-site UXO-related
operations. Inspect and certify and/or verify MPPEH as safe or as to the
explosive hazard it may present for transfer within the Department of
Defense or release from DoD control per current policies and standards
US Army
FT Riley KS, Ft Stewart, GA US
06/1994 - 03/2000
Salary: 1300.00 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 50
EOD Specialist
US Army's preeminent tactical and technical explosives expert. Trained,
equipped, and integrated to attack, defeat, and exploit UXO, improvised
explosive devices (IED), chemical, biological, and nuclear ordnance, and
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
Locate, identify, render safe, and dispose of all foreign and domestic
conventional, biological, chemical, or nuclear explosive ordnance and IEDs;
WMDs and large vehicle bombs. Conduct intelligence gathering operations on
first seen ordnance and IEDs. Support very important persons (VIP) missions
for the U.S. Secret Service, State Department, and other federal agencies.
Research and identify ordnance using EOD technical publications, dispose of
hazardous ordnance, prepare and maintain EOD tools, equipment, and
vehicles, use advanced robotics, and train Soldiers in IED awareness.
Development, implementation, and enforcement of explosive safety and
security measures.
US Army
Armed Forces Europe, Munchweiller Germany
09/1988 - 08/1993
Salary: 900.00 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 50
Ammunition Stock Control and Accounting Specialist
Operate the Standard Ammunition and Accounting System-Modernized (SAAS-MOD)
computer hardware and software and utilize manual records to perform stock
control and accounting procedures for ammunition, explosives, and
associated explosive components.
Perform ammunition supply stock control and accounting duties using both
automated and manual procedures
Maintain hardware and software systems and manual records required to
successfully perform stock control and accounting procedures for ammunition
and explosives
REFERENCES
Joseph A. Santoro
Alutiiq Business Services
EOD Instructor
Phone Number:
Email Address:
**********@***.***
Reference Type:
Professional
Kent Carter
Alutiiq Business Services
EOD Instructor
Phone Number:
Reference Type:
Professional
William M. Lang
Redstone MWR
Operations Manager
Phone Number:
Email Address:
*************@*****.***
Reference Type:
Personal
Cynthia Lambert
Phone Number:
Email Address:
*******@*******.***
Reference Type:
Personal
Other Qualifications:
Held Top Secret security clearance
Currently hold Secret security clearance
Current U.S. Civilian Passport, Expiration date 05/15
Defense Language Institute linguist certification; Spanish