Safety Supervisor

Edward Martin Pinson

* ******* *******

East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Email:******.******@**.****.***

Home: (570) -424-2155

Work: (973) - 724-8605

DSN: (880) - 8605

WORK EXPERIENCE

U.S. Army ARDEC, EOD Directorate (10/01/2007 - Present)

EOD Equipment Specialist

Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

Supervisor: Wilfred Cruz-Camacho - 973-***-****; Contact: Yes

Pay Grade: GS - 1670 - 12

Salary: $95,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Serve as an EOD Equipment Specialist in the U.S.

Munitions Team. Provide support to assigned projects through

participation in "Integrated Project Teams". Develop contract

requirements for source data, test hardware, training aids and

unique tools required for EOD support of these newly developed

munitions. Participate in design audits to ensure EOD

requirements are addressed in the design process. Prepare EOD

Publications in accordance with Joint Service Standards to

support first movements and material release of the new

munitions. Coordinate EOD Validation/Verification Procedures

(RSP and Demo) Testing with ARDEC-EOD military and Joint Service

Military Technical Advisory Board. Review for technical

accuracy, firing circuit analysis and bleed down times submitted

by munitions developers. Review bleed down test plans and

witness testing to ensure it meets EOD requirements and to

develop EOD wait times respectively. Write Technical Information

and Munitions Data Requirements Publications and submit them to

NAVTECHEOD as source documents for 60 series publications.

U.S. Army TACOM ARDEC (07/24/2000 - 10/01/2007)

Explosive Safety Specialist

Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey

Supervisor: Don Lane - 973-***-****; Contact: No

Pay Grade: GS - 0018 - 12

Salary: $85,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Developed, implemented, inspected and monitored a broad

base of safety programs to include high hazard explosives

activities, munitions operations, propulsion laboratory

facilities, fuze assembly and testing activities and

munition/explosive storage facilities. Reviewed Site Safety

Plans for technical correctness and submitted them to the

Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board. Reviewed and

provided technical advice for Standard Operating Procedures

submitted for all activities described above. Performed

accident/incident investigations and recommended corrective

actions. Reviewed and provided technical advice for site

specific safety plans for explosive/munitions activities (UXO)

and issued work permits for these activities. Inspected items

and issued decontamination tags for potentially energetically

contaminated equipment and materials. Provided technical advice

on special problems related to handling, storage and disposal of

chemicals, toxic, flammable and explosive materials. Monitored

all arsenal activities, including, but not limited to,

industrial operations, construction activities and recreational

facilities, to ensure compliance with the guidelines of federal,

state and local regulatory directives.

Maryland Dept. of Labor (12/18/1997 - 07/23/2000)

Compliance Health Occupational Safety Inspector

Cambridge, Maryland

Supervisor: Roy Blades - 410-***-****; Contact: Yes

Salary: $40,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Conducted occupational safety and health inspections of

public sector facilities, private industry and construction

sites. Inspections included operational procedures and

maintenance of complex and specialized equipment and machinery.

Interpreted and briefed occupational safety and health

standards, rules and regulations to employers and employees.

Cited violations observed and recommended abatement actions

required. Prepared and submitted written reports on a variety of

hazards, conditions and practices observed. Conducted accident

investigations and submitted written reports of investigation

findings. Responded to employee complaints relating to

occupational health and safety matters and submitted written

reports of actions required to remediate problems

encountered. Represented the state, as a witness, in

administrative law hearings of cases involving alleged

violations of occupational health and safety laws.

EOD Technology Inc. (04/05/1991 - 12/15/1997)

UXO Site Supervisor/Safety

Lenior City, Tennessee

Supervisor: Drew Bryson - 865-***-****; Contact: Yes

Salary: $50,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Responsible for all operations related to unexploded

ordnance (UXO) remediation of Formerly Utilized Defense Sites

and other explosive and chemical warfare material sites

undergoing remediation. Prepared cost

estimates, programmed project funds and established/monitored

work schedules and project milestones. Supervised UXO

Technicians engaged in range clearance type operations involving

the location, removal and disposal of surface and buried

ordnance/explosive waste. Determined techniques to be utilized

in detection, removal, storage, transportation and destruction

of recovered materials. Presented safety classes and briefs to

personnel at these sites. Ensured all personnel were trained and

familiar with all site specific hazards expected to be

encountered.

Trained personnel in all equipment and instrumentation to be

utilized and all emergency procedures required. Responsible for

ensuring all operations were performed in accordance with the

Site Safety and Health Plan, 29CFR1910 and 1926 and all other

applicable federal, state and local laws. Researched and applied

all required ANSI Standards in relation to personal protective

equipment utilized. Conducted periodic safety audits and

documented findings. Performed follow-up inspections to ensure

compliance with requirements.

U.S. Army (Active Duty) (10/17/1978 - 11/01/1988)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician SFC/E7

Worldwide, Armed Forces Overseas United States

Supervisor: various - unknown; Contact: No

Salary: $30,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 60

Duties: Utilized TM-60 series publications to identify and

determine hazards/render-safe procedures for U.S. and foreign

nuclear, chemical and conventional ammunition. Utilized

industrial x-ray equipment to determine content and condition of

ammunition items. Utilized Golden x-ray to determine

configuration and content of improvised explosive devices. Wrote

detailed incident reports describing parameters to include site

description, procedures performed and disposition of items

encountered. Planned and conducted numerous explosive disposal

operations of

large quantities of bulk explosives and ammunition items. Served

as EOD Platoon Sgt.for U S Army Technical Escort Unit.

Responsible for planning and conducting render-safe/decon

procedures for chemical weapons and warfare materials during

this assignment. Performed as Contracting Officer Representative

for commercially preformed range clearance at Hawthorne Army

Ammunition Plant. Monitored contractor for compliance with all

required safety standards and contract obligations during this

assignment. Performed as Instructor for EOD Refresher course at

Redstone Arsenal. Researched contractor supplied films,

brochures and technical data sheets to write lesson plans and

present briefings related to New Weapons Development. Prepared

lesson plans and taught EOD Safety and Improvised Explosive

Device render-safe procedures to federal and state law

enforcement agencies at the Federal Law Enforcement Training

Center, Glynco, GA. Counseled assigned personnel and wrote

evaluation reports.

EDUCATION

College/University

Limestone College (01/01/1974 - 12/01/1974)

Gaffney, South Carolina

United States

Degree:

Semester Hours: 55

High School

St. Paul’s High School (09/05/1962 - 06/01/1966)

Yonges Island, South Carolina

United States

Degree: Diploma

TRAINING05/01/2001,Introduction to Ammunition

n, CDROM (self-pace), Defense Ammunition Center, McAlester, OK.

10/12/1978, Explosive Ordnance Disposal,20 weeks, Naval School,

Indian Head, MD.

03/08/1982, Ammunition NCO Advanced,9 weeks, USAMMCS, Redstone

Arsenal, AL.

01/20/1984, Methods of Instruction,2 weeks, USAMMCS, Redstone

Arsenal, AL. 05/23/1984, Technical Escort Course,4 weeks,

USAMMCS, Redstone Arsenal, AL.

02/25/1986, Ammunition Inspector,7 weeks, USAMMCS, Redstone

Arsenal, AL. 06/18/1991, Basic Training for Hazardous Waste

Operations, 1 week, EOD Technology, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN.

05/01/1997, DOE Radiological Worker II,1 week, Safety Ecology

Corp., Bound Brook, NJ.

09/29/1997, OSHA Asbestos Awareness,4 hours, Human Factors

Applications, Inc., Plattsburg, NY.

02/13/1998, OSHA Machinery Machine Guarding Standards,1 week, US

DOL, Des

Plaines, IL.

04/23/1998, OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard,16 hours,

Maryland Fire Rescue Institute, College Park, MD.

06/05/1998, OSHA Electrical Standards, 1 week, US DOL, Des

Plaines, IL. 09/29/1998, OSHA Trench Scaffolding Overview,8

hours, Maryland Fire Rescue Institute, College Park, MD.

01/08/1999, OSHA Applied Welding Principles,1 week, US DOL, Des

Plaines, IL.

05/26/2000, OSHA Safety Health for Grain Operations,1 week, US

DOL,

Manhattan, KS.

03/21/2001, Explosives Safety Management for Safety

Professionals,1 week, Defense Ammunition Center, McAlester, OK.

09/25/2001, Defense Contracts Management (COR), Atlantic

Management Center, Inc., Falls Church, VA

03/14/2002 Leadership Skills for Non-Supervisors 16 hours

Graduate School USDA Picatinny Arsenal NJ

AWARDS: Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge, US Army, 1984.

Secret Clearance granted by USA-CCF, 24 Oct 2001.

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