Brian W. Schilhabel

*** ****** ***** **. #***, Hampton, VA 23666

801-***-****

abhdmc@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Seeking a leadership position in Emergency Management, Homeland Defense and/or

the Counter Terrorism field capitalizing on my 20+ years of leadership, training and first responder

experience as an Air Force professional.

Summary of Qualifications

• 21+ years experience Air Force Civil Engineer & Explosive Ordnance Disposal programs

• 5+ years curriculum management/instructional delivery at NAVSCOLEOD

• 2+ years staff/joint experience at Headquarters Air Combat Command

• Active U.S. government security clearance

Career History

Command Manager/Subject Matter Expert

Headquarters Air Combat Command (ACC), Langley AFB, VA 2009-Present

• Manages the largest, most active EOD program in the United States Air Force. Establishes

policy, direction, and guidance for over 300 enlisted personnel at 12 installations.

• Establishes, directs and reviews command policy for all EOD and emergency response

operations in support of USAF weapons systems and organizations assigned to ACC.

• Coordinates and provides EOD/emergency management assistance to the Air Staff, other

MAJCOMs, the Joint Services, Federal agencies, and civilian authorities.

• Force manager for all USAF and Joint Service EOD contingency manpower requirements.

• Supervises management of Joint Service EOD technology integration and interoperability.

• Manages development and reviews of peacetime and wartime policies for operations involving

chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) threats.

• Oversees modernization efforts; identifies new technology, coordinates product

demonstrations, reviews operational concepts/technical solutions - validates requirements.

• Develops policies, procedures, and directives ensuring compliance with public law, Air Force

policy, Joint Service guidance, and Department of Defense (DoD) requirements.

• Provides program advocacy briefings, periodic updates, and reports to Air Force and Joint

Service working groups, panels, and program boards for military and civilian leadership.

• Provides technical explosive safety expertise in the development of technical and program

directives, publications, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), business and war plans.

• Addresses working groups overseeing weapons of mass destruction (WMD), counter-

improvised explosive device (C-IED), intelligence exploitation, and weapons safety.

• Provides technical guidance on DoD EOD Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).

• Developed/fielded comprehensive quality assurance and safety audit plan; detailed and

comprehensive review of training, manpower, resource management, and explosive safety.

• Administers command incident reporting program; evaluated over 300 emergency response

reports for intelligence gaps, equipment shortfalls, and adverse trends.

• Shaped pre-deployment contingency course curriculum; ensures EOD operators are equipped

with latest knowledge and technology available to support global C-IED mission.

• Develops notional concepts, mission statements, and operational requirements documents.

• Functional Director/Contract Manager for $3.9M JIEDDO project supporting C-IED Training.

Division Chief – 775th CES/Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Hill AFB, Ogden, UT 2004-2009

• Managed a team of technical/supervisory personnel working at multiple locations; coordinated

training and operations for the largest hazardous response unit in the USAF.

• Provided strategic guidance and direction for 54 personnel, directly supervised 12.

Successfully planned and executed $3.2M annual budget.

• Safety officer and team leader for operations involving the identification, render safe,

decontamination, packaging and removal of leaking or damaged live toxic chemical agents.

• Directed 63 Joint-Service munitions clearance technicians through the mishap-free

decontamination of 200+ targets and the safe disposal of over 75 tons of live munitions.

• Extensive and detailed knowledge of the Automated Explosive Ordnance Disposal Publication

System (AEODPS) 60-Series publications, Joint Service EOD CONOPS, AF-PD 32-30 (Fire

& Emergency Services) and AFI 32-3001 (EOD Program Management).

• Partnered with Salt Lake City (SLC) Hazardous Devices Unit and local FBI Special Agent

Bomb Technician; led military support to Ricin threat, safely identified/treated stolen military

explosives and bio-culturing equipment.

• Led joint effort with SLC International Airport Bomb Appraisal Officer (BAO) to provide in-

depth explosive and IED awareness training for SLC International Airport screeners.

• Team Leader for installation quality assurance and exercise evaluation team.

• Led three counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) teams, Baghdad, Iraq - 2005.

Conducted 387 combat missions, awarded Bronze Star Medal.

• Team Leader, Weapons Intelligence Team, Mosul, Iraq – 2007. Led five-person team through

525. Identified 35 and captured nine Al-Qaida in Iraq operatives, recognized by Joint Service

leadership, awarded US Army Commendation Medal with Valor and Bronze Star Medal.

• Battalion Liaison Officer, Baghdad, Iraq – 2009. Supervised nine C-IED teams working out of

five locations. Conducted over 1200 combat missions, defeated 250+ IEDs, awarded Bronze

Star Medal.

Project Manager/Curriculum Developer/Instructor

Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Eglin AFB, FL 1999-2004

• Master Instructor, Instructor Supervisor and Curriculum Developer for the Chem/Bio and

Nuclear Weapons divisions - Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD).

• Managed staff of six featuring instruction design specialists, graphic artists, software designers,

and instructors. Prepared computer-based and traditional technical and professional training

material systems used to train 850+ first responders annually.

• Project Manager/Curriculum Developer – Developed Advanced Improvised Explosive Device

Defeat (AIEDD) course. Managed $6.6M explosives and radiological agent training facility.

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Improvised Explosive Devices Identification and

Construction, Improvised Explosive Devices Render Safe procedures, Explosives and

Explosive Effects, Bomb Threats and Searches, and Weapons of Mass Destruction.

• NAVSCOLEOD Curriculum Manager for the Chemical/Biological, Nuclear Ordnance and

Improvised Explosive Device divisions – supervised 45+ Joint Service instructors.

• Monitored instructor compliance with proctor guides and standard operating procedures.

Conducted spot inspections of explosives operations facilities, equipment, vehicles, magazines,

and classrooms to ensure compliance with explosive safety requirements.

• Managed a 100% curriculum review/rewrite recommending changes to operations/safety

procedures, completing all work two months ahead of schedule.

• Managed physical training program, weight control program, drug and alcohol abuse and

monitoring program to include random urinalysis testing.

Section Chief – 355th CES/Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson AZ 1996-1999

• Team leader, base emergency response team; provided ability to detect, monitor, evaluate and

decontaminate explosive, radioactive, chemical/biological hazards.

• Supervised testing/certification of the Least Risk Bomb Location (LRBL) with FAA

Explosives Unit to assist commercial pilots with suspected IED’s in flight.

• Team leader, installation Quality Assurance and Exercise Evaluation Team. Implemented initial

training and certification program with local law enforcement partners.

• Performed, supervised, and managed EOD operations and render safe procedures by utilizing

concepts, tactics, techniques and procedures for Improvised Explosive Device Defeat (IED-D).

• Trained law enforcement and fire protection agencies regarding munitions recognition

procedures and improvised explosive/incendiary device response operations.

• Formed close working relationship with Tucson Police Department SWAT and Bomb Squad

teams. Evaluated five candidates competing for positions with Hazardous Devices Unit.

• Deployed with Joint Task Force in support of the United Nations and Operation SOUTHERN

WATCH. Provided IED response capability for over 500 multinational military personnel

deployed to austere environments. Trained United States Marine Corps Embassy guards on

vehicle search procedures and explosive device component identification.

Logistics Specialist – 52nd CES/Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany 1990-1996

• Planned and coordinated day-to-day material and maintenance requirements for $2.4M

equipment set and specialized vehicle fleet.

• Authored new procedures to safely disassemble and dislodge projectiles from the A-10 aircraft

system; changes were implemented Air Force wide; saved $60K per incident.

• Physical Security Manager and Classified Documents Custodian for complete inventory of

Secret EOD publications as well as all classified ordnance reference materials.

• Training Manager, Safety Officer and Equal Employment Opportunity Manager.

• Deployed in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STORM and PROVIDE

COMFORT; participated in numerous operations involving hazardous UXO.

• Led a joint-service reconnaissance team during combat operations in Zakho, Northern Iraq.

Identified and disposed of 40+ tons of ordnance impeding humanitarian support missions.

Education/Training

• Senior year BS, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Industrial Technology – Deans List

• AAS, Community College of the Air Force, Explosive Ordnance Disposal

• NAVSCOLEOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Phase I and II

• NAVSCOLEOD – Advanced EOD Management and Technology

• NAVSCOLEOD – Advanced Access and Disablement

• NAVSCOLEOD – Advanced Improvised Explosive Device Defeat

• United States Air Force – EOD Craftsman Course

• United States Air Force – Basic Instructor Course

• United States Air Force – Instructional Systems Design

• Unites States Air Force – Non-Commissioned Officer Academy

• Unites States Navy – Master Training Specialist

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency – Joint Nuclear EOD Course

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency – Radiological Emergency Team Operations

• United States Department of Justice – FBI Post Blast Investigator

• National Ground Intelligence Center – Weapons Intelligence Team Training

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