Project Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
Brian W. Schilhabel
*** ****** ***** **. #***, Hampton, VA 23666
*****.**********@*****.***
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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