Project Manager Air Force

PATRICK J. COWHEY **** Sean Paul Drive Gloucester, VA 23061 757-***-**** 804-***-**** *******.******@*******.*** DOD Security Clearance: SECRET (Active)

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Project Manager, Subject Matter Expert, and Senior Instructor with over 20 years of military experience as a CBRN-D Specialist USAF Specialty Code T3E991 (Emergency Mgt/CBRN Defense with Instructor Certification)

Principal Functional Analyst, GDIT Inc.

Headquarters, US Air Force Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

February 2010 – Present

Lead Management Analyst for Expeditionary Engineering programs at 11 installations in the US, responsible for the organization, training, and equipping of 3,000 combat engineers and 200 short tons of equipment.

CBRN Analyst II / CBRN Project Manager (6 CBRN Projects)

Alliance Solutions Group Inc., Newport News, Virginia

September 2008 – February 2010

Project Manager and scenario architect of CBRN Exercise and Training events: US Air Force CBRN Challenge ™ and Asymmetric Threat – Special Tactics and Response (AT-STAR). Designed and executed academic and hands-on demonstration-performance courses for CBRN responders, Command and Control, Decontamination Teams, and Radiological Monitoring Teams. Over 500 personnel trained and certified.

Led a 15-person team of course developers, instructors/facilitators, and exercise controllers through training product development, and delivery and execution at over 20 military installations. Served as senior instructor for CBRN course material to include radiological monitoring, decontamination, and evidence collection.

Published end of visit reports and professional post-event studies detailing delivery of training products, analysis of student needs, student mastery of subject material, and recommendations for sustainment of knowledge, skills, and abilities. All post-visit reports included a comprehensive briefing delivered to senior staff officials.

Command Superintendent, Emergency Management and CBRN Defense

Headquarters, US Air Force Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

June 2006 – September 2008

Led Emergency Management and CBRN Defense programs executed at 16 military bases in the US. Developed and issued policy detailing tactics, techniques, and procedures for emergency responders at the scene of terror events or theater-scale war where the employment of CBRN is threatened or evident.

Served as radiation detection and decontamination SME during a major DOD/CJCS nuclear weapons accident exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 07. Provided training and exercise control to monitoring teams, contamination control station operations, and on-scene leadership. Contributor to post event study report.

Emergency Manager / CBRN Specialist and Instructor, US Air Force Active Duty

Assignment Locations in US and Overseas. May 1993 – June 2006

Functioned as primary training program manager and lead instructor for Initial, Advanced, and Specialist CBRN courses; taught over 500 training sessions to 12,000 students. Developed lesson plans and incorporated mission specific requirements to coursework. Received significant amount of positive feedback from students at all levels.

Selected for duty at Combined Air Operations Center, Saudi Arabia, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM; responsible for the initial establishment of CBRN planning, response, and recovery. Developed plans for CBRN equipment posturing, employment, and sustainment at 13 locations in five countries.

Presented formal CBRN Defense briefing to a 19-member NATO panel highlighting US radiological response capabilities in Europe to include training, equipment, and team operations. Provided technical demonstration of radiological plume modeling software decision tools and responded to inquiries during question & answer session.

General Education

• Associates of Applied Science, Emergency Management, CCAF; Apr 2004

Applicable Specialized Technical Education, Training, and Certifications

• FEMA Courses 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800; Jul 2006 - Dec 2009

• FEMA Courses 120, 130, 139 (Exercises); Feb 2013

• Hazardous Materials Awareness, Operations, Technician, and Incident Commander; Jan 1995

• US Air Force On-Scene Incident Commander’s Course; Nov 1999

• Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Course (TEEX); Oct 2005

• CODE SILVER Installation Response Workshop; Feb 2005

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency Radiological Emergency Team Operations Course; May 1999

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency Commander & Staff Weapons of Mass Destruction Course; Jun 2003

• US Army Live Toxic Agent Training; May 1996 & Jun 1997

• US Air Force Readiness Advanced Course; Jun 1997

• US Air Force Disaster Preparedness Craftsman Course; May 1996

• US Air Force Disaster Preparedness Course; Apr 1993

• Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN); Sep 1998

• NATO Survive To Operate/CBRN Tactical Evaluator; Dec 2002

Professional Development, Leadership, and Management Education and Training

• US Air Force Air Staff Financial Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Course; Oct 2006

• US Air Force Senior Non Commissioned Officer’s Academy; Jul 2006

• US Air Force Non Commissioned Officer’s Academy, Distinguished Graduate; Nov 2000

• US Air Force Technical Training Instructor Course, Distinguished Graduate; Apr 1994

• US Air Force Leadership Course, Distinguished Graduate; Aug 1990

Professional Publications

• Alliance Solutions Group, Inc., US Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Challenge 2008-2009; Project Manager and Study Report Author (six separate publications)

• Air Force Instruction Active CBRN Response Playbook (2008)

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