Facilities Operations, Disaster Mitigation/ Response

SEAN A. WALTERS

**** ******** **, **********, ** 32068 * C: 805-***-**** * E: ****.*.*********@*****.*** * LinkedIn: sean-walters Construction and Disaster Management Professional

SUMMARY QUALIFICATIONS

Construction Management Professional with 21 years of experience in human resource management, leadership, public works and facilities program management, construction planning and management, energy and environmental safety occupation & health programs within gov’t/U.S. Navy experience worldwide. Implemented large & complex facilities programs worldwide and provided creative solutions to problem areas. Physical Security and Disaster Professional solves problems through collaboration and teamwork with a strong focus on strategic planning, innovation, & mitigation development. Accomplished Planning Section Chief with strong interpersonal, communication & public relations skills, both written and verbal, across a widely diverse audience. Security Clearance: Active Secret/Top Secret (SCI) eligible. Areas of expertise:

• Public Works Management & Critical Infrastructure • Project, Program Management & Strategic Planning

• Leadership Process Improvement & Analysis • Budget & Resource Management

• Contingent Construction Operations • Construction Planning & Estimating

Physical Security & Vulnerability Assessment • Quality Assurance & Contract Performance

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

M.S., Emergency and Disaster Management, Trident International University • GPA: 3.93/4.00

B.S., Workforce Education & Development (Specialty in Training), Southern • GPA: 3.75/4.00

Home Inspector, Thompson Certificate of Completion, correspondence course

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Public Works Director of Facilities (Capital Investment Manager) 2015 to Present

Public Works, Djibouti, Africa

Trained/managed four Facility Operations Specialists to validate and prioritize service calls and project requests from 22 commercial facility tenants across 1040 aircraft, housing, warehousing and commercial facilities resulting in maximized facility readiness and lifecycle longevity enabling reinvestment for future growth.

Expertly developed and managed a $5M annual maintenance plan and a $12M long range plan to facilitate restoration and modernization, facilities Sustainment (ST) and project requirements to ensure sustained support to Army, Navy, Airforce and USMC tenants conducting terrorism combat operations in Africa and Asia.

Led the Incident Management Team as Planning Chief, to create, maintain and exercise business and continuity of operations plans for 16 tenant commands. Participated Led the team in two Aircraft/ hazmat responses, three active shooter exercises, and one VBIED response drill at the entry control point. The sharpening of capability to ensure full capacity and readiness of my team increased campus mitigation and response times.

Facility Management and Sustainment Director of Faciliites Operations, 2012 to 2015

U.S. Navy, Public Works Department NAVFAC EURAFSWA Sigonella, Sicily

Provided impeccable leadership, supervision, guidance, and coaching to 49 military and 36 local national Italian employees encompassing all aspects of facility maintenance of 900 facilities with a managed budget of $1.9M in- order-to support joint operations from the hub of the Mediterranean, throughout Africa, Europe and North Africa.

Expertly balanced diverse needs and limited resources across 8-work centers, while leading craftsman in the completion of 35,000 man-hours of mishap-free construction and maintenance valued at $2.5M to include comprehensive overhaul water distribution restoration. Corrected 299 of 543 past sanitary survey deficiencies and enabled continuous and production and distribution of safe drinking water.

Public Works Anti-Terrorism Liaison to the base (ATFP Level II Qualified) – Facilitated technical support during the 2013 Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment conducted by the Defense Infrastructure Threat Reduction Assessment (DITRA), evaluated two waste water plants and two water treatment plants; 7 miles of perimeter fence and vehicle control systems; energy security infrastructure; blast arcs for 28 Primary Gathering Building (PGB) and Entry Control points, resulted in $2M project development initiatives to implement Infrastructure security.

Construction Manager - Quality Assurance - Contracting Officer Representative, 2009 to 2012

U.S. Navy, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, Afghanistan

Expertly managed contracts for 70 mission critical, time-sensitive construction projects valued at over $30.5M and mentored 10 Afghan construction contractors to write, evaluate quality and safety, create Requests for Price (RFP), Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements(PWS), and Statements of Objectives (SOO) etc. The largest project, Tojg Bridge is a 1000-meter stone and concrete bridge that gapped the Rud River. I took over this project from 40% complete, worked through a congressional review and completed the remaining 60% in 6 months for the Afghan people. This one, of 15 projects completed to develop Afghan capacity and infrastructure.

Led 17 skilled trades’ personnel in constructing a 5 acre Hesco security perimeter extension with concertina wire. The 1500 Man-day project was completed two weeks early with Zero Mishaps to improve counter-surveillance.

Talent Recruiter, 2006 to 2009

U.S. Navy, Naval Recruiting District St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63103

Demonstrated exceptional public relations and communications skills in developing an effective publicity program. Planned and directed sales promotional projects using media such as: direct mail, press, radio, and television presentations. Wrote copy and edited news stories and photograph captions. Presented Navy orientations to, civic, social, educational, and student organizations.

Acceded monthly goals each month for 36 months, obtaining 250% of goal on one occasion and earning Recruiting Station of the year two years. Proudly & successfully provided qualified Sailors for support of the nation’s defense.

Technical Security Specialist (TSS) Program Manager, Top Secret/SCI, 200*-****-**** to 2006

U.S. Navy, Naval Support Unit Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20522

Handpicked for to lead a 4-man team in the installation of Alarm systems and perform locksmith support to U.S. Embassies or consulate facilities in Legos, Nigeria; Yaoundé Cameroon; Dakar, Senegal, and Accra Ghana and efficiently completed 4 electronic detection systems required to protect sensitive information throughout Africa.

Assigned to Amman Jordan, competently advised the Regional Security Officer for physical and technical security expertise focused on construction, detection, deterrence, counter intelligence, monitoring and policy implementation. Responsible for the installation repair & maintenance of 6 million dollars of technical security infrastructures in Amman, Jordan; Baghdad, Iraq, Jerusalem, Israel and Damascus, Syria; resulted in no breaches on a single facility in countries where counterintelligence and threat to national security is the greatest.

Effortlessly led a 6-man team to the Green Zone palace in Baghdad Iraq to construct (2) 40’x40’ Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) valued at $250k, provided response to known combat zone breach.

Hand selected due to the success in Baghdad, to lead 6 technicians in the $500k construction of a (SCIF) 40 CCTV cameras with monitors and DVR and Selectone audible notification system at the former palace of Chemical Ali Hassan al-Majid in Kirkuk Iraq thereby expanding capacity of the Department of State, and other U.S. agencies.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPEREINCE

Builder/Journeyman Carpenter/Project Planner/Crew Leader, U.S. Navy, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, FPO AA 34099

Construction Division Supervisor/Project Superintendent/Construction Manager, U.S. Navy, Construction Battalion Unit 420, Mayport, FL 32228

PROFFESIONAL TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS/AWARDS

Technical Security Specialist, Department of State, 2004

GSA Certified Container Manager/Locksmith, Lockmasters, 2004

Journeyman Carpenter Certification, Department of Labor, 2002

Incident Management Team, Federal Emergency Management Institute (ICS 100-860 extensive)

Awards/Commendations: Bronze Star Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (2), Navy Achievement Medal (7), Afghan Campaign Medal (3), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (2), Global War on Terrorism Medal (2)

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