PAUL H. BECHTEL, JR.
FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32547
Email: ***********@**********.***
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers # 0878
Date Graduated EOD/DOD School: June 1980
Date of 40 Hour HAZWOPER Training: February 2001
Date of HAZWOPER Refresher Training: October 2013
Date of 30 Hour OSHA Construction Safety Training: October 2010
Date of HAZWOPER Medical Surveillance Physical: April 2013
Date of CPR/First Aid Training: October 2013
JUN 80-OCT 81: EOD Specialist, 75TH Ordnance Detachment (EOD) Selfridge
ANGB, MI.
Performed as team member on explosive ordnance incidents, range clearances,
and VIP details, taught ordnance recognition and safety classes to military
personnel and area schools
OCT 81-SEP 82: EOD Specialist, 70TH Ordnance Detachment (EOD) San Diego,
CA.
Team member on explosive ordnance incidents, range clearances at Sierra
Army Depot and Fort Irwin, CA. VIP support and safety classes to civilian
law enforcement
SEP 82-OCT 82: Student, Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Indian
Head, MD
Attended Nuclear phase EOD School
NOV 82-NOV 85: EOD Sergeant, 2nd Ordnance Detachment (EOD), Grafenwoehr,
Germany.
Performed as Team Leader on over 100 explosive ordnance incidents and VIP
details
Assisted with range clearances at Grafenwoehr, Hoenfels, Wildflicken, and
Bamberg, Germany
Taught the MK26 ferrous ordnance locator, safety classes, and mine sweeping
procedures to military personnel
Assisted with joint task force range clearance operations in conjunction
with British, German and Dutch EOD teams
Taught ordnance safety and recognition classes to military personnel while
supervising four personnel team member on nuclear accident team
DEC 85-DEC 90: EOD Team Leader, 146TH Ordnance Detachment (EOD) West Point,
NY
Performed as team leader on explosive ordnance incidents, ACR's, VIP
details and range clearance operations.
Assisted the New York state police as range NCOIC in the removal and
detonation of over 20,000 pounds of confiscated fireworks.
Assigned to the Pan American games in Indianapolis, Indiana assisting
federal, state and local authorities.
Completed emergency medical technician school.
Taught ordnance safety and recognition at the Connecticut state police
academy
JAN 91-OCT 93: Instructor/Trainer, Naval School, Explosive Ordnance
Disposal, Eglin AFB
Performed as section instructor for the demolition and biological/ chemical
divisions.
Safely trained over 1000 students.
Wrote lesson plans and standard operating procedures for demolition
procedures and the handling of chemical munitions.
Performed as range safety OIC, supervising over 30 students and 10
instructors.
OCT 93-OCT 94: EOD Team Leader, 8TH Ordnance Detachment (EOD), Korea.
Performed as team leader on explosive ordnance incidents, acr's and range
clearance operations.
Participated in joint training operations with Korean armed forces in the
identification and render safe procedures for improvised explosive devices
and mine clearing operations.
Participated in joint task force operations in the recovery of MIA remains
in Vietnam
NOV 94-FEB 95: EOD Team Leader, 55th Ordnance Detachment (EOD) FT. Drum,
New York.
Performed as Team Leader on explosive ordnance incidents.
Instructed unit personnel on the safe handling and disposal of chemical
munitions.
Performed duties as Unit Operations NCO
MAR 01- MAY01: UXOIII/Team Leader, USA Environmental, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Performed as Team Leader for intrusive operations using the Schonstadt
locator finding over 10,000 lbs. of OE scrap
MAY 01-MAY 01: UXOIII/Team Leader, USA Environmental, Montauk, NY.
Performed as Team Leader for EE/CA operations, intrusive operations and
locating anomalies.
MAY 01-NOV 01: UXOIII/Team Leader, Foster Wheeler Environmental Anniston,
AL
Performed as Team Leader on brush cutting crews, transect lines, grids, and
intrusive operations.
Performed duties with the EM61 locator, white metal detector, Vallon
Ordnance Locator, Leica DGPS locating system and the Garman GPS system.
NOV 01-MAR 02: UXOIII/Team Leader, Foster Wheeler Environmental Stennis MS.
Performed as Team Leader in detection and removal of live ordnance for NASA
Space Center.
Performed duties with EM-61 locator, Vallon Ordnance Locator, and Leica
DGPS locating system.
MAR 02-NOV 02: UXOIII/Team Leader, Foster Wheeler Environmental, Anniston
AL.
Performed as Team Leader supervising personnel in grid sweeping operations.
Performed brush clearing operations supervising 12 personnel.
DEC 02-FEB 03: UXOIII/Team Leader, Foster Wheeler Environmental, Denver,
CO.
Performed as Team Leader supervising 5 personnel in grid sweeping
operations, brush clearance mag, dig and mapping operations.
APR 03-MAY 03: UXOIII/Team Leader, EODT, Iraq.
Performed as Team Leader supervising personnel in humanitarian mine action
clearing projects, to include identification and demolition and survey
operations in support of Task Force RIO in Southern Iraq.
JUL 03-JUL 03: SUXOS, Zapata Engineering, Inc.
Performed as SUXO supervising 35 personnel in range clearance, and
demolition operations in support of US Army Schofield Barracks, HI.
JUL 03-AUG 03: UXOIII/Team Leader, Donaldson Enterprises, Inc. Makaha,
HI.
Performed as Team Leader supervising 9 personnel in range sweep and scrap
collection in support of US Army Schofield barracks, HI
SEP 03-OCT 03: UXOII/Team Member, USA Environmental. MMR, MA.
Performed as team member in range sweep and scrap collection in support of
environmental support operations, Falmouth, MA.
OCT 03-OCT 03: UXOIII/Team Leader, USA Environmental, Inc. Dalgren, VA.
Performed as Team Leader supervising 1 person in area sweep and escort duty
in support of US Navy Dalgren,VA
OCT 03-JAN 04: UXOIII/Team Leader, Info Pro, Inc. Alexandria, VA.
Performed as Team Leader supervising 7 personnel in mine sweeping
operations and escort duty in support of us. Army FT. Belvoir, VA.
MAR04-MAR04: UXOIII/Team Leader, Zapata Engineering, Inc. Charleston, SC
Performed down- hole monitoring procedures in support of Tetra Tech for
well drilling operations.
MAR04-APR04: UXOIII/Team Leader, Zapata Shanghi, China,
Provided consulting services for Sims metal recyclers of San Francisco, CA.
APR04-JUL04: SUXOS, Zapata Engineering, Inc. Holloman AFB, New Mexico.
Performed as SUXOS supervising 35 personnel, in chemical clearance,
operations in support of U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
JUL04-FEB05: SUXOS, Zapata Engineering, Inc.
Performed as SUXOS supervising 65 personnel in range clearance, and
demolition operations in support of US Army Schofield Barracks, HI.
MAR05-JUL10: Instructor/ Evaluator, NAVSCOLEOD, Eglin AFB, Florida.
Performed duties as an Instructor in the Ground Ordnance and Core
divisions.
Safely trained over 6000 students without any mishaps.
Supervised 25 students per class and trained instructors to qualify them
for teaching in the divisions.
Division subject matter expert for Recon, responsible for writing
evaluations and certifying Instructors within the division. Kept all Recon
records for testing and practical areas within the division. Also
responsible for over 800 pieces of inert ordnance in the Core division.
JUL10-JAN 11: QC/SAFETY, UXB International, Inc.
Performed as QC/Safety overseeing 40 personnel in range clearance, and
demolition operations in support of US Army Corp of Engineers, Ft. Carson,
Colorado
JAN 11-FEB 11: SUXOS, UXB International, Inc.
Performed as SUXOS overseeing 4 personnel in clearance, operations in
support of ARC propellant plant, Gainesville, Virginia
APR 11-JUL 11: SUXOS, BSEN.
Performed as SUXOS overseeing 30 personnel in clearance, operations in
support of US Army Corp of Engineers, Ft. Stewart, Georgia
JUL 11-AUG 11: UXOIII/Team Leader, AECOM
Performed as Team Leader in lead remediation and removal, operations in
support of US Army Corp of engineers, Barne, MA
AUG 11-NOV 11: QC/SAFETY, AMEC.
Performed as QC/Safety for ordnance removal and demolition operations in
support of the DCC, Churchill, Manitoba Canada
DEC 11-DEC 11: QC/SAFETY, BSE.
Performed as QC/Safety for ordnance removal, operations in support of the
US Army Corps of Engineers, Ft. Huachuca, AZ
JAN 12-FEB 12: UXOIII/Team Leader, BSE.
Performed as Team Leader for ordnance removal, operations in support of
the US Navy, San Clemente Island, CA
FEB 12-MAR 12: UXOIII/Team Leader, BSE.
Performed as Team Leader for ordnance removal, operations in support of
the US Navy, Twenty Nine Palms, CA
MAR 12-JUN 12: SUXOS, ERT Corp.
Performed as SUXOS for ordnance removal and Dive operations in support of
the US Army Corps of Engineers Lake Erie, Port Clinton, OH
JUN 12-OCT 13 FIELD SUPERVISOR, AMEC.
Performed as Field Supervisor for ordnance removal operations in support of
the DCC Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
NOV 12-DEC 12 UXOIII/ Team Leader, FPM.
. Performed as Team Leader for ordnance removal operations in
support of the Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts for the National Park
Service. Sandy Hook, NJ.
FEB 13- MAR 13 UXOSO/ Safety Officer UXB International.
. Performed as Site Safety Officer for Dive Operations and removal
operations in support of US Army Corps of Engineers Carrabelle, Florida.
MAR 13- JUN 13: UXOIII/Team Leader ITSI Gilbane.
Performed as Team Leader for ordnance removal, operations in support of
the US Army Corp of Engineers, Ft. Drum, NY.
JUN 13- OCT 13: UXOSO/IMAS 4 ITSI Gilbane
Performed as Safety Officer / IMAS 4 in support of demining operations at
Story Training Range, South Korea. Responsible for two teams of 12 men,
daily safety training and weather monitoring for the U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers.