Thomas T. Decker

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Newport News, Virginia 23602

757-***-**** (mobile)

acrcwa@r.postjobfree.com

Team Leader

Exercise and Scenario Development Expert

Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI (June 2014)

PROFILE Core Competencies

Beshenich Muir & Associates, LLC, October 2012 to Present

Operational Environment Team Lead

Led a team of personnel to support brigade to US Army and joint service level exercises for DoD organizations during deployment and contingency training exercises by integrating a current, complex, operational environment in accordance with command objectives and political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, information, physical terrain, and time (PMESII-PT) construct for more than twelve home station exercises in three COCOMs and the Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) resulting in DoD units being trained in a replicated Operational Environments to deploying locations or in the Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) scenario.

L-3 Communications/Engility

March 2009 – October 2012

Exercise Planning Specialist

Prepared, assisted, and executed joint exercises at the Joint Task Force level in accordance with the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) to meet the Commanding General and bridgade commander’s training objectives. This included: scenario development, exercise inject development, Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) development, orders and command support directive development, and After Action Review report development. Provide operational expertise to the Defense Coordinating Officer during real-world incidents resulting in USNORTHCOM validating the JTF’s ability to perform required tasks in a regiorous and accurately replicated exercise environment.

United States Marine Corps, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Norfolk, VA

2005 to 2008

Sergeant (Formal School Instructor)

Provided Fire Support and Close Air Support classroom instruction and practical application to over 800 United States Marine Staff Non-Commissioned Officers and Commissioned Naval Officers on Marine Corps Fire Support, Naval Surface Fire Support, and Close Air Support employment and capabilities resulting in combat deploying DoD personnel receiving formal instruction on job assignments in a combat environment.

United States Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, NC

2001 to 2005

Corporal (Fire Support Man Non-Commissioned Officer)

Provided Non-Commissioned Officer leadership to more than fifteen Field Artillery Fire Support Marines to ensure force readiness in support of 2nd Marine Division infantry battalions during two combat deployments. Ensured Marines were cross trained with other supporting Military Operation Specialties (MOS) and conducted battle drill rehearsals and field exercises with supported infantry commands resulting in subordinate United States Marines being trained on MOS tasks, supervised, and counseled in garrison and combat environments.

EDUCATION

Capella University, Minneapolis, MN 2010-Present

BS, Homeland Security and Emergency Management and Communications

Department of Defense, Hampton, VA 2009

Department of Defense Support of Civil Authorities Course (DSCA) Phases I and II

Marine Corps Combat Service Support, Chesapeake, VA 2005

Formal School Instructors Course

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