THOMAS J. ECKEL

850-***-****

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Hands-on Civil Engineer transitioning from the Air Force with twenty-seven years of experience directing facility operations, civil engineering programs, and most recently the Air Force’s National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) program. Able to translate superior’s objectives into completed projects within budget and on-time in high demand settings. Directed facility repair, and construction for 1,000 facilities across a 6,000-acre installation worth over $2.4 billion. Identified misaligned job duties and shifted work to technical experts improving work quality and project deliverables. Collaborated with stakeholders to reduce $1.5M in operating costs ultimately improving student training in a high explosives course.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND EXPERTISE

Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI

Leadership/Mentorship

Program/Project Management

Analyze/Solve complex problems

Facility/Engineering Management

Planning/Budgeting/Execution

Interagency Coordination

Contract Management

Strategic/Operational Planning

Operations Management

Process Improvement

Hazard/Threat/Risk Assessment

National Environmental Policy Act

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Jul 2015 - Present: Division Head/Deputy Division Head, NEPA Division, Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), San Antonio, TX -

Lead senior environmental professional within the Environmental Directorate, provide technical expertise for the NEPA program to the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations, Environment and Logistics (SAF/IE), Headquarters Air Force, Environmental Restoration and Environmental Quality Program Offices and cooperating agency officials. Proficient in advanced engineering and scientific concepts used to resolve environmental issues. Monitor, manage, formulate, and oversee environmental projects and teams to achieve goals and objectives.

• Supervise 12 senior government division staff, monitors progress throughout projects and tasks, and provides input on performance evaluations. Team leader for various technical and administrative projects; coordinates, reviews, delegates, and evaluates team members while establishing execution timelines and work priorities

• Provide technical guidance on all aspects of planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE) for 9 contractor personnel; responsible for a $15 million annual budget supporting the Air Force enterprise

• Conduct cost benefit analysis to determine trade-offs and alternative strategies to achieve the best balance between resources and requirements to meet current and long-range mission needs

• Validate Environmental Quality eligible projects to ensure they are feasible, achievable and ready for execution. Ensures readiness of proposed projects based on constraints in scheduling, costs, and available manpower. Identifies and prioritizes short and long-range requirements for installations; advocate for funding of new requirements

• Liaison with the Army Corps of Engineers, local, state and federal regulatory agencies, or other non-Air Force agencies. Consults with A&E firms and contracting officers to resolve scope of work and contracting issues

• Plan operational large-scale strategic basing actions, range and airspace, military construction and major federal actions such as enhanced use leases, power purchase agreements, and installation development plans

• Provide substantive technical review and updates to DoD and AF regulations and policy, natural resources management, and the strategic basing process to improve execution and compliance with NEPA

• Perform technical reviews for environmental assessments, biological studies, environmental impact studies, environmental baseline surveys, and enhanced use lease documents

May 2013 - July 2015: Director of Operations, Ft Walton Beach, FL

Supervised 247 military and civilian tradesmen in heavy equipment, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire suppression/fire alarm/mass notification systems, entomology, service contracts, and customer service management. Responsible for facility engineering and maintenance, repair, and construction of 1,131 facilities across 6,634-acre installation and related infrastructure worth $2.4 billion. Responsible for execution of $10.1 million budget and completion of one thousand work orders annually.

• Managed potable water production system, wastewater treatment plant operations and reuse water systems; ensured long term feasibility, stability and structure of systems and coordinated with regulatory agencies to ensure compliance

• Prepared, presented and administered budget submissions, progress and activity reports; oversaw budget allocations and expenditures, prioritized expenditures and reported discrepancies to leadership

• Directed the planning, organizing, reviewing, designing and evaluation of overall operations to include; administration, construction, renovation, replacement, preventative maintenance, and repair of new and existing roads, storm water and waste water systems, other infrastructure and equipment

• Provided management, administration, and organizational leadership, and team building; planned, assigned, supervised, trained and evaluated work of professional, technical and administrative support staff

• Delegated authority; scheduled program work on a long-term basis; established standards and prioritized workload; selected new employees, employee transfer, promotion, discipline, termination, and performance evaluation

• Oversaw safety programs, ensured compliance with base’s overall safety program; reviewed and certified - Lock-out/Tag-out, confined space, HAZCOM, electrical safety, fall protection, fire safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) programs

• Experienced with EM 385-1-1 safety and health guidelines; ensured proper selection of appropriate PPE, proper methods for material handling, storage and disposal; proper equipment and methods for fall protection, proper protection during excavation and trenching activities; and safe use of hand and power tools

• Served as the alternate Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Director, provided oversight of all incident response operations, ensuring continuity of operations while providing operational support during crisis operations

May 2011 - May 2013: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Director, Ft Walton Beach, FL

Planned, organized and directed EOD operations. Developed operational orders/plans, instructions, concepts of operation, and safety plans concerning EOD employment. Translates commander’s objectives/mission tasking’s into effective employment of EOD capability. Used technological and manual methods to perform long range/close-in reconnaissance, identification, assessment of ordnance/hazardous device conditions, and advised commanders on safety considerations.

• Provided force protection for over 9,000 base personnel, $6.4B in real property and aircraft assets, and supported special operations missions worldwide

• Served as the alternate Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Director, provided oversight of all incident response operations, ensuring continuity of operations while providing operational support during crisis operations

Feb 2008 - May 2011: Deputy Director/Department Head, Naval School EOD, Niceville, FL

Supervised a diverse staff of 56 instructors and 1800 students from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and 43 foreign countries on an annual basis. Institutionalized policies and procedures that improved the curriculum, safety record, facilities and student production rate, improved process efficiency and reduced costs.

• Managed a $100K annual operating budget, maintained $16M in training assets and $4M in existing facilities

• Effectively collaborated with key stakeholders including Joint Service EOD community to improve student success rates to reduced overhead cost, time to train students and infrastructure implications, saving $1.5M in operating costs

• Spearheaded transformation of training pipeline, instrumental in the development of a high explosives training course, resulted in attrition rate reduction by 40%

Jul 2005 - Feb 2008: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Director, Prince George County, MD

Directed a 21-person team conducting high-risk operations and training across the globe. Directed the training, readiness and deployment of Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams in support of worldwide national priorities. Representative to command leadership; provided expert advice on response and mitigation courses of action during accident incident response in support of local, state and federal agencies in the National Capitol Region.

• Directed explosive countermeasure search missions supporting the United States Secret Service & State Department VIPPSA missions; primary support for Air Force One; completed 285 support missions over 3 years without incident

Dec 2004 - Jun 2005: Community Planner/Civil Engineer, Prince George County, MD

Interim community planner responsible for preparation and maintenance of the base master plan. Provided engineering oversight during design and construction for new construction, renovation and expansion projects; primary interface with the design consultants, contractors, and provide recommendations on design alternatives

• Identified requirements, validated unified facility criteria (UFC) requirements, researched material specifications, developed statements of work, authored construction documents, and developed initial cost estimates

• Planned and developed programs pertaining to utilities distribution, housing, transportation, and land use; prepared and evaluated individual project plans such as land development, site analysis, and environmental analysis

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