Project Officer Program Analyst

Andrew R. Merkel

Address: *-* ******** ***, ******* City, Apt. #502 / Home of Record: Stratford, WI

Phone: 080-****-**** / Email: ****.******@*****.*** GENERAL SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Andrew Merkel spent twenty years in the United States Marine Corps (1995-2015), spending his first seven years as an Electrical Equipment Repair Specialist, conducting maintenance on generators and electrical equipment and in a supervisory capacity, ensuring quality assurance of work and use of maintenance equipment and facilities was in accordance with environmental compliance and safety standards. Upon completing his Bachelor’s degree, he applied to Officer Candidate School and became an Intelligence Officer, and took various assignments in the Intelligence Community, including 2 Years as a Geographic Survey Platoon Commander, 3 years as a Military Acquisitions Project Officer, and finally, 2 years as a General Staff Level Military Planner. Following his time in the Marine Corps, he spent two years working at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa as the primary point of contact for the facility’s various maintenance and service contracts related to specialized equipment, fire protection and infection control. MOST RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE

Facilities Department, U.S. Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan (Jun 2017 - Jun 2019) Company: Alutiiq Commercial Enterprises LLC

Job title: Quality Assurance Program Analyst

Assisted the Facilities Department Head and Contract Officer Representative in scheduling, coordinating and supervising service contracts related to facility maintenance. Liaised with Medical Department Heads and Clinic Directors for scheduling equipment calibration, space maintenance and upgrades.

Conducted research and provided recommendations for various facility upgrades, cross-referencing customer (Medical Department Heads’) demands and compliance to NFPA, AR 385-10, Japanese Building Standard Law, Center for Disease Control’s Infection Control Regulations for Hospitals and Clinics, and Local Command Memo’s and Guidance for safety, fire and infection control. Some of those projects included modifications and upgrades to elevators, design, installation and calibration of a digital manometer network for isolation rooms, medical gas system modification, maintenance and repairs and other minor upgrades and installations including eye wash stations, backflow preventors, fire detection and fire protection upgrades for the hospital and the outlying medical and dental clinics. Headquarters, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan (Dec 2012 - Jun 2015) Job title: Military Planner for Korea and Pacific Region

Lead a team which conducted research and provided recommendations to a General and his staff regarding strategy for cooperation and engagement with partnering nations in the Pacific Region. Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity, Quantico, Virginia (Dec 2009 - Nov 2012) Job title: Test Project Officer

Lead a team composed primarily of contractors which tested, evaluated, and provided findings and recommendations using reliability and usability data for equipment which was to be purchased by the Marine Corps.

3rd Intelligence Battalion, Okinawa, Japan November (2007-December 2009) Job title: Geographic Survey Platoon Commander

Lead the Platoon which conducted geographic survey and designed and built maps and cartographic products for the military operational forces in the Pacific Region. Survey data was collected in the field on ranges and bases in the Pacific, and input to ArcGIS to build products. EDUCATION

- Bachelor of Science in Public Administration, Park University, Parkville, Missouri (2001)

- Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Testing and Evaluation Engineering Level 2 Certified (2012) ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION

- DAU Facilities Engineering Course FE201 (2017)

- DAU Quality Assurance Course CMQ100 (2017)

- DAU Contractor Officer Representative Course CLC106 (2017)

- NTT Balancing of Water and Air Systems (2017)

- DAU Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering SYS202 (2010)

- Quality Assurance/Contracting Officer Representative Training (2007)

- DOD Contracting Basics Course (2007)

- DOD Environmental Compliance Course (1998)

- DOD Hazardous Materials Communication Standard (1999)

- Clearance: Last investigation was 2011; Lapsed TS, Current: Secret

- Japanese Language Proficiency Level: Passed JLPT N4, JCAT 172, Kanji Kentei Level 7

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