Customer Experience Equipment Operator
Resume:
Dirk Witte
Sustainable camp/glampground practitioner
Calgary, AB
*******@*****.***
One stop shop.
A lifetime of wilderness experience has provided me with a comprehensive command of all the skills required, to build, run, maintain and improve your camp/glamp ground property. I can provide the following skills.
• Small or large equipment operation.
• Maintenance, including, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, waste water management (septic system)
• All grounds maintenance, including all firewood cutting. Fire safety and management.
• Certification in permaculture design. This will allow you to bring your customer experience to a new level. Who wouldn't love to be camping next to or amongst a food forest. Everything I do promotes sustainability.
My background in security will provide your facility with a secure relaxed environment. Extensive experience in remote settings.
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Work Experience
Snow specialist
Alberta forestry-Alberta
November 2024 to March 2025
Snow removal, Peter Lougheed provincial park. Equipment operator. Camp boss
Alberta Wildfire-Haig lake, Alberta
May 2023 to September 2023
Camp management for remote wildfire base.
Both ground and heli attack crews.
Responsible for all camp and personnel for off grid extremely busy base. Responsible for all caterers and contractors on base. All jet fuel testing, ordering.
This was the busiest wildfire season in Albertas history. Grounds manager
Overlander lodge-Jasper, Alberta
February 2023 to April 2023
All grounds and facilities maintenance.
Lead Ranch Hand
Linden tree retreat and ranch resort-Velebit Mountains October 2022 to December 2022
• Ranch maintenance
• Stone work
• Fencing
• Road repair, construction
• All building repairs
New construction
• Resort expansion
• Bush clearing
• Permaculture food production
Animal care, feeding caring
• Horses
• Dogs
Caretaker
Lutheran camp.-Lake Isle, Alberta
April 2021 to September 2022
Caretaker for 160 resident camp. All maintenance, special projects. I have re rejuvenated a camp that was in a state of disrepair. Responsible for all duties including security, fire, maintenance, infrastructure repair, building and improvements to booking admin and guest relations. Re built everything that required, repainted all outside equipment. Responsible of every detail in keeping a beautiful smooth running camp. My wife streamlined all the administrative process. I am always the hardest worker in the room!
Skills:
Carpentry
Mechanical
Plumbing
Electrical
Heavy equipment
Staffing
Bushcraft
Septic
Gardening
Landscaping.
Permaculture Designer
BearKlever
2018 to 2020
Publishing articles on permaculture in several agriculture and homesteading sites. Established permaculture project in Montenegro.
Continuing education in Agro forestry.
Director
Security Solutions-Orion, NT, CA
2016 to 2018
Vietnam
• Design and direct all security infrastructure programs for large private and government installations
• Develop security programs integrating human resources and technology
• Create formal procedures through SOP's, P&P's, ESO's and post orders
• Develop and monitor training initiatives for security and monitoring personnel Manager. (Permaculture)
Sustainability and supply
2015 to 2015
Savitar resources
Construction of camp and permaculture food forest for mine exploration camp in southern Myanmar. Security Manager Remote Sites
2014 to 2014
Canada
• All aspects of security management, staffing, policies, emergency response, training, hiring and retention, client liaison.
• Cultural and LGTB awareness training, health and safety.
• Whmis certified
• CCAT certified
• Bear and wildlife awareness certified
• Creation of Policies and Procedures for client approval
• Writing of all SOP's and post orders
• Direction and training of all staff in security principles and protocol
• Wildlife monitoring and caring for the wellbeing of more than 800 camp residents
• Search and seizure of all contraband including drugs alcohol and weapons
• Coordinate investigations and evidence control with RCMP
• Provide recommendations to client on physical security infrastructure requirements
• Respond to all emergencies
• Maintain fire watch for all camp areas
• Control all access and exits to site
• Maintain control of vehicles on site, arriving and leaving site ensuring that materials and equipment are not being stolen or pilfered.
Senior Security and sustainability Consultant
Asia Strategic Solution Vietnam
2013 to 2014
• Private and corporate security consulting: Physical security infrastructure, internal auditing, supply chain and logistics control, staff vetting and investigation
• Led the IT teams through the application and design process clearly defining requirements
• Created and designed security protocols and applications for the British and American international schools, major tech companies and high risk private hotels and residences in Vietnam.
• Sourced and designed surveillance systems using GE technology
• Alarm systems consisting of exterior extrusion, internal motion, smart fencing, motion activated lighting, cameras and alarms, facial and license plate recognition technology
• Integration of all systems into the genetech facility command system Group Security Manager
Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc Vietnam
2010 to 2012
• Manage all corporate matters regarding security. Reporting directly to company COO and CEO
• Provide leadership to the Security Department incl. communication, training and development, performance appraisals, continuous improvement, teamwork, organizational staffing and structures
• Develop and implement security policies and procedures
• Implement all necessary security systems on site
• Project management for architecture and design of all security infrastructures for state of the art gold mining operation
• Led the IT and infrastructure installation team in creating one of the most secure and state of the art security systems in SE Asia. Using the GE surveillance, alarm, and access control technology combined with command system
• Managed all major and minor incidents, alarms intrusions
• Engaged local community when demonstrations and road closures affect normal course of operations
• Investigation of all internal and external thefts including massive abuse from procurement or abuse of company property
• Liaison with all outside law enforcement and military agencies providing solutions to ongoing issues of illegal mining and local unrest
• Maintained security of bullion shipments through remote and urban areas. Maintained security of product from bullion to processed gold bars
• Set up centralized off site surveillance operation in secure location to prevent any internal collaboration facilitating high value thefts
• Conducted security audits on all company departments exposing and strengthening serious vulnerabilities
• Reported violations in CSR and maintained vigilance over mining departments ensuring CSR policies where followed
• Designed and implemented all physical security including alarms, surveillance, access control, policies and procedures, probability and criticality assessments for all explosives transport and magazines
• Investigated in joint efforts with local law enforcement all explosive thefts or mishandling
• Created accountability from all department heads in handling all security and health and safety issues
• Provided all investigation results and evidence to local authority
• Managed recovery of all evidence from local authority
• Met with local law enforcement and government on a regular basis to ensure open lines of communication and common and combined efforts
• Coordinated local government forces during illegal miner crack downs. This operation utilized more than 100 armed and unarmed security, military and law enforcement personnel
• Led security team and local law enforcement during a 12 hour riot and siege initiated by the local community. We were attacked by more than 100 locals.
• Handled all evidence and photos after the outcome of the riot in which 90 percent of our facility was destroy and many injured
• Created a local intelligence team as a result of the riot to ensure we would have proper warning in future
• Created all emergency protocols for both natural disasters and civil disobedience Consultant / Self-Employed Global
Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc
2008 to 2009
• Consultant at Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. for security matters and staff training
• Reviewed and provided critical analysis on all policies currently implemented pertaining to security
• Assessed and recommended changes to the physical security infrastructure including: Points of vulnerability, anti-internal theft programs, explosives control and transportation.
• Trained all security staff in conflict resolution, patrolling incident management, report writing, handling and continuity of evidence anatomy of a setup, riot suppression and arrest and control
• Wrote and provided the security manager with Policy and Procedure outline to effect proper controls
• Provided security manager with contacts to implement more efficient physical security measures, including surveillance and alarm systems, perimeter fencing, lighting and access control
• Provided policies on dealing with and training security contracting firms.
• Close Protection, Colombia South America
• Provided client with armed security for emerald buying excursion into the Colombian mining areas
• Provided protection in urban areas of Bogotá and Medellin
• Liaised with local security professionals on intelligence and unpredictable issues
• Conducted vehicle searchers for IED or tampering
• Maintained 24 hour counter surveillance on the client at all times, business or social events
• Coordinated all travel to and from high risk areas and in and out of Colombia Security and Logistics Manager
Winmax Trading Group Inc-MG
2003 to 2007
Madagascar, South Africa, Southeast Asia
• Coordinate all security and logistics concerns for commercial gemstone mining operation
• Hire and train all expat and local security teams
• Handled all exports and security of gems sent out of the country, often times hand carrying to Israel or the US
• Coordinated all close protection details for visiting corporate officers and directors
• Organized all housing and hotels for visiting and incoming personnel.
• Set up local intelligence operations in urban areas
• Liaise with local government and military leaders
• Coordinate all initiatives when enforcing laws in relation to illegal mining and trespassing.
• Created amicable relationship with local community by controlling local wildlife responsible for the death of several women and children.
• Created a gem buying program to further enhance good relations with local community
• Coordinated and facilitated all arrival of equipment from overseas such as mining machinery. Handled all local customs and duties. Hired transport to ensure site delivery
• Set up camps for security and mining personnel
• Handled all importation of firearms and ammunition
• Coordinated with local law enforcement on local issues affecting mining operations Security and Logistics Manager
American Benefits Group
2000 to 2002
Africa/Middle East
• All security and logistics management for gold and gemstone operation
• Hand carry of high value rough gem shipments to Israel
• Maintained security of gems throughout the cutting process.
• Hand carried finished product into Canada and the US for distribution.
• Close protection of company executives conducting business with high value inventory in Canada and the US
Staff
Security and Investigation
1999 to 2000
background and criminal investigations for American and Canadian public mining companies
• Create and implement security policies for foreign operations
• Advise CEO on all aspects affecting local security
• Provide surveillance and counter surveillance on local competitors
• Discourage bad business practices of local competition.
• Set up all security infrastructure for Canadian and US offices
• Coordinate all investigations of foreign staff working for company
• Hostage negotiation and release of company officer kidnapped in Israel Security Coordinator, Team Leader
Trump Oil
1997 to 1998
Africa/Europe
• Team Leader, risk analysis. High-risk forward advance team to re-establish corporate presence of pirated North American company.
• Set up local intelligence network to monitor local criminal elements and opposing companies interested in gold and mining properties. These elements where highly aggressive and extremely dangerous.
• Set up safe housing, vehicles and required equipment for secondary security and mining teams
• Planned and reconnoitred safe routes into and out of urban and rural areas
• Provided risk assessment for everything from security to roads and food and fuel resources
• Coordinate with local medical facilities to deal with injuries
• Negotiated with local military and law enforcement when they created road blocks in order to extort money
member of the tactical team
Alberta Justice Department / Calgary Remand centre-Justice, Alberta, CA 1986 to 1997
• Care custody and control of adult offenders in a maximum-security institution
• 4 years city cells controlling all fresh arrests, people strongly under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and all violent offenders from remand and other provincial or federal institutions.
• Housed and dealt with severe handling problems from provincial or federal institutions
• Was involved and instrumental in the quelling of one riot at the remand centre and one hostage taking at the Calgary young offender centre as a member of the tactical team
• High risk offender escorts and control into the community when required
• Responding to violent incidents involving other offenders or staff
• Security audit on new Calgary Remand centre before opening
• Handled suicide attempts by countless offenders
• Investigated serious assaults and attempted murders inside the institution
• Investigated rapes and sexual abuse of offenders by other offenders
• Investigated staff complaints by offenders.
• Prevented many police officers from being seriously assaulted and injured during admission of fresh arrests
• Dealt with seriously mentally ill offenders with capabilities of extreme violence
• Subdued, controlled and prevented countless individuals from seriously harming or killing themselves using physical control and mechanical restraints
• Dealt with and counselled victims of violence and murder of family members or friends
• Countless violent encounters with many of Calgary's and Canada's most violent criminals.
• Appeared in court on many occasions to testify to assaults or drug charges of offenders.
• Made arrests and control of illegal substances in the institution
• Initiated and controlled countless individual body searches and institutional searches recovery drugs weapons and other contraband
• Maintained proper continuity of evidence.
• Tactical Team Instructor
Education
Secondary School in Business
SAIT
Skills
• permaculture design
• Law Enforcement
• Sales
• Logistics
• Project Management
• Landscape Maintenance
• Supply Chain
• Customer Service
• Risk Analysis
• Gardening
Languages
• German - Intermediate
Certifications and Licenses
Bear Awareness
Present
WHMIS
Present
Standard First Aid and CPR/AED Level C
Present
Solar tied in and off grid design cert.
Present
Business Certificate
Present
Business admin.
Fire training instructor.
Present
Land scape design cert
Present
Permaculture design cert
Present
Food crop sustaiability. Designing food production in natural environments. Additional Information
Professional herbalist cert
Permaculture design cert
Landscaping design cert
Foraging and wild edibles cert
Solar, on/off grid design cert
WHIMIS cert
Bear aware cert
OFA cert
CPR/DEFIB cert
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