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Military (24) USN/USNR, private industry-public sector experience: Adak Alaska, ACB-One, NMCB-20, 6th-8th NCRs, NMCB-1 AU OPCOM & NMCB-26 ADCOM. BS-ESOSHA, OSHA (AT) GISS, CSS, DSS. LEO, OPOTA certification HCSOPCA Academy, City of Cheviot PTPO, KCKYSO SO. Henkel Oleo-Chemical PSS/WCA, SD1 POTW/SWU, EHOSA Sr.Mgr, SD1ERT/IC, ISO, SLT. First Rspdr: NKYHAZMATWMD, HM3HAZMATWMD NKYTRT, KCKYSOSD, NKEPC.
Military Experiences
Dec 1974 - Sep 2000
NMCB- One NMCB Twenty-Six Augment Unit Command Master Chief
Retired after serving both active and reserve duty.
Jun 1974 - Sep 2000
Asistant Officer in Charge Command Master Chief Safety Officer
Four years active duty, twenty-one years active reserve. Last duty station Assistant Officer in Charge, Command Masterchief (Senior Enlisted Advisor) Safety Officer Augment Unit of 280 reservists assigned to active duty Naval Mobile Construction Battalion: OPCOM NMCB-1, ADCOM NMCB-26.
Sep 1979 - Sep 1989
The Naval Mobile Construction Battalion is designed for dual construction and military support operations to build advanced base facilities in support of U.S. and allied military activities and to provide engineering support for Fleet Marine Units.
Jun 1976 - Aug 1979
SeaBee Pontoon Assembly Beach Assault Unit One.
Pontoon Assembly-Causeway Operation, beach assault from ship to shore. Amphibious Assault Unit One, Amphibious Construction Battalion One. CMCN E-3 to SW-2 E-5. Deployed to Eniwetok Atoll, Combat Training USMC Camp Pendleton, CBCTC Port Hueneme, CA. EOAS ACB-One after completing four years and one month of active duty. Reported to Naval Reserve Mobile Construction Battalion 12 Davisville Rhode Island then to Naval Reserve Mobile Construction Battalion 20 Columbus Ohio. Retired as the Assistant Officer in Charge- Command Master Chief of Augment Unit One, OPCOM to an active-duty unit Navy Mobile Construction Battalion One Gulfport Mississippi, ADCOM to reserve unit Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 26. Completed twenty years of reserve obligations. Twenty-four years combined service.
Deployments
(2 months)Mar 1979 - Apr 1979
Enewetak Atoll
Nuclear cleanup operations. Deployed twice.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Aug 2004 - Sep 2018
LSU: HAZMAT/WMD/CBERN/Public Sample Collection Evidence Gathering Chain of Custody
Jan 2002 - Sep 2018
TEEX: HAZMAT/WMD/CEBERN training certifications
Jun 2012 - Aug 2018
University of New Mexico: CBERN, Explosives, HAMAt/WMD
Sep 1975 - Dec 1975
Steelworker A School Port Huneme
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Aug 1988 - Mar 2019
Cincinnati State Community College HAZWOPER/WMD Technician Level Certification.
Aug 1986 - Mar 1987
Hamilton County Ohio Sheriff Police Academy Basic Training: Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy
Certifications
2021
Inducted into the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame
2018
Inducted into the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame Class 2020
May 2016
HAZMAT Safety Officer
Apr 2011
MUTCD: Traffic Control Supervisor-Flagger Operations
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
None / Expired
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Academic Degrees
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