o certified the Navy's complex Saturation diving system; participated in Army's first 100+ foot dive in 20 years
o completed over 700 unit dives with a total of 2,000 hours of bottom time; satisfied time sensitive missions without incident
o served as diver at the Locks and Dam 52 and 53 Replacement Project; provided daily reports on construction progress
o certified the safe condition of work performed and overall structural integrity of the Olmsted dam
o completed 11 MK-16 test dives and 7 decompression dives in the Ocean Simulation Facility to certify new equipment for fielding
o assisted with training of over 1,000 special forces personnel at the U.S. Army Underwater Swim School in Key West, ensuring realistic but safe qualification training
o supported the Olmstead Dam Project and the Loisville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
o led 6 soldiers to establish an efficient company command post which efficiently tracked the training and construction project metrics for the entire Task Force
o established work/rest schedule and dive bill to maintain round-the-clock progress
o assisted every element across the Task Force in establishing their respective reporting and recording procedures, prevented delays
o served as tender, knife switch operator and standby diver for 86th Engineer Dive Detachment
o managed and maintained 100% accountability of over $1,000,000 worth of company Construction equipment
o participated in the testing and development of the MK-16 Re-breather Modernization protocol conducted at Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU)
o trained multiple diver candidates with the successful addition of three divers to support the gulf mine clearance mission
o deployed mooring and salvage gear in preparation for a complex ship salvage mission; enabled the safe recovery of classified payload
o worked by feel in almost zero visibility and performed multi level hazardous dive penetrations; salvaged a former soviet Juliette class submarine
o coordinated with civilian personnel to maintain qualifications and certifications of the NAVSEA certified Diving System
o key member of the Olmstead DAM team; provided critical service at both the project site and in contract development
o maintained the morale, welfare and development of 8 Soldiers despite deployment
o ensured the proper maintenance of one Buffalo, one Husky with generation II GPR, and two Mine Resistant Armored Protected vehicles
o managed and maintained 100% accountability of over $1,000,000 worth of company Construction equipment
o provided diver support to assist in removing approximately 100 yards of fishing netting that was attached to the pier
o developed a Seabotix platform needed for deploying Seabotx from the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)
o created a Seabotix platform for RHIBs; provided ability to deploy Seabotix for over 20 hours of search and training evolutions with no complications