Background: Joel Rex
Born: August
31, 1961,
Aneheim, CA
Current Residence:
Huntsville, AL
Marital Status:
Married
Education: Bachelor
of Science, Criminal Justice, 1998, Chaminade University
Military Service: United States Navy, 1981-2004:
E6
*
Holds Top Secret (Critical Nuclear Weapons Information Design)
security clearances as necessary to complete missions.
** Works with U.S. Secret Service and U.S. State department performing bomb
searches and inspections of suspect items and areas.
*** Trained in operations that detect, identify, renders-safe, and dispose of
all U.S. and foreign ordnance including nuclear weapons, chemical munitions, and
improvised explosive devices.
****
Performs EOD related day and night diving
***** Collects and evaluates ordnance intelligence.
Awards and Merits:
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Top Gun Pistol and Rifle, Small
Arms Instructor School, 11-1998
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Enlisted Surface Warfare
Specialist, 05-1993
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Honor Graduate, Army Airborne
Jump School, 05-1987
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Navy Achievement Medal (3
awards)
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Good Conduct Award (6 awards)
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Expert Rifle Award
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Expert Pistol Award
Licenses
and Certificates:
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Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician,
08/1995, (EODTEUONE) Barbers Point, HI
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Master Training Specialist (Navy), 10-1995, (EODTEUONE)
Barbers Point, HI
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Master Training Instructor (Army), 06-2005, (USAOMEMS)
Redstone Arsenal, AL
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Small Arms Instructor, 11-1998, San Diego, CA
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Mixed Gas UBA Supervisor, 02/1992, (EODTEUTWO)
Fort Story, VA
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HAZWOPER 40 hour course, 06/2001, San Diego, CA
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Mixed Gas Deep Sea Diver, 09/1983, Panama City
Beach, FL
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Dive master, (IANTD), 07-2002, San Diego, CA
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Certified Reserve Law Enforcement Officer,
03/2003-06/2004, Panama City Beach PD
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PPCT baton certified
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OC/CS+ spray certified
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PPCT control techniques
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PPCT hand cuffing certified
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Defensive/Offensive driving techniques
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K-9 orientation
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08/2006, ICS for Single Resources and Initial
Action Incidents, Emergency Management Institute, internet
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06/2006, Protecting Your Home Or Small Business
from Disaster, Emergency Management Institute, internet
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06/2006, NIMS Resource Management, Emergency
Management Institute, internet
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06/2006, Hazardous Materials Prevention,
Emergency Management Institute, internet
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05/2006, National Response Plan (NRP), an
Introduction, Emergency Management Institute, internet
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05/2006, National Incident Management System (NIMS)
an Introduction, Emergency Management Institute, internet
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05/2006, Developing and Managing Volunteers, Em
ergency Management Institute, internet
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05/2006, Effective Communication, Em ergency
Management Institute, internet
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04/2006, Em ergency Planning, Em ergency Management Institute, internet
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04/2006, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Em ergency Management
Institute, internet
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04/2006, Em ergency Management Exercise Design, Em ergency Management
Institute, internet
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04/2006, Principles of Em ergency Management, Em ergency Management
Institute, internet
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03/2006, Leadership & Influence, Em ergency Management Institute, internet
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03/2006, An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises, Em ergency
Management Institute, internet
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03/2006, Household Hazardous Materials, Em ergency Management Institute,
internet
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02/2006, State Disaster Management, Em ergency Management Institute,
internet
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02/2006, Introduction to Incident Command System, Em ergency Management
Institute, internet
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02/2006, An Introduction to Hazardous Materials, Em ergency Management
Institute, internet
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02/2006, WMD Awareness Course, Homeland Security Institute, internet
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01/2006, Basic Concepts for WMD Incidents, College Station Texas , internet
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01/2006, WMD Terrorism Awareness for Em ergency Responders, College Station
Texas , internet
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01/2006, Public Works: WMD Basic Concepts, College Station Texas , internet
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01/2006, WMD Incident Manager/Unified Command, College Station Texas ,
internet
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01/2006, Em ergency Program Manager an Orientation to the Position, Em
ergency Management Institute, internet
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01/2006, Radiological Em ergency Management, Em ergency Management
Institute, internet
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04/2005, Action Officer Development Course, Army Institute for Professional
Development, internet
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04/2005, Manager Development Course, Army Institute for Professional
Development, internet
Special Training:
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09/2005, Hazardous Devices School (6 weeks), USAOMEMS
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11/2004, Small Group Instructor Training (40 hours), USAOMEMS
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08/2004, Systems Approach to Training Basic Course (40) hours), USAOMEMS
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05/2004, Support Cadre Training Course (8 hours), USAOMEMS
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06/2001, HAZWOPER for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Site Workers Course
(40hours), DOD
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02/2001, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA), and Toxic
Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting (24 hours), DOD
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11/2000, Basic Environmental Law Seminar (24 hours), DOD
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11/2000, Hazardous Waste Facility Operators Course (40 hours), DOD
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07/2000, Environmental Protection Course (28 hours), DOD
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08/1999, Defense Hazardous Material/Waste Handling Course (40 hours), DOD
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11/1997, Small Arms Instructor 11-1998 (36 hours), DOD
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11/1997, Naval Explosives Safety Managers/Supervisors Orientation Course (36
hours), DOD
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04/1997, Joint Nuclear Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course (40 hours), DOD
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05/1996, Advanced EOD Management and Technology (80 hours), DOD
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02/1996, Naval Security Manger Course (40 hours), DOD
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03/1995, Advanced Access and Disablement (80 hours), DOD
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03/1994, Instructor Training Course (120 hours), DOD
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08/1993, Rear Area Security Tactics (80 hours), DOD
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12/1992, Transportation of Hazardous Materials (80 hours), DOD
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02/1992, Navy MK16 Mixed Gas UBA Supervisor (2 weeks), DOD
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05-1987, Army Airborne Jump School (3 weeks), DOD
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12/1984, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician (56 weeks), DOD
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07/1983, Deep Sea Diver (12 weeks), DOD
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Experience:
Hazardous
Devices School, USA OMEMS, 59TH ORDNANCE BRIGADE (08/01/2005- Present).
Training Instructor (EOD),
Redstone Arsenal , Alabama 35898
Duties: Training instructor for civilian law enforcement and public
safety personnel in specialized courses of instruction involving the theory,
design, construction, rendering safe/disposal of hazardous explosive,
nuclear, chemical, biological and incendiary devices ranging from crude
homemade bombs through sophisticated electronic and remote controlled
devices at the Hazardous Devices School. Supervises civilian law enforcement
and public safety personnel in demolition operations as well as the
activation of explosive tools for rendering safe suspect items. Serves as
lead instructor for biological weapons and conventional ordnance providing
current information on tactics and uses.
USA OMEMS, 59TH ORDNANCE BRIGADE (01/01/2005 – 07/31/2005).
Training Instructor (EOD),
Redstone Arsenal , Alabama 35898
Duties: Served as lead training instructor for annex C.
Directed and mentored instructors attached to annex C providing up to date
information with regards to EOD munitions, equipment and training resources.
Served as principal source of technical information on which course
development actions are based. Evaluated subordinates performance to
maximize clarity and enhance professional growth through positive
reinforcement of technical skills. Evaluated student achievement and
diagnosed student learning difficulties for particularly low and high
ability students or groups and improved instruction through the application
of innovative and advanced instructional techniques.
USA OMEMS, 59TH ORDNANCE
BRIGADE (05/17/2004 – 12/31/2004).
Training Instructor (EOD)
Redstone Arsenal , Alabama 35898
Duties: Served as training instructor and participates in course
development.
Responsible for pre-instructional and instructional actions including
maintenance and improvement of assigned course areas of (EOD). Served as
principal source of technical information on which course development
actions are based.
Reviewed and prepared course development job analysis, task inventory, and
task analysis information sheets.
Researched current literature, doctrinal publications, and audio-visual
materials in EOD publications. Evaluated student achievement and diagnoses
student learning difficulties for particularly low and high ability students
or groups and improves instruction through the application of innovative and
advanced instructional techniques.
United States Navy
(02/27/1981 – 05/03/2004).
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician/Diver/Inst.
Panama City , FL 32407 .
Duties:
Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) Instructor: Supervised and reviewed the writing of lesson
training guides for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Chemical, Nuclear,
Surface and Underwater Ordnance classes.
Navy EOD Dive Instructor: Supervised and evaluated teams in emergency
response techniques for underwater mine location, recognition and disposal
or recovery. Conducted underwater demolition procedures using scuba and
mixed gas non-magnetic diving apparatuses.
Navy Dive Instructor:
Trained foreign and U.S. service members in Navy Deep Sea Diving techniques
and procedures as well as operating procedures for the recompression
chamber.
Demolition Range Safety
Officer: Coordinated instruction, supervision, and safety of over 600
demolition range operations for basic and advanced live demolition training,
ranging from experimental shaped charges and range clearances to explosive
room entries and weapons exploitation. Instructed 350 Conventional, IED and
Nuclear Weapons classes, teaching detection, identification and render safe
procedures as well as evacuation distances for blast and fragmentation and
calculation of exclusion areas in addition to hot line procedures for
chemical munitions to over 5000 personnel using power point and overhead
projection instructional methods. Conducted refresher training to Navy EOD
personnel in x-ray interpretation to identify possible explosives and
circuitry components and establish guidelines for render safe procedures.
Weapons of Mass
Destruction: Trained in nuclear EOD operations to include incident
management, nuclear weapons, hazards, safeguards, weapons deployment,
nuclear weapons design information, electrical safety, component subsystems,
and identification features.
Provided technical support to the
United States Secret Service: clearing
rooms, performing car searches, and tracing emergency entrance and egress
routes for Presidential motorcades, identifying and disposing of all
suspected explosive devices.
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