Robert Henderson

Experience

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  US Army

  Feb 1980 - Aug 1985

  Military Police

  Three years active duty, last duty station Fort Carson CO. One year Army National Guard in Virginia and one year Army Reserve Stationed in Northern VA

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  Commonwealth of Virginia Department of State Police

  Jan 1987 - Apr 2010

  Special Agent

  Special Agent / Criminal Investigator 2004-2010Certified Hazardous Devices School / Bomb Technician.Certified Fire and Explosive Investigator (NAFI, National Fire Academy).Conduct criminal investigations involving arsons, explosions, possession of explosives, and hazardous materials (WMD).Respond to and render safe live hazardous devices, suspicious packages, hoax devices and bomb threats. Identify and render safer homemade explosives.Identify homemade explosive laboratories.Conduct criminal investigations involving manufacture, transportations and deployment of home-made explosives. Respond and deploy Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) for RCIED.Sergeant/Supervisor 2002-2004 Directly supervised 18 dispatcher in the Third Division Communications Center. Squad Leader Third Division Tactical Field Force.Supervise for day to day operations of Communications Center and Headquarters.Team Leader for Third Division Members Assistance Team (Critical Incident Stress Management Team CISM Team).Virginia State Police Trooper/SeniorTrooper 1987-2002Patrol and Enforcement Trooper.Certified Crime Prevention Specialist / Provide Safety and awareness presentation for the general public, civic organization and public schools.Member assistance team member.Investigate motor vehicle crashes and a member of the accident reconstruction team.Tactical Field Force. Show less

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  L-3 MPRI

  Apr 2010 - Aug 2011

  Law Enforcement Professional (LEP)

  Embedded Law Enforcement Professional, Subject Matter Expert (SME), Conduct complex criminal investigations involving terrorist movement, improvised explosive devices emplacements.Assist commanders with enhanced expertise and methodology to understand, identify, target, pene-trate, interdict, and suppress criminal like activity, international insurgent network enterprises and special group criminals to include but not limited to their employment of improvised explosive devices (IED).Advisors and mentors to United States Army to enable units to train and mentor Host Nation Law Enforcement and Security Forces.Advisor and mentor to United States Forces in the use of Biometrics Automated Toolset (BAT)/HIIDES. Advisor and mentor for Afghan Forces in the use of Afghan 1000 Biometrics Collection Toolset. Show less

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  NEFCO Fire Investigations

  Aug 2011 - now

  Southern US Fire Operations Manager

  Orgin and Cause Investestigator Certified by the International Association of Arson Investigators / Certified Fire Investigator (CFI)The National Association of Fire Investigators / Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) , Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI)Commonwealth of Virginia Fire Marshal's Academy (CFI) and Department of Homeland Security National Fire Academy.

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  City of Waynesboro

  Jun 2018 - Dec 2022

  Mayor of the City of Waynesboro Elected to Waynesboro City council and appointed Vice Mayor by fellow council members.

  • Mayor

    Jun 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Vice Mayor

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2020