Brian Vickers, LEED AP

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

  (Temporary Duty) Lead Environmental Engineer/Contract Manager

  Administered $4.6M in environmental contracts including solid waste incineration, medical waste incineration, waste water treatment, water treatment, hazardous waste collection, and regional spill respose team. Served as the sole Environmental Engineer and project lead for all environmental construction/repair projects in Southern Iraq.ACHIEVEMENTS:• Environmental Compliance Officer for all site construction/repair efforts; ensured 100% adherence to federal standards• Led southern Iraq Spill Response Team; coordinated removal & remediation of 400+ cu yds of petroleum-contaminated soil• Created Iraqi Hardened Aircraft Shelter repair plan; developed SOW and cost estimates--increased hangar space 26,000 sq.ft. • Oversaw $4.6M of environmental contracts; developed wastewater/solid waste plans ensuring health & safety for 13K residents• Designed Iraqi Hazardous Waste Storage Area; re-engineered contract proposal to save $696K and 3 months of construction time• Developed and managed $400K program to close & remediate solid waste burn pit, finished over three months ahead of schedule Show less

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  United States Air Force

  Jun 2011 - now

  Leader of 75 multi-craft military construction tradesmen charged with executing all construction aspects of multinational military exercises in the Pacific (PACOM) theater of operations. This role includes planning and estimating new construction and renovation projects across the Pacific. Additionally, this role includes preparing and dispatching teams of skilled tradesmen to various projects in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam in order to extend positive US Military presence and improve military-to-military interoperability and further relationships with multinational partners. Show less Leader of 73 UK civilian and US Military electricians, plumbers, carpenters, locksmiths, heavy equipment operators and generator techs in all facility maintenance activities for 1,200 facilities at 3 geographically separated sites, including 24/7 emergency response. ACHIEVEMENTS:- Integrated skilled craftsmen and in-time material acquisition to accomplish a total 30-room dormitory renovation in less than 30 days. - Eliminated administrative burdens and redundancies for craftsmen and laborers resulting in 5,000 more hours on-the-job annually. - Drove a renewed focus on worker health & safety; eliminated 27 unfunded hazards and reduced on-site safety incidents by 50%. - Implemented aggressive preventative maintenance plan, reducing emergency response calls to just 1% of all maintenance requests. Show less Managed $750M in designs in construction, repair, demolition and renovation designs for Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Managed 10 Korean Government Service civilians in the development of in-house designs as well as the review and quality assurance and compliance of all US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-developed designs. Served as the liaison between the USACE team, the US Air Force and the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) in community development goals and integration.ACHIEVEMENTS:• Directed 100% plans for $166M Munitions Storage Area; implemented efficiencies that led to complete design 54% under-budget• Developed phasing plan for $34M hospital extension; resulted in no disruption to patients, ready-to-construct $7M under-budget• Quickly created and implemented a soil remediation program for a $43M Elementary School project; hazard eliminated and construction started on-time• Designed an innovative construction phasing plan for $63M Main Runway repaving; no interruption to 18K annual flights Show less Served as a junior construction Project Manager/Engineer. Created Statements of Work (SOWs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs), developed rough cost estimate and evaluated bids for technical acceptance. During construction, evaluated adherence to design and contract standards as well as partnering with General Contractors to determine solutions for construction contingency.Managed all Real Property Records to include land easements, land leases, facility condition inspections. Responsible for accurately recording, evaluating and optimizing use of interior space of all 350+ facilities on baseActed on Commander's behalf for all administrative and official unit functions including all non-judicial punishment and evaluation of annual performance reports for 308 military members.ACHIEVEMENTS:• Performed all functions related to program management, design engineering & military construction (MILCON) project execution• Led 6 engineers, technicians & construction inspectors collectively in charge of 2K facilities/122K acres of property/two runways• Provided technical review of $74M design program; administrative oversight of $63M in MILCON projects• Developed quick & accurate $25K solution for recurring Control Tower roof leak—flying operations completely unhindered Show less Worked with units across 11K-person base to define and develop construction and repair requirments. Worked to refine long-range Base Development Plan and initiate construction projects to support future growth of the base mission and population.ACHIEVEMENTS:• Programmed, planned and created cost estimates for 75 construction/repair projects, totaling $19M in base infrastructure upgrades• Orchestrated concrete core sample tests on aircraft parking aprons to evaluate cause of failure and designed complete repair• Designed and coordinated the base’s #1 repair priority by upgrading electrical equipment in all airfield lighting vaults • Integrated 145 construction/repair requirements into a single prioritized plan to maximize limited funds and design team efforts Show less

  • Deputy Base Civil Engineer - Maryland Air National Guard

    Sept 2017 - now

  • US Air Force Exchange Officer - US Navy Seabees

    Jul 2015 - Sept 2017

  • Director of Facility Maintenance (Operations Flight Commander)

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Chief of Construction Design

    Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Project Engineer / Real Estate Manager

    May 2009 - Jul 2012

  • (Temporary Duty) Construction Programmer

    Jun 2011 - Dec 2011
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  US Air Force

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Deputy Commander, 409th AEG, Det 1, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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  Bureau Veritas Group

  Oct 2017 - Aug 2022

  Program Manager