Scott Watson

Experience

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  UTARNG, C Company 141st Military Intelligence Battalion.

  Mar 2001 - Mar 2005

  Trained in Chinese Mandarin and Spanish to further the Battalion Linguistic mission of Human Intelligence collection.Competed on the Utah Army National Guard Marksmanship team Service Rifle at State, Regional and National Army Competitions. Served as a member of the Utah Small Arms Training Team instructing deploying Soldiers on multiple weapons systems. Maintain Unit Records. Administer pay and benefits programs for Soldiers assigned.Assigned to the 2002 Winter Olympics for crowd control.

  • Human Intelligence Collector

    Feb 2003 - Mar 2005

  • Unit Administrator

    Mar 2001 - Feb 2003
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  UTARNG, State Headquarters

  Jun 2004 - Mar 2005

  Human Resources Specialist

  Manage Enlisted Branch Actions in the G1 (State Level General Section for Personnel). Processed and approved all personnel orders such as promotion, transfer, discharge, deployment, pay entitlements, and records search for 5000 Soldiers of the Utah Army National Guard. Provided reports, written guidance and insight concerning legal and regulated aspects of personnel management.

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  UTARNG 1457th Combat Engineer Battalion Headquarters

  Mar 2005 - Aug 2006

  Personnel Services and Legal Sergeant

  Active Duty. Personnel Services in a battalion S1. Supervise Personnel Services Branch(PSB). Conduct Common Task Training for PSB. Review Personnel actions, provide guidance to Battalion and Company Commanders on personnel issues including promotions, transfers, evaluations, UCMJ discipline, 15-6 investigations, security clearances, pay, and entitlements. Conduct inspections of personnel services at the company level. Inspect Physical Security for assigned facilities.Assigned to support Battalion operations in Louisiana as part of Operation September Storm (Hurricanes Katrina and Rita) Show less

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  UTARNG, A Company 1457th Combat Engineer Battalion

  Sept 2006 - Sept 2008

  Company Training Sergeant

  Active Duty. Training; Detachment Operations, lead assigned personnel at a Detachment Armory. Small arms instructor. Explosives instructor. Produce Company training schedule. Platoon Sergeant for 2nd Platoon.

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  USDA Forest Service

  Sept 2008 - Jul 2022

  Patrol large areas of federal lands to enforce applicable regulations and laws. Routinely investigate potential claims and have investigated a wide range of violations including timber theft, fire related violations, unattended death, range trespass, occupancy and use violations, threats against government employees, federal firearms violations, hunting violations, violations of terms of contracts, routine petty offences, theft of government property, damage of government property, motor vehicle violations, drug possession/use, theft and damage archaeological resources, and drug manufacturing. Responsible for unit Firearms, ATV/OHV, Watercraft, Motorcycle, Snowmobile/Avalanche, and Use of Force Training. Assigned as a Field Training Officer. Responsible for program administration and coordination on three Ranger Districts. Conduct security surveys and annual updates to Security Assessments for my assigned area. Administer Cooperative Agreements and contracts with local law enforcement agencies. Continuously work to build and strengthen relationships with cooperators.Assignments as Security Manager for Incident Management Teams developing plans, assessments, and managing up to 40 assigned security personnel in fire incidents since 2012.Extensive experience as a Liaison Officer on incidents ranging from complex large fires, criminal apprehension operations to Search and Rescue operations. Work closely as a member of local Search and Rescue teams specializing in high angle, winter and mountain rescue.Deploy Technical Investigative Equipment as part of criminal investigations.Conducted joint tactical surveillance and tracking operations with cooperators achieving successful outcomes. Roles include liaison, planning, suspect identification, observation, location, apprehension and prosecution of criminal elements in rural and mountain areas.Instructor at Law Enforcement Mountain Operations School Basic Mountain Operations Course. Show less

  • Senior Law Enforcement Officer

    Jan 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Law Enforcement Officer

    Sept 2008 - Jan 2020
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  USDA Forest Service

  Jul 2023 - now

  Patrol Captain for the Central/Eastern Utah Zone in the Intermountain Region. Intermountain Region Patrol Commander (Temp Promotion)

  • Patrol Captain

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Patrol Commander

    Jul 2023 - Nov 2023