Patrick Lee Lavender, (PMP)

Experience

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  MCRD New Jersey

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Professional Recruiter
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  II MEF 2nd Marine Regiment USMC

  Apr 2003 - May 2006

  CBRN Planner

  Chem/Bio/Radiological/Nuclear Defense Chief — 2nd Marine Regiment, United States Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, NC – Al Asad, Iraq2003-2006 While at 2nd Marine Regiment received Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal for efforts to develop and implement a Regimental CBRN training school. Job Summary:•Developed 2nd Marine Regimental CBRN training school that was adapted by entire 2nd Marine Division. •Managed course content, and scheduling of sensitive CBRN training programs for the 2nd, 6th, and 8th Marine Regiments as well as Department of Energy and Department of State personnel. •Managed and updated Regimental CBRN defense equipment set totaling in excess of three million dollars in a combat theater. •Conduct threat analysis of foreign, domestic, and military CBRN capabilities to establish doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures to combat CBRN related threats both domestically and OCONUS.•Managed command, control, and communication assets during combat operations as Regimental Watch Chief, 2nd RCT Operations Center.•Planned, conducted, and evaluated individual and unit chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) defense training prior to unit deployment to Western Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Show less

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  26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

  Apr 2006 - Aug 2008

  CBRN/ATFP Chief

  Served as the CBRND chief, with the additional duties as the Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Chief. As the ATFP Chief forward deployed before the arrival of the ship to conduct threat assessments on the ports and surrounding environments. Responsibilities of the CBRN Defense chief are to insure all CBRN requirements are met for the unit and the personnel prior to deployment. While deployed the CBRND Chief is required to run all monitor/survey/decon teams, maintain the Enhanced NBC package, and provide information to the Commanding Officer as required in all matters dealing with CBRN.Job Summary:•Conducted defensive measures training for over 3000 Marines, Sailors, civilians, and their families before deploying aboard the USS Bataan for South West Asia. •Conducted CBRN-D individual survival measures training for Marine and Sailors prior to deployment.•Developed, implemented, and instructed leadership training on procedures to mitigate or prevent hostile actions against DoD personnel, facilities, and resources. •Conducted threat vulnerability assessments on nine ports and eight training facilities in advance of the arrival of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel. •Coordinated Force Protection measures with foreign military and law enforcement agencies in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Israel, UAE, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey, and Spain. •Tested and Evaluated new force protection equipment for use in the Marine Expeditionary Unit response gear set aboard three naval vessels. •Managed deployed CBRN equipment set, and training budget.•Team Leader / Instructor for USMC Auxiliary Consequence Management team. Show less

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  CBIRF

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2013

  Operations / CBRN Chief

  Served as the Operations Chief at CBIRF, United States Marine Corps unit specializing in responding to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) events domestically and overseas. CBIRF is a premier DoD 1st response force trained to augment and assist domestic and overseas first responders in the event of a CBRNE event exceeding local capabilities or capacity.Job Summary:•Manage Operations and develop Exercise and Evaluation Plans for the only United States Marine Corps consequence management unit. •Planned, coordinated, and controlled fourteen certification evaluation exercises. •Participated in four National Level Nuclear Exercises serving as observer/controller/trainer.•Serve as Senior CBRN planner providing input to Commanding Officer and Staff. •Rewrote unit standard operating procedures, and conducted annual curriculum review of formal training plan. •Managed 2012 and 2013 Operational and Training budget in excess of $9,000,000.00.•Serve as project manager for CBRN response to events such as 2010, 2011, 2012 State of the Union Addresses, 2013 Presidential Inauguration, 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada, 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago, Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C.•Lead planner and advanced team leader for CBIRF response to the Tsunami and Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, March 2011. Providing input on CBRN capabilities of surrounding bases for United States Forces Japan Commanding General and U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Show less

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  Guardian Centers LLC

  Jan 2013 - now

  Director of Operations

  As the Director of Operations, I manage client requirements to meet their tasks and objectives. The Operations staff and I then develop a training plan and build out exercise scenarios to challenge our clients. Daily maintenance on the 830 acre facility requires constant supervision and the evolving nature of our clients from emergency and disaster response to tactical operations provide a dynamic work environment like no other in the country.