Geoffrey Tighe

Experience

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  718th Ordnance Company (EOD)

  Feb 2012 - Feb 2013

  Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist

  • Constructed training aids for, and participated in multiple IED defeat training events with local national military and civilian bomb squads.• Maintained friendly relationship with host nation by participating in South Korea’s National Armed Forces Day festival.• Facilitated transportation for entire company by acquiring bus driver’s license and ensuring all other vehicles were dispatched monthly.

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  46th Chemical Company, 22d Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort)

  Mar 2013 - Mar 2016

  Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist

  • Responded to 14 EOD emergency response missions and five planned demolitions, totaling an estimated 700 pounds net explosive weight, with a 0 safety incidents.• Exercised flawless safety and professional understanding in 4 incidents potentially involving Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs).• Participated in NATO Precise Response exercise focused on WMD defeat, featuring live CWAs and radiological sources.• Trained chemical warfare site recognition and reaction procedures to over 200 soldiers during National Training Center (NTC) rotation.• Provided direct support to the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of State for the protection of the President, Vice President, Secretary of State, and foreign heads of state. Show less

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  705th Ordnance Company (EOD)

  Mar 2016 - May 2018

  Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist

  • Directed a team in reconfiguration of company’s 20 secret hard drives to support EOD technical publications bringing operational status of the critical resource to 100% for the first time.• Fulfilled duties of Communications Officer, i.e. wrote tickets for account access/suspension/transfer on protected DoD networks, identified and wrote work order tickets for network connectivity issues. • Generated and organized detailed inventory sheets to account for three sets of team gear worth over $1 million each.• Developed and instructed class on metal detector/ground penetrating radar set-up and operation, resulting in 100% test success by trainees.• Created and implemented new system of accountability and maintenance for robotic gear totaling over $3 million in value. • Collaborated with allied nations to teach over 250 Iraqi Special Forces soldiers IED detection and defeat.• Participated in high-profile training with dozens of cross-service, federal, and civilian bomb squads. Show less