Hazardous Materials Specialist

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UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE, Washington, D.C. – 1/2003 to Present
Hazardous Material Specialist
Supervisor, Ezra Elkon – 202-228-4646
- Member of the United States Capitol Police’s Hazardous Materials Response Team (HMRT). The unit handles all Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical (NBC) incidents that occur on the United States Capitol Hill complex.
- Expert in the area of critical infrastructure design. Certified with FEMA in critical infrastructure Well versed in the National Incident Management System (NIMS), National Response Framework (NRF) and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP).
- Certified Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for US Capitol Police. Responsible for making sure Congress complies with their Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the area of radiation.
- Certified Radiological Technician through the Department of Energy and Certified Radiation Specialist through the US Capitol Police.
- Certified Department of Energy (DOE) trainer for WMD Radiological/Nuclear Awareness Course.
- Certified FEMA trainer for Incident Command Structure (ICS). Responsibly for certification of personnel in ICS for levels 100, 200, 300, and 400.
- Developed new policy standard operating procedures (SOP) and standard operating guidelines (SOG) for the US Capitol Police as well as rewrote many of the existing SOP’s and SOG’s.
- Certified FEMA exercise trainer and planned large scale exercises for the US Capitol Police.
- Scientific knowledge of a multitude of CBRNE technologies. To include Raman Spectroscopy, Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Flame Spectrophotometer, Ion Mobility Spectroscopy (IMS), and Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW).

MARYLAND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, Reisterstown, MD –12/2001 to 06/2006
Combat Engineer
Supervisor, Sgt. Jeetam 410-612-4127
- Prepared and installed priming firing systems for demolition charges and explosives.
- Armed, disarmed, and installed anti-personnel and anti-tank mines.
- Located mines by visual means or by using a mine detector.
- Recognized and neutralized booby traps, friendly and threat mines, and firing devices.
- Conducted demolition training using C-4, Dynamite, Det-Cord, Bangalore, & Cratering charges.
- Performed as unit instructor for WMD/NBC detection and proper response tactics.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Plattsville, Wisconsin
- Masters of Science in Criminal Justice/Human Resources

STOCKTON STATE COLLEGE, Pomona, New Jersey
- Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice

US CAPITOL POLICE
- Secret Security Clearance
- Duel-axel Emergency Vehicle Operator Certification
- American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR & AED Certification

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
- IS-800.b - National Response Framework
- IS-821 - Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex
- IS-836 - Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex Certification
- IS-860.a - Introduction to the National Infrastructure Protection Plan Certification
- MGT-906 - Incident Command System (ICS) Train-the-Trainer Certification

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER (FLETC)
- Electronic Crime Enforcement Training Program Certification
- Chemical & Biological Evidentiary Sampling Techniques Certification
- Mixed Basic Police Training Program Certification

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FIREFIGHTER FEDERATION
- Hazardous Materials Technician Certification