David Marxer
Niceville,FL
Summary
Highly decorated US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) expert with a proven track record in developing others and public speaking. Excelled in high-stakes environments, leading over 300 emergency missions with zero incidents. Renowned for exceptional lesson planning and interpersonal skills, significantly enhancing team readiness and operational safety.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Improvised Explosive Device Division Instructor
US Army
09.2020 - Current
- Evaluated student progress, and developed struggling students as IEDD Instructor Team Leader by identifying root causes of misunderstandings, coordinating corrective measures, and tailoring adult-learning methods to assist in certification of EOD activities. Earned MTS
- Counseled, and mentored students to assess progress and adapted learning plans in alignment with performance, deportment, and attitude. Engaged and empowered student learning environment for maximum participation resulting in being recognized countless times by students, and staff as a highly effective instructor. Invited to pin nearly seventy students from all ranks, and services.
- Implemented Operation Risk Management (ORM) techniques to increase operational effectiveness by anticipating hazards and reducing potential loss for four years as a High-risk instructor, and Range Safety Officer with zero incidents.
- Improved instructor techniques as an Instructor Evaluator, training nearly thirty new high-risk instructors including being selected above peers to certify incoming Curriculum managers, Division Officers and NCOICs due to course curricula knowledge base, and professional interaction with students.
- Served as Operations Manager at Army Liaison Office during COVID pandemic managing student and staff movements through personnel assignment tracking for health and change of station with zero deficiency for nearly 1,000 members.
- Tasked with writing and evaluating range operation orders, for drill sergeants to maintain warrior tasks and drills and student decorum, and efficiency. Created and analyzed morale packets for Army TRADOC during COVID to improve organizational morale.
- Instructed students at Army out-of training area with focus on IEDs. Eliminated, and created new existing training aids to ensure spirit of learning was maintained without violating academic integrity standards imposed by NAVSCOLEOD.
- Recognized by multiple curriculum managers as their go-to instructor for difficult decisions regarding testing and points when out of the ordinary actions are taken by testing students.
- Oversaw, and improved Ammunition supply, and requisitions for IEDD, and determined, and updated necessary quantities in 2021 during student class shift to four day starts due to Army student backlog xxxx amount
- Volunteered many times to steward the EOD community, as a name reader for the 2021 Memorial, as an emcee at least ten times for student graduations, and as a coach with over 500 hours of community service within the Niceville area.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader
US Army
05.2017 - 08.2020
- Led more than 200 explosive emergency response missions throughout Germany, and Kosovo involving US and foreign Military ordnance with zero incidents earning Meritorious Service Medal, Arcom, and two AAMs.
- Improved US army Europe operational readiness by developing comprehensive pre-deployment and NATO show-of force training models for US and partner Nation services from Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Latvia, Kosovo, and Slovenia at Hohenfehls, DE, and Lubjiana, SL. Organized, evaluated, and adapted training based on latest trends, and tactics training more than 20 EOD Teams.
- Trained 11 new US EOD Team Leaders ensuring continuity of organizational operations long after expired tenure.
- Earned second place EOD Team Leader of the year in Germany resulting in AAM while battling ailment with an unknown team member.
- Trained nearly 130 Burkinabe of various occupations on improvised explosive recognition and/ or defeat, small unit tactics, and first aid in tandem with Dutch Army medics. , Unit received a thank you letter from the US-ougadogou ambassador for the outstanding quality of work.
- Was the sole creator and instructor of all blocks of instruction given for a three-week course, eight hours per day, six days per week. learned conversational French in order to foster the greatest learning environment possible for Burkinabe tribal students. Was guest of honor for Burkinabe Army's birthday celebration, sat the Generals table for respect earned by his troops.
- Trained nine Cypriat EOD teams for Humanitarian Mine Action, and ordnance recognition missions in Cyprus.
- Supported humanitarian missions, assisting in the safe removal of unexploded ordnance from civilian areas in support Kosovo, and Germany.
- Created EOD games competition to foster esprit decor between allied EOD forces from multiple Nations
- Utilized on deployment as EOD Training Manager, certifying two EOD Team members in Team Leader tasks, and mentoring junior Team Leaders to ensure quality control.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader
US Army
02.2015 - 06.2017
- Oversaw more than 100 emergency explosive response missions throughout Colorado and Afghanistan as EOD Team Leader resulting in Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and ARCOM.
- Worked in tandem with Special Forces (SF) groups to create CIED training for Afghan National Police, and Army. Piloted, developed, and administered three week objective training lanes for local nationals to complete before being mission qualified to operate with SF groups.
- Supervised reception and integration training for incoming US forces into RC South Afghanistan theater, training more than 600 Soldiers over five months.
- Built five 150-300' emplacement lanes, and trained six engineer and infantry platoons to maximize metal detection sweeping techniques resulting in AAM.
- Recorded second place Team Leader of the Year during Afghanistan deployment while actively engaged response missions resulting in AAM.
- Organized training with Civilian Bomb technicians from federal and local police forces, fostering interoperability and community relations.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
US Army
08.2011 - 01.2015
- Contributed greatly to Unit mission readiness as new and senior team member by finding unique ways to exemplify leadership abilities resulting in two ARCOMs, and two AAMs, and rapid promotions to SPC, and SGT.
- Enhanced operational safety by meticulously identifying, assessing, and disposing of explosive ordnance in greater Colorado, and Afghanistan RC West.
- Managed, and coordinated two-month Training plan for platoon deployment to Kosovo, and was selected by sister unit to deploy with them without train-up to Afghanistan based on technical, and leadership abilities.
- Was selected for competence as a junior enlisted Soldier to supervise a senior NCO and manage all logistics and supply concerns for a 90 man Unit. with zero deficiencies.
- Monitored employee safety and coached workers on safety standards and procedures to prevent injuries.
Education
Associate of Arts - Digital Media
Collins College
Tempe, AZ10-2007
High School Diploma -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Glendale, AZ05-2005
Skills
- Developing Others
- Public speaking
- Class instruction
- Lesson planning
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Interpersonal Skills
- Flexibility
- Reading Comprehension
- Stress Tolerance
- Training Program Administration
- Computer Literacy
- Integrity
- Decision Making
Accomplishments
- Achieved Commandant's List at the Senior Leader's Course for the US Army. Was selected as a Private first class to compete against sergeants and staff sergeants for Warrior leader of the cycle during basic leader course.
- Won 242D Ordnance Battalion Soldier of the quarter and year, and placed second in 71st Group NCO of the year competition in same month resulting three awards.
- Earned title of 242D Robot Master, and earned Army special equipment drivers badge after winning robot rodeo two years in a row.
- Developed all 12 team members over the years, mentoring them and driving them to achieve competition wins, promotion board successes, and team leader certifications.
- Pinned nearly seventy students from NAVSCOLEOD to include foreign students and others whom i had not instructed or tested due to past working relationships, and outside of school mentoring.
Certification
Master Training Specialist
Navy Instructor/ Evaluator
Range Safety Officer
Master Resilience Trainer
Master Fitness Trainer
Equal Opportunity Leader
CIF-DIC
AIEDD
Advanced Team Leader Training Course
Urban Breacher Course
Combatives
Hazmat
Timeline
Improvised Explosive Device Division Instructor
US Army
09.2020 - Current
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader
US Army
05.2017 - 08.2020
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader
US Army
02.2015 - 06.2017
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
US Army
08.2011 - 01.2015
Master Training Specialist
Navy Instructor/ Evaluator
Range Safety Officer
Master Resilience Trainer
Master Fitness Trainer
Equal Opportunity Leader
CIF-DIC
AIEDD
Advanced Team Leader Training Course
Urban Breacher Course
Combatives
Hazmat
Associate of Arts - Digital Media
Collins College
High School Diploma -
Sandra Day O'Connor
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