Nicholas Casagrande
York,PA
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Combat Engineer
United States Army
07.2022 - 12.2025
- Regularly was responsible for a group of 10 soldiers and making sure that we complete objectives and missions in a timely manner.
- Led demolition operations and assessed structural integrity of sites for safety compliance.
- Conducted reconnaissance missions to gather intelligence on enemy positions and terrain features.
- Designed and implemented obstacle systems to impede enemy movement during operations.
- Trained junior personnel on explosive safety protocols and equipment usage to enhance team efficiency.
- Collaborated with infantry units to integrate engineering solutions into tactical plans, improving mission outcomes.
- Trained in use of tear gas, passive ordnance, and explosives.
- Evaluated and maintained engineering tools, enhancing operational readiness and minimizing downtime.
- Developed standard operating procedures for field operations, promoting consistency and safety across teams.
- Placed explosives and performed mine-sweeping activities on land.
- Maintained 100% accountability of assigned equipment worth more than $1,000,000.
- Improved safety measures by conducting risk assessments and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Contributed to overall mission effectiveness through seamless collaboration with other military units and supporting elements.
- Performed quality control by creating rosters, spreadsheets and other documentation to identify company inventory.
- Responded to and assisted in medical emergencies.
- Coordinated with unit leadership and direct superiors for taskings and managed subordinates to execute.
Education
No Degree - Explosive Ordinance Recognition And Clearance
Engineer Explosive Ordinance Clearance Agent
Fort Leonard Wood01-2025
No Degree - Breaching Tactics
Regimental Master Breacher Course
Jaca, Spain06-2024
No Degree - Airborne Operations
United States Army Airborne School
Fort Benning12-2022
No Degree - Combat Engineering
United States Army Basic Combat Training
Fort Leonard Wood, MO11-2022
High School Diploma -
York Catholic High School
York, PA05-2022
Skills
- Demolitions expertise
- Physical fitness
- First aid proficiency
- Military bridge assembly
- Survivability operations
- Managing classified information
- Works Well Under Pressure
- Time management
- Teamwork and collaboration
Accomplishments
- Successfully passed promotion board, allowing myself to promote ahead of peers to the Sergeant rank.
- Earned Expert Soldier Badge by demonstrating expert abilities in all soldier tasks.
- Have received multiple Army achievement medals for going above and beyond my call for service.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Certification
- Driver's License - 2020- Now
- Project Management Professional Pro-learn course completed. Taking PMP test in November.
Expert Soldier Badge
Completed four weeks of training learning how to perform all soldier tasks to an expert level and passed all the final practical exercises. For example, weapons systems, medical hypothetical situations and how to handle each one, how to use radio technology that the Army utilizes, and navigating land using only a compass and map.
Timeline
Combat Engineer
United States Army
07.2022 - 12.2025
No Degree - Explosive Ordinance Recognition And Clearance
Engineer Explosive Ordinance Clearance Agent
No Degree - Breaching Tactics
Regimental Master Breacher Course
No Degree - Airborne Operations
United States Army Airborne School
No Degree - Combat Engineering
United States Army Basic Combat Training
High School Diploma -
York Catholic High School
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