Matt Irwin Email & Phone Number

Stuttgart, BW, DE

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Washington Navy Yard, DC

Task Force SIX Eight, Rota, Spain

• Led planning for Navy EOD operations, exercises, and engagements throughout Europe and Africa. Coordinated with foreign leaders and military officials to strengthen ties with allies, enhance US/partner interoperability.
• Directed the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) programs in Namibia, Estonia, Montenegro and Croatia and the United Nation’s Mine Action Service programs in Ethiopia and Uganda. These.
• Managed the augmentation of EOD forces to U.S. Secret Service protection details to ensure the safety of the President, Vice President and other U.S. dignitaries traveling to Europe and Africa

Ostend, Belgium

• Led a multi-national panel of 30 naval officers from 20 nations in developing NATO doctrine and experimental tactics to counter historical and modern sea mines and explosive threats
• Served as instructor at NATO’s Naval Mine Warfare Centre of Excellence teaching 12-week courses of instruction - guiding students from NATO and Partnership for Peace nations through complex geopolitical and wartime.
• US Diplomat to NATO & Belgian/Dutch Ministries of Defense.
• EOD/Diving/NMW Subject Matter Expert.

Arlington, VA

Achieved a proficiency level of 3 in both reading and writing on the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) in Dutch.

San Diego

- Led two geographically-separated EOD platoons during Middle East deployment- Planned Theater Security Cooperation exercises with partner nations throughout the region

Guatemala/Honduras/SOUTHCOM

Led over 150 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers and Airmen on a deployment to Central America. Units included EOD, Diving, Combat Engineer, Construction Battalion, USMC Infantry, Riverine, Intel, Medical/Dental, Civil Affairs, Public Affairs and Combat Camera.

Greater San Diego Area

• Led 8 member team of the world's premier special operation explosives technicians
• Served as EOD lead for seven United States Secret Service security details for the President and Vice President

Eglin Air Force Base, FL

Class leader for training at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC), Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD), Army Airborne School, Expeditionary Combat School, Special Operations Tactical Training and Military Free-fall School.

Greater San Diego Area

USS CORONADO (LCS-4)

Greater San Diego Area / US Navy 5th Fleet

Led divisions of 20+ crew members and responsible for USS Benfold's (DDG-65) Vertical Launching System and Tactical Tomahawk Weapons System.Stood Officer of Deck watch as the captain's direct representative; responsible for the safe navigation and general operation of the ship on deployment to the Persian Gulf.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs)/Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Industrial And Systems Engineering

Jpme Phase I