Robert Wait Email & Phone Number

US Army Installation Management Command, Fort Sam Houston Texas

Evaluation Team Lead for US Army Installation Management Command Provost Marshall Protection Branch. Assist US Army installation exercise planners in preparing the evaluation plan for Emergency Management Full Scale Exercises. Assemble, organize and lead evaluation teams composed of functional area subject matter experts from across IMCOM in conducting.

Fort Sam Houston, TX

Trains and evaluates Department of Defense Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard personnel in individual and collective tasks, tactics, techniques, and procedures for general support of Mass Evacuation and Mass Casualty Decontamination (MCD) in Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) Operations in the Homeland. Produces reports of training following.

Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Mission Command Subject Matter Expert for DOD Chemical Biological, Nuclear (CBRN) Enterprise Technical Support Force units (Active, Reserve, and National Guard) training and evaluation. Assist with development, direction, and execution of training/readiness evaluation and oversight for reserve component Chemical Biological, Nuclear, and High-Yield.

Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Mission Command Subject Matter Expert for DOD Chemical Biological, Nuclear (CBRN) Enterprise Technical Support Force units (Active, Reserve, and National Guard) training and evaluation. Assist with development, direction, and execution of training/readiness evaluation and oversight for reserve component Chemical Biological, Nuclear, and High-Yield.

United States

Subject matter expert / Trainer for US Army North. Train/Observe Command and Control of DSCA operations by DoD CBRN Enterprise Technical Support Force units. Assist in planning, developing, writing exercise scenarios for CBRN hazards.

Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Plan, coordinate, develop training for US Military units tasked with disaster response support to civil authorities in the continental United States. Determine training requirements for technical support forces (CBRN Reconnaissance, Mass Casualty Decontamination, and Technical Search and Rescue) within the DOD CBRN Response Enterprise, ensuring military.

Camp Mabry, Austin, TX

• PLANS OFFICER, J3Lead planner for Texas Military Forces (TXMF) Joint Planning Group
• Managed state agencies in development of the Texas Mass Migration Response Plan.
• Supervised military plans for the Texas Mass Migration, Cross Border Violence, and Pandemic Influenza response plans.
• Implemented the Military Decision Making Process and adapted the DoD Joint Operations Planning and Execution System to support joint interagency planning.OPERATIONS OFFICER, AFGHANISTAN REGIONAL SECURITY INTEGRATION.
• Supervised military, civilians, and contract personnel.
• Trained and organized joint command post to effectively control operations; implemented SOPs and continuity documentation.

Camp Mabry, Austin, TX

Acting J7 and Deputy J7 for JFHQ-TX,responsible for Joint Staff individual and collective training, recommending training requirements and developing training program to acheive commander's readiness goals for the Joint Staff and units designated for Homeland Defense missions.- Analyzed mission requirements and developed individual training requirements.

Camp Mabry, TX

• OPERATIONS OFFICER: Assist the Director of Military Support to coordinate and execute military support to civil authorities, and coordinate training with state agencies for disaster response.
• Train and develop Operations Center Staff for response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, controlling 3800 Army, Air Force and State Guard personnel.
• Process improvement team lead for state Officer Candidate School – savings of $50,000 per course.LIAISON OFFICER: Represent the National Guard in the State Operations Center for emergency response operations - STS 107.
• Coordinated deployment of over 2000 TXARNG troops and equipment in support of STS 107 Recovery, over 5000 National Guard troops from multiple states in support of the Hurricane RITA response.
• Wrote Military LNO SOP for State Operations Center
• Successfully staffed approval of critical contingency items and equipment through the State ASL Board.ACTION OFFICER, WMD RESPONSE INTEGRATION: Improve integration of the 6th (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) into the.

Camp Mabry, Austin, TX

Commander and Staff Officer at Battalion through Division Level Headquarters, managing and directing activities in operations, logistics, and training for organizations involved in combat operations overseas and homeland defense and disaster response operations in Texas.COMMANDER, SECURITY TASK FORCE, GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION (Mobilized for OPERATION.

Austin, Texas Area

• Single point of contact for managers and vendor companies for contract labor issues. Manage/Administer subcontractor and internal loan employees on project site. Receive client requirements, locate, contact and conduct.
• Managed new account to grow to 17 people within a year, exceeding margin goal of 20%
• Successfully placed over 65 personnel with clients
• Customer Satisfaction Surveys routinely score above average
• Excellent relationships with clients resulted in referrals and repeat business.

Buda, TX

• Organize work areas and production systems for safety and efficiency. Ensure production is on schedule and meets design specifications. Apply Quality Improvement Process to eliminate root cause(s) of product defects..
• Reorganized systems and personnel to reduce group hours per unit by 35% and overtime by 70% within 2 ½ months
• Increased productivity of assigned areas 70% within 1 year
• Reduced attendance problems from an average of 15 per month to less than 1

Lrafb, AR And Fort Polk, LA

SENIOR MORTAR PLATOON OBSERVER-CONTROLLER: Teach, coach, mentor leaders of light infantry mortar platoons in current doctrine. Control training exercises to ensure training objectives and safety requirements are achieved. Supervise a team of indirect fire subject matter experts in providing training to units. Develop and publish After Action Reports..

Germany

OPERATIONS OFFICER, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION – 1ST ARMORED DIVISION (Bad Kreuznach, GE)Assist Division Operations Officer in managing operations of a Mechanized Division of over 9000 personnel. Division Command Post Officer In Charge, maintaining current operational awareness of all assigned and attached forces as well as adjacent units. Project Officer.

Germany

INFANTRY OPERATIONS OFFICER AND RANGE SCHEDULING OFFICER, GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, 7TH ARMY TRAINING COMMAND (Grafenwoehr, GE)RANGE SCHEDULING OFFICER:Develop, schedule, coordinate facility support for largest US training area in Europe. Collect and evaluate facility utilization and unit training data.- Reduce manual scheduling errors to less than 5%.

Fort Bragg, NC

COMPANY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, C CO 3RD BATTALION, 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION (Fort Bragg, NC)Deputy commander for a 140-man airborne infantry company responsible to coordinate all administrative/logistical requirements to ensure worldwide deployability within 18 hours of notification. Advise Commander on supply, maintenance.

Master Of Science, Quality Systems Management

Leader for Improvement Team for Texas National Guard Officer Candidate School Project

Ba, History, German, Military Science

Activities and Societies: Circle K Club, German Club, ROTC Ranger Company (Cdr)Cum Laude Distinguished Military Graduate 4-Yr ROTC.