1. John F. Hatcher
24215 Taree DR NE Kingston WA 98346
john.hatcher@aorintl.com
Cell: (619) 866-7274
Honorably Retired (USN); Senior Chief Petty Officer, Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Technician / Saturation Diver with 24+ years of proven management, leadership, and training
experience. Well versed and experienced in tactics, communications, weapons, tools and
procedures for the full spectrum of Explosive Ordnance Disposal, UXO and air/mixed gas Hard
Hat Diving. Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) and Association of Diving Contractors
International (ADCI) Certified; Restricted Surface Supplied UXO Diving Supervisor (CSA
Z275.4) and Surface Supplied Hard Hat UXO Diver (CSA Z275.6) SSA Diving
instructor/consultant and project coordinator for the USACE diving and safety program.
Established a proven track record of critical relationships and international partnerships. An
energetic and experienced problem solver with strong computer and communication skills;
proven in strategic planning and crisis response, coordinating operations, training, budgeting, and
conflict resolution; I care about you, the end user/client. Let me help you achieve your goals.
Clearance: TS/SCI (eligible)
TWIC: Expires 30SEP2019
UXO Corps # 2906
Military EOD Time: 12 years
Military Hard Hat Diving: 24 years
Commercial Hard Hat UXO Diving: 06 years
UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) Civilian Time: 06 years
Commercial Diving: 26 years
Civilian Diving: 42 years
MILITARY EOD TRAINING:
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Nimble Elder: 10/10
Sensitive Site Exploitation Instructor: 11/08
Small Scale Chemical and Biological Weapons Production COI: 06/08
Chemical Biological Incident Response Force Weapons of Mass Destruction COI: 02/04
Advanced Access and Disablement COI, Improvised Nuclear Devices: 12/01
USN Basic EOD Course: 11/00
PERTINENT UXO TRAINING:
DCBC Restricted Surface Supplied UXO Diving Supervisor (CSA Z275.4): 11/12
DCBC UXO Diver (CSA Z275.6): 11/12
OSHA 40 Hour (initial) HAZWOPER: 03/07
HAZWOPER Incident Commander: 06/07
OSHA 8 Hour HAZWOPPER Supervisor: 06/07
PRO BOARD Certified, HAZMAT Private Sector Specialist Employee C: 03/07
8 Hour HAZWOPER Refresher: 09/15
Medical Examination (29 CFR 1910.120, .134): Exp. 08/16
CPR & AED: Exp. 08/17
Universal First Aid: Exp. 08/17
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2. Emergency Oxygen Administration: Exp. 08/17
Blood borne Pathogens & OPIM: 01/16
DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation: 06/07
EXPERIENCE/ASSIGNMENTS:
JAN15 – Present
National/International
Underwater Project Coordinator/Project Lead, AOR International, LLC.
Diving Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) Certified Surface Supplied UXO Diving
Supervisor/Diver, Senior UXO Supervisor, Safety Officer; coordinates and manages
underwater UXO remediation and commercial diving services nationally/internationally.
USACE Diving and Diving Safety Administration program curriculum developer and
Instructor partnered with the International Diving Institute North Charleston, South
Carolina.
DEC15
South Carolina
AOR International, LLC. Underwater Project Coordinator, partnered with International
Diving Institute. USACE Diving program Team leader/Instructor. Team leader for a 4-
person training cadre; conducted diving safety refresher instruction to over 30 USACE
diving safety administration personnel, to include Diving District Coordinators, Diving
Inspectors and Safety personnel regarding surface supplied air diving (Hard-hat and light
weight) operations and emergency procedures underwater and the surface utilizing Kirby
Morgan and Gorski products. Project ongoing (5 year contract).
NOV15
Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO)
AOR Intl, LLC. Partnered with Parsons Government Services, Inc. and Au Authum Ki
Construction. Surface Supplied UXO Diving Supervisor, investigation and removal
activities. Senior UXO Supervisor/SSA Diving Supervisor: Managed and supervised one
surface supplied UXO diving /surface team conducting anomaly detection and removal
activities in support of the MOTCO Barge Pier refurbishment project. This phase of the
project completed under budget and time.
SEPT15-OCT15
Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO)
AOR Intl, LLC. Partnered with Parsons Government Services, Inc. and Ahtna
Environmental, Inc. UXO Tech III, anomaly avoidance services in support of the
MOTCO wetlands site 32/33 remedial action project utilizing UH-1 HUEY heavy lift and
Robinson (Raven) R-44 helicopters. Qualified Caterpillar TL943C Tele-lever, and
Leibherr L542 articulated front end loader (5 yard bucket) operator. Project completed.
JUN15-SEP15
South Carolina
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3. AOR International, LLC. Underwater Project Coordinator, partnered with International
Diving Institute. USACE Diving program Team leader/Instructor. Team leader for a 4-
person training cadre; conducted initial and refresher SSA diving instruction to over 90
USACE divers and safety administration personnel, to include all facets of surface
supplied air diving operations and emergency procedures underwater and the surface.
Recompression Chamber supervisor, successfully treating one casualty suffering from
arterial gas embolism (AGE). My correct diagnosis and immediate actions saved his life.
OCT14
Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO)
AOR Intl, LLC. Surface Supplied UXO Diving Supervisor, initial investigation and
avoidance. Senior UXO Supervisor/SSA Diving Supervisor: Managed and supervised
one surface supplied UXO diving /surface team conducting anomaly avoidance and
mapping activities in support of Pier III expansion project. Completed under budget and
time.
27SEP14 – 15DEC14
Western Washington
A-1 Commercial Diving Services, LLC
Surface supplied hard hat diver conducting underwater ships husbandry services to
include, surveys, DOT vessel class inspections, hull and propeller cleaning, polishing,
repair, and underwater cutting and welding (KM 77 REX).
AUG14
Philadelphia, PA
TerranearPMC, LLC
Independent Underwater UXO Consultant regarding terrestrial and marine UXO
remediation projects on the Eastern seaboard of the United States; authored tailor-made
footprint specific methods, procedures and techniques for each phase and environmental
condition.
23FEB13 – 16SEP14
Lake George, CO
Part time on call (PTOC) Consultant/Instructor imbedded with U. S. Special Forces Units
(In Extremis, CAT A) contracted with NEK/CUBIC; conducted instruction regarding
critical mission specific, and sustainment training at altitude. Provided current practical
instruction regarding EOD specific applications to include Home Made Explosives (HME),
Advanced IED Defeat and supporting skills as required for the training curriculum.
13JUN – 15NOV13
Jackson Park, Bremerton, WA
Team Leader/Tech III, Contracted with USA Environmental, Inc. Partnered with the U.
S. Navy; managed and supervised remediation operations in the intertidal zone as well as
a first of its kind authorized UXO night operations.
03-07JUN13
Seattle, WA
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4. Independent Consultant; Divers Institute of Technology (DIT), Co-authored the
development and proof of concept regarding the first of its kind UXO Diver training
curriculum.
12NOV12 – 20NOV12
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Senior Surface Supplied Diving Supervisor: DCBC Certified UXO Surface Supplied
Diving Supervisor/UXO Diver (KM 27, AGA), contracted with AOR International, LLC
partnered with AMEC Canada and XND Diving, LLC. Supervised the initial UXO
survey of the sunken SS City of Vienna; adjacent to Black Rock, Nova Scotia.
Investigated and identified over 600 ordnance items in a 1 hectare underwater impact
area. Project completed.
29MAY12 – 29JUN12
Nantucket, MA
Tech II/UXO Diver, contracted with VR Habilis, LLC partnered with Westin
International. Conducted surface supplied (KM 47, 27) UXO investigation and clearance
of 1.33 miles of underwater area within the MRS. Project completed under time.
13APR12 – 17MAY12
Naval Base Guam, South Tipalao, Guam, USA
Senior UXO Supervisor, contracted with Donaldson Enterprises, Inc.
Conducted reacquisition, investigation and clearance of 1,500 anomalies in support of the
Military Working Dog relocation and expansion project, covering a two acre construction
footprint from 3’ - 15’. Project completed under budget and one week under time.
30JAN12 – 24MAR12
Port of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Tech II/Senior UXO Diver/Diving Supervisor, contracted with LASEOD Group, LLC
partnered with SKY Research.
Performed the investigation, reacquisition, and mapping in addition to the remediation
operation of WWII ordnance buried in over 86 underwater acres (SCUBA). Project
completed under budget and two weeks under time.
02DEC11 – 12DEC11
Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, WA
Tech III/Senior UXO Diver, contracted with LASEOD Group, LLC partnered with SKY
Research.
Conducted operations to reacquire, investigate and excavate fifty (50) anomalies;
performed the removal of Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) and Munitions
Debris (MD) found underwater within the expanded MRS (40’ by 250’). During
operations, 55 sub-surface excavations to 18” were completed with zero MEC or MD
encountered (SCUBA). Project completed.
17OCT11 – 05NOV11
Fort McCoy, WI
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5. Tech II, contracted with LASEOD Group, LLC
Conducted surface operations of approximately 20 acres, subsurface to 36” of
approximately 2.5 acres of active range located in the North Impact Area.
Cleared 1660 lbs. of MD, and 31 MEC items; Project completed under budget and time.
EOD ASSIGNMENTS:
Jan. 08 to Nov. 11: U.S. Navy Active, Leading Chief Petty Officer MCM Platoon 1-2-
2/Master EOD Technician/Team Leader/MK-16 MOD 1 Sup/SCUBA Sup /Demolition
Operation Supervisor (DOS) / HRST Cast Master/G-Mav Pilot/Saturation Diver/Quality
Assurance Inspector (QAI) /HALO/E-8; EODMU ONE, San Diego, CA
* Jul. 2011 to Aug. 2011; Senior EOD Representative assigned to the White House.
Assigned and managed emergency EOD response and tasking for three teams. I safely
and successfully conducted one live emergency response on the WH front lawn during
my tenure.
* Sep. 2010 to Apr. 2011; Deployed to Bahrain, Yemen, Kuwait, and Jordan. Leading
Chief Petty Officer (LCPO) assigned to MCM Platoon 1-2-2. Team Leader, responded to
2 live local IED calls and one post blast analysis ISO CIA.
Team Leader, forward deployed to Yemen ISO joint SF (ODA, Seal Team 3) operations;
Conducted UXO, robot and IED specific training to 68 Royal Yemeni Police officers.
* Co-author, supervised the successful unilateral Proof of Concept operations regarding
Explosive Boat Attack (Iran), combating the threat of new enemy tactics and procedures
in the AOR. Conducted MCM specific training and unique skills development with
newly assigned 1-2-2 personnel, enlisted and officer.
* Oct. 2009 to Mar. 2010; Acting OIC, Assigned to Company 1-1-3, Deployed to Iraq
ISO OIF. Back to back Team Leader for team 1 and 3. Directly responsible for the
scheduling and planning of daily operations, managed 500 joint operations with Army
SF, Infantry, Air Assault, 4Th
IABDC and Combat Engineers in the Salah ad Din,
Ninawa, Ba’qubah and Diyala provinces, supervised the reduction of over 25,000 N.E.W.
Team Leader on 50 Route Clearance Operations clearing over 2,500 Kilometers of
MSR/ASR in AO Steel.
* Developed and integrated training plans to enhance learning between imbedded US
EOD and Iraqi Army Bomb Disposal Companies (IABDC); supervised and instructed 98
IABDC soldiers outside the wire during my tenure. Integrated Weapons Intelligence
Team with operators enabling a flow of information between entities, this action directly
enabled the capture and disablement of four separate insurgent cells and bomb
manufacturing sites, awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2007; U.S. Navy Active, Leading Chief Petty Officer/Master EOD
Technician/Team Leader/MK-16 MOD 1 Sup/SCUBA Sup/Demolition Burn Operations
Supervisor (DBOS) /HRST Cast Master/Saturation Diver/QAI/HALO/ E-7; EODMU
FIVE Detachment MARIANAS, Guam USA;
* Recognized WWII ordnance expert, the direct liaison with Government of Guam,
Airport Police, K-9, TSA, DHS, FBI, ATF, Guam Fire and Police agencies. Spearheaded
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6. and authored unique inter-agency enhanced training and criteria; establishing and
maintaining regional relations as well as overall public safety in the AOR. Hand-picked
for the assignment to Thailand representing EODMU FIVE during Joint EOD Command
Subject Matter Expert Exchange; conducted EOD specific training to 200 Royal Thai
EOD operators.
Team Leader, deployed to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ISO Joint Task Force
Full Accounting mission 07-1L.
* Team Leader, responded to 132 live ordnance calls to include 4 suspect IED’s and one
VBIED (N.E.W. 5480) and supervised 25 reduction operations. Cleared one live US GP
500LB bomb from the local DODEA School project site; conducted two separate RSP
procedures at the Guam International Airport, and one RSP (Tape and Line) on the live
obscure MK-54 Land Bomb.
*Team Leader and coordinator for the management, mapping and re-seeding of targets on
the only live bombing range in the Western Pacific, Farallon de Medinilla (FDM). My
efforts enable the continued and environmentally responsible joint DOD use.
* Safety Program Manager; ensured the Detachment work environment maintained full
OSHA compliance.
* Team Leader, supervised the secure offload of Tomahawk missiles from the damaged
USS San Francisco post collision at sea.
* Team Leader, supervised the reduction of sensitive MK-13 (2000 N.E.W.) warheads
damaged during routine transport.
* Officer In Charge; successfully and safely responded to emergent call from the Island
of Rota Governor’s office to dive, locate and recover three US GP bombs and dispose of
the live UXO from the only harbor during emergency recovery efforts post Typhoon
Tingting. (N.E.W. 250)
* Lead EOD Coordinator and planner (in partnership with AMPRO International) for the
safe disposal of 2,500 pieces of hazardous WWII UXO on the Island of Saipan and Rota,
Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands (2800 N.E.W.) conducted three RSP’s on
US 5”.
* Supervised the recovery and disposal of three type 98 WWII Japanese torpedoes.
* Planned and Supervised 44 incident free dives with DoD contract engineers during the
survey, assessment and feasibility study ISO potential pier sites for COMNAVMAR.
* Lead rigger in the salvage of M1A1 Abrams Tank jettisoned in Apra Harbor.
* Leading Petty Officer Detachment ONE, responded to two flight deck emergencies
while embarked onboard USS Kitty Hawk.
Mar. 2000 to Nov. 2000; U.S. Navy Active, Saturation Diver/MK-16 MOD 1 Sup/Mixed
Gas Surface Supplied Sup/SCUBA Sup/QAI/E-6; NAVSCOLEOD, Eglin AFB, FL;
∗NCOIC Class 20N; supervised and graduated 27 students, officer and enlisted on time.
DIVING ASSIGNMENTS:
Oct. 1995 to Mar. 2000; U.S. Navy Active, Leading Petty Officer/Saturation
Diver/Mixed Gas Surface Supplied Sup/SCUBA Sup/QAI/E-6; Naval Experimental
Diving UNIT (NEDU), Panama City, FL;
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7. ∗ Leading Petty Officer assigned to EOD/SPECIAL WARFARE Division, Lead Diver
and Technician in the development of the 1.3 ppO2 Algorithm.
∗Team Leader, Transportable Recompression Chamber System (TRCS) Supervisor
employed during the TWA 800 disaster salvage and recovery operations (143 days).
∗Saturation Diver and test subject for the proof of concept Deep Dive 98’ to 1000 FSW.
May 1992 to Aug. 1995; U.S. Navy Active, Leading Petty Officer Mixed-Gas
Division/First Class Diver (Mixed-Gas)/Surface Supplied Sup/SCUBA Sup/QAI/E-5;
Mobile Diving Salvage Unit ONE (MDSU-1), Pearl Harbor, HI.
∗Team member, Fly away Mixed Gas System (FMGS) deployed to the island of Wake
and Johnston Atoll, conducted NDT testing on various hulls assigned.
∗Team member, Ships husbandry diving services, conducted two Class-688 waterborne
screw changes and one bearing stave change. With over 100 accumulated hours of
mishap-free diving time.
Sep. 1990 to May 1992; U. S. Navy Active, Leading Petty Officer Diving Division, First
Class Diver/Surface Supplied Sup/SCUBA Sup/Master Towing Specialist/Lead
Rigger/QAI/BMOW/E-5; USS Conserver (ARS-39) Pearl Harbor, HI
∗Lead Rigger and Master Towing Specialist, conducted 16 successful tows to and from
Panama, Alaska, Hawaii, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), WA and California.
Oct. 1995 Graduated U. S. Navy Saturation Diver School, Naval Diving and Salvage
Training Center (NDSTC), Panama City, FL
Aug. 1990 Graduated U.S. Navy First Class Diver School (Mixed-gas), Naval Diving and
Salvage Training Center (NDSTC), Panama City, FL
Feb. 1988 to Jul. 1990; U.S. Navy Active, Diver, Diving/Repair Division/Submarine
QAI/SCUBA Sup/E-3; Trident Refit Facility (TRF), Bangor, WA
Jan. 1988 Graduated U.S. Navy Second Class Diver School (Air), Naval Amphibious
Base, Coronado, CA.
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix.
EOD ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
EOD Mk-16 UBA MOD 1 Mixed Gas Supervisor: 09/09
Counter IED Battle Staff COI: 09/08
Certified Pilot, Honeywell Gimbaled Micro-light Air Vehicle (gMAV): 07/08
Honeywell Gimbaled Micro-light Air Vehicle (gMAV) Technician COI: 07/08
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