Jonathan Larrew has over 20 years of experience as a United States Army Diver and Combat Engineer, including experience supervising diving operations and managing teams of divers. He has expertise in areas such as underwater construction, salvage operations, demolition, and safety management. Currently seeking new opportunities after retiring from the military on March 31, 2015 with a Secret security clearance.

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Jonathan Christopher Larrew
1721 Leckie St
Portsmouth, VA 23704 US
Mobile: 850-319-5299
Email: jonathan.larrew@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Twenty plus years of professional development as an United States Army Diver and Combat Engineer
participating in security, safety, construction and maintenance operations in support of international and
national initiatives resulting in collaborative relationships with the military, industry, and government
entities. Competencies include: risk management; safety evaluation and management; surface supplied
and Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) dive operations; ship husbandry including
inspection and repairs; marine structure inspections; underwater salvage operations; demolition
techniques; underwater construction techniques and management practices; dive medicine practices and
management; hyperbaric chamber operations; underwater survey techniques; search and rescue
processes; rigging and lifting principles and techniques; technical and doctrinal writing; team supervision;
human resource management; and military operations and protocols. Creative problem solving, critical
thinking, and relationship building have turned potential problems into opportunities for the various
organizations and projects I have been involved with.
Availability: After 13 March 2015
Security Clearance: Secret
Retirement Date: 31 March 2015
DD-214 available: 27 February 2015, working copy currently available
WORK EXPERIENCE:
First Sergeant/Master Diver 02/2012 – Present
30th Engineer Battalion, 86th Engineer Detachment (DIVE), US Army Fort Eustis, Virginia
Supervisor: CPT Matthew Schiller (845-901-1478) Contact this Supervisor: Yes
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Directed all aspects of command and control for a United States (US) Army Diving Engineer Detachment
comprised of 25 Underwater Combat Engineers (Divers), Maintenance, Supply, and Medical personnel
while a Sergeant First Class (E7) in a First Sergeant (E8) billet. During this time, received among the best
ratings by three Company Commanders and rated in the top two of all Battalion Sergeants by two
different Battalion Commanders. Selected by Battalion Command team to be the Senior Non-
Commissioned Officer (NCO) for the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment on a nine-month deployment to
Kuwait Naval Base in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the place of higher ranking personnel.
Received an excellence rating for the deployment and was awarded the Army Meritorious Service Medal
for the overall performance of the team.
 Provided direct oversight of salvage and underwater construction projects on multiple missions for the
United States military and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) throughout the
United States and in the Middle East as a qualified Master Diver.
 Provided oversight and coordination between USACE and Army units ensuring multi-departmental
construction projects followed all applicable safety standards in accordance with the regulations and
established safety procedures: including but not limited to the following: USACE 385-1-1; US Navy
Dive Manual; Army regulation 611-75; applicable technical manuals and drawings. Tasks performed
included training, briefing and coordinating with all work teams, surveillance of work being completed;
completing all reports including daily work plans, composite (organizational) risk management
assessments, close out reports both daily and mission;
 Performed the duties of safety officer and conducted oversight on the unit safety program under Army
regulation 385-10. During multiple unit inspections by high commands the teams always received an
excellent rating.
 Conducted oversight and training for diving supervisors conducting high risk diving operations to
include underwater explosives, swift water, contaminated water, and all decompression diving
operations, successfully resulting in over 1000 hours of accident free diving operations.

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 Responsible for the oversight and daily use of the Navy managed Web Enabled Safety System’s
(WESS) Dive Jumps Recording System (DJRS).
 Directed rigging and lifting operations for various sizes of equipment and machinery from generators
to a hyperbaric chamber in a connex box. Rigged loads from 5,000 lbs to 200,000 lbs.
 Directed and supervised underwater search and recovery operations including security swims;
underwater mine detection; recovery of lost equipment and personnel; and underwater video and
camera operations.
 Considered the subject matter expert of and directly responsible for investigation, diagnosis and
treatment of diving injuries during a diving mishap investigation. Responsible for ensuring the
documentation of all facts, timelines and procedures during diving accidents and treatments correctly
completed.
 Facilitated the transition between commanding officers during the deployment, provided a smooth
transition with all unit procedures, policies and personnel issues.
 Established operational relationships with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and
USACE in an effort to successfully integrate Army Divers into natural disaster response plans.
 Collaborated on multiple doctrinal regulation updates, manual writing and published articles dealing
with Army Dive field.
 Oversaw the planning, resources, and execution of five (5) missions supporting USACE projects
throughout the US ultimately saving of one million dollars in contracting costs to the government by
completing critical repairs that directly saved otherwise unrepairable systems under budget and
ahead of schedule.
 Ensured the most realistic training possible by seeking out real-world training missions throughout the
entire country in support of ongoing government projects.
 Provided oversight of unit’s additional duty programs including the storage of hazardous materials,
fire-safety, physical security, and unit safety officer compliance.
Duty Diving Officer/Duty Master Diver/Instructor/Writer 09/2008 - 02/2012
A/169th Engineer Company, US Army at Naval and Diving Salvage Center Panama City, Florida
Supervisor: Luis Rivera (850-896-8280) Contact this Supervisor: Yes
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Performed the duties of Duty Diving Officer, Duty Master Diver, Instructor, and Writer supervising training
teams and instructing soldiers attending Military Occupancy Series (MOS) 12 Advanced Individual
Training (AIT), member of the United States Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (SEABEEs), and officers
from all branches attending the Basic Marine Diving Officers training through rigorous courses up to thirty
(30) weeks long, ensuring the safety and academic program for over 120 students per year. Received
Excellence and Success ratings during this time and was awarded the Army Meritorious Service Medal
for performance of duties.
 As Duty Diving Officer and Command Master Diver at Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center
(NDSTC), provided safety oversight by ensuring all aspects of OPNAVINST(s) 3150.27B; 5100.19E;
8020.14; and were being followed by each training team prior to them commencing training. This
oversight covered all aspects of SCUBA and surface supplied diving operations and high risk
demolitions training as well as hyperbaric operations resulting in the completion of 800 incident free
dives.
 Acted as Lead Instructor of the Second Class Diver program training team which oversaw ten
separate training exercises that totaled more than 1,000 minutes of incident-free bottom time. This
team achieved an 80% course graduation rate for the Second Class Diver program, the highest rate
attained in a demanding course in over three years.
 Developed and edited new course content and materials following the principals of the Navy’s
principals of Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM) and Naval Education Training and Development
Command’s 130 Series “Task Based Curriculum Development Manual, Volume I Developers Guide”
(NAVEDTRA Series 130)
 Achieved the Army Senior Instructor qualification with more than 300 contact hours of instructions.
 Performed as trainer and mentor for both Navy, Army and Coast Guard instructors increasing the
topic qualifications for the combined training team by more than 25%, and qualifying five (5) Army
Basic Level Instructors, three (3) Navy Basic Level Instructors and two (2) Coast Guard Basic Level
Instructors.

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 Developed casualty assistance and hurricane evacuation plan that incorporated movement of
soldiers, students and families; and as a result this system set the standard for all training units not
stationed on Fort Leanordwood, our parent command.
 Performed additional appointed duties including Unit Awards Clerk, Alternate Company Supply NCO,
Resident Individual Training Management System (RITMS) Manager, Digital Training Management
System (DTMS) Manager, Family Care Plan Manager, Family Readiness Manager, and Disaster
Preparedness NCO
 Enhanced Second Class Dive training by augmenting realistic, challenging dive missions and
standardizing the implementation and management plans for field exercises and real world diving
operations.
 Supervised a dive team of 15 soldiers during realistic scenario based dive training exercises.
 Supervised operators through intermediate levels of maintenance on diving life support equipment.
 Performed as a supervisor of diving operations.
 Supervised the use, training, and calculations of explosives.
 Supervised underwater hydraulic and electronic powered equipment and other specialty tools for use
underwater.
 Performed as Diving Supervisor and as Inside Tender for hyperbaric recompression chamber
operations during diving emergencies and medical treatments.
 Coordinated with higher headquarters to ensure timely processing of unit personnel actions.
 Correctly prioritized urgent Soldier issues to ensure critical time lines were met.
 Maintained unit personnel files, training records and coordinated human resource (HR) actions for 25
Soldiers. Trained incoming unit Operations and Maintenance NCOs.
 Directly ensured seamless replacement of services while transitioning out of the unit.
 Responsible for counseling, mentorship and day-to-day oversight of the unit Mechanic, Supply
Sergeant and Medic.
 Recruited and organized groups of volunteers for numerous local charitable events including medical
training for the Queen’s Medical Center, Scouting groups, and other community organizations.
 Counseled one level of subordinate leaders in order to assess, evaluate and provide professional
feedback for their growth.
 Trained subordinate leaders to mentor, teach and evaluate their team members.
Maintenance Non-Commissioned Officer/Diving Supervisor 11/2006 - 02/2008
7th Engineer Detachment (DIVE), US Army Kuwaiti Naval Base, Camp Patriot, Kuwait
Supervisor: Rodney (Rocky) Heikkinen (850-260-5029) Contact this Supervisor: Yes
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
 Led a 12 man dive team to conduct a priority bridge explosive demolitions mission, coordinated with
multiple command levels, which involved the detonation of more than 1,500 pounds of underwater
explosives while working in zero visibility and 8 knots of current. The mission was completed without
injury or damage to surrounding structures. Primary reason for receiving the Bronze Star and Army
Achievement Medal during deployment.
 Provided critical demolition expertise for expedient dredging operations enabling a time sensitive
multi service combat mission to be accomplished safely and on time.
 Successfully directed the salvage and recovery of two naval patrol boats and one naval pickup truck
resulting in the receipt of a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for the effort.
 Performed as a diving supervisor for both SCUBA and surface-supplied diving operations throughout
Kuwait, Iraq and the Middle East.
 Established a maintenance program that integrated non-standard equipment into the Army’s
maintenance systems. Directly ensuring critical components and equipment remained mission ready
throughout a 15 month deployment.
 Built a network with various different maintenance facilities and foreign local companies as part of the
overall maintenance of diving equipment in the Middle East.
 Designed one off specialty equipment and modifications to existing equipment to ensure the unit’s
mission critical equipment would stay functional in a very sandy hostile environment.
 Performed as a range safety officer during combat pistol qualification ranges which qualified 100% of
the unit on day and night fire tables without injury or incident.

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EDUCATION
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado
Some College Coursework Completed for Physics Major 09/1990 to 05/1991
GPA: 2.1 of a maximum 4 Credits Earned: 30 Semester hours
Wiley High School Wiley, Colorado
Graduate 05/1990
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND MILITARY TRAINING
 Second Class Diver 10/1999
 First Class Diver 09/2003
 Master Diver 05/2010
 First Aid/CPR/AED 01/2014
 Kirby Morgan certification 12/2014
 Risk assessment training 03/2014
 Additional Duty Safety Officer(most recent) 05/2013
 Commanders and First Sergeant’s command course 11/2012
 Seniors Leaders Course and Master Diver Qualification 05/2010
 Total Army Instructor Training 01/2009
 Advance Leaders Course and Diving Supervisor Qualification 09/2003
 Kirby Morgan Dive systems maintenance qualification(renewed) 12/2014
 Defense package management (Hazardous Shipping) 06/2001
 Airborne Training 03/1995
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
 Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access
 US Army Resident Individual Training Management System (RITMS)
 US Army Digital Training Management System (DTMS)
Currently taking online courses in Linux; CompTIA+; network security
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
 West Park View Civic League President, 2015
 Portsmouth boat club sailing races