1. Robert Pilon
1344 S. 41st Dr. • Yuma, Arizona 85364 (714) 338-9924 • rpilon@ymail.com
EXPERTISE
• Military Law Enforcement professional + veteran with proven management and convoy
experience in austere and dangerous environments.
• QRF Team Member
• Radio and Satellite communications
• Recognized by senior leaders as a calm and confident Team Leader who accomplishes any
mission regardless of difficulty
• Trained local national law enforcement
QUALIFICATIONS
• Critical and Adaptive Thinking
• Scheduling/Time Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Trainer
• Physically Fit
• Presentations
• Sharpshooter
• Warrior Leader Course
• German Sharpshooter (Silver) cert.
Related Experience
QRF and Security Operations
• Conducted +230 combat patrol and QRF missions throughout Nangarhar Province, resulting in
overall increase in security for the region.
• Successfully led team through challenging combat missions including 2 direct-fire engagements,
resulting in zero injuries or damage to team or equipment.
• Provided accurate assessments of +75 polling sites, resulting in a safer and more secure 2009
Afghan presidential election.
• Led team on numerous high-risk QRF missions, including troops in contact, consequence
managements and vehicle recovery operations.
• Acknowledged by senior leadership for discovering and implementing a major communications
degradation solution, allowing mobile universal directional satellite communications between
troops in field and senior Command and Control Echelons during combat operations in Afghanistan.
Solution was distributed theater-wide; awarded Army Achievement Medal for results.
• Completed +300 missions as Gunner, including providing Iraqi National Police (INP) checkpoint
assessments, Police Transition Team (PTT) missions and join patrols with the Iraqi Police (IP).
• Provided security allowing the rapid transport of injured soldier to medical personnel, allowing for
life saving treatment.
• Used keen sense of observation to deal with a thrown hand grenade in front of vehicle, resulting in
zero loss of life or assets.
• Assisted in training Brigade-sized element of INP to successfully employ traffic control points along
Baghdad’s most dangerous and unstable routes; awarded Army Commendation Medal for actions.
2. Law Enforcement Trainer/Supervisor + Emergency Disaster Management
• Served as Patrol Supervisor, providing guidance and knowledge to 4 junior patrols and enforcing
safety for 5 military installations throughout Japan.
• Served as Emergency On-Scene Commander for US Military Installation at Camp Zama, Japan to
coordinate emergency disaster response, damage control and resulting voluntary evacuation of non-
essential US personnel during tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011.
• Trained more than 30 Soldiers on weapons and vehicles needed to successfully complete missions in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Led and assisted in the training of +100 Afghan National Police in preparation for 2009 Presidential
elections, resulting in an incident-free election process.
• Led pre-deployment training missions, served as range safety instructor and served as Patrol
Supervisor in various cities in Germany, training local soldiers on severalweapons system and
contributing to overall readiness of 544th Military Police Co., awarded an Army Commendation
Medal for results.
• Developed and implemented new Military Police Report and Journal Entry tracking database.
• Provided training during shift guard-mount in basic law enforcement procedures, ensuring quality
trained Soldiers for a community of +3000 members and +200 classes.
• Supervised daily law enforcement desk operations consisting of 5 patrols in a 685 square mile area,
including the daily blotter for 2 Provost Marshal Offices.
• Mentored newer employees on the Centralized Operations Police Suite (COPS) system.
• Led the training and development of new Blotter Clerks and one Desk Sergeant ensuring continuity
and mission accomplishment.
• Selected over 18 other peers to serve as a Military Police Desk Sergeant for USARJ Provost Marshal
Office.
• Donated $950 of platelets used in transfusions for military personnel, dependents and retirees, saving
the Blood Donor Center of Fort Bliss $7,600 in trying to meet the demand for much needed blood
products; Awarded Army Achievement Medal for actions.
EMPLOYMENTHISTORY
• June 2014 – Present,Letter Carrier U.S. Post Service, Yuma, Arizona
• February 2014 – June 2014 Manager, A & S Transmission, Stanton, California
• August 2005 – February 2014 Military Police, U.S. Army
DEPLOYMENTS
• Iraq
• Afghanistan
EDUCATION
• Diploma, U.S. Army Military Police School
• General Studies ( 36 credits), University of Phoenix