Billy D. Mullis has over 20 years of experience as an engineering technician and test officer at Aberdeen Test Center conducting testing on military vehicles and equipment. He is a certified master scuba diver with over 3,800 dives and experience managing diving operations. He has extensive knowledge and experience testing all variants of US and foreign ground vehicles, watercraft, and weapons systems.

1. Billy D. Mullis
66 Green Lane
Nottingham PA 19362
410 278-5151
DSN 298-5151
Home phone 717 529-2288
Cell Phone 717 779 5090
EXPERIENCE:
Feb 97 – Present, Engineering Technician, NJ 4 00
Aberdeen Test Center, 400 Colleran Rd,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5059,
Division Chief: Martin Carrol, (410) 278-2215.
Dive Team Officer/Supervisor, PADI|Master Diver Scuba Instructor, Water Safety
Officer Dec 89 – Present.
 Maintain diving equipment.
 Manage, Supervise, train, and certify personnel as Master SCUBA divers.
 Hyperbaric decompression chamber operator.
 Schedule training dives, and supervise diving operations.
 Provide cost estimates for diving operations.
 Keep records on equipment and dive team personnel.
 Order dive equipment and supplies.
 Responsible for conduct of all amphibious vehicle testing.
 Supporting US Navy with diving operations at remote locations
 Supported US Army with diving operations at remote locations
 Provide US Navy and US Army salvage dive teams training and facilities to train
allow for underwater explosive and demolition.
 Over 3,800 logged dives.
 Perform duties as dive liaison to solicit dive work assistance from outside
agencies.
 Assisted local authorities with dive emergencies i.e. drowned victim recovery,
UXO recovery, underwater investigations.
 Supervise operations of the fleet of eight 43 foot ATC water patrol vessels.
Serve as an Engineering Technician, duties as a Test Officer.
 Conduct and evaluate testing on a broad variety of military and commercial
equipment.
 Independently conduct, research, plan, and evaluate, Limited User Assessments
(LUA), accelerated corrosion test, performance and RAM test, transportability
certification testing, external and internal air transport testing/certification,
hot/cold/solar/wind/blowing sand testing on US Armed Forces and other countries
ground and waterborne equipment.
 Develop and publish test plans.

2.  Assisted with the design of the accelerated corrosion test facility.
 Implemented complex design changes to the corrosion test facility.
 Established excel data format for reducing accelerated corrosion data.
 Track corrosion rates by monitoring mass loss penetration values.
 Organize, reduce corrosion coupon data into interpretative charts.
 Exercise technical direction to subordinate engineering, technical test support, and
other supporting personnel in actual conduct of testing in field environments.
 Communicate test data results to other government agencies, commercial sources,
and academia.
 Responsible for recording all test findings and data on the Vision Digital Library
(VDL) database.
 Write, review, release test incident reports into the ATIRS/ODIN and COGNOS
databases.
 Plan, revise, schedule, update, and provide cost estimate for test programs using
the Microsoft Project database and PMS workload data base.
 Monitor test funding, and expenditures using the SOFIMS/GEFIBS database.
 Photograph/video components on test vehicles.
 Organize and maintain test system support packages.
 Purchase materials, instrumentation required to conduct testing
 Coordinate test data information with the test sponsor.
 Review works and provide instructions to personnel related to their particular
functions with respect to the test project.
 Negotiate contracts with test sponsors.
 Provide intricate detailed and interpretative analysis of the systems test results.
 Publish detailed test plans and final reports on systems tested.
 Attend and speak at symposiums.
 Provide technical expertise to other agencies for test protocol and evaluation
procedures.
 Effectively market Aberdeen Test Center capabilities.
 Attend meetings concerning test items.
 Develop and institute complex design and test methodology changes for the
conduct of testing.
 Provide guidance to vehicle manufactures for implementing corrosion
prohibitive designs during production phases of prototype vehicle systems.
 Proficient in the use of Windows office software, Microsoft office, MS Power
Point, MS Excel, Microsoft Project, Reflection, Forms Flow, Internet Explorer
MS Project, PMES, VDLS, Photo Shop and other video and photo software.
 Instrumental in making changes to the Vision Digital library (VDL) Program, that
made The VDL Program user friendly.
 Use various types of conductivity instrumentation for monitoring accelerated
corrosion solution mixes.
 Use various types of metal thickness gauges and topcoat thickness gauges for
compiling and reducing data on system performance.
 Work overtime as required.

3.  Travel to remote locations to conduct research and compile test data.
 Develop complex test protocols and methodologies, that require complex
negotiations and coordination with test sponsor.
 Developed and assisted with the planning and conduct of limited user assessments
on the MRAP, MATV, AUV, JLTV, and FMTV families of vehicles.
 Knowledgeable in all areas i.e. testing, design and operation of military ground
vehicles and waterborne systems to include the following:
M1 Abrams (all variants), M2 Bradley (all variants), M113 (all variants), USMC
LVSR, USMC MTVR, (all variants), FMTV(all variants), MRAP, (all variants)
JLTV(all variants), M119A2 howitzer(all variants), USMC M777 Howitzer(all
variants), HMMWV(all variants), M88 Recovery vehicle (all variants), PLS (all
variants), various trailers, Bridge Erection Boats, Special operations water craft,
M911 (all variants), Load handling equipment (all), SOCOM Flyer, Various small
arms, USMC EFV, USMC AAV, USMC V-22 Aircraft, USMC MPC, US Army
Armored Combat Vehicle (ACV), and various Soviet vehicles to include: T-55,
T64, T72, T-23, BMP, BTR 70/80, JLTVs, US Navy combatant water craft, US
Navy submersible shock test vessels, and tactical motorcycles.
 Established working relationship with SOCOM community.
 Conducted various Rapid Equipping Force (REF) tests in support of the OIF and
OEF war efforts.
 Prepare displays and presentations for industry, local schools and visiting
dignitaries.
 Developed corrosion prevention and control plan for CECOM assets and assisted
with prevention plan implementation various maintenance depots.
 Preformed duties as Session Chairman for various academia symposia.
 Maintain/inventory Sensitive item hand receipt.
 Provide customer support that is second to none.
 Proficient with test area management.
Experimental Mobile Equipment Tester March 1984 – February 1997
Performed duties as a test driver on USMC, US Navy, US Air Force and US Army
Equipment.
United States Marine Corps 1975- 1983
Service as MOS 3151, heavy equipment.
Rank achieved, SSGT (E-6).
Education
 Rising Sun High School, Rising Sun MD 21911, June 1976
 Cecil Community College, 1989-1991
 DAU Level II
 Various US Army mandated training courses.

4. Specialized Training
 Duel Lock Decompression Chamber Operator Course. Hyperbarics International.
 Recompression Therapy of Diving Accidents.
 Master Scuba Diver Instructor, Professional Association of
 Diving Instructors (PADI) and SCUBA Schools International (SSI).
 US Army Corps of Engineers Working Diver/Dive Site Inspector.
 PADI Deep Tec Diver.
 Over 3800 logged dives.
 First responder/DAN O2 and Field Neuro (credentials current)
LICENSE / CERTIFICATES / AWARDS / OTHER INFORMATION
 Secret clearance.
 ATC Group Safety Award – 2010
 ATC individual Safety Award – 2011
 NSPS performance achievement award – 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
 National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) 1997 – present
 Society of Automotive Engineers 1997- present.
 NACE Session Chairman award for service 2011 and 2013.
 Military Drivers License 1978, Commercial Drivers License1992.
 Licensed to operate mobile cranes 20 ton capacity.
 Licensed to operate all Material Handling Equipment.
 Licensed to operate all wheeled and tracked tactical equipment.
 Licensed to operate small craft up to 41 foot (jet drive/inboard/ outboard, zodiac
style).
 PADI Master SCUBA Diver Trainer (MSDT No. 42430) Instructor certificate
1998.
SCUBA Schools International Specialty Instructor DCSI No. 14658
 US Army Corps of Engineers Working Diver certification September 2014.
 Hyperbaric Facility Operator Certificate 1997.
 PADI Deep Technical Diver certificate Nov 2012
 Numerous specialty diver certifications.
 PSI Certified cylinder/valve/O2 repair and inspector tech.
 Certified OTS Divator II (AGA) service technician.
 Superior Performance award Jan 96, Aug 87, Dec 88, May 97, Feb 88, May 94,
Aug 91, Oct 93,
 Commanders Award for Civilian Service Jun 93.
 Groak Award Jun 93,
 Commanders Safety Award Apr 89.
 Commanders Award for non-use of sick leave Jun 99.
 Certificate of appreciation, MTVR PM, FEB 2001
 Certificate of appreciation, FMTV PM, Oct. 2000

5.  Developmental Test Command Professional Award, Aug, 2002
 National Defense Industrial Association, Tester of the year June 2007.
 US Army Achievement Medal for civilian service – March 2010.
 FMTV Sponsor award, March 2011.
 Numerous awards for superior performance.
 Little league baseball Coach, 1990 – 1998
 Youth League Soccer Coach, 1996 –1998
 Youth league Basketball Coach, 1999-2001
 Completed Baltimore Marathon, 2001
 Completed Marine Corps Marathon in 2008 and 2011
 Completed 4 half marathons
 Completed at least 15 5k races
My goals are to continue being a productive worker, to be efficient and to diligently
strive for overall perfection. Willing to go above and beyond to ensure mission is
accomplished.

6.  Developmental Test Command Professional Award, Aug, 2002
 National Defense Industrial Association, Tester of the year June 2007.
 US Army Achievement Medal for civilian service – March 2010.
 FMTV Sponsor award, March 2011.
 Numerous awards for superior performance.
 Little league baseball Coach, 1990 – 1998
 Youth League Soccer Coach, 1996 –1998
 Youth league Basketball Coach, 1999-2001
 Completed Baltimore Marathon, 2001
 Completed Marine Corps Marathon in 2008 and 2011
 Completed 4 half marathons
 Completed at least 15 5k races
My goals are to continue being a productive worker, to be efficient and to diligently
strive for overall perfection. Willing to go above and beyond to ensure mission is
accomplished.