1. Mark J. Obey
7768 Maggy’s Bay Dr.
Hale, MI 48739
C: (701) 595-1154 (Primary)
H: (989) 257-1176
mark.obey@hotmail.com
Objective
Seeking a position with your company
Profile
• I am "Mission and Safety Oriented" and "Goal Driven".
• My philosophy is: Once you start a mission (assignment), you own it. The outcome is up to you.
• Personable business professional with a talent for quickly mastering technology.
• Demonstrated ability to work in remote environments, with other service companies, while maintaining a
professional decorum.
• Diplomatic and tactful with professionals and non-professionals at all levels.
• Accustomed to handling sensitive, proprietary, secret, and confidential records.
• Demonstrated history of producing accurate, timely reports, and meeting stringent deadlines.
• Very comfortable in working with strict safety guidelines.
Skills Summary
Project Management Report Preparation Written Correspondence
Proficient with Windows Drug and Alcohol Free Strong Problem Solving Skills
General Office Skills Computer Savvy Customer Service
Scheduling Professional Presentations Willingness to Travel
Excellent Driving Record Excellent Work Ethics Very Mechanically Inclined
Technically Proficient Safety Oriented/Driven Professional Mindset & Attitude
Strong Communication Skills Physically Fit Air and Hydraulic Systems
Previously licensed 2.5t, 5t, 10t, 40t & 100t truck driver (Military Certification w/tanker and hazmat
endorsements)
Professional Experience
LEADERSHIP
• Guided a non-profit company through two ISO compliance inspections, as the CEO, resulting in the lowering
the companies ISO Rating each time.
• Successfully trained and led a 30 person team on over 375 combat missions without casualties.
• Developed, implemented, and enforced strict training curriculum focused on safety and mission
accomplishment, for over fifty firefighters.
• Successfully steered 62 oil wells, which consisted of directional control of a well based on the results of
downhole geology, gas production, gamma signatures, and survey measurements, while adjusting the
borehole position (inclination and azimuth angles) on the fly to reach a geological target, and to keep the
directional wellbore within a pre-determined pay zone, for optimum production.
PROBLEM SOLVING
• Received Army Valor Award for planning and executing a successful rescue mission of six trapped people,
while under direct fire of enemy forces.
• Planned and executed four successful recovery missions, when “secret” classified documents were captured.
• Recognized for unique ability to trace an identify air leaks and hydraulic leaks in heavy equipment
• Developed and Implemented Excel Spreadsheets to track gas readings from newly assigned gas monitoring
equipment.
• Assisted in the development of a new mud-logging spreadsheet, which allowed loggers to track and project
the drilling path of well in excess of four miles from surface location.
COMMUNICATION
• Prepare accurate and timely reports, written and verbal, ensuring full compliance with agency requirements
and deadlines.

2. • Able to de-escalated confrontational persons and/or situations.
Employment History
• December 1987-March 2009 Military Police, Private-Sergeant First Class US Army
• August 2000-August 2010 Firefighter-Fire Chief (CEO) Gum Branch Fire Department
• July 2004-July 2008 Deck Hand High Tide Fishin’ Charters
• January 2009-March 2009 Maintenance Supervisor Northgate Apartments, Dewar Properties
• March 2009-June 2011 Heavy Equipment Mechanic M&E Group, Lockheed Martin Contract
• June 2011-July 2016 Geo-Steerer/Mud Logger/On Site Geologist Weatherford International Surface
Logging Systems (SLS)
• July 2014-Present Volunteer, Warehouse, Inventory, and General Laborer Hale Area Fish Thrift Shoppe
Education
• Weatherford International SLS: Geology Primer (1097013); Essentials for Enterprise Excellence; QHSSE
Competency Assessment; SLS Basic Mudlogging Course (1166910); EEP Competency Assessment
(2135239); Introduction to Ex Protection; Environmental Safety (1096801); Health and Safety (1096857); IT
Helpdesk Management-MEMOcast (2135662); Safety Leadership Training (ConocoPhillips)
• Lockheed Martin: Heavy Equipment Diagnostics
• Gumbranch Fire Department: Crash Victim Extrication; Bus Extrication; Helicopter Crash Response and
Extrication; EMT Intermediate; Rescue Specialist; Rapid Intervention Team Training; Introduction to the
Incident Command System (IS-00100.a); ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, ICS-200 (IS-
00200.a); Equal Employment Opportunity for Supervisors (IS-00019); Special Needs Planning
Considerations for Emergency Management (IS-00197.EM); Introduction to Continuity of Operations
Planning for Pandemic Influenzas (IS-00520); Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness Course (IS-
00546.a); Introduction to Continuity of Operations (IS-00547.a); National Incident Management System
(NIMS) (IS-00700.a); National Response Framework (IS.00800.b); Dams Sector: Crisis Management (IS-
00870)
• US Army Specialized Training: Law Enforcement; Nuclear, Biological, Chemical; Leadership Level 1;
Leadership Level 2; Leadership Level 3;Combat Life Saver; Risk Management; Risk Reduction; Equal
Opportunity; Financial Advisor; Technical Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Child Abuse Intervention
and Training, Domestic Abuse Intervention and Training; and Sexual Assault Prevention.
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians: First Responder; and EMT-B
• Shelby Environmental Training Corporation: HAZWOPER (Hazardous Materials Technician)
• National Professional Qualification Board: Firefighter 1; Public Life Safety Educator; Hazardous
Materials Responder Awareness/Operation/Technician
• North Central Institute College: 32 semester hours in general studies
• Bangor John Glenn High School: Diploma