CV Stephan LORENZ I. Personal Data Full Name (Last, First, middle initial) Address Lorenz, Stephan Rossmarkt 27, 73728 Esslingen a.n., Germany Telephone +49 152 0537 3242 E-mail Date of Birth & Age Nationality (ies) Gender Marital Status stephanlorenz64@yahoo.de 20 October 1964, 49 years German Male Divorced II. Education & Training a) Civilian. Dates From To Institution Subjects Qualifications 1974 1980 High School Grefrath High School Subjects A-level 1970 1974 Primary School OEDT Primary School Subjects A-Level b) Military / Police Dates From To Institution Subjects Qualifications Oct 96 Oct 96 Army Technical School EOD-mechanic Nr.236758 Maintenance of EODequipment (disruptors and remote control vehicles) Oct 94 Nov 94 Army Technical School Apr 93 Apr 94 Army Technical School Mar 92 Apr 92 Army Engineer School MUNICH Mar 92 Mar 92 Army Technical School May 91 May 91 Catastrophe Prevention School HOYA Course range safety for training-areas Nr.243340 Ammunition Technician Nr.249018 Certificate H 1653 ENTEC Instructorcourse Nr.247254 New procedures for UXO-disposal in wartime Nr.208395 Bridging-course I. Evaluation of safetydistances for ranges (ammunition-related) Development, function, effect, identify, assessment and disposal of ammunition & UXO NATO Engineer technical demolition procedures EOR disposal by shooting Auxiliary-bridging with wood Apr 91 Apr 91 Engineer Training Assault-boat course Assault boat license
Centre 800 EMMERICH Mar 91 Mar 91 Catastrophe Prevention School HOYA Jan 90 Jan 90 Engineer Battalion 140 EMMERICH Jan 89 May 89 Army Engineer School MUNICH May 87 Jun 87 Engineer Battalion 140 EMMERICH Apr 87 May 87 Engineer Battalion 140 EMMERICH Jan 86 Feb 86 Army Engineer School MUNICH Nr.3001485 Bridging-course IV. Ferrying Senior NCO course Nr.232915 Tug-boat course Nr.3001487 SAR-course Nr.204677 Junior NCO course Nr.222774 Heavy Bridging Course Bailey bridge and MGB Ferry leader Commanding, training and exercise of engineer platoons. Demolition Control Officer Tug boat license Search & Rescue, First Aid & Fire Fighting Commanding, training and exercise of engineer sections. Demolition safety assistant III. Summary of Professional skills and / or expertise Highly trained and experienced Senior NCO with nine years experience of all engineer skills and 6 years experience as an Ammunition Technician / EOD Operator mostly in UXO disposal on NATO ranges. Previous assignments have been Iraq, Libya, Chad, Afghanistan, Lebanon, South Sudan and recently again in Iraq. Professional skills include: Destruction of SPLA stockpiles (Sudan People Liberation Army) High and low order techniques on airdropped bombs and UXO Quality Assurance and Quality Control Managing national Demining (manual, mechanical and MDD) and Rapid Response EOD teams Clearing sub-munitions and UXO Render Safe Procedures and disposal (both in-situ and neutralisation) Bulk demolitions and stockpile destruction Incineration of bulk small arms Technical Survey of cluster bomb strikes prior to BAC Completed the SENSYS 8 Channel course Managing multiple Mechanical Assets/Plants for ground preparation Four years instructor (theoretical and practical) for engineers in mine action, demolition techniques and all other combat engineer training Two years as a Range Safety and UXO Disposal Officer, personally responsible for advising and liaising with NATO exercising troops with regard to the safe use of ranges and exercise areas Qualified in planning theoretical and practical lessons Four years Platoon Sergeant and Instructor for German & NATO partners. Responsible for development of training and able to deliver logical well prepared and structured presentations As a Platoon Sergeant, managed 3 engineer teams comprising 30 sappers of various trades Completed the Advanced Ammunition Technician (EOD) course (German Army) and
qualified as an Ammunition Technician NCO. Specific training in UXO disposal and evaluation of hazardous zones. Fully conversant with IMAS IMAS Level 3 IV. Summary of work experience July 2013- June 2014 G4S Ordnance Management Iraq Field Supervisor Oversee and supervise up to 8 Iraqi BAC Teams carrying out clearance of Source and Reciever Lines (Seismic), also clearance of Camp Extensions, future Construction sites with LL740 (Ebinger Large Loop) and managing multiple Mechanical Support Plants (Frontend loader, Bulldozer D8/D9, Grader) at Majnoon Oil Field, Basra/Iraq. Liase with the Client (SHELL) on a daily basis to accomplish the relevant tasks as required. February 2013- June 2013 Misrata, Libya Handicap International Technical Advisor (EOD) Oversee and advising local EOD / Demining teams in EOD spot tasks, Non/Technical surveys and BAC tasks. Also supervising teams in clearance of NATO destroyed former- Gaddafi ASP bunkers with various types of ordnance. November 2011- November 2012 South Sudan G4S Ordnance Management Field Site Manager Responsible for Supervision of Integrated clearance teams using a combination of mechanical and manual demining, and mine detection dogs for clearance of a large minefield in the Aswa region of South Sudan. Tasks to oversee the whole operation and provide assistance and advice for relevant Team Leaders. Reports to the Operations Manager. Obtain all necessary clearances from military and local authorities in an area. Arrange assistance with Liaison Officers as necessary. Oversee and advise on all aspects of setting up, marking out and conducting demining tasks as directed by the Operations Officer in accordance with company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP s) and National Technical Safety Guidelines (NTSG). Conduct daily site safety, mine clearance plan, demolitions and visitors safety briefings. In consultation with the Medic, plan the MEDEVAC procedures for each survey task. Plan and implement all recovery and accident drills and procedures for the Mini Minewolf, Armtrac A400 and Armtrac A100 Mine Clearance Vehicles. Supervise and implement the use of Mine Detection Dogs for clearance and QC tasks on the mine clearance site. Provide complete survey reports and maps, in accordance with Task Dossier, Implementation Plan and SOPs, to the Operations Officer. Provide daily and weekly SITREP to the Operations Officer. Service and maintain all vehicles and survey equipment. Manage team finances and provide complete records for accounting purposes. Support the development of the team members and provide personal reporting as required. Compile all reports in the format as dictated by the Tasking Dossier and Implementation plan. Plan and implement all Mechanical, Mine Detection Dogs and Manual visual and detector search of affected area. Demolition of items found including items in-situ, and use of Central Demolitions Site (CDS). Use of Minelab F3 and other detectors.
September 2011- November 2011 Libya MAG (Mines Advisory Group) Technical Field Manager TFM (Technical Field Manager), carrying out BAC and EOD tasks from Benghazi, Ajdabija and Brega. High-order demolitions and stockpile destructions on a CDS, also disposal of UXO in-situ. August 2009 June 2011 South Sudan G4S Ordnance Management EOD/Survey Team Leader / Operations Officer EOD/GMAA Team leader/operations Officer, destroying SPLA Stockpiles, Minefieldmapping, High/Low order techniques on air-dropped bombs and various UXO, familiar with Vallon Deep-locator, Large Loop (Ebinger), various mine-detectors, Shonstedt Metallocator, also familiar with Codan/Motorola radios, working with GPS, Mapsource to produce detailed GMAA/Minefield Reports to the UNMAO South Sudan. June 2009 - August 2009 Chad/Libya MineTech International Technical Field Manager/ EOD Consultant Training of Deminers/Searchers for Road clearance and road survey/assessment in Chad. Carried out QA / QC to North Coast International Libyan Railway Project (2 weeks), Supervising Deminers searching the suspected Minefields from Ras Lanuf up to Benghazi. March 2008 March 2009 Afghanistan Danish Demining Group DDG Technical Advisor Deployed in Central and Northern Regions of Afghanistan (Kabul, Bagram, Panjshir, Mazar e Sharif) to supervise and advise various Demining and EOD Teams in manual and mechanical Demining and EOD tasks. September 2006 December 2007 South Lebanon BACTEC International EOD Team leader UN Operations Contract. Deployed after the summer conflict between Lebanon and Israel and led an EOD Team (Rapid Response) clearing sub-munitions and UXO. This involved EOR, Identification, render safe procedures and disposal of various UXO. Various methods used in the disposal of ordnance including destroying in situ, hand neutralisation, low and high order techniques and bulk demolitions/stockpile destruction. EOD Rapid Response Team Leader Instrument and visual search techniques, management of team, daily EOD reports, accountability of explosives. EOD Coordinator for 5 EOD teams. Included technical advice to UNMACC and Lebanese Armed Forces. Level 1&2 Survey of Cluster Bomb Unit Strike Areas prior to Battle Area Clearance. July 2004 July 2005 Buckmaster Camp Tikrit Iraq ArmorGroup Mine Action EOD Technician Member of an EOD team contracted to the US Army Corps of Engineers to carry out Battle Area Clearance and stockpile destruction of CEA.
Duties included: Daily demolition of over 100 short tons of munitions with a total of over 30,000 short tons destroyed to date. Incineration of bulk small arms ammunition and propellant. Preparation of explosive donor charges for demolitions with an individual NEW of 4500lbs. Clearance of demolition ranges. Control of transport delivering explosive targets to the demolition range. Battle Area Clearance of 3 former Iraq Ammunition Supply Points. Sweeping heavily contaminated areas, collecting and stockpiling UXO and destroying in situ. July 1984 June 1999 Germany German Army Combat Engineer, EOD Staff Sergeant (Oberfeldwebel) Section Commander, Platoon Sergeant, Drill Instructor, Range Safety Officer. V. Languages Mother-tongue German Additional Languages Spoken (level) Written (level) Read (level) English Excellent Very Good Very Good VI. References Name Company Position Address Reference 1 Reference 2 Tony Devenish Olaf Lüdemann 22 Foxon Road, Umtentweni, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa 4235 German Army Engineers Lieutenant Colonel Am Broinsken 17, 46446 EMMERICH Germany Phone +44 (0) 1634 296757 Email : strother@mweb.co.za Employment Dates Applicants position Name Company Position Address Phone Email Employment Dates Applicants position Reference 3 Al Ginnelly RPS Explosive Engineering Consultant alginnelly@yahoo.com
I declare that the information given in the form and in any accompanying documentation is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief and give my permission for enquires to be made to confirm age, qualifications, experience, dates of employment and for the release by other people or organisations of necessary information to verify the content. Signature: Name: Stephan Lorenz Date: 24th of May 2014