Gary E. Duysen
Woodbine, Iowa

CIVILIAN EXPERIENCE

AUGUST 1998-MAY 2000

COLLEGE STUDENT-ATTENDED (WITCC) WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA. RECEIVED A 2 YR. ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. PRIMARY FOCUS ON DRAFTING, ARCHITECTURAL AND MECHANICAL. DRAFTING BOARD AND AUTOCAD USED. EMPHASIS ON TECHNICAL WRITING, AUTOCAD 2D AND 3D, AND SOLID MODELING. USED WINDOWS AND MICROSOFT WORD.

JUNE 2000-FEBRUARY 2001

STEEL DETAILER-DETAILED AND DRAFTED STEEL FOR PRE-ENGINEERED METAL BUILDINGS. DID PART DRAWINGS , PLANS AND ELEVATIONS. GENERATED BILL OF MATERIALS AND CHECKED DRAWINGS. BEHLEN MFG., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.

JUNE 2001-NOVEMBER 2001

DRAFTSMAN-LAID OFF FROM BEHLEN, WENT TO WORK GENERATING PART DRAWINGS, LAYOUTS, AND PLANS AND ELEVATIONS.
CENTRAL CONFINEMENT SERVICES, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.

APRIL 2002-DECEMBER 2002

REHIRED AT BEHLEN MFG., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.

DECEMBER 2002/JANUARY 2003-MAY 2003

LAID OFF AT BEHLEN, SLOW SEASON. MOVED TO FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.
STEEL DETAILER- DETAILED STEEL FOR CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER COMMERCIAL BUILDING PROJECTS. IMPLEMENTED AN AUTOCAD TRAINING PROGRAM TO TEACH FELLOW WORKERS HOW TO INCORPORATE THEIR DRAWINGS AND LAYOUTS INTO AUTOCAD.

JUNE 2003-FEBRUARY 2004

DRAFTSMAN- DETAILED PART DRAWINGS AND GENERATED LAYOUTS, PLANS AND ELEVATIONS FOR PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL FRAMED COVER BUILDINGS. ACCU-STEEL INC. TEMPLETON, IOWA.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

JULY 1985

ENLISTED IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, INFANTRY 11B, DENISON, IOWA

JUNE 1986

ATTENDED INFANTRY BASIC TRAINING, FT. BENNING, GEORIA.

JULY 1987

ATTENDED AIT, FT. BENNING, GEORGIA.

MAY 1988

ENLISTED ACTIVE DUTY ARMY, 11B, STATIONED IN BAMBERG, WEST GERMANY. 1st ARMORED DIVISION.

JULY 1990

PCS’d TO FT. CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY, 101ST AIRBORNE , CO. C, 1/327TH INFANTRY.

SEPTEMBER 1990

DEPLOYED SOUTHWEST ASIA, DESERT SHIELD/STORM. SECURED FOB COBRA FOR ONE MONTH WHILE IN IRAQ. AFTER DEPLOYMENT BACK TO THE STATES, ATTENDED AIR ASSAULT SCHOOL.

FEBRUARY 1992

HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY, ENLISTED BACK INTO THE IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, DENISON, IOWA.

1992-PRESENT

INFANTRY TEAM LEADER, SQUAD LEADER. RIFLEMAN, MACHINEGUNNER, GRENADIER, DRAGON GUNNER.

FEBRUARY 2001-JUNE 2001

MOBILIZED FOR OPERATION DESERT SPRING. DEPLOYED TO KUWAIT TO PERFORM SECURITY OPS AT PATRIOT MISSILE SITES AND COMMUNICATION RETRANS SITES. PERFORMED MOUNTED / DISMOUNTED DAY/NIGHT PATROLS, ROVING GUARD, AND FORCE PROTECION FOR THE SITES.

FEBRUARY 2004- PRESENT

INITIAL TRAIN-UP AT FT. HOOD , TEXAS; MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY 2004. INCLUDED EXERCISES WITH CIVIL AFFAIRS PERSONNEL, CONVOY OPERATIONS, AND CQC STARTING WITH DRY FIRE LANES, AND ENDING WITH LIVE FIRE SHOOT HOUSE AND RANGES.

TF 168 MOBILIZED FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM IN AFGHANISTAN. PROVIDED FORCE PROTECTION FOR OUR PRT SITE, CIVIL AFFAIRS , DEPT. OF STATE PERSONNEL, AND NON-GOV’T. OFFICIALS. WE CONDUCTED MOUNTED / DISMOUNTED SECURITY AND PRESENCE PATROLS, DAY AND NIGHT, ROUTE RECON, CONVOY OPERATIONS, VIP SECURITY, UXO AND IED MARKING, AND ACT AS A QUICK REACTION FORCE. ALSO UTILIZED MY CIVILIAN SKILLS AS A DRAFTER , PROVIDED THE RDZ TEAM ,POLICE (MP) TEAM, AND OUR COMBAT ENGINEERS AND OUR MECHANIC ON SITE, LAYOUTS AND DRAWINGS OF SCHOOLS, POLICE SUB-STATIONS, AND VEHICLE MOUNTED RACKS FOR FUEL AND WATER, UNIVERSAL WEAPONS MOUNTS FOR VEHICLES AND GENERATED THE DRAWINGS FOR A BLAST GATE FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO OUR SITE.