P.O. Box 30
Banks, Idaho 83602
(208) 793-2791
Fax: (208) 793-2793
E-mail: dunbarst@yahoo.com
RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1997 -1999 (Austral Summers) — Lead Field Safety Training Instructor
I was responsible for hiring, equipping, training, and managing a staff of 7 professional mountaineers who trained over 700 students each austral summer. In addition to the courses, I have successfully managed various special projects for the National Science Foundation. For instance, last season I was selected to manage the recovery of a ski equipped LC-130 (over 100,000 pound) aircraft that was involved in an accident with a crevasse over 500 miles from the base. This project involved complicated logistics, coordination of various job functions and organizations, and the technical knowledge of aircraft, heavy equipment, ground penetrating radar, and mountaineering safety issues. In my role as instructor, my responsibilities include teaching courses, presenting safety lectures to the base staff, and preparing training materials. I wrote several sections of the 200 page Field Manual for the United States Antarctic Program..
I was responsible for equipping, selecting, training, and leading the joint American and New Zealand rescue team for Search and Rescue operations virtually anywhere on the continent of Antarctica. I was the first American ever selected to lead this team, managing search and rescue assets of both national programs. I worked in conjunction with the US Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and civilian contract aviation units deployed to Antarctica to coordinate rescue operations away from our base. I organized and led successful operations saving at least 12 lives in the past five years.
I work seasonally as a mountaineering instructor at one of America’s most respected alpine climbing schools and guide services. I teach courses in rock, snow, and ice climbing throughout North America, in South America, and in Alaska. Assignments vary from teaching larger groups to guiding challenging technical terrain with one client.
I was the logistics and site safety coordinator for a team working to remove cornices threatening recovery workers looking for the bombs and remains from a missing A-10 attack aircraft intentionally crashed in Colorado.
I was an ironworker and antenna installation technician for a small company that specialized in the construction and repair of radio and television towers up to 1,200 feet in height. I worked on all aspects of tower construction from concrete foundations to completed towers and outbuildings. This position required significant improvisational ability due to the nature of the remote sites, difficult terrain, weather, and lack of cranes.
I was one of two assistant managers at the anchor store of a 7 million-dollar retail sporting goods chain. I managed a staff of fifteen and was responsible for purchasing climbing, camping, and cross country ski lines for the store.
I managed day to day operations of a state-funded commission to privatize selected functions of state government. I worked with a subcontracted big eight accounting firm to conduct research and develop strategies for the commission. I also assisted the majority counsel in drafting enabling legislation in the state legislature.
AWARDS:
Cited for outstanding leadership in the successful recovery of an Air Force LC-130 from a crevasse in West Antarctica.
Cited for outstanding leadership of the United States Antarctic Program Search and Rescue Team.
Along with the other members of the rescue team, I was cited for bravery during a rescue of the passengers and crew of a Navy helicopter which had crashed in Antarctica.
I was cited for volunteering to help clean up a 5,000 gallon oil spill under difficult winter conditions at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Control of the spill was essential to avoid contamination of historic Winter Quarters Bay. Conditions were severe enough that most members of the cleanup party suffered minor frostbite.
I was cited for leading a relief party across the frozen sea ice of McMurdo Sound under deteriorating ice conditions to retrieve a disabled tracked vehicle and the crew of four.
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