Chris Bruner

About Chris Bruner

Proven emergency and disaster management in the private, nonprofit, and government…

Experience

1. Chief Marine Science Technician (E7) - Pacific Area Reserve Imat

   U.S. Coast Guard

   Mar 2007 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Acting as incident manager and federal on-scene coordinator during the investigation, response, recovery, and enforcement phases for marine environmental disaster incidents.•Inspecting waterfront designated dangerous cargo facilities and conducting risk analysis to ensure CFR and ISO compliance for security and environmental safety, including biannual participation in multi-agency strike force operations (MASFO) at the ports of Tacoma and Seattle.•Partnering with industry to encourage the transformation of digital security practices for waterfront facilities.•Conducting port state examinations of foreign vessels to enforce international SOLAS, ISPS, and MARPOL standards.Formal USCG training includes: meteorology, chemistry of hazardous materials, OSHA safety regulations, designated waterfront facility safety and security, bulk transfer operations, hazardous materials handling, vessel safety and manning requirements, port-state control examination, pollution investigation and response, shipping container inspection, explosive handling supervision, and HAZWOPER requirements.(29CFR, 33CFR, 46CFR, 40CFR, 29CFR, SOLAS, STCW, MARPOL). Additional damage Controlman training includes shipboard damage control, firefighting, emergency medicine, and biological, radiological and chemical warfare detection and control. 20••••09: Group/Air Station Port Angeles, Port Angeles, WA. 20••••10: Base Support Unit Seattle, Facilities Engineering Department, Seattle, WA. 20••••12: Sector Baltimore, Port Safety and Security - Inspections Division, Baltimore, MD. 20••••15: Sector Baltimore, Incident Management Division, Baltimore, MD. 20••••24: USCG Sector Puget Sound, Port Safety & Security - Inspections Division, Seattle, WA. 2025-Present: Pacific Area Reserve IMAT (PAC-3SF)- Planning Section, Alameda, CA.

Skills

• Marine Pollution
• Project Planning
• Ems
• Helicopter Operations
• Command
• Safety Management Systems
• Search & Rescue
• Emergency Services
• Contingency Planning
• Rescue
• Force Protection
• Global IT Operations
• Emergency Management
• Program Management
• Business Continuity Planning
• Sara Title Iii
• Nims
• Cbrn
• Survival Training
• Project Management
• Active Dod Secret Clearance
• Port State Control
• Operational Risk Management
• Maritime Security
• Planning
• Emergency Spill Response
• Isps Code
• Hazwoper
• Emergency Planning
• Government
• Preparedness
• Maritime Safety
• Compliance Regulations
• 49cfr
• First Responder
• Incident Command
• Command Center
• Volunteer Management
• Public Safety
• Homeland Security