Casey Duran

  

Biography:

Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

Military Experience: 19.9 years

Work Experience: 9.1 years

Work Experience:

A hands-on leader and former U.S. Army Special Forces Engineer Sergeant with over 20 years of experience leading teams in demanding environments. I’ve managed complex construction, demolition, and infrastructure projects under pressure, often with limited resources and tight timelines in various countries. Skilled in supervising crews, reading plans, ensuring safety, and getting the job done right no matter what it takes. I’m now crossing over into a civilian career where I want to apply my strong work ethic, problem-solving skills, and ability to lead from the front to help drive successful projects.

Military Service:

  • Rank: Sergeant First Class

    Branch/Position: Army

    Period: June 2005 - June 2025

    Occupation: Special Forces Engineer Sergeant

    Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

    Duties Description:

    Employs conventional and unconventional warfare tactics and techniques unilateral, combined, coalition, joint, interagency and multinational operations. Performs combat in combat engineer role and maintains detachment engineer equipment and supplies. Also, served as the senior enlisted advisor of a 12 man detachment, responsible for the readiness, discipline and mission success in multiple countries. 

    Training courses:

    • Military Freefall Jump Master
    • US Army Sniper
    • Special Forces Advanced Recon, Target Acquisition and Exploitation Techniques Course
    • Static Line Jump Master
    • Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat
    • SERE
    • Special Forces Engineer Course
    • EMT-B
    • Russian proficient (1+)

Work history:

  • Job Title: Special Forces advanced urban combat instructor

    Company: US Army, 10th Special Forces Group

    Period: June 2022 - June 2025

    Trainings, Certifications and Licences:

    • Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat
    Role Description:

    Instructed over 600 Special Forces soldiers, multiple states SWAT teams, several foreign special operations units, and the U.S. Secret Service uniformed division on advanced marksmanship, mission planning, breaching procedures, and urban combat. Served as the Chief Instructor, Chief Close Quarters Combat instructor, and Master Breacher. 

  • Job Title: Special Forces Engineer

    Company: US Army, 10th Special Forces Group

    Period: December 2021 - June 2022

    Role Description:

    Worked as a Breacher for the Critical Threat Assesment Company. Oversaw operations planning for attacking critical infrastructure and analyzing building construction to mitigate risks to soldiers by using proper entry methods. 

  • Job Title: Special Forces Team Sergeant

    Company: 10th Special Forces Group

    Period: June 2016 - December 2021

    Role Description:

    Served as the Engineer Sergeant then as the Team Sergeant of a Military freefall team. Directly responsible for the discipline, training and success of a 12 man team. While serving in Combat, I was responsible for 40 commandos to successfully defeat enemy combatants with little to no oversight. I managed and ran the largest Special Forces compound in Southern Afghanistan maintaining all logistics, security, and contracts ensuring the health and welfare of over 300 personel. 

Education:

  • Pacifica High School

    High School – General Education

    Period: August 2001 - June 2005

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