Chad Smith, Director of Explosives & Hazardous Materials

Chad Smith is K2’s Director of Explosives & Hazardous Materials. Chad manages all aspects of K2’s Explosives Directorate; acts as a Homemade Explosives (HME) and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, Subject Matter Expert, and Explosive/Hazmat Section Manager. Chad is a NAVSCOLEOD Certified Graduate with Master EOD Badge that has more than 20 years of EOD, IED, and explosive experience.

During Chads career, he has trained numerous State and Federal Law Enforcement, US Military and Foreign partners on IED awareness and recognition, tactical training and explosive safety and handling. Chad has been in charge of multiple EOD Teams during Secret Service and State Department VIP protection details. As a Special Operations Team Member, Special Activities, Reconnaissance & Assault Operator, Chad has developed, planned, and executed operations in sensitive worldwide environments/locations unilaterally or as part of a joint/combined force. He has facilitated planning, coordination, and execution of unilateral, joint, and foreign combined forces training missions and deployment rotations.

Chad is also a Master Breacher and previously worked as a liaison providing technical knowledge for the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, sharing breaching knowledge for research/development projects and tactics, techniques, and procedures.