UXO Program
Meet Your
UXO Staff
Our program provides experienced certified UXO instructors for classroom and hands-on field and safety training.
Michael Bray
Lead UXO Program Instructor
Michael Bray is a former EOD Instructor and Subject Matter Expert. He is a former U.S. Navy veteran and Master Badge EOD with 20+ years of various project management and instructor experience.
On top of his EOD and Instruction background, he has a lengthy educational background. He has an A.S. degree in industrial engineering, an A.S. degree in religious studies, a B.S. degree in business management, and has completed graduate courses in educational leadership and project management.
Mr. Bray is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and has a tenured work history for the US government with experience from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC).
Walter Idol
Health/Safety Team Leader, UTK Center for Industrial Services
Walter Idol is the Program Manager for Health, Safety and Preparedness for the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services. He has been with CIS since 2005, and with the University since 1984. He holds a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is a nationally registered paramedic.
Mr. Idol has over four decades of emergency response experience, having served in a variety of educational and administrative roles throughout his career. He is an OSHA authorized outreach trainer for general industry, construction and disaster site workers, and instructs a variety of emergency service, emergency preparedness, and technical rescue programs. He has been published in numerous emergency service publications and training texts.
Chuck Gluck
Safety Consultant, UTK Center for Industrial Services
Chuck is a 37-year veteran of the fire service, attaining the rank of Battalion Chief. He obtained a degree in public safety and has been a private business owner in California for 20 years. He was an instructor for the International Association for Firefighters (IAFF) for 20 years. He currently is an OSHA General Industry instructor. He was the training officer for the San Jose Fire Department, an arson investigator, and a HAZMAT inspector.
