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Executive Training Solutions
Computer skills/Business Skills Trainer, Phoenix, AZ 2007-Current
Independent Contracted trainer for medium sized training services company. As an educator/trainer provide quality Microsoft Office programs and business skills training/education.
Praxair Distribution Inc. 2002-2007
Plant Manager / Quality Manager. Phoenix, AZ 2005-2007
Managed production and distribution for a $40 million dollar market. As Quality Manager, responsible for the successful execution of all plant production related quality programs.
Operations Pipeline Hire / Project Manager. Roseville, MN 2002-2005
Oversaw the execution of multiple projects and training initiatives throughout the North Central Division.
United States Army 1992-2002
Assistant Professor. ROTC Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 1999-2002
Assessed, recruited and developed leaders for the United States Army
1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, KS 1996-1999
Commander. Leader for 80+ personnel with occupations in 8 different military occupational specialties. Responsible for $45 million of vehicles and equipment. Primary trainer for deployment and winning in the direct fire fight.
Operations (Liaison) Officer. Planned and coordinated the resourcing of all training. Integrated multiple organizations into all tactical operations and acted as liaison officer between units.
Plans Officer. Developed, wrote and issued all plans (tactical and administrative) for a 4500+ soldier unit.
4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Fort Carson, CO 1992-1996
Training Officer. Planned, organized, and prepared training guidance and exercises for 14,350 soldiers
Executive Officer. Manager for unit logistics and maintenance requirements for $45 million of equipment, managed a $320,000 maintenance budget and supervised a 9-man maintenance team
Tank Platoon Leader. Leader and trainer of 16 soldiers; responsible for over $7 million of equipment.
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Leadership
Rated number one out of 32 Army Company commanders evaluated within a combat brigade and recommended for early promotion.
Instituted a policy of unit values and a common unit vision that yielded a dramatic 50% reduction in adverse disciplinary actions taken and a 20% increase in re-enlistment.
As a Lieutenant, was placed in a position normally held by a Major (2 pay grades higher) and performed very well at that skill level
Training/Educating
Developed a training program and supervised its implementation, resulting in a highly trained and cohesive team that set the standard within the battalion for maneuver (best of 12 platoons)
Trained and coached three customer service personnel in learning and applying new skill sets resulting in all of them receiving Trailblazer awards from senior management.
Selected out of hundreds of cadre at Advanced Camp to teach the Leadership Development Process to all cadre evaluators attending the National Advanced Leaders Course in the summer of 2002.
Organizational Skills
- as a logistics planner, created a system that allowed me to plan, track, execute and close-out multiple events simultaneously without error.
Created surveillance planning techniques and procedures through the integration of all available resources that dramatically increased survivability rate of these assets on the battlefield by 80%
Improved part order tracking resulting in $90,000 dollars saved in one year, meeting all unit maintenance requirements
Creative Problem Solving
Designed a comprehensive store manager training guide where none had existed; it was used to train three new store managers and adopted and utilized within other divisions of the company.
Developed reconnaissance and surveillance procedures where none existed, greatly enhancing the brigades ability to maximize the deployment of its limited assets
Restructured maintenance tracking procedures improving recoverable parts turn-in from 65% to 100%. On-hand parts supply increased by 100% and combat readiness increased from 90% to 95%
Planning Skills
Developed curriculums and instructed over 150 college juniors and freshmen in army leadership, decision making, problem solving, ethics, physical fitness, and risk management / risk reduction.
Planned, created and executed a customer service training program for inside sales and counter personnel; trained over 20 inside sales people.
Currently plan, prepare and teach ½ dozen different Microsoft Office programs and business skills to various businesses as an independent trainer / educator for Executive Training Solutions
Created a division quarterly newsletter distributed to over 300 people, directed the publishing of six editions as the senior editor. The newsletter was recognized as one of the best in the company and copied by several other divisions
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Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Bachelor of Science degree in Geography with a Land-Use Analysis focus,
Distinguished Military Graduate, top 5%
Honor Student
Michigan Competitive Scholarship winner
ESI International with George Washington University, Phoenix, AZ
Project Management - Managing Projects (24 hours)
Project Management Risk Management (24hours)
Project Management Associates Certificate in Project Management
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