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Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Responsible to the Commanding Officer (CO) for the efficient management of his/her department. As the representative of the Commanding Officer, responsible for and reports to the CO about all matters that affect the department. That includes administrative matters, the operational readiness of the department, and the general condition of equipment.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Operate surface sonar and other oceanographic systems; manipulate, control, evaluate, and interpret sonar and oceanographic data; operate surface ship underwater fire control systems (with associated equipment) for the solution of anti-submarine warfare problems; and perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on surface sonar and allied equipment.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Significant operational, technical and training experience as a Surface Ship Anti-submarineWarfare Specialist, Sonar Supervisor, ASW Evaluator, ASW/SUW Coordinator, CIC WatchOfficer and CSC/CSOOW on all variants of the SQQ-89(V) Anti-Submarine Warfare suite andmultiple Aegis baselines currently in use by the USN Surface Force. Successfully managed certification of multiple warfare areas and built shipboard tactical teams that received fleet-level commendation.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Experience in mission planning and employment of acoustic, electro-magnetic, electro-optical,and rotary/fixed wing aircraft sensors and weapon systems, to include operational testing,procedures and readiness evaluation. Vast knowledge and experience preforming corrective and preventative maintenance of Legacy, AN/SQQ-89A(V) 15, and SONAR Auxiliaries. Effectively managed Basic/Intermediate/Advanced operational training courses with over 500 hours of curriculum and 20 instructors across multiple Fleet Concentration Areas; resulted in providing 500+ trained operators to the fleet.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Designed and provided advanced single-ship training at several remote locations, both aboardship and ashore, in stand-alone and Fleet Synthetic Training environments. This training wasinstrumental in the successful deployment and operations of 30 ships, in multiple CarrierStrike Groups and carrying out the Fleet Training Readiness Plan. Spearheaded the design and development of the Afloat Training Group Mayport VASST ASW acoustic lab for analytical and hands-on training. Skilled in conducting clear, concise communications with superiors, peers and subordinates inboth formal and informal environments.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Train Sailors and Naval Instructors daily. An expert instructor and briefer. Sought after for knowledge and instructor abilities. Supervision background 20+ years in leadership roles, successfully managed groups of up to 100 Sailors with diverse backgrounds and experience levels. Achieved superior performance levels and promotion results in subordinates.

Oak Harbor, Washington, United States

20+ years Maintenance Management experience, from Work Center to Departmental level.Planned, managed, and validated preventative and corrective maintenance on hull- mounted andtowed acoustic sensors worth up to $4 million dollars.