Christopher L. Eiland Email & Phone Number

Georgia, United States

Warner Robins, Ga, United States

Beaufort, South Carolina

Serve in a trust and confidence position and maintain competencies in the area of employment; education (vocational and technical); and personal financial management disciplines. Provide advice, guidance, career connections, and information to Service Members and their families.Help clients assess their values, interests, and skills and relate these to opportunities for employment, education, training, and life skills. Administer and interpret psychometric tests and personality inventories.Liaise with unit Commanders to promote the use of advisement services.Research and monitor local and national career, education, recruitment procedures, policies, and labor market trends to remain abreast of the most current information relative to clients. Advise clients on the skills and development required by employers, colleges, universities, and vocational/technical learning. Facilitate Personal and Professional Development workshops, activities, and events. Contribute relevant and progressive instructional strategies to the Marine Corps curriculum, and design and implement effective learning strategies of high quality. Utilize technology and varied media to enhance participants' learning experience. Analyze assessment data to improve course and advising delivery. Use computer-aided guidance packages and develop web-based materials for use by Service Members and their families. Evaluate, plan, and implement training systems for both classroom and online instruction and delivery. (Program design, implementation, and management are required skills for this position.) Relate to a diverse population of clients. Program analysis and evaluation are necessary skills for the Personal and Professional Development Advisor to possess. Collect, evaluate, and disseminate information to assess and measure trends, concerns, and needs. Partner with the Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans of Affairs to organize and facilitate workshops to Service Members.

Beaufort, South Carolina

Bullding coalitions with programs and organization on and off the military installations to facilitate a thriving venue for Marines, Sailors, and family members to connect with and get involved in the surrounding community. Coordinates community-wide events designed to bring the support from outside the military installations onto the military installations to make the military community all the more knowledgeable about the resources and volunteer opportunities around them.

Beaufort, South Carolina

Directly collaborates with DoD and non-DoD organizations and programs to form relationships that have proven to be beneficial to Service Members and their families. Directly responsible for the execution and maintenance of the budgets for all three programs. Works first-hand with senior executives to ensure that programs fit the needs and operations of various units.Specific focus on personal and professional development, ranging from leadership principles to relationship enhancement. The focus of this position is to enhance life experiences of the total person, personally and professionally. Some included certifications attained in this position include Franklin Covey's 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Additionally, working in this capacity has included the opportunity to become a certified Performance Coach of organizational directors and managers at Marine Corps Community Services. This particularly focus on shaping organizational strengths from within and maximizing the effectiveness of work environments on a departmental level.

Act as the primary point of contact for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina in regards to referrals and resources. Serve the Marines, Sailors, and family members, as well as Service Members and families from all other branches of military. Promotes Department of Defense programs and services available to address the majority of issues related to the military lifestyle.

Beaufort, South Carolina

Formulates and manages annual budget for organization. Approves and/or disapproves all capital expenditures and investments, with consensus from Board of Directors. Works effectively with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure proper reporting procedures for non-profit organizations are fully understood by the staff members.Ensures budget is set aside for salaries and wages, projects, charitable grants, etc. Develops short and long-range plans for the organization, including major and minor projects. Manages approximately $750,000 of cash and assets. Re-constructed financial management system to allow for increased accuracy and accountability for all financial transactions. Decreased misappropriation of funds by 57% within two years. Maintains current knowledge of accounting developments, laws, principles, regulations, and codes. Actively researches International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for potential taxation effects on the organization; uses CCH Intelliconnect resources to find the most current information about accounting and tax reporting standards, regulations, laws, Codes, and related information.

Operated as the executive Administrative Specialist for the Drug Demand Reduction Program. Managed all financial transactions, contract negotiations, reports, audits, inspections, and office operations. Implemented the first electronic system for inventory management, information management, and budget management to be used within the department.

Beaufort, Sc

Directly responsible for leading a team of 18 employees in production of sensitive truck engine products for Mercedes-Benz units. Successfully led the team to the largest quantity of products produced since the launch of the program in Beaufort, South Carolina. Executive working focus group meetings to focus on problems and discover solutions with the team using the Japanese systems of Kaizen and Heijunka tracking.

Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo

Direct oversight of supply support operations at 795th Military Police Battalion. Support the training of United States Army Soldiers as a weapons specialist, repairing malfunctioning weaponry for a period of two and half years without any mishaps and/or misfires. Successfully trained subordinate personnel on Army regulations and department policies and procedures. Formed coalitions with the United States Army Reserve personnel who were activated in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Coordinated logistical activities with other staff elements supply and service, and motor transport units. Conducted assistance visits to subordinate elements. Executed training programs and provided technical guidance for development 20 lower grade personnel. Supervised development and preparation of operations information, plans, maps, sketches, overlays, and related data to employ supply and service organizations. Contributed to staff development and operations of supply support data systems, equipment review, salvage and repair parts supply procedures

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Accounting And Finance, 3.83

MBA Accounting

Master'S Degree, Information Technology Management, 3.78

Activities and Societies: Webster University Alumni Study of the ins and out of IT, including managing IT projects, personnel, costs.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Management And Leadership

Activities and Societies: Webster University Alumni Studied Management and Organizational Leadership, as well as human Resources Development

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Human Resources Development, 3.74

Activities and Societies: Webster University Alumni Studied Management and Leadership (graduate level). Graduated 2011.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration, 3.7

Activities and Societies: USC Alumni The study of business functions, including accounting, information systems, finance, management.

Associate'S Degree, Business/Commerce, General, 3.3

Activities and Societies: None The basics of business, including applicable regulations, laws, and policies regarding business operations.