Eric Darling Email & Phone Number

Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

• Schedules, develops funding streams, markets, and conducts workshops for veterans and law enforcement• Delivers suicide intervention, mentorship, and other training directly to veterans, is an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Master Trainer, and has organized and delivered the ASIST workshop to over 100 people.• Mentors transitioning veterans to become healthy purposeful members of society• Conducts individual clinical counseling, group counseling and other forms of counseling to Veterans, First-responders, and their direct dependents.

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

• Served as the organizations Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Coordinator andVictim Advocate. Certified SHARP/VA through the Department of Defense• Conducted interviews as part of hiring and promotion boards. Involved in over 20promotions and hiring boards over the last three years• Mentored Soldiers on career decision making, employment opportunities, and resumebuilding resulting in placement of several Soldiers within civilian companies• Conducted formal briefs to higher headquarters on the planning, implementation andtraining of HR programs using MS power point• Selected to speak two times at the annual corporate level dinner attended by thehighest level military officers within the state of Pennsylvania. Responses fromparticipants were overwhelmingly positive• Oversaw public affairs so that the organization is viewed positively by the localcommunity acting as Master of Ceremonies for roughly ten high profile public eventsand often speaks publically on behalf of the organization• Provided direct administrative and sustainment services including payroll, promotions,disciplinary actions, and benefits education for 600 employees ensuring thatadministrative requirements remain above 80% error free completion

Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

• Developed and managed resilience programs for over 3500 Soldiers and their families• Trained and certified over 250 Resilience Trainers using dynamic and energetic techniques to create buy-in of a difficult-to-convince audience• Taught and certified 180 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) to leaders reducing suicide rates throughout the state of Pennsylvania• Organized and conducted the largest Post-deployment event ever conducted in Pennsylvania, highly praised for development of specific curriculums for varied demographic groups• Created a personnel tracking system used by all organizations within the Pennsylvania Army National Guard • Ensured positive control of course materials, computers and related equipment

Carbondale, Pennsylvania

• Handled the daily operation and security of two large facilities and the ensuing military equipment. • Supervised training and operations for 175 employees • Prepared all unit correspondence, personnel actions, awards, promotions, and pay documents • Planned, conducted, and documented successful training events for 400 employees• Monitored staff and briefed senior leaders on training, logistics, and personnel status• Delivered presentations for weekly and monthly briefings to the higher headquarters • Utilized MS Office applications to manage digital and hard copy filing systems. • Prepared and coordinated the qualification of over 300 soldiers for operations in Iraq• Briefed soldiers and their families regarding upcoming deployments and the effects on families and individuals• Scheduled and executed high profile departure ceremonies for large audiences • Mentored peers in proper pay, administrative, and operational procedures

Al Asad, Iraq

• Performed management, administrative, and supervisory roles on a daily basis• Coordinated and managed the use of training areas and resources for 6,000 multi- national personnel• Briefed superiors on training area usage using MS Power point applications• Trained customers on safe use of training areas • Led a team during combat operations

• Performed Counseling and Behavior Therapy in an in-formal setting for young people• Coordinated and supervisied safety of juveniles • Led youths on weekend hikes over the Appalachian Trail • Created environment conducive to mentoring troubled young adults

Lehighton, Pennsylvania

• Mentored young adults through individual counseling and behavior therapy to assess progress• Performed home and school visits to monitor and ensure clients' behavior and maximum safety • Often worked as a liaison between home, school, and courts to discuss and resolves issues • Assessed behavioral and psychological patterns to develop and implement Individual Service Plans

• Recruited 40 soldiers per year attaining 100% recruiting goals for three years in a row• Conducted career counseling, recruiting, and retention operations • Translated military culture and values to parents, schools, and applicants• Delivered drug and risk reduction programs to large high school audiences

• Provided health and welfare training for 100 new recruits• Mentored trainees in the basic skills of soldiering• Implemented cognitive techniques to build team work• Taught basic field survival and hygiene skills in small group formats

Master Of Science (M.S.), Counseling Psychology

Currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Counseling 40 of 60 credits complete

Bachelor Of Arts, English Literature

Activities and Societies: Youth For Christ, Drama Club, ROTC