- Supervised, trained and developed personnel in the transition from civilian life to a military lifestyle.- Self-driven professional with high work ethic and outstanding leadership. Able to lead teams with excellent interpersonal skills. - Managed and coordinated initial military training, workforce planning, staffing and direct supervision of over 800 recruits on strict discipline and attention to detail. - Screened, trained, counseled, and motivated over 800 recruits for job classification, compensation, recruitment and placement, employee benefits, human resource development, performance management, employee relations, and labor relations. - Investigated hundreds of employee-related issues, incidents and complaints, resolved disputes and recommended appropriate action. Served as a resource for field management on employee problems and terminations when the Government’s interests may be at risk. - Managed over 800 recruits for day to day employee relations questions pertaining to: Payroll procedures, scheduling, benefits, attendance, punctuality and general questions. Reviewed complex, multi-issue, and multi-party complaints or grievances; conducted personal interviews and other fact finding to advise management of alternative and optional approaches to resolve the situations. - Provided information to managers and ensured issues related to the Navy and recruits are adequately addressed. - Coordinated and tracked hundreds of administrative, medical and military indoctrination requirements for recruits. Identified staff vacancies for recruits, interviewed and selected applicants for positions, ensured appropriate matches between personnel. Conducted hundreds of one-on-one and group consultation, information, referrals and evaluated job assignments for over 800 recruits.

Mass Communication Specialists (MC) write Navy news releases and feature articles from personal interviews, examination of messages, and witnessing of events; take news and feature photographs and develop photo stories with associated Visual Information Record Identification Number (VIRINS), captions, and pertinent historical data; understand the Navy Public Affairs mission for the acquisition, processing, and marketing of all internal and external information products through web sites, news releases and internal information products; acquire, transmit, and print electronic imagery; operate high-speed copiers and digital duplicators; understand imagery and equipment lifecycle management and archival requirements; prepare and lay out Navy information products, including web sites, newspapers, and command information brochures using desktop publishing systems; provide still and video documentation of Navy and joint operational events; provide visual documentation of combat, combat-support operations, and related peacetime training activities; prepare material for broadcast use; serve on the staff of Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) detachments; operate and schedule command internal information and programming for Shipboard Information, Training, and Entertainment (SITE) systems; troubleshoot mechanical and digital reprographic and photographic equipment; perform color management; supervise shipboard and Sea Operations (SEAOP) detachments in support of the Navy Public Affairs mission; serve on combat camera deployable teams; research, develop, and write speeches using Navy talking points and messages; fulfill duties of senior enlisted advisor for public affairs on select Fleet, Numbered Fleet, Type Commander (TYCOM) staffs, aircraft carriers, and large-deck amphibious ships; implement public affairs guidance and messages from higher public affairs authority; and serve as independent duty Public Affairs Officers (PAO) at small commands.

-Manage day to day operations of a full service broadcast station. Responsible for the health, welfare, and career development of personnel.-Implemented a variety of programs, such as physical training, Career development and personal development, improving the performance and well-being of 23 employees.-Implemented a training plan, resulting in an increase of production by 75%.

• Identified inefficiencies in personnel tracking and developed a streamlined electronic tracking system for the Operations department that resulted in a more reliable tool for mission planning and personnel movements.• Managed joint service team in Iraq by scheduling combat movements, ensuring multi-media acquisition and production, evaluated products and submitted to worldwide media outlets increasing media release by 90% from previous combat camera contingent.- Re-wrote SCUBA diving instruction improving training, safety, and mission readiness of the Department of Defenses only Underwater photography team.-led an administrative team responsible for award, retention, correspondence, evaluation and standard operating programs.- Successfully managed the recruitment, professional development and safety of the navy diving department. Increasing manning and production by 35%.

• Developed a comprehensive recruiting program implementing job requirements, qualifications and standards increasing recruitment of diving multi-media producers from 10% to 75%.• Coordinated more than 15 missions to capture over 1400 images and 320 minutes of video during enemy engagement covering 9 major combat operations in Iraq. providing critical documentation to forward deployed commanders.• Public Affairs officer and multi-media producer for the recovery of a Soviet submarine in the Providence River. Coordinated coverage for 30 national media crews resulting in worldwide exposure for Navy Diving organization and Navy diving capabilities. - Performed diving operations and underwater photography / videography operations.• Developed lesson plans, coordinated practical application exercises, facilitated instruction, implemented safety measures and qualified 10 personnel in diving operations and underwater multi-media production. Team completed 76 dives without incident and produced over 700 still images, 20 hours of video.-

Supervised SCUBA diving operations, maintained and operated remote Unmanned Underwater Vehicles and Hyperbaric Chamber facility. Performed duties as a Chamber supervisor, chamber inside tender, diving supervisor, diving tender, UUV operations, small boat coxswain and maintenance supervisor.Performed salvage operations and search and recovery operations.supervised more than 30 SCUBA dives, accumulating more than 20hours underwater.Supervised 25 hyperbaric recompression chamber treatments and 45 hyperbaric pressure tests.

Technical expert in the areas of diving, underwater photography and video production. Expertise in multiple media platforms to include video production, photography, editing, digital media, photoshop, AVID, Final Cut Pro, etc... . Performed duties as; Department workcenter supervisor, maintenance coordinator, hazardous material supervisor, Diving supervisor, small boat coxswain, underwater photographer/videographer/editor, combat photographer/videographer/editor.

Perform and supervise ship husbandry diving operations using all types of underwater breathing apparatus including, open circuit SCUBA, closed and semi-closed mixed gas underwater breathing apparatus, surface supplied air and mixed gas diving systems and equipment.Providing diving services to Navy ships to include; ship hull, bottom, and propeller cleanings, underwater hull surveys, propeller repair and replacement, ship thruster exchanges and maintenance, anode installation, cofferdam installation, dry-docking assistance and other related tasks.