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Blacksburg, Va, Us

Blacksburg, Va, Us

Blacksburg, Va

- Design and implement programs to support 500+ veterinary student success across all four years of the graduate program, ranging from successful transition to this highly rigorous program to improving students’ success rate on the critical North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE). - Capture and maintain graduate student data on a wide variety of topics to inform decisions on the development of programs to support student success.- Maintain records on 1,200 potential employer and external preceptor programs, ensuring their opportunities are presented to graduating students in a timely fashion.- Liaison with a variety of student support services (Cook Counseling, Hokie Wellness, Student Success) to develop programs enhancing student wellness and academic success throughout the academic year.- Coordinate the Peer Mentor Program, matching First Year students with Third Year students to ease the transition into the professional program. Recruit and provide training and lesson plans to Mentors throughout Academic year. Advertise and enroll first year students into program.- Develop a series of full-scale NAVLE simulations to prepare Fourth Year students for the rigors of the actual exam and enhance their outcomes.- Implement the Academic Mentor and Accountability Program, matching academically challenged students with faculty mentors to develop mitigation strategies to promote academic success.- Provide oversight to a wide variety of student organizations in the CVM. Facilitate meeting space and approve guest speakers from external entities, as well as register DVM student activities both internally and externally.- Serve as a faculty advisor to the 200 members of the Pre-Veterinary Medical Association at Virginia Tech.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Blacksburg, Va

Liaison to the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, the College of Natural Resources & Environment, the Public Health Program, and VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine. Also serve as the Student Veteran Liaison. Provided one-on-one advising (in person, through email, via telephone, Zoom, etc.) to students in assigned colleges on topics such as selecting an academic major; choosing a career direction; developing a job search plan; interviewing (including conducting practice interviews); career-related experience (internships/co-op); writing effective resumes and cover letters; reflecting on career-ready competency development; and researching companies and graduate schools. Provided presentations to classes across campus as well as student organizations on topics of interest to help ensure their career readiness. Served as a Faculty Advisor to the Pre-Veterinary Medical Association at Virginia Tech and the Future Medical Professionals Club. Served as subject matter expert in Health Professions Scholarships for students interested in careers in military medicine.

Blacksburg, Va

Advised prospective and current students as well as alumni on career planning and decision making regarding course selections and extracurricular activities for careers in the health care professions. Coached students through the application process for admission to professional schools. Mentored students in learning how to use professional skills to obtain community service and leadership experiences, internships, research opportunities, and letters of recommendation.Developed programs, seminars, and events to assist students to research, apply, and prepare for professional schools and have them reviewed by the Health Professions Advising Director prior to publication.Participated in Committee interviews for students pursuing the graduate school application process; wrote reference letters as a result of the interviews and information from student electronic folders.

Hillsville, Va

Served as the department chairperson and chief instructor of the Junior ROTC (JROTC) unit. Duties included:-- Taught, advised, and mentored 100+ JROTC cadets in grades 9-12. Provided career counseling for a successful transition into college or technical career fields. -- Managed and led the JROTC unit according to school rules, regulations, and policies.-- Advised school authorities on policy and regulation changes.-- Maintained good relations with school authorities, faculty, and the student body.-- Conducted a strategic public affairs effort in the local area middle schools, amongschool and community officials, civic groups, parent-teacher groups and other individuals orgroups, designed to further the understanding of JROTC, the school and the Army.-- Recruited and enrolled students in JROTC and support school officials while executing the curriculum and the integrated extra-curricular activities.-- Prepared training schedules.-- Maintained contact with parents of all Cadets experiencing academic or behavioral problems.-- Ensured JROTC unit areas are neat and orderly; current chain of command photos, Cadetcreed, core abilities and mission statement are present; and all sensitive items are secured.-- Taught the JROTC curriculum.-- Maintained a current copy of DA Form 3126 and/or DA Form 3126-1, a completed service learningchecklist/rubric, a current copy of a bond/insurance certificate, and required JUMSreports.-- Responsible for accountability of all equipment, including items requiring formal accountability, informal accountability (i.e., clothing) and durable items costing $5,000 or less (i.e., automation, computers, audiovisual), but still requiring property accountability. Managed a budget of over $25,000.

Acted as a liaison between various government agencies and the Department of Defense for animal medicine and food safety. Developed and taught a variety of courses from the community college, entry level academics to physician assistants and medical students, both on-line and in face to face settings. Managed all aspects of small animal clinic operations, from hiring, annual budgeting, and operations at both the single clinic and as a regional manager of six facilities. Presented the Veterinary Corps mission at professional conferences, civic organizations, and veterinary colleges.

Mechanicsburg, Pa

Responsible for overseeing the food safety program for the Navy's 288 afloat and ashore galleys worldwide. Developed and reviewed training presented to 8,000 Culinary Specialists to ensure the 90 million meals they served annually were safe for consumption. Worked with a variety of governmental agencies to implement the new Tri-service Food Code throughout the Navy, both at the user level and within Navy policy and regulations. Acted as a liaison between the Navy and various public health and food safety agencies in the Department of Defense, federal government, and foreign governments.

Norfolk, Va

Provided cross-cultural, public health, preventative medicine, and animal health perspectives to joint military operational planning and medical leadership training. Supported development and integration of health concepts, strategy, and doctrine for Department of Defense and NATO. Gave expert medical and veterinary support to exercises, experimentation, doctrine development, and future concept development.▪ Hand selected to serve on the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Medical Stability Working Group. Recommend a joint medical personnel capability to meet current and future challenges for stability operations. ▪ Wrote several chapters in the Joint Medical Leaders’ Stability Operations Course, and finalized the course in a distance-learning format.▪ Investigated usage of live tissue models in Joint Forces Command subordinate training, ensured proper oversight, and developed strategies to mitigate risk.▪ Selected to work with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on Public Health Emergency management, a whole of government response that defined skills needed for health aspects of homeland defense.▪ Worked with US Army Civil Affairs to improve interactions and planning among the various Department of Defense Services’ Civil Affairs units and medical communities on health engagements. Arranged a summit with stakeholders from across DoD that led to actions to integrate health engagements in support of military objectives and sound health principles.

Tacoma, Wa

Commanded a 72 person multi-functional veterinary unit. Provided multi-national level food safety, zoonotic disease control, public health, and animal medicine support to Coalition Forces in support of the Iraq and Afghan Wars. Managed $2 million of military and medical equipment, with zero losses or discrepancies.▪ Oversaw 101 commercial sanitary inspections of food producing facilities in 12 countries throughout the Middle East and Central Asia that provided subsistence to US and Coalition allies, as well as inspected 52 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables, chilled and frozen food products during a 15 month deployment.▪ Developed and implemented a comprehensive medical processing program for over 100 military and contractor working dogs as they entered and exited the Middle East. This led to the first detection and subsequent prevention of screw worm entering the United States from Iraq.▪ Designed and instituted a first-ever professional training exchange program with local Joint Base Lewis-McChord and surrounding area veterinary assets to provide realistic training focused on Soldiers’ primary job skills in food safety and animal medicine, resulting in all unit soldiers being certified for deployment.▪ Worked with military medical community to develop and implement a strategy for H1N1 (swine flu) detection and quarantine for all US troops transiting through Kuwait during a global pandemic. Screened over 75,000 troops, quarantined 5,000 until definitively tested or treated.▪ Developed and implemented a comprehensive pre-deployment training program, including both field and classroom instruction. Arranged and oversaw both medical, veterinary, and combat training, including live fire convoy exercises incorporating other medical units with zero accidents or injuries.

Würzburg Area, Germany

Coordinated activities of operations, intelligence, logistics, and maintenance sections for a forward-deployable veterinary unit. Designed and implemented both veterinary professional and military training exercises in support of pre-deployment, deployment, and re-deployment activities.▪ Managed all US military veterinary clinics in Bavaria, Germany, including budgeting, acquisition and replacement of medical equipment on an annual and life-cycle basis, and tracking military working dog centralized records.o Implemented a plan to standardize costs and facility hours across all veterinary clinics, reducing uncertainty to clients and improving user satisfaction by 40%.o Increased public awareness of veterinary services through an aggressive public relations campaign.▪ Developed a computerized tracking program to efficiently schedule over 70 commercial sanitary inspections throughout Europe.▪ Managed a budget of $400,000 with no discrepancies noted during audits. Executed funds to replace critical medical equipment and supplies, then ensured that they were equitably distributed across all six U.S. Army veterinary clinics in Bavaria.▪ Provided veterinary services for the greater Baghdad metropolitan area (western and southern area to include Sadr City), including complete veterinary care for 125 working dogs and food safety/defense for 23 sites providing subsistence for 35,000 Coalition troops.▪ Trained over 100 Coalition medical personnel in Iraq on rabies bite case management, feral animal control procedures, and assistance with H5N1 (avian) influenza awareness and response plans.Responsible for developing and implementing tough, realistic pre-deployment training including live weapons qualification ranges, convoy live-fire exercises, military operations in urban terrain, and night vision device vehicle operation with no accidents or injuries.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Medical intelligence analyst for Central and South America. Researched and developed medical threat assessments for every country in region. Used a variety of intelligence sources to monitor on-going disease trends and threats. Briefed all levels of U.S. government and military decision makers regarding medical issues in U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). Provided medical intelligence to partner nations in the SOUTHCOM Area of Operations (AOR) in support of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Trained military attaches prior to deployment on medical threats to themselves and their families. Liaised with US Department of State on developing plans for humanitarian operations following the initiation of regime change in Iraq.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Served as the Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) Attending Veterinarian; senior military instructor, Animal Science Branch; course coordinator for the Veterinary Track Officer Basic Course; and the Veterinary Corps Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) Coordinator. -Responsible for oversight of all animal use in the AMEDDC&S, ensuring compliance with all federal regulations and AAALAC accreditation. Provided full medical care for animal colony including canines, felines, rabbits, mice, rats, and goats. -Served as primary instructor for 68T Animal Care Specialist Course, instructing in a variety of didactic classes and hands-on laboratories encompassing all aspects of veterinary care throughout the 9 week courses.-Planned and executed all aspects of three 5 week Veterinary Track for Officer Basic Courses throughout fiscal year. Arranged speakers, instructors, and all logistics involved in course. Provided leadership, physical fitness training, and taught a variety of classes (ranging in size from 5-25 students) throughout course.-Arranged housing, transportation, and veterinary experiences for HPSP students' first 45 day Active Duty Training experience throughout the San Antonio area. -Provided instruction to a variety of courses throughout the AMEDDC&S, including Advanced Trauma and Life Support labs for physicians, dentists, and physician assistants; preventive medicine specialists; and the Tri-Service Physicians Assistants Course. -Served as Adjunct Faculty for the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine where I taught zoonotic disease lectures in the Operational Entomology Course.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided veterinary support to high volume veterinary clinics at Andrews AFB, Bolling AFB, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, with an eligible population of over 45,000 servicemembers and retirees as well as 25 military working dogs. Oversaw food safety and sanitation inspections of over 12 million pounds/month of fresh fruits and vegetables, chilled and frozen products at Landover Supply Center, as well as 12 commercial sanitary inspections throughout the D.C. metro area. Provided leadership for 18 soldiers. Responsible for 18 soldiers and five civilian employees. Provided support to US Secret Service canines assigned to Presidential Support activities and the US Customs Dog Training Center in Front Royal, VA. Planned and executed first ever field training exercise for National Capital Veterinary Support District personnel.

Christiansburg, Va

Served as a rifleman, M60 machinegunner, grenadier, and fireteam leader in a light infantry company. Responsible for a four man infantry fireteam in the execution of all assigned tasks and duties during monthly and annual training. Primary instructor (1988-1991) for unit domestic law enforcement operations. Awarded Humanitarian Service Medal for service in the Southwest Virginia Flood Relief Efforts during the "1985 Election Day Floods."

Master Of Strategic Studies, Military Strategic Studies, General

Education record

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Public Health

Public Health

Education record

Doctor Of Veterinary Medicine, Small/Companion Animal Surgery And Medicine

Activities and Societies: Honor CouncilMember of the Honor Council

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, General