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Anderson, Sc, Us

Greenville, South Carolina Area

The Tactical Pirate offers beginner to advanced pistol, carbine, and shotgun instruction to private citizens, law enforcement agencies, and the military.The instructional staff is comprised of combat veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters.

Camp Bucca, Iraq - Kunduz, Afghanistan - Kabul, Afghanistan

Called to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at Camp Bucca, Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom at FOB Konduz and FOB Phoenix, Afghanistan. Served in direct action leadership positions.2008 – Camp Bucca, IraqServed as the personal security detail for the Brigade Signals officer providing close in security and armed escort for personnel and sensitive equipment.2009 / 2010 – Kunduz Province, AfghanistanAs a team leader was tasked with training elements of the Afghan National Police and patrolling throughout Kunduz Province.2010 / 2011 – Ft. Stewart, GAAssigned to the Pre-deployment Training and Enhancement section, responsible for training units bound for the Mideast on small arms weapons systems operation and employment.2012 / 2013 – Camp Phoenix, AfghanistanAssigned to and in charge of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) for the Kabul Base Cluster. The QRF consisted of 14 personnel and 4 to 6 vehicles. Awarded the Bronze Star medal.2013 / June 2018 – Ft. Stewart, GAAssigned to the 179th MP Company. Performs law enforcement and force protection functions on post. Assigned as 170th MP Battalion small arms master gunner, providing small arms training to the battalion.Retired June 30, 2018

Greenville, South Carolina Area

•Developed standard operating procedures for customer care center resulting in a trebling of trouble ticket clearance rates •Developed technical documentation to assist project managers in properly structuring the WBS of enterprise projects resulting in more accurate budgeting and ROI calculations•Participated in the personnel selection process, authored SOPs, and developed web interface for the newly established NuVox project management office•Installed MS ProjectServer and SharePoint server technologies and brought them on-line for NuVox•Conducted DiSC assessments, communications and teambuilding training for the NuVox Customer Repair Center.Last Contract: Facilitated the merger of NuVox and NewSouth by providing project management support. Brought MS ProjectServer and SharePoint server technologies on-line. Authored documentation for the establishment of both a formal project management office and a change management office in the merged organization. Developed a browser interfaced database application for use by the PMO and change management offices. Conducted DiSC assessments, communications and teambuilding training for the Customer Repair Center.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

In a Windows NT \ Netware environment, had overall responsibility for day to day IT operations of the corporation. Managed a staff of seven.• Planned and led the conversion to new server technology ahead of schedule and under budget• Twice led the successful transition from one ISP to another• Reduced the response time of the end user support team from in excess of one week to under forty eight hours• Planned and led the installation of a Lotus Notes\Domino server

Hartwell, Georgia

• Planned and led the conversion of the site infrastructure from Token Ring to Ethernet ahead of schedule and under budget resulting in increased efficiency plant wide• Planned and led the conversion from Novell Netware to NT NOS• Planned and led mitigation of Y2K issuesIn a Windows NT \ Netware environment had overall responsibility for day to day IT operations of the site. Managed a staff of five.

Kannapolis, North Carolina

In a Windows NT \ Netware environment had overall responsibility for client\server LAN\WAN operations resulting from an IT outsourcing of Fieldcrest Cannon Inc. Managed a staff of fifty. • Established hardware\software criteria, engineered LAN\WAN, led installation team in networking and equipping twenty two separate sites• Responsible for contract management of vendors at remote sites• Transitioned to ERP implementation team where, partnered with Deloitte & Touche Consulting, designed, conference room piloted, and rolled out an Oracle based ERP package

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Responsible for data network architecture and operations, including the IT help desk.

Kannapolis. North Carolina

Served in the Field Operations Division as a patrolman. Served in the Organized Crime/Vice/Narcotics component of the Criminal Investigations Division as a detective.