Military Veterans Resource Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, chartered in Ohio to provide personalized services to veterans, active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserves who provided honorable service to our nation.We currently have centers in Ohio, located in Chillicothe, Columbus, Hamilton and Huber Heights, that provide veterans with access to assistance with employment, shelter, transportation, food and counseling.

The Workforce Development division was responsible for conducting policy research on workforce issues and developing initiatives to encourage greater employer involvement in employee training and development.Successful initiatives included:- The Veterans Licensing and Certification Program. This was the first program in the U.S. to help veterans obtain civilian licenses, certifications and apprenticeships based on the skills they learned while in military service. This program led to legislative changes that allowed the GI Bill to be used for licensing and certification-related expenses. Over 1000 Ohio veterans have obtained civilian credentials through the program.- The Governor's Workplace Literacy Awards, the first program in the U.S. to acknowledge employers who provided basic literacy and work skill training for their employees. The program later evolved into the Governor's Workforce Excellence Awards, which acknowledged employers who made "above and beyond" investments in work-related training for their employees.- The Workforce Division was one of the initial participants in the development of National Skill Standards for the metalworking industry. We sponsored the first testing and credentialing of metalworkers in the nation.

As a graduate research associate while working on graduate degrees, I supported faculty research on strategic planning in human resource management and on job stress and coping skills.As a graduate teaching associate and later as an adjunct faculty member, I taught classes on training and development and human resource management. I was nominated several times for graduate teaching awards and was named once as the best instructor in the Department of Management and Human Resources.

While working as a workshop leader and trainer, I helped develop and implement The Power of Common Sense - a program on problem solving, problem prevention and decision making for manufacturing workers. A major responsibility was the development of a train-the-trainer program that enabled us to quickly implement training for over 5,000 General Motors employees.

At General Electric, I conducted research on the electrical properties of thermoplastics. At Oak Materials Group, I conducted research and Department of Defense qualifying on printed circuit materials for use in cruise missiles and smart bombs.

As an avionics technician, I provided in-flight, flight line and intermediate maintenance on communication and navigation systems for UH-34, CH-46, CH-53, Huey, Cobra helicopters and OV-10 and Harrier fixed wing aircraft.I had three sea deployments, all aboard the USS Inchon: a Caribbean cruise that was the Inchon's shakedown cruise, a Mediterranean cruise and a North Atlantic cruise to Norway that made us the first helicopter squadron to deploy north of the Arctic Circle. Yup - I am an official Bluenose.