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Osseo, MN, US

St. Paul, MN

Plans Coordinator and Community Outreach/Public Education Coordinator, Public Information Officer. Assists with coordinating, and integrating the City's emergency and contingency planning effort and staffing the Emergency Operations Center or a Mobile Command Post. Responsible for performing professional-level work in designing, coordinating, conducting.

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait / Willmar, MN

Company Commander for a military organization consisting of more than 100 assigned Soldiers and directly responsible for over $7M of equipment, supporting a forward deployed modular engineer battalion of 7 companies and 1 detachment, performing construction management operations. Provides oversight to prevent fraud, waste and abuse of government equipment.

Willmar, MN

Deputy Operations Manager for a 1,000 member military organization with 6 subordinate units.Responsible for coordinating training and conducting strategic planning for both current operations and future operations, conducting briefings to senior leaders and supervising operations.Responsible for overseeing operations center providing organizational.

Camp Virginia, Kuwait; Brainerd, MN

• Managed over $15 million of classified Electronics Warfare equipment and led a team of 41 unit specialists setting a new Department of Defense standard for training and execution of operational, training and.
• Editor-in-Chief for monthly organizational newsletter, reviewing editor for 39 company newsletters, established and managed unit Facebook page, coordinated media interviews, supported embedded journalists, created a.
• Served as unit communications director and spokesman for an organization of more than 1,000 employees, in three countries, on two continents, responsible for developing and executing communications to enhance the.
• Chaired the reemployment committee; reduced unemployed Soldiers from over 35% to less than 12% in five months
• Worked directly with Geraldo Rivera (Fox News), Richard Engel (NBC), CNN, BBC, LA Times, AP, AFP, KSTP, Stars and Stripes and other media
• Public Affairs Officer in charge of media at Camp Virginia the day the war in Iraq ended; assisted media with shot locations, information, interviews, and lifting the embargo for the story to go live showing Soldiers.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Received Army Achievement Medal for performance
• Enlisting Officer for over 3,500 new military recruits
• Supervised over 30 military and civilian employees conducting the medical testing and processing of new military applicants
• Interpreted military regulations regarding applicants’ status and arbitrated administrative or medical eligibility appeals and discussions between my staff and the military service recruiters in a joint-service office
• Developed strong relationships between service recruiters and my team to process applicants joining the Armed Forces

Cambridge, MN

• Received the Army Achievement Medal for performance
• Deputy Director of a military construction company with 197 employees
• Fleet and logistics manager for nearly 500 pieces equipment, valued at more than $10 million
• Reduced overdue vehicle and equipment maintenance services by 70% in one year
• Conducted strategic planning, supply chain management and supervised unit performance appraisals
• Supervised maintenance schedules, shop activity, parts ordering and equipment readiness levels

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Financial aid counselor at a major university of over 50,000 students and served on the Tuition Refund Appeal Committee
• Planned and presented veteran specific new student orientation and education benefits briefing sessions and event manager for the annual Veterans Day event on campus
• Processed and certified military education benefits for over 600 students every semester
• Implemented the MyCAA (My Career Advancement Account) spousal benefit programhttp://onestop.umn.edu/veterans/

• Led over 30 employees and managed over $6 million worth of equipment
• Project manager for a Canadian base joint construction project and for a training range at Camp Ripley, MN
• Mentored Soldiers on personal situations, schooling, military and civilian career progression and goals
• Inspected project sites, enforced safety standards and mitigated risk with no safety violations or major injuries

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Planned and managed events, developed media relations, briefed senior leadership and coordinated VIP visits and travel
• Generated press releases and talking points, conducted legislative affairs research and responded to media inquiries
• Promoted the accomplishments, events and successes of the Soldiers and Airmen of the Minnesota National Guard by working closely with the Adjutant General, individual units and the marketing department

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Goldy Gopher for University Relations and Women's AthleticsParticipated in community events, university events, and women's athletic contests or events as Goldy Gopher in order to represent the university in the most visible way possible.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Conducted legislative research and generated briefing memos, including a research memo distributed to the members of the Wisconsin State Assembly, directly leading to the passage of a bill creating the Amber Alert.
• Advocated for constituents with government agencies and maintained communication between legislative members, leadership, agencies at all levels and constituents by generating official correspondence and authoring.
• Created a database to track bill status and attended committee hearings and sessions of the State Assembly and State Senate

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Marching Band ("The Pride of Minnesota"), Pep Band, Omega Nu Alpha Fraternity and Interfraternity Council.

Masters Degree, Public Administration, National Security

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