Nathan Cook Email & Phone Number

Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

• Conducts Security Boardings on high interest vessels (HIV) prior to entering U.S. waters to deter acts of terrorism, drug trafficking, and transportation security incidents.• Investigates any intelligence and/or law enforcement information on vessel and crew.• Conducts joint destructive boardings with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on vessels suspected of smuggling narcotics or other illicit substances.• Partner with local law enforcement agencies to stop illegal charter operations in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area, ceasing operations to businesses that negatively impacted the community.• Team leader in multiple agencies (HSI, CBP, Local PD) missions conducting Waterfront Facilities inspections, to ensure the facilities are maintaining federal security laws and regulations. • Work closely with the U.S. Secret Service to coordinate security zones in the canals and surrounding waters of former President Donald Trump’s house in Mar-A-Lago, FL. • Lead Trainer/Instructor for the Coast Guard’s Law Enforcement curriculum, ensuring all new and current members in the area maintain or obtain their law enforcement qualification.• Orders and maintains roughly $15,000 of Law Enforcement equipment, tools, and supplies for my unit ensuring all members have the proper tools to train and conduct their job in a safe manner.• Attended Active Shooter Active Threat (ASAT) course to prepare unit to isolate, distract, and neutralize an active shooter on base or on law enforcement boardings.• Drove the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Congressmen in the Miami area, working closely with Coast Guard Investigative Services (CGIS). • Volunteered at environmental cleanups along local beaches.

Opa-Locka, Florida, United States

• Specialized in conducting high-risk boardings on vessels that are engaged in illicit drug trafficking in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, resulting in successfully seizing 3800 kilos of cocaine and marijuana.• Conducted criminal investigations, arrested/detained suspects, prepared case file packages, seized and documented the seizure of evidence and property, and wrote statements.• Deployed to Guyana and Costa Rica, training their military to conduct counter-narcotic boardings in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard guidance.• Responded and assisted during the response to Hurricane Irma and Maria. As families were being evacuated due to Hurricane Irma’s imminent danger, I volunteered to stay behind to provide security at Air Station Miami. After the devastating damage done to Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, I distributed food and water among the villages and its residents, escorted valuable resources and individuals to the desired destination, provided base security, and conducted wellness checks of local families to ensure their safety and security.• Deployed with allied nations’ militaries to conduct counter-narcotic operations.• Presented static displays for local schools and politicians informing what my unit specializes in and equipment used on operations.

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

• A member of the fire team responding to various emergencies, such as fire, flooding, smoke, and chemical leaks, while at sea.• Achieved Basic and Advanced Damage Control qualifications that taught me how to plan communications, first aid, basic firefighting, fire watch stander, and damage control on a vessel.• As a junior member of the unit, quickly became a leader among his peers by preparing daily work schedules and watch schedules.

Elgin, Il

My responsibilities as a painter included hanging wallpaper, painting commercial and residential homes, and procuring the required supplies for a variety of jobs. I was tasked with many jobs that had to be completed individually and other larger jobs that needed to be completed as a group. I was responsible for communicating with customers and with supply companies and to be able to train and supervise subordinates. My biggest responsibilities were to follow work orders and do it perfectly. D’Franco Finishes prides itself on the customers loving the house they live in so if the job isn’t done perfectly and without attention to detail, then I didn’t do my job correctly.