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Currently attending Coastal Carolina Community College for my Associate's Degree in Arts, with the intended goal of transferring to Campbell University to obtain my Bachelor of Science Degree in Homeland Security

•Organized and maintained accurate accountability of the battalion’s warehouse inventory totaling over $1.5 million.•Organized and coordinated 40 palletized logistic supply request for four training companies valued at $200,000.•Maintained monthly accountability and organization for equipment valued at $150,000.•Ensured organization and restocking of target material at three separate range locations to support the battalion in accomplishing live fire training and exercises.•Coordinated logistical requirements two relief and appointment ceremonies, 35 training company graduations, and five battalions’ luncheons.

•Ensured the training/qualification of entry-level Marines through the Infantry Common Skills Program of Instruction and the Rifleman Program of Instruction for over 3600 students.•Mentored students and peers to ensure mission accomplishment and professional growth morally, mentally, and physically.•Provided effective counseling to students in order to ensure mission accomplishment and Esprit De Corps.•Facilitated lectures on the implementation of assigned weapons and munitions to over 50 formal classes during the Infantry Common Skills and Infantry Rifleman Programs of Instruction, totaling over 52 hours of platform instruction and over 500 hours of practical application.•Assisted in the development and standardization of new zeroing targets for the ANPVQ-31A/ 31B, PVQ-SU268, ANPEQ-15/16A, M16A4/ M4, and the M27 IAR to aid entry- level students in zeroing assigned weapons and optics.•Evaluated 350 plus hours of target engagement training and qualifications with small arms weapons utilized in infantry tactics.•Developed and standardized new targets and range layouts to aid in facilitating training of entry-level Marines.Served as a Range and Position Safety Officer for more than 150 live fire events without incident, safely expending 800,000 plus rounds of ammunition.

•Planned, lead, and executed more than 70 security patrols resulting in increased security of Afghan citizens, the safe removal of 20 Improvised Explosive Devices, and the elimination of a High Value Target from the area.•Conducted numerous house to house census patrols over 30% of the platoon’s area of operation that enabled the Platoon Commander to build an accurate non- kinetic targeting package in support of the company mission.•Responsible for the security and safety of the Marines inside our Patrol base, as well as the defensive, manning, and rotation of personnel assigned to those security post while serving as Sergeant of the Guard during a six-month deployment.•Conducted weekly inspection patrols to confirm or secure the work site for local contractors, enabling the distribution of over $100,000 dollars targeted at improving the quality of life for Afghan citizens in our area.•Filled the role of Platoon Sergeant for two months during our deployment, ensuring 100% accountability of 26 Marines and Sailors, equipment and serialized gear.•Submitted daily After-Action Reports and Logistical Request Forms to upper echelon leadership, to ensure they were well versed on the day's events.•Performed as a foreign military advisor to the Republic of Georgia. Advising, mentoring, and coaching Georgian soldiers on professional/ occupational skills to provide insight on current enemy Tactics, Techniques, and procedures,•Managed pre-deployment training for 200 plus Georgian Army soldiers prior to their Afghanistan deployment. In the skills sets of individual, squad, and platoon level operations. Resulting in the improvement of their proficiency to a level that would allow them to be successful in future operations.•Analyzed several training evolutions in cordon and search techniques, tactical driving, higher echelon command center exercises, and public engagement in regard to safety and problem solving. Certifying that the highest standards were met or exceeded.

•Supervised the accountability and maintenance of 14 crew- served weapons as well as more than 12 pieces of optics gear, worth a total of $153, 236.•Maintained strict accountability of platoon’s crew- served weapons and optics allowed the platoon to maintain a constant state of readiness for a wide range of missions, to include providing security for a route reconnaissance and site survey mission.•Supervised the conduct of security in a scout vehicle as the vehicle commander during 124 hours of road time, granting 880 personnel and 390 vehicles to safely traverse 2,395 road miles., ensuring safe passage for all other vehicles in convoy logistical platoon (CLP).•Mentored and trained Marines in my and outside my charge in topics of deployment considerations, CLP operations, and successfully operating in a combat environment.•Expertly managed a variety of situations outside friendly lines during the conduct of CLP's to include a cordon while a possible improvised explosive device was investigated, successfully engaged with Iraqi Police and Iraqi Army by utilizing knowledge of local customs, courtesies, and language.•Organized the inspection, maintenance, and usability of more than $1,707,300 dollars of crew-served weapons and electronic countermeasures fulfilling organizational readiness requirements vital to mission accomplishment.•Maintained a 96% readiness level of 127 ground transportation vehicles totaling $28,366,000 dollars as quality control chief. Allowing the safe completion of 150 logistical patrols in support of regional operations.•Supervised a four-man team comprised of junior mechanics to guarantee the mechanical safety and operation of vehicles throughout more than 40,000 road miles over arduous terrain.•Completed basic engine operations and maintenance, while identifying diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques.