Robert Smith Email & Phone Number

Fort Drum Ny

Providing financial counseling, education and outreach to the Soldiers, Families and retired Soldiers in the Fort Drum community.

Watertown Ny

I provide personal counseling to clients experiencing financial hardship, or who have questions regarding their use of credit and household finances. I provide empathetic, knowledgeable insight and solution-focused counseling while assisting clients to examine options for managing their expenses and credit standing. I am professionally certified through the National Foundation for Credit Counseling and the Consumer Data Industry Association.

Watertown, Ny

ClearPoint Financial Solutions helps individuals and families build long-term economic security by providing a full range of solution-focused financial education, counseling, coaching and advisory services to low-to moderate income individuals and families.

Watertown, Ny

Provided readjustment counseling, education and outreach to combat veterans and their families. Represented Veteran's Health Administration at outreach events, and referred Veterans for complementary services through peer outreach, state and county Veteran services, and Veteran Service Organizations and charitable organizations.

Fort Drum, Ny

Provided direct leadership and support to the US Army's Transition Assistance Program and Army Career and Alumni Program. Led a team of fifteen career counselors and administrative professionals, who assisted the transition of more than 3600 Soldiers to civilian life each year. Hired, staffed, and trained counselors; provided professional advice and staff support to Army command and staff offices. Assisted in the development of new transition software, processes and services. Taught classes to maintain professional certification, coordinated with employers and USDOL representatives to encourage veteran employment. Cooperatively engaged education, employment and veteran benefits agencies to create a smooth, thoughtful transition process. Improved data system upgrade schedule, increased success rate for hiring into Federal employment, and reduced a significant backlog of clients awaiting services.

Fort Drum, Ny

Provided religious services, rites, rituals and counseling to more than 4,000 military members and families. Served on command staff, plans staff, and personal staff for the command team. Provided staff estimates regarding unit morale, spiritual fitness and the effect of religion on the area of operations. Executed the Command Master Religious Program, supervised five subordinate ministry teams, and coordinated free exercise of religious belief. Deployed in support of military operations in combat and humanitarian environments, coordinating religious support with host-nation and multinational-forces religious leaders to ensure US military personnel had access to appropriate worship necessities, while respecting the rights and needs of others.Previous military employment:Mechanized Infantryman, US Army, 1990-1996

Master Of Divinity (M.Div.), Pastoral Theology

Learned parts of three dead languages; student pastor at a small church for thirty months; took a side-job making pizza at a local.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communication And Journalism

Activities and Societies: Men's SoccerMajored in Communication and Journalism, planning for a career in Public Affairs or Advertising.

Honor Graduate