Residential Remodeling and Custom Carpentry and Tile business serving Louisville and Jefferson County.Manage every aspect of a home remodeling business, including sales, customer service, contracting, materiel acquisition, marketing and financials.Provide leadership to crew and subcontractors to ensure timely, clean completion of construction projects from custom carpentry installations to multi-room additions.Work closely with homeowners to realize their dream renovations. Turn designs into reality!

Represented business and individual clients in Kentucky’s State and Federal Courts. Provided advice and defense against claims involving injury to persons or property, including defective product, wrongful death, contract disputes, subrogation, bad faith, construction contracts, and Admiralty/Maritime, Jones Act and FELA cases.Investigated claims and supervised forensic investigators, engineers and other experts in the development of facts and opinions, managed discovery and production of documents. Mediated and settled cases, drafted pleadings, settlement agreements, and position statements, and prepared witnesses, documents and exhibits for deposition and trial.

Provided dynamic leadership, trained and coordinated administrative, logistical, and tactical support to 150 Marines - including a combat deployment to Iraq in 2003. Significantly improved overall unit performance through intensive training of Staff and Non-Commissioned Officers prior to deployment. Conducted investigations into alleged violations of regulations and Uniform Code of Military Justice.Prepared and taught numerous formal (classroom) and informal (field) classes on a variety of subjects ranging from employment of a tank platoon and combined arms warfare to the historical and political situation in Iraq and the causes and justification for war, including analysis of tribal and religious differences of the region's population. Utilized multimedia and a variety of sources in the creation of these classes, including preparation of slides, terminal learning objectives, hand-outs and discussion topics. Fostered a lively atmosphere to encourage Marines to engage with and understand the materials presented and ensure they could perform relevant tasks.Interacted with and briefed members of the press regarding current or recent operations during the Iraqi conflict. Briefed members of the press on Combined Arms and Infantry training conducted at Ft. Knox to prepare Marines for subsequent deployments.Awarded Bronze Star with Combat "V" for actions in Iraq in 2003.

Interned during law school - primary focus was post conviction relief actions. Performed legal research, reviewed evidence and drafted memoranda and documents for prosecutors regarding a variety of different fields, including white-collar, violent and drug related crimes.

Managed dynamic sales force of 60 recruiters and 15 support staff members selling intangible benefits of military service in Kentucky, southern Ohio and Indiana. Conducted individual sales calls and managed “after-the-sale” contact with recruits.Conducted total market analysis, and reorganized multi-state recruiting area sales structure based upon demographics and geographical past performance; managed advertising, media relations and public affairs for both large and small markets.Performed statistical sales analysis and monitored performance metrics of recruiting sub-stations and individual recruiters with a focus on improving overall production and ensuring individual success. Prepared statistical presentations showing Recruiters how to improve results, save time and resources while accomplishing the mission.Conducted over 150 detailed investigations into alleged violations of administrative regulations or the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Responded to Congressional inquiries, media and other requests for information. Managed vendor contracts.Worked with educators, administrators and school boards to help them understand what distinguished the Marine Corps from the other uniformed services, and why it was important that Recruiters had access to their schools. Taught classes and gave multimedia presentations on the Marine Corps.Managed annual expense budget, enforced fiscal discipline resulting in significant savings.

Provided dynamic leadership and training to infantry Marines in Combined Arms Warfare - including a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, participating in Operations Dynamic Response and Determined Falcon (Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro).Prepared and taught numerous formal (classroom) and informal (field) classes to educate Marines on a variety of subjects, ranging from individual weapons systems and professional tasks to the historical and political justifications and causes of war or relevant conflicts. Utilized multimedia and a variety of sources in the creation of these classes, including preparation of slides, terminal learning objectives, hand-outs and discussion topics. Fostered a lively atmosphere to encourage Marines to engage with and understand the materials presented and ensure they could perform relevant tasks.Achieved Highest Shooting Score in Skills for Leaders in Advanced Marksmanship (SLAM) course.

Supported the Senator's office in the area of constituent affairs and relations.

Supply and Logistics NCO for a variety of companies, including Air Naval Gunfire Liason (Airborne), Beach and Port Operations (Airborne) and Motor Transport Maintenance.Provided dynamic leadership to Marines involved in Supply and Logistics, including management of software, inventory accountability, warehousing, shipment tracking, issue and distribution. Trained Marines in infantry and field skills, coordinated defensive operations, taught classes to junior Marines in subjects ranging from supply and logistics procedures to patrolling and local area security.Completely rewrote and developed the deployment plan regarding unit Supply and Logistics in the case of an activation, including preparation of detailed loading schematics, use of military or commercial rail, road, air and seaborne transportation, inventory control procedures, priority shipments and loading and offloading procedures.Recruiters assistant - (sales) made cold calls, conducted area canvassing, sent mailers and conducted personal sales calls with prospective applicants to the United States Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve. Conducted after-the-sale management of the relationship and prepared individuals for Boot Camp and military service. Completed required reports, assisted applicants in the completion and submission of contracts and collected required documents. Advised applicants on the intangible benefits of military service, as well as specifics of desired occupational specialties.Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for work on revamped deployment plan.Motor Vehicle Mechanic, qualified to maintain rolling stock utilized by the Marine Corps.Graduate - U.S. Army Airborne School.Honor Student - NCO Course