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Training Support Center Great Lakes, Il

Responsible for managing seven staff members and overseeing the 24 hour supervision, safety, leadership, training, and health and welfare of 200 to 400 apprentice level sailors daily, and more than 1200 sailors annually.Supervises 46 military staff members indoctrination to military life, professional development, life skills, quality of life, safety, health and sanitation issues.Provides functional support to five tenant commands.

Navy Recruiting District Minneapolis, Mn

Supervised five team members in the daily web-site management, recruitment, and processing of Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps Scholarship applications for command goal attainment, as well as, Government asset management encompassing an area across seven Midwestern states. Obtained all program goals, diversity goals, and the highest applicant selection rate across the entire United States.

Navy Recruiting District Minneapolis, Mn

Mentored and supervised three staff members and over 50 future sailors. Responsible for recruiting officer candidates and enlisted recruits for command goal attainment, and Government asset management in an area encompassing 4,500 square miles of southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and northeastern Iowa.Received the Enlisted Recruiting "E" Award for excellence.

Naval Air Station Oceana Virginia Beach, Va

Responsible for the training and qualifications of over 200 Naval Security Force and Auxiliary Security Force personnel supporting 12 command departments, 13 storefronts, and 23 tenant commands onboard five bases with over 17,000 personnel assigned. Directly supervised seven military and one Department of Defense civilian police officer.Successfully coordinated Homeland Security Level IV and Level V certification for the entire East Coast (Mid-Atlantic Region) of the United States. Noted as first to have all security personnel certified in Homeland Security Levels I - V in the region.

Uss Bulkeley (Ddg 84) Norfolk, Va

As Department Supervisor, led and managed 40 personnel in the maintenance and repair of numerous multi-million dollar communications, radar, navigation, GPS, gyroscope, and weapons electronics systems. Trained entire department in casualty management and control.As Division Supervisor, led and supervised 12 communications and information technology technicians in network management, communications circuit set-up and troubleshooting, PC hardware and software installation, troubleshooting and repair, and network troubleshooting and repair. Also led and supervised 12 electronics technicians and five interior communications technicians in the maintenance and repair of radar, communications, navigation, GPS, gyroscope, and alarm systems.Served as the Command Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Custodian managing a budget of more than $105,000 for use on personnel recreation events.

Fleet Combat Training Center Virginia Beach, Va

As Course Manager, trained 10 instructors responsible for training 96 students in Information Systems Maintenance. Oversaw multi-million dollar upgrade to networking lab. Developed new curriculum, lab packages, testing bank, and lab tests to support upgrade. Hand selected by superiors to serve as interim Administrative Supervisor providing support for over 100 instructors and 2,000 students.As Course Supervisor, directed 14 instructors in the training and preparation of 168 students/technicians. Obtained Master Training Specialist qualification and was selected as Instructor of the Year and Sailor of the Year.As an Instructor, instructed 48 students in the operation and maintenance of Information Systems equipment to include personal computer hardware and software, peripheral components, network switches, routers, patch panels, and associated cabling.

Uss Kauffman (Ffg 59) Norfolk, Va

As Supervisor, managed five electronics technicians and three interior communications technicians in preventive and corrective maintenance of radar, navigation, GPS, gyroscope, alarm, and phone systems. Responsible for training work center supervisors and technicians.As Work Center Supervisor, responsible for two work centers and 5 technicians in the maintenance and repair of SHF, UHF, and HF communications equipment and all associated cabling, patch panels, ancillary equipment, and antennas, as well as, miniature and micro-miniature electronics repair.

Naval Communications And Telecommunications Station Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T.

Supervised seven electronics technicians in the preventive and corrective maintenance of an SHF Satellite Communications Ground Terminal to include a 38' satellite dish, up-converters, down-converters, computer terminals. transmitters, patch panels, cabling, and ancillary equipment.

Grayslake, Il / Libertyville, Il

Worked various positions in the assembly line manufacturing of cellular telephones and motor vehicle handsets. Soldered displays, speakers, and microphones to circuit boards. Assembled phone components and tested operation.

Gurnee, Il

Supervised eight employees in the loading of 23 package delivery trucks for daily driver delivery. Tasks included maintaining and updating route sequencing sheets, maintaining accurate package count and adjusting route to meet expected delivery times, reassigning pre-loaders for maximum efficiency according to package volume, and assisting pre-loaders as required to have trucks ready in a timely manner.Also worked as a trailer un-loader, package sorter, and pre-loader. Periodically delivered packages when necessary.

Lake County, Il

Performed installation of cable television wiring in residential homes. Duties included installation of wiring in attics, crawl spaces, basements, garages, and all living spaces. Also completed wiring outside to include pole to home, mid-spans, and underground to junction box. Installations consisted of tasks such as wall fishing cables and installing items such as ground blocks, splitters, and wall plates. Used tools such as tone generators, drills, crimpers, speed strippers, pliers, wire cutters, wrenches, and screwdrivers.

Selling Skills And Sales Operations

Obtained competence in sales, prospecting, paperwork processing, marketing, communications, recruiting incentives, problem solving.

Adult And Continuing Education And Teaching

Trained to deliver lectures employing effective questioning and communication techniques; deliver instruction employing demonstrative.

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation And Repair, General

Trained to perform corrective and preventive maintenance on equipment necessary to support a mini-computer based system. Equipment.

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation And Repair, General

Soldering and unsoldering through the board components and surface mounted components to printed circuit boards and repair single-sided.

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation And Repair, General

Obtained knowledge and skills to perform high quality and high reliability solder connections on complex single and double-sided circuit.

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation And Repair, General

Learned to operate, maintain, troubleshoot and repair satellite communications earth terminal equipment.

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation And Repair, General

Learned the principles and theories of satellite communications, and detailed theory, operations, configuration, maintenance.

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation And Repair, General

Activities and Societies: Distinguished Military GraduateTrained to identify and describe the components of single sideband radios, UHF.

Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation And Repair, General

Obtained knowledge and skills in basic electricity and electronics theory along with technical manuals to operate, test, and troubleshoot.