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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
I am a retired military officer with 27 years experience in the United States Army, including nine overseas tours. I worked after retirement as a contractor and then as a Department of Army civilian at United States Army Central, Ft. McPherson, Georgia as a joint exercise training planner. I graduated in May 2014 from Clayton State University, Morrow, GA, with a bachelor’s degree, majoring in Criminal Justice and minoring in Legal Studies. I also received a Paralegal Certificate. This was my second bachelor’s degree, the first being from Columbus College, Columbus, Ga, with a BS in General Studies with an emphasis area of History and Political Science. I am an experienced manager with significant experience in the areas of operations and intelligence. My strengths are in management, planning, strategic thinking, decision making, organization, and interpersonal skills. I am a creative and conscientious individual with the ability to rapidly grasp complex concepts, can take on a myriad of tasks and arrange them into superbly planned and coordinated activities. I learn quickly, plan well, and solve problems with results. I was granted both SECRET and TOP SECRET/SCI security clearances by the United States government during my tenure in the U.S. Army and with a SECRET security clearance as a retired employee. I am fluent in English, socially fluent in French, and gaining proficiency in Spanish. I am an experienced briefer, proficient in Microsoft Office.
EDUCATION
Jacksonville High School (Diploma – June 1976), Jacksonville, Alabama.
Columbus State University (BS – June 1989), Columbus, Georgia (Major – General Studies, emphasis area History and Political Science).
Troy State University, Troy, Alabama (40 semester hours towards MA in International Relations, 1990-1991).
Clayton State University, Morrow, Georgia (BS in Criminal Justice, Minor in Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies Certificate) (Institutional GPA – 3.79, Cumulative GPA – 2.80).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
U.S. Citizen
U.S. Veteran (10% disability)
MEMBERSHIPS & OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Selected for membership in Sigma Alpha Pi (national honor leadership society) (2012).
Selected for membership in Golden Key (national honor society) (2012).
Proficient in French – Defense Language Institute training (2003) and four semesters of college level French (all A’s), lived and/or worked in four Francophone countries while on active duty (Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Benin, and Togo).
Socially proficient in Spanish – two semesters of college level Spanish (all A’s), lived in Panama and traveled in Mexico and South America while on active duty (Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica).
Held both Secret and Top Secret SCI security clearances while on active duty; held Secret security clearance as Contractor and Department of Army civilian employee.
Basic Military Occupational Skill – Infantry Officer (11A)
Functional Area Military Occupational Skill – Foreign Area Officer (48J – Sub Sahara Africa) with service as a 48I (Southeast Asia) and as a 48G (Middle East)
French Language Proficiency (1/2).
Numerous Military Schools Attended - Army Joint Staff Officer Orientation Course, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Defense Security Assistance Management – Overseas Course, Joint Military Attaché Course (JMAS), Command and General Staff Course (CGSC), Combined Arms Service Staff School (CAS3), Individual Terrorism Awareness Course – UN, Infantry Officers Advanced Course (IOAC), Improved TOW Vehicle Transition Course, Infantry Officers Basic Course (IOBC), Officer Candidate School (OCS), Jungle Warfare School, Pathfinder School, Northern Warfare School, Ranger School, Airborne School.
Numerous Military Awards and Decorations - Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal – two awards, Meritorious Service Medal – five awards, Army Commendation Medal – four awards, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal – eight awards, Navy Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal – two awards, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, United Nations Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon – nine awards, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award – two awards.
Military Experiences
Aug 2005 - Feb 2007
Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation
Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation for Ghana with regional responsibility in Benin and Togo.
- Planned, programmed, coordinated, and executed military-to-military events and activities, to include the African Contingency Operations and Training Assistance (ACOTA) Program, West African Training Cruise (WATC) exercises, JCS exercises and other military to military engagement activities.
- Planned and coordinated incountry requirements for 2006 MEDCAP exercise.
- USEUCOM representative for cooperative security assistance between the U.S. and Ghana Armed Forces.
- Advisor to the United States Ambassadors in Ghana, Benin and Togo on military-to-military cooperation programs.
May 2003 - Jun 2005
Defense & Army Attache
Defense and Army Attaché at the United States Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, specializing in the collection and reporting of military and political-military information in response to tasking from the Defense Intelligence Agency.
- Advisor to the United States Ambassadors in the DRC and ROC on the military and political-military situation.
- Advisor to the United States Ambassadors in the DRC and ROC on military-to-military cooperation programs.
- USEUCOM representative for cooperative security assistance between the U.S. and the Armed Forces in the DRC and ROC.
Aug 2001 - Aug 2002
Chief, Plans Directorate (G5)
Senior United States Military Observer at the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) mission in Israel, specializing in the monitoring of the security situation in Israel, the Occupied Territories, and the Palestinian Autonomous Areas; coordinating of UN force protection measures in these areas; collection and reporting of military and political-military information in response to tasking from the Department of Defense.
- Responsible for development, writing, and execution of all UNTSO contingency, security and evacuation planning.
- Developed contingency plans for the implementation of a United Nations Secretary General-directed Mobile Patrolling concept; for the reorganization of UNTSO forces in southern Lebanon; for the monitoring of Israeli overflights of Lebanon; for the reorganization of UNTSO forces in the Golan Heights; and for a UN observer mission in the Occupied Territories.
Jun 1998 - Aug 2001
Deputy Commander, Detachment One
Deputy Commander of detachment located at the United States Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, which served as the logistical and administrative hub for Joint Task Force – Full Accounting (JTF-FA) activities in Southeast Asia.
- Planned, coordinated and conducted multi-sortie aerial deployments of investigative and/or recovery personnel and equipment from Thailand to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Ended in 2005
Joint Staff Officers Course
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Ended in 2003
Individual Terrorism Awareness Course (INTAC-PKO)
Ended in 1983
Improved TOW Vehicle Trainers Course
Foreign Language Skills
Security Clearance
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