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20+ years (1985-2008) in the United States Army as a Cavalry Scout, Drill Sergeant, Equal Opportunity Adviser, and Operations Sergeant. Since retiring I have enjoyed a successful career as a General Manager in the Self Storage Industry with United Stor-All, U-Store-It, and CubeSmart (2008-Present).
Military Experiences
May 2006 - Aug 2008
Equal Opportunity Advisor
Garrison Equal Opportunity (EO) Advisor
Serves as the Community Equal Opportunity (EO) Operations NCO and EO Advisor; assists in the implementation of the EO program; receives and processes complaints; conducts staff assistance visits to subordinate brigades/units; and disseminates EO policies and guidance to over 20,000 Soldiers and Family members within the Wiesbaden Military Community; coordinates and instructs the 60-80-hour Equal Opportunity Leaders Course; quarterly collects, organizes, and interprets demographic EO data to determine inequitable management practices; plans, coordinates, and implements all division-level ethnic observances to include requisitioning guest speakers.
Feb 2005 - Apr 2006
Rear Detachment NCOIC
Serves as the rear detachment NCOIC for a 90 man light headquarters troop over a 12 month deployment; responsible for the safety, discipline, training, combat readiness, and morale of 45 Soldiers assigned and attached personnel; responsible for administrative actions, property management, and training preparation for operations; maintains Soldier readiness in all areas to ensure they are either ready to deploy or fully prepared for their transition into the civilian work force.
May 2004 - Jan 2005
Platoon Sergeant
Directs the tactical and technical training and deployment of a reconnaissance Platoon assigned to a Scout Troop within a Reconnaissance Squadron; responsible for the health, morale, welfare, discipline, individual and collective training, and the professional development of four NCO's and 12 Soldiers; additionally responsible for the operational readiness, maintenance, and accountability of all assigned vehicles and BII valued in excess of $8,000,000, advises scout platoon leader on all procedures, training, administrative actions and enlisted matters.
Oct 2003 - Apr 2004
Assistant Operations Sergeant
Serves as Operation NCO for the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry; ensures that all communication and detailed information to operate the Squadron to success by mission accomplishment; assists the Senior Operations SGM monitoring production indicators and statistic; supervises administrative, moral, medical waivers processing and training/schools assignments. Analyzes regulatory guidance and prepares staff recommendations.
Deployments
(7 months)Oct 1990 - Apr 1991
Persian/Arabian Gulf
Deployed as a Cavalry Scout with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment as a part of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
Foreign Language Skills
1995
German (3/2)
Security Clearance
Secret
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
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