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Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Army Veteran, and former Public Relations & Government Veteran Liaison with Secret Security Clearance offering over eleven years of experience derived through service in the United States Army and the Federal Civil Government.
Military Experiences
Sep 2006 - Sep 2012
Aviation Operations Specialist/Unit Public Affairs Representative
Aviation Operations Specialist:
Responsible for scheduling and dispatching tactical aircraft missions. Prepared and provided flight information for air and ground crews. Assured all information was accurate for safe and efficient flight missions. Tasked with providing operational support and flight tracking during missions to four CH-47 Chinook Heavy Helicopters and eight UH-60 Blackhawk Medium Helicopters.
Unit Public Affairs Representative:
Served as Unit Public Affairs officer responsible for all unit publicity through news releases, newspaper articles, web-based material and photographs for use in military and civilian news media. Documented historic international allied mission with Canada and Jamaica. Placed second in 2012 National Guard Bureau Photojournalist competition.
Nov 2007 - Apr 2008
AIT Student
Advanced Individual Training (AIT) for MOS 15P, Aviation Operations Specialist. Alpha Company 1-13 Aviation Regiment.
Sep 2007 - Nov 2007
Deployments
(1 year, 1 month)Aug 2009 - Aug 2010
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Served with U.S. Army Central Command as a member of Aviation Task Force Kuwait. Tasked as a Flight Operations/Battle Non-Commissioned officer responsible for preparing flight briefings, processing air mission requests and creating aerial missions for different units and senior passengers throughout Kuwait and Southern Iraq.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Certifications
Feb 2012
Unit Public Affairs Represenative Certification - Camp Niantic, CT
Apr 2011
VCOT Virtual Convoy Opertator Trainer Certification - Camp Niantic, CT
May 2009
FBCB2 Blue Force Tracker Leader Certification - Fort Drum, NY
Foreign Language Skills
Security Clearance
Secret
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees