CPO William Ridgeway

CPO William Ridgeway

Dates of Service: Jun 1980 - Jun 2002
RETIRED
74% Complete
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Influence Score: 5,123
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Promotions

  • SR
  • SA
  • FN Jun 80
  • PO3 Nov 82
  • PO2 Mar 85
  • PO1 Jun 88
  • CPO Sep 95

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Bio 

For the last four years, I have been using my administrative skills in helping others with unemployment claims and providing workforce services. I am really enjoying what I am doing.

Military Experiences

Sep 1999 - Jun 2002
NSSF
Maintenance Material Management Coordinator (3MC)
Material and Maintenance Management (3M) Coordinator; Command Duty Officer; Adopt-a-School participant. Took a program entirely on paper and computerized the program, including electronic feedback and electronic technical manual feedback programs.
Jan 1996 - Jun 1998
USS Gonzalez (DDG 66)
Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO)
Leading Chief PO for Electrical Division; Engineering Dept. 3M Assistant; Engineering Inport Duty Engineer; Repair Locker Leader; Damage Control and Engineering Casualty Control Training Team member
Sep 1993 - Dec 1995
Divisional Training Coordinator
Outside Electrical Shop Leading Petty Officer; Electrical Division Training Coordinator (35 Navy, 70 civilians); Drydock Roving patrol; Repair Duty Chief.
Jul 1991 - Jul 1993
Leading Petty Officer (LPO)
Mess Decks Master-at-Arms; Electrical Division Leading Petty Officer; Duty Electrician; tagout liaison with Charleston Naval Shipyard during shipyard period.

Deployments

(2 years)
Jul 1991 - Dec 1991
UNITAS XXXII
Operated in conjunction with South American Navies
Aug 1982 - Mar 1983
Mediterranean
Spent almost the entire time anchored off of Beirut, Lebanon in support of the US Marines. We had one week off station in Athens, Greece.
Mar 1982 - Jun 1982
North Atlantic
Smoke Watch, north of Severomorsk, Russia
Jul 1981 - Dec 1981
Mediterranean
Mediterranean cruise, regular deployment.

Military Credentials

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Aug 1994

3M Coordinator

Feb 1989

Degaussing Specialist

Jan 1989 - Feb 1989

60/400 Hz Solid State Conversion Specialist

Certifications

Aug 1994

3M Coordinator

Jul 1993

Electrical Motor Rewind Specialist

Feb 1989

Degaussing Specialist

Jan 1989

60/400 Hz Solid State Conversion Specialist NEC 4626

Security Clearance
Secret

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1986 - 1988

State Technical Institute, Memphis

Associate Degree, Electronic Engineering Technology

Personal Information

Interests
Arkansas RazorbacksBsa Boy Scouts890101d Star Trek
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