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•Over four years of extensive service in the military as project and strategic business manager, and fiscal planner.
•Effective communicator with strength in motivating, training and developing staff.
•Published writer in various styles including personal essay, research articles, and travel essays.
•Experience editing fiction, personal essays, research papers and articles on various subjects.
Military Experiences
Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
Logistics Officer
•Served as battalion staff officer reporting directly to the Commanding Officer.
•Led, trained and was accountable for Marines during drill weekends as well as throughout the
month.
•Planned and executed battalion training exercises during drill weekends and annual training.
Oct 2006 - Feb 2009
Logistics Officer (S4)
•Trained and mentored over 50 supply administration and warehouse Marines with the performance of their duties with strict adherence to safety regulations and military standards.
•Managed two supply accounts worth over $8 million each in gear located in the warehouse, at squadrons on Miramar Airbase as well as forward deployed.
•Directed the procurement, handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials in accordance with OSHA instructions and military directives.
•Served the unit as the Uniform Victim’s Advocate.
Deployments
(8 months)Jan 2008 - Aug 2008
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
•Trained and mentored supply administration and warehouse Marines located on multiple forward operating bases.
•Managed Marine Aircraft Group 16 supply accounts worth over $12 million and located on multiple bases and outposts.
•Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for outstanding leadership and performance.
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees