PO3 Christopher Jonah Nelson

Navy | Air Traffic Controller

Dates of Service: Sep 2007 - Mar 2012

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Bio

Former Navy Air Traffic Controller, Third Class, over fifteen years of experience with computer hardware maintenance and ten years of experience, plus formal training, with software design. Current goals are to be able to leave my home occasionally on recreational outings with my family and potentially in the future to be able to be in public without assistance.

Military Experiences

May 2008 - Mar 2012

Air Traffic Control Specialist

Air Operations | Point Mugu, CA

Flight Planning Branch Supervisor - 46 months - Verify, check, correct, and enter flight plans in accordance with FAA law and military protocol. Clearance Delivery Operator - 43 months - Verify and correct flight plans in accordance with FAA law and military protocol. Write flight plans on-the-fly for aircraft. Deliver clearances to aircraft. Flight Data Specialist - 40 months - Coordinate communications with RADAR and Tower facilities, Ground, and Local controllers. Ground Controller - 38 months - Direct aircraft and vehicle movement on the airfield, not including the active runway. Radar Final Controller - 9 months - Precision control of aircraft with less than 15 miles to touchdown under any circumstance to include pilot's complete loss of vision or aircraft malfunction/severe damage.

Nov 2007 - Apr 2008

Air Traffic Control Apprentice

NATTC, Learning Centers, NETC, Shore Commands | Pensacola, FL

Division Yeoman - Train under the supervision of First- and Second-Class Air Traffic Controllers while working as a member of a team of eight Airmen to maintain medical, dental, and training records for over 200 Airmen in the division, work daily with the chain of command to provide for barracks security and accountability for the presence of Airmen in the barracks and school.

Sep 2007 - Nov 2007

Recruit

RTC, NSTC, NETC, Shore Commands | Naval Station Great Lakes, IL

Recruit Division Yeoman - Train under the supervision of Recruit Division Commanders, work as the head of a team of three recruits to maintain medical, dental, and training records for 98 recruits in the division, work daily with the chain of command to acquire and deliver orders to duty or training stations for division recruits.