Sylvester Lee Salcedo
Orange, CT *****
cell: 203-***-****
email: abqk5r@r.postjobfree.com
Education Suffolk University Law School - Boston, Massachusetts
J.D., May 1994
Naval War College - Newport, Rhode Island
M.A., National Security and Strategic Studies, June 1991
College of the Holy Cross - W orcester, Massachusetts
B.A., Religious Studies, May 1978
Cranwell School - Lenox, Massachusetts, May, 1974
Becket Academy - East Haddam, Connecticut, May, 1970
Legal Experience
Jan 06 - present HODGES & SALCEDO, LLC (Attorneys at Law) 602 North Avenue, Bridgeport
Dec 03 - Dec 05 Law Office of SYLVESTER L. SALCEDO, LLC, 177 State Street, Suite 401,
Bridgeport, CT
Jan 02 - Dec 03 Temporary Assistant Clerk, Fairfield County Superior Court, Bridgeport, CT
Mar 93 - May 94 LAW DEPARTMENT, City of Boston, MA. Served as Legal Intern assisting
staff attorneys in trial preparation, research and writing legal briefs
Sep 92 - Sep 93 GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES, Chelsea, MA. Served as a student
attorney representing mostly Spanish speaking indigent clients in court matters pertaining to
Landlord/Tenant issues
Non-Profit Organizational Experience
Sep 91 - Jul 99 FIELDS CORNER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
Dorchester, MA. Board Member and Vice-President from 1995. Served in an advisory capacity
to initiate and cultivate working relationships with charitable foundations, area businesses, and
city, state and federal agencies to support the CDC's affordable housing program. Provided
briefings and advocacy for the CDC at various forums, including compliance audits and
review/update meetings by donors and government agencies
Work Experience
Jan 88 - Dec 90 PILGRIM PRINTWORKS, Dorchester, MA. Self-employed/Owner of a home
based silk-screen printing business. Marketed services, produced finished goods, and controlled
inventory and financial requirements
Sep 84 - Dec 87 BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Boston, MA. Spanish teacher at the Middle
and High School levels
Military Experience (Lieutenant Commander, USNR - Retired)
Oct 78 - Apr 99 U. S. Navy (Active and Naval Reserve Duty)
Nov 96 - Apr 99 COMMANDER, JOINT TASK FORCE SIX, El Paso, Texas. Served on five
6-month rotational tours with Federal Law Enforcement Agencies in support of the Department of
Defense and Department of Justice counter narcotics programs: with the FBI in NYC; the US
Customs Service in San Juan, PR; the HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) in NYC; the
South Florida Investigative Support Center in Miami; and the US Customs Service in NYC
Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (active duty)
Sep 96 JOINT INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE, EAST, Key West, Florida. Supported counter
narcotics operations in the eastern Pacific area of operations (active duty)
Aug 95 - Sep 95 OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Suitland, Maryland.
Assigned as operations officer to the J-2, Chairman, JCS Bosnia Intelligence Task Force at the
Pentagon. Supported watch teams for current tactical and operational intelligence support.
Awarded Joint Service Achievement Medal (active duty)
Jun 84 - Apr 95 NAVAL RESERVE DEFENSE ATTACHE PROGRAM, Wash, DC.
Served as Naval Reserve Assistant Naval Attache to Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina and
the Philippines. Served in-country tours and desk officer positions at DIA (Defense Intelligence
Agency) headquarters in Wash, DC (reserve duty)
Jan 82 - Apr 83 COMMANDER, SOUTH ATLANTIC FORCE, Roosevelt Roads, PR.
Served as Flag Staff Officer to RADM James S. Elfelt, USN, Commander, South Atlantic Force,
US Atlantic Fleet. Performed planning conferences with South American and West African sen ior
naval officers and participated in the six month naval deployment to South America and West
Africa (active duty)
Dec 79 - Dec 81 USS CAPODANNO (FF-1093), Newport, Rhode Island. Served as
Navigation/Administrative Officer, Public Affairs Officer, Schools and Training Officer with
overseas deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic and South America
(active duty)
Oct 78 - Nov 79 OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL and SURFACE WARFARE TRAINING
COURSES, Newport, Rhode Island. (active duty)
Community Activities
Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
National Federation of Filipino American Associations
Naval Reserve Association, Life Member
Navy League of the United States, Life Member
Post 127, American Legion, Orange, CT
Languages: Spanish, Tagalog, Visayan, Pangasinan
Personal Married: Timothea Ryan, M.D.