JAMES VALK, Jr.

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Career Achievements

. Staff Sergeant in the New York Army National Guard.

. U.S Army Veteran: Paralegal Sergeant for 42ND Combat Aviation Brigade

while deployed to the Middle East in Support of Operation Enduring

Freedom.

. Dean's List at SUNY Brockport and Hudson Valley Community College

. Honor Graduate of the Paralegal Specialist course, U.S. Army

. Secret security clearance

Professional Experience:

Paralegal Sergeant

New York Army National Guard: HHC 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Latham, NY

(January 2011 - Present)

. Assist Brigade Judge Advocate in administration of legal actions

concerning brigade personnel.

. Compose Wills, Trustee information, and Power of Attorneys for

Soldiers.

. Prepare administrative separation of Soldiers for disciplinary reasons

including positive drug tests.

. Draft motions, memorandums, discovery responses and requests in courts-

martial, nonjudicial punishments and other military justice matters.

. Perform Military Notaries for Soldiers.

. Prepare line of duty determinations, separation board proceedings and

other administrative law matters

. Maintain an accurate log of Notaries, Power of Attorneys and Wills

completed.

. Conduct research on Article 15's, International Law and Law of War.

. Maintain confidentiality between clients, attorneys and paralegals.

Supervisor: Major Joseph Alund, Bridge Judge Advocate Email:

aceq38@r.postjobfree.com.

Assistant Brigade Training Sergeant/ Brigade Career Counselor

New York Army National Guard: 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Latham, NY

(December 2011 - September 2013)

. Created and reviewed travel arrangements in the Army Travel System

(DTS): hotel, rental car and flight reservations for Soldiers going to

Army courses, meetings, conferences and workshops.

. Maintained Non Duty Military Occupation Specialty Qualified Soldiers

(NDMOSQ) and Non Commissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) rosters

at Brigade level through Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

. Briefed the Brigade Commander, Battalion Commanders and Company

Commanders on the Brigade's NCOES and NDMOSQ rosters.

. Tracked Soldiers' school applications and made sure Soldiers met all

prerequistes.

. Authorized payment to Soldiers who were on active duty.

. Answered phone calls and conducted one on one consultations to

Soldiers requesting information about the Army's educational benefits,

bonus options and different career options.

Supervisor: Sergeant First Class Michael Giarrusso, Brigade Training

Sergeant Email: aceq38@r.postjobfree.com

Data Entry Processor

FirstSource, Lake Katrine, NY (June 2010 - April 2011)

. Drafted mental and physical health insurance claims, according to

rules of each group and claim type.

. Proof read insurance claims to ensure accuracy and confidentiality.

. Worked as part of a team, but also individually to ensure all claims

were correct.

Supervisor/Reference: Joe Maines 845-***-****.

Civilian Education

State University of New York at Brockport, Brockport, NY (August 2008 - May

2010)

B.S. in Criminal Justice

Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY (August 2006 - May 2008)

A.A S. in Criminal Justice.

Military Education

United States Army: Fort Jackson, SC (April 2011- September 2011)

US Army Paralegal Certification, Honor Graduate

Coursework: Administration Law, International Law, Intro to

Paralegalism and Legal Research.

United States Army: Fort Jackson, SC (June 2011)

Combat Lifesaver Course

United States Army: Fort Rucker, AL (November 2011)

Composite Risk Management Course

United States Army: National Guard Bureau High Technology Training Center,

AK (March 2012)

Army National Guard Battalion Career Counselor Course

United States Army: Camp Smith, NY (July 2012)

Modern Combatives Level 1

United States Army: Fort Indiantown Gap, PA (August 2012)

Warrior Leadership Course

United States Army: Fort Bliss, TX (December 2012)

Structured Course Development

Coursework: Leadership and Military Science

United States Army: Suffolk, VA (May 2013)

Code of Conduct Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE)

Skills

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Type 55 WPM, Westlaw and

LexisNexis.

Awards

Operation Enduring Freedom, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement

Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Reserve

Component Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non

Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon and Army Service

Ribbon.

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