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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

~ 14+ Years of Progressive Management and Leadership Experience~

~ Secret Clearance~

A decorated Marine Corps veteran with more than 22 years of honorable service recognized for the ability

to analyze organizational needs, implement key operational strategies, and produce results that exceed

required expectations who is seeking a Director of Operations position in an organization that is upward

moving and poised to make a difference.

Versatile Director of Operations who excels at organizational analysis, process improvement, and risk

assessment.

Personable and Dedicated Leader who is driven by the desire to successfully achieve organizational goals

and objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Operations Management Production Management Forecasting

Supply Supervisor Analytical Thinking Budgeting

Talent Acquisition Problem Solving Skills Sales and Marketing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Recruiter, United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps December 2007 May 2014

Marine Corps Recruiting Command Quantico, VA

Performed an assessment of the existing position description, determined opportunities for growth and

improvement, and implemented new procedures which remain the organization’s current recruiting model.

Created and successfully executed a 4 phase recruitment implementation plan which resulted in an average

annual recruiting quota success of 109% and increased the organization’s employee proficiency by 30%.

Conducted more than 200 keynote presentations at 60 university, community college, high school and

professional music education conferences.

Established productive relationships with leaders of academic and non profit organizations for the purpose

of identifying more than 94 highly qualified applicants.

Trained and mentored a team 17 national recruiters.

Acted as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) in contract negotiations related to securing a multi

year advertising partnership between the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and Drum Corps

International.

Collaborated with Jay Walter Thompson on 6 marketing and advertising initiatives to increase target market

awareness and public outreach.

Created and facilitated the annual $150K travel budget for the Enlisted Operations section and implemented

cost savings measures to compensate for fiscal disparities in other sections.

January 2007 October 2007

Senior Leader/Advisor

United States Marine Corps Washington, D.C.

Provided day to day direction in accordance to the vision and needs of senior level management through

personal action and directed performance requirements to 35 employees.

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January 2004 December 2006

Supply Supervisor

United States Marine Corps Washington, D.C.

Created project schedules, disseminated task responsibility, coordinated project status meetings, and

supervised all phases of the project life cycle for a 30+ special project assignments.

Conducted company needs analysis, researched applicable third party vendors, and negotiated price

efficient purchasing terms for company consumable products, specialty software, and hardware

applications.

Responsible for developing and executing the company’s fiscal year $500k supply purchasing budget.

Maintained company asset management records for an excess of 3+ million dollars of physical assets.

Developed a serialized tracking method to more efficiently track more than 1,000 mission essential physical

assets valued in excess of 1.5 million dollars.

Used Lean Six Sigma concepts to identify specific product defects that resulting in a cost savings in excess

of 250k.

January 2000 December 2003

Operations Manager/Section Supervisor

United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps Washington, D.C.

Directly coordinated the operational and logistical requirements for an elite 130 member ceremonial unit

that encompassed 1200+ commitments to include three international tours and 6 East/West coast major

command instillation tours that culminated in 200+k total miles of travel.

Direct liaison pertaining to 2,500+ proposed and confirmed organizational commitments.

Created, catalogued, and maintained a data base of 300+ ‘after action’ reports.

Collaborated with other managers and senior staff members to formulate and implement policies,

procedures, goals, objectives, and strategies to control a safe and effective operational environment.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Graduated October 2013

Bachelor of Science in Business Management

Parkville, MO

Park University Summa Cum Laude, G.P.A. 3.96

Graduated October 2012

Certification in Yellow Belt, Lean Six Sigma

Marine Corps Institute Certified in White and Yellow Belt Quantico, VA

Graduated December 2007

Basic Recruiters Course (BRC)

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Honors Graduate, G.P.A. 3.97 San Diego, CA

Certified in Professional Selling Skills (PSS), Achieve Global

Graduated October 2007

Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

ACQ10 Fundamentals of

Defense Acquisition University

Systems Acquisition Management

CLC106 COR with a Mission

CLM037 Physical Inventories

ASSOCIATIONS

April 2007 Present

American Legion Post 10, Manassas, VA

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