Manager Development
Resume:
SCOTT A. HAMILTON,
Athens, TN, 37303
*****.**********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
•Experienced manager and leader with experience in philanthropy, institutional development and advanced negotiations.
•Extensive experience in corporate, international and national government staff operations.
•Formal certification and experience in staff training and development.
•Superb written and oral communication skills in multiple formats and multiple languages.
•Experienced at organizational, operational and strategic planning.
•Successful marketing and support program development experience.
•Advanced contract negotiation and compliance training and challenging experience.
•Knowledge of Federal and State Not-For-Profit and For-Profit legal requirements.
•Multi-Lingual.
•Fully capable in a variety of software to include Microsoft and accounting software.
SELECTED SKILLS
General Business and Experiences
•Redesigned Iraq National Aquaculture Industry: Performance improved from a $459,000 annual loss to doing $52,000,000 in business in a 15 month period.
•Reorganized the Vo-Tech and Farmers cooperative in Salmon Pak, Wasit Province, Iraq, to work efficiently and profitably: Performance improved from a $70,000 loss before reorganization to $250,000 pure profit after reorganization.
•Worked with the Joint Terrorism Task Force: Isolated cash flows of nefarious organizations and cut off capital flows, enabling legitimate local business operations to effectively close out front companies and push illegitimate competition out of business.
•Arranged for replacement of outdated equipment with efficient materials and equipment to agriculture business operations in Diyala Province: Increasing productivity of fruit and grape plantations by over 150%. (24,000 tons to 60,000 tons)
•Frequently worked in a multi-lingual capacity with United States Government and international governments regarding economic development and transition from central planned to free enterprise economy.
•Current Assistant Professor (part-time) University of Phoenix, Chattanooga, College of Business
Communication
•Multi-Lingual: Fluent in Spanish and French with an operational knowledge in German, Portuguese, Italian and Hungarian
•Fully capable in Microsoft Office Suite, especially in Excel and PowerPoint.
•Fully practiced and capable of detailed briefings and presentations at the highest levels, to include heads of state, international corporate chiefs and educational institutions.
•Demonstrated ability to express ideas in a team environment and influence positive action.
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE AND WORK HISTORY
•United States Government issued Top Secret Security Clearance current to April 2015
•Official United States issued passport current to March 2016.
•Currently undergoing certification International Institute of Business Analysis.
•JUN 1983-DEC 1989 Enlisted service, U. S. Army; Infantry Rifleman.
•DEC 1989-MAY 1994 Tennessee Army National Guard/ROTC.
•JAN 1990-MAY 1994 MTSU Department of Safety and Security.
•MAY 1994-JAN 2006 Commissioned U. S. Army Armor Branch.
•JAN 2006-DEC 2011 Commissioned U. S. Army Functional Area Civil Affairs.
Service as a Civil Military Government Relations Officer from 2005 to retirement date including participation in the following programs:
•Senior Project Officer for Agricultural Development in the Republic of Iraq 2008-2010. Responsible for assisting the U.S. Government and Iraq National Government in developing agribusiness programs and supporting operations.
•Worked to coordinate, develop and unify agricultural departments along with the Iraq National Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Higher Education. Responsible for coordinated curriculum development, international cooperation with extra national institutions of higher learning and centers of excellence.
•Responsible for fundraising for several philanthropic projects and programs:
•$178 million for building, training, supplying and staffing Wasit Province Regional Hospital.
•$140,000 for renovation and modernization of a neonatal clinic, al-Wihda, Wasit Province, Iraq.
•$292,000 for aquaculture renovation project that we redesigned and developed into a $52 million a year business operation throughout five provinces.
•$250,000 for school renovations, al-Wihda, Iraq.
•$1.25 million for emergency humanitarian relief to combat cholera outbreak and clean water supply systems.
•$125,000 to renovate central market, Salmon Pak, Wasit Province, Iraq.
•$2.5 million for equipment repairs, modernization and new systems purchases, Salmon Pak regional health clinic.
EDUCATION
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY – Murfreesboro, TN
Bachelor of Science; Political Science (1994)
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY – St. Louis, MO
Master of Business Administration (2008)
THE COMBINED ARMS CENTER AND STAFF SCHOOL – Ft. Leavenworth, KS
The Command and General Staff College (2011)
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE – KNOXVILLE
Doctor of Philosophy, Bio-systems Engineering and Soil Sciences (In progress)
MILITARY STATUS – Retired 31 DEC 2011 with 27 years, 4 months, 29 days of service.
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