Joseph DeDeaux
**** ******* *** ■ San Antonio TX 78240
832-***-**** ■ *******.******@*****.***
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Prompt, meticulous professional with excellent communication skills. Great at leading teams, following
orders, and working well under pressure. Organized and conducted training, developed and improved teams’
standard of operations in force protection measures.
Great Problem Solving Time Management Manages Conflict
Leadership Skills Interpersonal skills Quality Control
Teaching/Counseling skills Advising skills Organizational skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, Jackson, MS 2006 - 2013
Personal Security Officer, Sgt.
Led and served as a personal security team member to military V.I.P. personnel. Conducted static and mobile
force protection measures while under extreme conditions during deployments to Afghanistan. Managed
multiple security sights and trained allied forces as Sergeant of the Guards during Operation Freedom.
Details of recent service:
Responsible for the welfare, fitness, morale and discipline of a four man team.
Instructed and advised in matters of force protection to both U.S and foreign national soldiers.
Directed to organize classes and counsel individuals on personnel management and junior leader skills.
Supervised the safe keeping of need to know information and command officials ranking from Captains to
Brigadier Generals.
Directed tactical employments of offensive and defensive operations in hostile areas of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Responsible for the accountability and maintenance of tactical war equipment worth over $200,000.
Coordinated training of tactical mobile security and maneuvering to support transportation of personnel and
equipment that was vital to completion of missions during Operation Enduring Freedom.
CSAKUWAIT, KUWAIT 2005 - 2006
Force Protection Officer
CSA is a para-military company that secures military operations in and around Kuwait country.
Trained and performed base entry interception of terrorist threats and attempts to defile harm or destroy
person or property
Observed detected and reported suspicious acts of persons and vehicles.
Conducted force protection measures of base defense against overwhelming enemy odds.
Patrolled inner and outer perimeters to ensure the safety of base military personnel from enemy breach.
Chosen to operate last line of defensive positioning before entering military base ensuring the safety of
thousands.
Assisted with the coordination of moment on and off bases of all military and civilian convoys.
Organized daily reports and shared updates via computers of all findings to the provost marshal of that post.
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Army, Ft. Campbell KY 2001-2004
Infantry Rifleman
Served as an enlisted soldier where performance of critical thinking and tactful adaption would become tools
for neutralizing opposing forces in Operation Iraq freedom. Trained to be meticulous and resolve complex
problems by removing variables and simplifying them.
Conducted security patrols route reconnaissance and provided quick reaction to improved threats.
Employed operated and maintained assigned weapons and equipment.
Promoted to team leader as a private first class by displaying competence to retain and present covered
training.
Preform and exceled in basic operations of communication needed to call medical assistance and air support
during mission.
Assisted in target detection identification capturing surprising and neutralizing of enemy forces
Chosen to assist as aid and liter personnel to casualties during Operation Iraq Freedom after completion of
the combat life saver class.
Army Reserves, Jackson MS 2000 -2001
Logistic specialist
Served as an enlisted operator responsible for supervising equipment, records, and parts in unit warehouse.
Established and maintained documents of inventory material control accounting and supply reports.
Updates accounting records by posting receipts against supplies due-in and due-out along with an inventory
of material stocked.
Managed and verified quantities received against contracts purchase request and shipping documents.
Prepared and presents shipping documents to executive officer for monthly statements of financial use.