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What Can You Do?
Robert Foster
objective
Manager: To add value to the organization by leading and managing personnel and processes to meet or exceed mission objectives.
Experience
2002 2007 Navy Information Operations Command Augusta, GA
Division/International Programs Manager/French and Spanish Interpreter
n Managed Bilateral Programs with seven Allied Navies
n Coordinated and steered high-level foreign staff talks and workgroups to develop Memorandums of Understanding for joint mission execution, information and technology sharing, equipment acquisition, installation and problem solving
n Security Manager and Information Technology Officer managed Physical and Operations Security Programs for facilities and information systems. Achieved zero discrepancies on annual IG
n Department Manager of over 100 joint military and civilian interpreters and analysts. Developed professional training program increasing translation volume by 275%
n Division Manager of over 140 personnel. Managed the personal and professional needs of personnel while augmenting 55 international deployment missions
n Subsurface Mission Supervisor, managed and executed collection efforts and authored and analyzed thousands of intelligence reports
n Responsible for the handling and safeguarding of classified information
2000 2002, 1994 1997 Com Sixth Fleet Liaison Office Toulon, France
Diplomatic Operations Assistant/French and Spanish Interpreter
n Hosted 59 diplomatic functions and five high-level staff talks relating to joint exercises, US Navy use of foreign facilities and country clearances
n Coordinated bilateral exercise work groups for MOU development, coordinated US and Host country law enforcement investigations
n Performed intelligence analysis and information sharing with host nation
n Coordinated husbanding services for 128 visiting US Navy vessels and 26,000 Sailors. Arranged community relations and morale projects
n Responsible for the handling and safeguarding of classified information
n Immersive French translation and office management
1997 2000 Navy Recruiting District New England Manchester, NH
Navy Recruiting Stations Commander/Recruiter/Office Manager
n Managed seven professional recruiters and two separate stations
n Carried one-half of acquisition goal for the entire State
n Increased new hires by 40 percent, despite hostile and saturated market
n Expanded zone by 50% and established a second Recruiting Station
n Increased market identification by 300%
n Responsible for processing of SF-86 Security Questionnaires
1988 1994 Naval Security Group Activity Rota, Spain
Team Supervisor/French Interpreter/Training Manager
n Supervised forward deployed Translator Teams
n Authored thousands of intelligence reports
n Airborne, surface and subsurface collection and analysis
n Managed department language training program
n Responsible for the handling and safeguarding of classified information
Education
1987 1988 Defense Language Institute Monterey, CA
n French Diploma
1988 Navy Cryptologic Interpretive A School San Angelo, TX
n Technical French, Intelligence Fundamentals
n Honor Graduate
1988 Navy Aircrewman Candidate School Pensacola, FL
n Aviation physiology and water and land survival
1999 2000 Daniel Webster College Nashua, NH
n B.S. Organizational Management
n Graduated 3.74 GPA
2004 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
Advanced French Summer Program
n Graduated 3.80 GPA
2006 Present University Of Phoenix Online Phoenix, AZ
n Masters of Arts Curriculum Instruction and Adult Education
n Current GPA 3.86, Will Graduate February 2007
Languages
Fluent Spanish and French
Security Clearance
TS/SCI, Poly-CSP, SSBI-PR 11July, 2006 (DONCAF)
Future Intentions
I will graduate with my Master's Degree in February of 2008. I intend on taking a couple of years off from my studies following graduation. Ultimately I desire to continue my studies and pursue my PHD.
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