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James L Bennett
Kenosha, WI 53144-1772
Phone: 847-***-****
E-mail: ************@*****.***
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Objective
Seeking a new career as an Automotive Service Advisor position where I can
use my maintenance management and people's skills experience to support the
goals of an organization's Service Department.
Summary of Qualifications
. Excellent Management and People Skills.
. Excellent Communications Skills. Motivated, Energetic & Detail
Oriented. Like to keep busy in a fast-paced environment.
. Team Leader and Player. Likeable & Friendly Personality-able to work
well with others.
. Very Flexible and Patient.
. Experience in Customer Service as a Service Station Attendant, a
General Auto Mechanic and a Contract Training Instructor for the Navy.
. Successful Manager and Leader - U.S. Navy Officer, Lieutenant and
Warrant Officer.
. Director of Electronics Training, Electronics Material Manager &
Facilities Maintenance Officer.
. U.S. Navy Electronics and Cryptologic Maintenance Technicians,
Communications and Computer Systems Equipment, Savin and Xerox Copier
Tech (OJT).
. U.S. Air Force Electro-Mechanical Equipment (Teletypewriter)
Maintenance Technician.
. Excellent Instructor teaching English, Effective Reading Strategies &
Reading Comprehension Skills, Electronics Theory, Math, Personal
Financial Management, Basic Instructor Training and Naval Science.
. Electronics Instructor-Designated a U. S. Navy Master Training
Specialist.
. Curriculum Development Specialist - able to create, revise, execute,
teach & assess effectiveness of training programs. Graduated
from two Navy Curriculum Development Courses.
. Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office and computer
maintenance/repair.
. Certified CPR Instructor (9/25/14), American Heart Association.
Work Experience
Lead Instructor / Instructor (7/1999 - 3/2013)
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST., SAN DIEGO, CA/
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE-JACKSONVILLE, FL/TAUGHT AT GREAT LAKES, IL.
Taught young recruits Basic English and Reading Comprehension skills that
included
Vocabulary, Graphic Aids, Reading Strategies, Thinking Patterns, Verbal
Communications,
Listening, Writing and Grammar Usage. Also, responsible for curriculum
development and
maintenance, instructor scheduling/student assignment to classes,
tracking/reporting
instructor work hours/downtime/vacation, submitting monthly reports to
management,
observe instruction for quality and adherence to contract requirements.
Lead a three person curriculum development team in a major curriculum
revision
resulting in revision completed on-time and under budget. Experienced in
administering
and interpreting the TABE and ALCEPT survey exams. Directed and Supervised
7-10 staff
instructors.
Taught apprentice sailors money management techniques to assist them to
help
manage their money more responsibly. Subjects included Financial Ethics,
Military Pay and
Entitlements, Developing Spending Plans, Checkbook/Credit Card Management,
Essentials
of Credit, Consumer Awareness, Car Buying, Insurance, Retirement
Planning/Thrift Savings
Plan (TSP)/Investments, Official Government Travel and Financial Planning
for Deployment.
Taught experienced sailors to become a basic military instructor as a stand-
up
classroom instructor and a classroom facilitator. Subjects included
Instructor Roles and
Responsibilities, The Art of Teaching, Effective Communications and
Motivation,
Instructional Methods and Techniques in a Group-Paced or a Learner Centered
Environment,
Facilitation and Mentoring Techniques and Assessments to include Self
Evaluations and one
each Stand-up Performance and Facilitation Performance Assessment.
Taught apprentice sailors Basic and Advanced Electronics as a Substitute
Instructor which included DC-AC Theory and Circuits, Solid State Transistor
and IC Chip
Theory and Circuits, Oscillators and Multivibrators Theory and Circuits,
Electric Motor Theory
and Circuits, Digital Electronics Theory and Circuits and 6-Step
Troubleshooting Methods.
Worked in the Electronics Classroom and Laboratory Environments.
American Heart CPR/First Aid Certified Instructor (9/25/2014).
Manager/Instructor Navy Junior ROTC (9/1998 - 6/1999)
NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, NORTHWEST LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, CINCINNATI, OH
Manager for Northwest High School's Naval Science Program, Cincinnati, OH
that consisted of 120 cadets. Coordinated & Scheduled unit events such as
Drill Team and Color Guard practices and competitions, managed four funding
accounts, scheduled day-to-day instruction, evaluated instructor and
program effectiveness, maintained inventory of cadet uniforms, audio-visual
equipment, drill and competition rifles and other military program
property.
Instructor for Naval Science Program. Scheduled, prepared and taught the
following Naval Science lesson topics for six hours per day: Naval Rules
and Regulations, Naval Customs and Courtesies, Close Order Drill, Shipboard
Organization, Ship's Construction, Leadership and Management Principles,
Financial Management, Navigation, Aids to Navigation, Small Boating, Sexual
Harassment, Drug and Alcohol Prevention.
Held a 1998-99 Ohio State Teaching Certificate in Naval Science.
Manager, Electronics Material/Instructor/Technician (2/1977 - 7/1998)
U.S. NAVY-MILITARY ACTIVE DUTY, GREAT LAKES, IL
Director of Electronics Training for 1900 students annually. Directed 35
staff personnel. Managed three shifts of a 19-week and 24-week group paced
curriculum and three shifts of a Self-Paced Computer Assisted Instruction
curriculum. Supervised a curriculum review that resulted in a 5 week
reduction of the 24-week curriculum saving $1.4 million in contract
instructor costs and $11 million in annual training costs.
Manager of ship's communications equipment. Directed 15 technicians.
Planned, Scheduled & Managed maintenance for over 2500 pieces that
included radio transmitter and receivers, computer data processing systems
and intelligence gathering and weather equip. Maintained a 99.8 percent
material readiness rating; Awarded the top Operations and Communications
Awards.
Coordinated the receipt, installation and testing of seven critical
Command, Control,
Computer, Communications Intelligence (C4I) Systems which included secure
satellite
Teleconferencing equipment and satellite surveillance equipment.
Managed ship's communications and radar equipment for over 5,000 pieces.
Directed
25 technicians. Managed the Super High Frequency Satellite Communications
(WSC-6)
Installation, which was completed on time and within budget.
Facilities Manager for Electronics Technician Schools. Directed six
technicians.
Managed facilities maintenance issues that included structural, plumbing,
electrical, heating,
ventilation, air-conditioning, janitorial and grounds maintenance for a
12,000 square foot,
three-story facility.
Taught Basic and Advanced Electronic Theory as a Navy Electronics
Instructor at
Cryptologic Technician Maintenance "C" School, Pensacola, FL. Taught basic
and
Advanced electronic theory of the Tactical Intelligence Communications
System (TACINTEL)
to over 600 students while improving curriculum and testing materials.
Designated as a Navy Master Training Specialist.
Maintained and repaired communications and computer data processing systems
in the U. S. Air Force and Navy that included teletype equipment, telephone
switching systems, radio receivers, Motorola portable radios, teleprinters,
UNISYS computers, magnetic tape and disc drives.
Education
Masters Degree in Adult Education
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL (1995)
Subjects studied included Human Resources Management and Development,
Curriculum and Program Development, Instructional Theory and Practice in
Teaching Adults, Educating Culturally Diverse Adults, Nature of Adult and
Higher Education, Policy Studies in Adult Education, Evaluating Adult
Education Programs. Master's Thesis.
Bachelor Applied Science Business Electronics Management
Troy State University
Troy, AL (1986) Graduated Magna Cum Laude(Honors).
2 years of General Education Courses, various Electronics Theory classes
including DC-
AC, Analog and Digital Electronics Theory, Computer Installations and
Upgrades, various
types of Management courses such as Principles of Management, Labor,
Technical and
Work Center Management, Organizational Behavior and Leadership, Business
Law,
Economics, Technical Drawing and Writing.