Alex G. Young Jr.

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Competent and result-oriented professional with extensive education and experience in operations, construction, warehouse management, team management, mentorship, youth programs and college access. Seeking to grow personally and professionally in therapeutic settings to develop and enrich youth and young adults.

Team Management - ability to adapt to all emergent situations, directing resources where required to meet goals. Maintain well organized teams, cross training staff to be the most effective. Cultivate awareness and self-actualization of personnel, building increased investment in program delivery and operations by all staff.

Process Implementation - proven ability to anticipate unique requirements or potential roadblocks in all situations. Continually develop back-up plans to deliver exceptional results in education and mentorship; streamline communication and implementation channels to quickly/effectively meet scholar/volunteer/partner/client organizational needs. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TCIS Trainer

Center for Resilience Louisiana at Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA June 2020 – Present

● Effectively deliver TCI training to all Center for Resilience faculty and staff.

● Worked with faculty, staff and partner organizations to proactively prevent and/or de-escalate a potential crisis situation with a child or young person.

● Manages crisis situations in a therapeutic manner, and, if necessary, intervene physically in a manner that reduces the risk of harm to children and staff.

● Process the crisis event with children and young people to help improve their capacity to regulate their emotions and use positive coping strategies.

Milieu Specialist

Center for Resilience Louisiana at Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA June 2019 – Present

● Support students in all aspects of the therapeutic and positive behavioral milieu.

● Enforce and adhere to all therapeutic program policies and procedures related to behavior support for scholars.

● Model and implement all interventions used at CFRLA.

● Document all required behavior data and reporting forms, daily to collaborate with therapeutic clinical staff to track and identify behavior trends.

● Support and implement the classroom behavior and incentive systems for all scholars at CFRLA. Painter/Outfitter Assembler

Textron MLS, New Orleans, LA

March 2017 – May 2019

● Layout, mark and perform the more complicated painting assignments on new delivery and customer-owned crafts, to meet Quality Control inspection and customer acceptance.

● Perform painting rework on the completed crafts (both exterior and interior surfaces), using extreme care to avoid overspray damage to other areas of the SSC and TAP-V modules.

● Align machinery and install above deck final outfitting hardware.

● Install tubing assembly, ramps, skirts and non-skid material on cargo decks.

● Read blueprints, shop orders, sketches and drawings.

● Maintain records, forms, and logs as required.

Construction Laborer/Operator

TKTMJ, Incorporated, New Orleans, LA

May 2015 – March 2017

● Assisted and sometimes trained operators on part visual acceptability, measurement and process procedures as required.

● Drove sheet piles, plum piles, load and unload trucks using cranes, loaders and forklifts.

● Install reinforced concrete storm drain pipes as well as catch basins for manhole.

● Handle any size demolition job quickly, safely and with minimal impact to surrounding structures and the environment.

● Completed projects including: site development work, roller compacted concrete work, levee construction, and landfill construction.

● Operated a wide variety of heavy-duty, self-propelled construction equipment for projects including, building construction and roadway construction.

(Seasonal) Workshop Coordinator/Alumni Coordinator College Summit, Washington, DC

May 2007 – August 2015

● Trained and managed a team of 6-8 alumni and 15-25 volunteers per workshop to meet workshop goals.

● Managed seasonal four-day College Summit workshops on partner college campuses across the country. Largely attended by lower-income scholars from families with a limited history of postsecondary education.

● Supported, coordinated, and facilitated PeerForward initiatives throughout the school year to 500+ academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to ensure their matriculation to college.

● Tracked and maintained records of interactions with students, staff and volunteers to measure their engagement with the program.

● Responsible for creating schedules and managing the logistics of the workshop. CERTIFICATIONS, LEADERSHIP & ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

● Practitioner II, PMC (Professional Crisis Management) 2019-Present

● TCIS Certified, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Systems 2019-Present

● Unarmed Security Certification, Professional Security Training 2019-Present

● Mentor, BAM (Becoming A Man) 2016-2019

● Advisory Council Member, College Summit/PeerForward 2014-2018

● AmeriCorps Volunteer, NCLR 2008-2010

EDUCATION

Robotics and Technology

Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS 2005-2010

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