Leadership Problem-Solving Communication Skills
Resume:
Chad Coston
ad2m7b@r.postjobfree.com
Hogansville, GA 30230
SUMMARY
Enthusiastic individual whose willingness is to go above and beyond with superior skills in working in both team-based and independent capacities. Bringing strong work ethic and excellent organizational skills to any setting. Compassion for public service, protecting our natural resources and enforcing laws. Ability to teach, train, and mentor in a multi- cultural environment. Excited to begin new challenge with a successful team.
SKILLS
Leadership
Problem-Solving
Communication Skills
Active Listening
Customer Service
Transferable Skills
Management Skills
Time Management
Orienteering Skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
Safety and Security
• Conducted military perimeter inspections and patrols in the U.S. and overseas, ensuring safety and security of personal.
• Implemented control measures and guarded access points; performed lawful searches on thousands of individuals and vehicles; ensured security of controlled spaces.
• Monitored and investigated security violations; ensured 100% understanding of and compliance with all government directives and polices. Completed written reports.
• Coordinated Counterintelligence and Security Agency personnel providing local area guidance.
• Recognized and awarded for continued excellence for the complete understanding of the complex strategic environment, masterfully representing the Marine Corps while hosting countless key Chief Executive Officers from NATO Allies including the NATO Secretary General.
Communication and Program Management
• Led, supervised, and provided mentorship to 1500+ organization, maintaining cohesiveness and open communication.
• Provided instruction, testing, and certifications in preparation for counterintelligence and security work in a war zone.
• Served as Subject Matter Expert on all orders and polices regarding the Marine Corps.
• Prepared weekly status reports of ongoing projects and problem resolution; communicated through verbal and written presentations to leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Operated and maintained 100% accountability for over millions of dollars of equipment in fast-paced environment, including night vision goggles, radios and weapons.
WORK HISTORY
June 1994 – Present, Senior Executive Advisor, U. S. Marine Corps, various locations in the US and overseas.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Master of Arts: Management & Leadership, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA Bachelor of Science: Criminal Justice, American InterContinental University Online
• Summa cum laude graduate, (GPA) at a 4.0
• Dean's List Honoree
Resiliency Building Leadership Professional – Trainer 201-***-****) University of North Carolina – Strategic Business leadership Program
Work Experience:
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Marine Corps Logistics base, Albany Georgia
814 Radford Boulevard Suite 20302
Albany, Georgia 31704-0302
05/2022 – Present
Salary: 7,505.45 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40
Base Sergeant Major (Senior Human Resources Manager, Senior Advisor) Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Responsible to the senior commander for all personnel matters to include: assignments, transfers, administration, promotions, legal, recognitions, vacation days, certifications, and human resource shortfalls. Promote, explain, and enforce the commander’s intent, vision, goals, policies, regulations, and organizational safety procedures. Directly responsible for the implementation and execution of the professional and personal growth program for all employees. Screen and select qualified personnel for promotion, recognition, and future assignments.
Accomplishments: Successfully provided much needed advice and guidance to the human resources office for many of their off-track programs to include sponsorship, leadership and counseling, and policies and procedures. Assisted in and participated in local community events to create opportunities for service members to be recognized for volunteer stewardship. Assisted and advised in modernization, 5G implementation to achieve efficiencies and NET ZERO industrial energy usage.
Supervisor: Colonel Matthew McKinney 229-***-**** OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
Marine Aircraft Group 29
Marine Corps Air Station New River
PSC Box 21020
Jacksonville, NC 28545 United States
09/2019 – 05/2022
Salary: 7,505.45 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40
Group Sergeant Major (Senior Human Resources Manager, Senior Advisor) Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Responsible to the senior commander for all personnel matters to include: assignments, transfers, administration, promotions, legal, recognitions, vacation days, certifications, and human resource shortfalls. Promote, explain, and enforce the commander’s intent, vision, goals, policies, regulations, and organizational safety procedures. Directly responsible for the implementation and execution of the professional and personal growth program for all employees. Screen and select qualified personnel for promotion, recognition, and future assignments.
Accomplishments: Successfully provided much needed advice and guidance to the human resources office for many of their off-track programs to include sponsorship, leadership and counseling, and policies and procedures. I personally took it upon myself to write four different policies to help implement better processes and procedures making the organization more efficient and successful. Conducted detailed analysis of the organization manpower and their daily workload. In doing this, I created new procedures for attaining and maintaining personnel, changed daily operations to better facilitate the mission, and increased employee morale. Supervisor: Colonel Robert Finneran 910-***-**** OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
Recruiting Station San Antonio, Texas
8412 Tesoro Drive
San Antonio, TX 78006 United States
05/2017 – 08/2019
Salary: 7,505.45 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40+
Sergeant Major (Senior Human Resources Manager, Senior Advisor) Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Responsible to the commander for all personnel matters to include: assignments, transfers, administration, promotions, legal, recognitions, vacation days, certifications, and human resource shortfalls. Promote, explain, and enforce the commander’s intent, vision, goals, policies, regulations, and organizational safety procedures. Directly responsible for the implementation and execution of the professional and personal growth program for all employees. Screen and select qualified personnel for entry level position in the United States Marine Corps.
Accomplishments: I expertly worked with the human resources management team and created new processes and procedures to provide resources, guidance, and advice more efficiently and effectively to over 100 employees. Successfully mentored over 100 employees and 10 senior level employees providing mentorship and sound guidance to help them progress in their careers. I seamlessly planned, coordinated, and executed 12 high visibility events often working with outside agencies separated by time and space. Supervisor: Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Richardella 843-***-**** OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
1st Battalion, 12th Marines
Marine Corps Base Hawaii, HI 96701 United States
12/2015 – 04/2017
Salary: 7,505.45 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40+
Sergeant Major (Senior Human Resources Manager, Senior Advisor) Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Responsible to the commander for all personnel matters to include: assignments, transfers, administration, promotions, legal, recognitions, vacation days, certifications, and human resource shortfalls. Promote, explain, and enforce the commander’s intent, vision, goals, policies, regulations, and organizational safety procedures. Directly responsible for the implementation and execution of the professional and personal growth program for all employees. Screen and select qualified personnel for promotion, recognition, and future assignments.
Accomplishments: I was to create a strategic series of engagements for senior Marine executive and Allied Military executives. Held meeting with key shareholders to identify key influencers needed to meet project requirement. Worked with shareholders to develop scope and schedule of event. Manage schedule to ensure key engagement requirements. Monitor procurement of flights to ensure adequate time for engagement. Conducted post-event shareholder feedback assessment and lesson learned. Engagements resulted in a significant boost to the Marine Corps' strategic narrative.
Supervisor: Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Harrison 910-***-**** OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines
Marine Corps Base Hawaii, HI 96701 United States
03/2014 – 12/2015
Salary: 7,505.45 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40+
Sergeant Major (Senior Human Resources Manager, Senior Advisor) Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Responsible to the commander for all personnel matters to include: assignments, transfers, administration, promotions, legal, recognitions, vacation days, certifications, and human resource shortfalls. Promote, explain, and enforce the commander’s intent, vision, goals, policies, regulations, and organizational safety procedures. Directly responsible for the implementation and execution of the professional and personal growth program for all employees. Screen and select qualified personnel for entry level position in the United States Marine Corps.
Accomplishments: I expertly worked with the human resources management team and created new processes and procedures to provide resources, guidance, and advice more efficiently and effectively to over 1200 employees. Successfully mentored over 1200 employees and 30 senior level employees providing mentorship and sound guidance to help them progress in their careers. I seamlessly planned, coordinated, and executed 50 high visibility events often working with outside agencies separated by time and space. Supervisor: Captain Murdock 443-***-****
OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
Inspector Instructor, Gulfport, Mississippi
4902 Marvin Shields Blvd.
Gulfport, MS 39501 United States
02/2011 – 03/2014
Salary: 5,200.00 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40
Training and Operations Chief (Operations Specialist) Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Lead, train, supervise and set the example for all junior Marines on the I-I Staff and Reserve Company. Advise the I-I on all personnel, family advocacy, and community outreach matters. Assist, advise and train the SNCOs in all aspects of their billets, ensuring their professional development and adherence to regulations and policies. Direct, supervise and train the I-I Admin Section (Personnel, Supply, Medical) to provide essential and timely support to 3rd platoon, A Company and ensure MOS proficiency, professional development, and morale. Assist the I-I in processing evaluations, promotions, awards, legal actions, request mast and congressional inquiries. Serve as the Deputy Family Readiness Officer (DFRO) for 3rd platoon A Company. Direct the community outreach program, establishing and maintaining relationships with benevolent/philanthropic agencies. Provide casualty assistance (CACO) and oversee military funeral honors assigned by HQMC.
Accomplishments: I expertly worked with the human resources management team and created new processes and procedures to provide resources, guidance, and advice more efficiently and effectively to over 300 employees. Successfully mentored over 300 employees and 30 senior level employees providing mentorship and sound guidance to help them progress in their careers. I seamlessly planned, coordinated, and executed 450 high visibility events often working with outside agencies separated by time and space. Supervisor: Major Jason Burgan (Ret.) 505-***-**** OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
2d Amphibious Assault Battalion, 2d Marine Division Box 20070
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC 28542 United States 06/2005 – 02/2011
Salary: 4,600.00 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40
Amphibious Unit Leader
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Responsible for the training, physical fitness, combat efficiency, discipline, administrative requirements, and welfare of 2500 Marines. Provide personal leadership and professional development guidance to each of the Marines in your charge to ensure each one is competitive for promotion and has successful career progression. Provide all logistical requirements for the platoon in a training environment as well as hazardous duty areas. Responsible for all maintenance, safeguarding, and economical use of all equipment on charge to the platoon and its individual members.
Accomplishments: I successfully trained 60 Marines consisting of three different job fields using the pre-deployment training matrix before our deployment to Iraq. This training consisted of training exercises in mountainous terrain as well as extreme desert environments to demonstrate live-fire weapons proficiency and combat tactics. Upon deployment to Iraq, I was assigned as the Commander’s Personal Security Detachment Commander where I expertly hand-picked individuals to serve on the team. I trained Marines in all aspects of security to include personal security and convoy operations. I was directly responsible for a 25-man mounted element that conducted over 8,000 miles of mobile security patrols with fully equipped combat vehicles. I also provided dismounted security to the commander as he traversed the area of operations while on foot ensuring all Marines understood their mission in order to keep the commander safe. I successfully mitigated all threats to my Marines by meticulously studying the ever-evolving security threat resulting in my security detail receiving minimal damage to personnel and gear while deployed. Supervisor: Master Gunnery Sergeant Tomas Boore (Ret.) (910) 478 - 8353 OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
Marine Corps Security Force Company
1061 USS Tennessee Ave.
NSB Kings Bay, GA 31547 United States
05/2002 – 06/2005
Salary: 3,800.00 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40
Security Supervisor
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Serve as Staff Non-Commissioned Officer for two sections of Marines with the responsibility of their training, welfare, discipline, moral, and esprit de corps with the assigned mission of nuclear weapons security.
Accomplishments: Scheduled and documented all training requirements. Supervised the screening, background checks, and security review of over 200 Marines. Supervised and coordinated all live fire ranges for the Company Guard Force. Key contributor in the new Company Training Standing Operating Procedures. Supervisor: GySgt James Heidbrink (Ret) 865-***-**** OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
2d Amphibious Assault Battalion, 2d Marine Division Box 20070
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC 28542 United States 05/2000 – 05/2002
Salary: 2,800.00 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40
Amphibious Section Leader
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Responsible for the training, physical fitness, combat efficiency, discipline, administrative requirements, and welfare of 60 Marines. Provide personal leadership and professional development guidance to each of the Marines in your charge to ensure each one is competitive for promotion and has successful career progression. Provide all logistical requirements for the platoon in a training environment as well as hazardous duty areas. Responsible for all maintenance, safeguarding, and economical use of all equipment on charge to the platoon and its individual members.
Accomplishments: I successfully trained 12 Marines consisting of three different job fields using the pre-deployment training matrix before our deployment to South America. This training consisted of training exercises in mountainous terrain as well as extreme desert environments to demonstrate live-fire weapons proficiency and combat tactics. Supervisor: Master Gunnery Sergeant Tomas Boore (Ret.) (910) 478 - 8353 OK to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Work Experience:
3d Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division Box 555574
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 United States 06/1994 – 05/2000
Salary: 1800.00 USD Per Month
Hours per week: 40
Amphibious Vehicle Crew-Man
Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills:
Full-time employee
Duties: Responsible for the training, physical fitness, combat efficiency, discipline, administrative requirements, and welfare of 12 Marines. Provide personal leadership and professional development guidance to each of the Marines in your charge to ensure each one is competitive for promotion and has successful career progression. Provide all logistical requirements for the crew in a training environment as well as hazardous duty areas. Responsible for all maintenance, safeguarding, and economical use of all equipment on charge to the crew and its individual members.
Accomplishments: I successfully trained 12 Marines consisting of three different job fields using the pre-deployment training matrix before our overseas deployment aboard the USS Duluth/15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. This training consisted of training exercises in mountainous terrain as well as extreme desert environments to demonstrate live-fire weapons proficiency and combat tactics.
Supervisor: 1sLt Schneider (Unknown Phone Number)
OK to contact this Supervisor: No
Education:
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
Master of Arts completed 03/2013
GPA: 3.19 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 30 hours
Major: Management and Leadership
American InterContinental University
Bachelor of Science completed 06/2007
GPA: 4.0 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 180 hours
Major: Criminal Justice Honors: “Summa Cum Laude”
H. L. Bourgeois high school
Gray, LA United States
05/1994
GPA: 2.8
Major: high school diploma
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