Joseph W. Traywick
**** ********* **., ************ **, 37128
Cell: +502-***-****
***********@*****.***
CITIZENSHIP: Yes
FEDERAL EXPERIENCE: Yes, United States Army, Enlisted (2002-2024)
CLEARANCE: Top Secret, Active (Renewed September 2017)
SKILLS SUMMARY: Driven leader with background in project management and process improvement with multiple years of training and development experience. Planned, integrated, and supervised the installation, operation, and maintenance of tactical communication systems and automation equipment. Chosen above peers through rigorous selection process to serve in the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) as a psychological operations (PSYOP) specialist, specializing in analytics, influencing human behavior, and communicating with key stakeholders to achieve United States Army strategic level objectives in relation to the National Security Strategy.
EDUCATION:
Fayetteville Technical Community College June ‘21
Associate in General Studies
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Installation Manager/Service Support Manager Jan 24’ - Present
Employer: Power Home Remodeling
Nashville, Tennessee
Salary: $60,000, 40 hours/week
Supervisor: Chris Snook, Vice President of Project Services
Senior Instructor/ Writer/Program Manager, Sergeant First Class (SFC). Nov ‘21 – Feb ‘24
Employer: USASOC
5th Battalion (BN), 1st Special Warfare Training Group
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Salary: $86,000, 40 hours/week (E7)
Supervisor: 1SG Justin Miller, +1-910-***-****; may contact
Serves as a Senior Instructor for the Psychological Operations Preparation and Conditioning Course (POPCC), responsible for the administrative student management of Initial Entry Trainees attending the POPCC, the Psychological Assessment and Selection Course (POAS), Airborne School and the Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) Basic Leaders Course (BLC); accountable for the professional development and administrative and logistical support for more than 300 students annually attending POPCC; responsible for the maintenance and beautification of $100K worth of student lodging and equipment; coordinates logistical support with 3rd party affiliates and multiple higher headquarter (HQ) elements; oversees all qualification course management for one Program of Instruction (POI); reviews and updates instructional material as needed; adheres to and enforces strict policies and regulations, updates standard operating procedures (SOPs) and briefs the status of operations to stakeholders regularly; additional duty of Casualty Assistance Officer, assists family members though the bereavement process as well as the administrative and logistical process of receiving benefits and entitlements.
PSYOP/ Project Manager, Staff Sergeant (SSG) Jan ‘20 – Nov ‘21
Employer: USASOC
5th Psychological Operations Battalion (POB)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Salary: $81,000, 40 hours/week (E6)
Supervisor: SFC Jeremy Jones, +1-810-***-****; may contact
Supervised the implementation of PSYOP programs; planned and coordinated the production of strategic and operational level PSYOP deliverables; responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of programs; conducted in-depth analysis of several individuals and groups to determine how to best influence their behavior; responsible for the professional development of 2 subordinate leaders and the accountability and maintenance of more than $35K worth of equipment. Managed and supervised two contracted embassy drivers. Managed 2 sub-contractors conducting country-wide survey. Areas of special emphasis and appointed duties:
Pacific Augmentation Team (PAT), U.S. Embassy, Sri Lanka (LKA) ’20- ‘21
PAT-LKA Budgeting Officer
PAT-LKA Contracting Officer Representative (COR)
Fire Marshall; maintained 100% inspection rating
Hazmat Material, Certifying Official
Range Safety Officer, Certifying Official
PSYOP/ Staff Operations Management, (SSG) May ‘18 – Jan ‘20
Employer: USASOC
HQ Company, 9th POB
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Salary: $76,000, 40 hours/week (E6)
Supervisor: SGM (R) Rosalynn Rodriguez, +1-910-***-****; may contact
Served as the Land and Ammunition Manager and Taskings Coordinator of a global airborne PSYOP Battalion comprised of over 500 Soldiers; reviewed all plans and orders to delegate tasks to respective units; developed matrices for tracking; coordinated with higher HQs on current request and status updates; tracked all tasking suspense’s for five companies; responsible for briefing weekly Operations and Intelligence updates; responsible for forecasting and scheduling all land and ammunition requests; responsible for management of over 380,000 rounds of various training and operational ammunition; managed expenditure and turn-in of all battalion allocated ammunition; serves as primary trainer for Battalion RSO, Ammunition Handlers Course (AHC), and Range Certification Course; Areas of special emphasis and appointed duties included:
RSO, CO; certified 11 safety officers
AHC, CO; certified 6 ammo handlers
PSYOP/ Project Manager/ Team Chief, (SSG) Jan ‘16 – May ‘18
Employer: USASOC
B Company, 9th POB
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Salary: $71,000, 40 hours/week (E6)
Supervisor: 1SG Michael Dean, +1-325-***-****; may contact
Served as a Team Chief of a three Soldier Tactical Psychological Operations Team (TPT) for an Airborne, Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TCP); responsible for the health, welfare, safety, discipline, and professional development of two NCOs; responsible for the accountability, serviceability, and maintenance of equipment valued in excess of $350,000; ensures team is trained to conduct MISO in support of Special Operations Forces and prepared to operate globally in support of Special Mission Units (SMU) and maintain the ability to deploy worldwide with little to no notice. Areas of special emphasis and appointed duties included:
Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Program Representative
Military Information Support Task Force, Afghanistan ‘17
Forward Signal Support Systems Specialist, Sergeant (SGT)
HQ Company, 4th Engineer Battalion
Fort Carson, Colorado
Salary: $66,000, 40 hours/week (E5)
Supervisor: SSG Jason Amway
Served as signal support NCO for HQ Company in a Combat Effects Engineer Battalion with a world wide deployment capability; supervises and integrates the installation, operation and maintenance of signal support systems, to include SINCGARS, Blue Force Trackers, intercoms and information systems; assists in the supervision of information network security and Army information assurance policies; responsible for the health, morale, welfare and professional development of two Soldiers, and their families; responsible for the maintenance and accountability of two M1165s, and all sets kits and outfits worth in excess of $500,000. Areas of special emphasis and appointed duties included:
Communications Security (COMSEC) Custodian
Forward Signal Support Systems Specialist, (SGT)
Employer: United States Army, FORSCOM
HQ Company, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Salary: $64,000, 40 hours/week (E5)
Supervisor: SSG John Casselberry
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan ’13-‘14
Forward Signal Support Systems Specialist, (SPC)
Employer: United States Army, EUCOM
HQ Company, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Baumholder, Germany
Salary: $46,000, 40 hours/week (E4)
Supervisor: SSG Conrad Jones
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan ’11- ‘12
Forward Signal Support Systems Specialist, (SPC)
Employer: United States Army
HQ Company, 62nd Medical Brigade
Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington
Salary: $34,000, 40 hours/week (E4)
Supervisor: SFC (R) Ronald Evans
Operation Iraqi Freedom ’07- ‘09
Forward Signal Support Systems Specialist, (SPC)
Employer: United States Army, EUCOM
HQ Company, 130th Combat Engineer Brigade
Hanau, Germany
Salary: $26,000, 40 hours/week (E4)
Supervisor: MSG (R) David Clark
Operation Iraqi Freedom ’05- ‘06
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT:
2018- Chosen above peers by senior management to travel throughout multiple regions of Afghanistan to plan, coordinate, and deconflict efforts among stakeholders and key affiliates as part of a multi-year program of strategic significance.
CERTIFCATIONS:
Hazardous Material Handler, Grafenwöhr, Germany
Airborne, Fort Benning, GA
OSHA-10
Pre-Apprentice: Carpentry, Electrical
COMPUTER SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Office Suite
Total Ammunition Management Information System (TAMIS)
Range Facility Management Support System (RFMSS)
Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2)
Command-Post of the Future (CPOF)
Defense Travel System (DTS)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Senior Leaders Course, Fort Bragg, NC
Three-month classroom and field training course focused on training and development of senior non-commissioned officers in the high standards of professional knowledge and management skills required for the responsibilities as a senior leader. 3.7/4.0
United States Army Battle Staff Course, Fort Bragg, NC
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape High Risk (SERE-C), Camp Mackall, NC