M. Ron Everett Jr.

*** ********* *****, ******, ** 3029

adt0nv@r.postjobfree.com

678-***-****)

PROFILE

An experienced team builder, leader, and communicator with years of real-world experience forming and leading teams to accomplish strategic tasks in the most difficult places in the world.

WORK EXPERIENCE

NON-RESIDENTIAL TEAM LEADER/ STRATEGY COORDINATOR, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, MAY 2014 – TO AUGUST 2022

Recruited, formed, and led a diverse team to develop and implement a hybrid social media and grass roots program to share a life changing message in a challenging context. Successfully developed and implemented a multi-country strategy in cooperation with diverse individuals and organizations towards accomplishing complex tasks in a difficult environment.

TEAM LEADER/ AID OFFICE DIRECTOR, KABUL AFGHANISTAN, INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, JUNE 2012 – TO APRIL 2014

While residing in a third world conflict zone, successfully led a diverse multicultural team of aid workers and local national staff towards meeting the felt needs of the community. Mentored and led project managers as they designed and implemented community development projects related to health, agriculture, and education among poor communities in and around Kabul, Afghanistan. Developed and implemented a customized security policy with corresponding countermeasures to the specific threats of this region. Managed several life-threatening emergencies.

TEAM LEADER/ AID OFFICE DIRECTOR, JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN, INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, MARCH 2009– MAY 2012

Reconstituted and led a diverse team of western and Asian expatriates as well as selecting, training, and leading a staff of local nationals to implement various holistic community development projects. Collaboratively designed and implemented a security policy that corresponded to the specific threats of that region which ranged from natural disasters to kidnaping and terrorist attacks. Designed and implemented agriculture and education projects in cooperation with the local university. Mentored and led project managers as they implemented holistic relief and development projects.

TEAM LEADER/ AID OFFICE DIRECTOR, KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN, INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, SEPTEMBER 2004– JANUARY 2008

Successfully led a diverse team of international aid workers as well as a multi-ethnic team of local Afghan nationals to implement various disaster relief and community development projects. Developed a security policy and crisis response plan that was adopted by our personnel country wide. Successfully led an aid office as well as a large diverse team while keeping a frontline role meeting the needs of the community.

PROJECT MANAGER/ SECURITY COORDINATOR, KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN, INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, SEPTEMBER 2003 – AUGUST 2004

Learned to implement education and community development projects while also learning the language and culture by immersion. Was asked to take roles of team leader and head of aid organization office after one year. Successfully designed and implemented community development projects as part of a close-knit team under third world conditions and the threat of extreme violence.

SERVER, CRACKER BARREL RESTAURANT, CORDELE, GEORGIA APRIL - JUNE 2003

Gained valuable skills on working hard and serving people. Learned the value and difficulty of remaining professional and friendly in stressful situations.

YOUTH SPORTS INSTRUCTOR, KID KONNECTION, FT. WORTH, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 2001-DECEMBER 2002

Taught martial arts and sports in after school daycare centers. Was responsible for collecting payments and recruiting new daycare centers to join our network. Realized I had a gift for teaching and communicating with customers.

REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT COORDINATOR, WORLD RELIEF, FT. WORTH, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 2000 - AUGUST 2001

Successfully coordinated all matters related to newly arrived refugees from around the world. Led a small team that sucessfully purchased and stored all items required to furnish apartments for newly arrived refugees, as well as welcoming them at the airport.

TREE WORKER/ARBORIST, THOMPSON TREE COMPANY, FT. WORTH, TEXAS. SEPTEMBER 1999 - AUGUST 2000

Honed work ethic and teamwork skills while working as part of a team to expertly trim, treat, and remove trees. Learned the value of manual labor as well as an ability to speak to people from diverse backgrounds.

JOURNEYMAN /MISSIONARY, LAOS, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM, INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD, SEPTEMBER 1997- JUNE 1999

Learned to effectively communicate across cultures by learning two difficult languages and cultures while implementing sensitive ministry projects. Learned to work in high stress situations with minimal support, as well as part of a healthy team in two different communist countries. Learned effective countermeasures to surveillance and threats by the communist regimes of those countries that were suspicious of me as an American and hostile to our goals.

FORMAL EDUCATION

MASTER OF DIVINITY, WITH BIBLICAL LANGUAGES, DECEMBER 2002, SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, FT. WORTH, TEXAS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, JUNE 1997, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA, DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA

COLLEGE PREPARATORY DIPLOMA, MAY 1993, SHILOH HIGH SCHOOL, SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA

RELEVANT SKILLS

Natural team builder and team player. Able and willing to lead and follow.

Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills in domestic as well as cross-cultural contexts.

Effective and experienced in public speaking as well as team communication.

Languages currently spoken: Pashto, American Sign Language

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