Extraordinary leader and problem solver looking to enhance my career in the military by furthering my education at an elite MBA program. Calm under pressure with superior time management and conflict resolution skills.
Skills
Critical thinking
Organized
Quick learner
Team leader
Work History
Operations Specialist, 09/2010
to 05/2012 U.S. Coast Guard – Kodiak,
AK
Monitored high frequency radios for distress
Assisted professional mariners with accurate weather forecasts and safety precautions
Maintained communications with Coast Guard air assets including fixed and rotary wing
Operations Specialist, 05/2012
to 06/2014 U.S. Coast Guard – Wilmington,
NC
Combat Information Center watch stander on board the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence
Responsible for coordination and execution of overall operations while at sea including search and rescue, commercial fishing vessel boardings and drug and migrant interdiction throughout the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
Sorted and routed incoming correspondence and messages.
Prepared documents for destruction.
Operated and maintained communications equipment.
Operations Specialist, 06/2014
to Current U.S. Coast Guard – Louisville,
KY
Responsible for monitoring weather forecasts, staying current on river flood stages throughout the western river region and maintaining communications and position statuses with Coast Guard boat assets
Created an operations brief daily and verbally presented it to the Command at Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley
Assisted the Operations Unit Controller with case work documentation
Operator for Louisville Vessel Traffic Service which ensured the safe navigation of professional mariners along a 12 mile stretch on the Ohio River in downtown Louisville, KY
Sorted and routed incoming correspondence and messages.
Operated and maintained communications equipment.
Planned and briefed personnel on missions.
Education
BBA: Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management,
Current American Military University - Charles Town,
WV
