VET S.O.S.

Providing a lifeline to veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses through the sharing of information and resources about veteran support organizations and key personnel in the veteran support community who are helping our community succeed.

CEO, Co-Founder & Co-Host

Operation Barnabas

Serves directly under the Chairman and assists in all duties that may be required of him or her. In the absence of the Chairman the Vice Chairman shall preside over the Board of Directors meetings. The Vice Chairmen shall also supervise the formal assessments of the Board of Directors at least annually.

Vice Chair Board of Directors

- Duty of Care: Take care of the nonprofit by ensuring prudent use of all assets, including facility, people, and good will;
- Duty of Loyalty: Ensure that the nonprofit's activities and transactions are, first and foremost, advancing its mission; Recognize and disclose conflicts of interest; Make decisions that are in the best interest of the nonprofit corporation; not in the best interest of the individual board member (or any other individual or for-profit entity).
- Duty of Obedience: Ensure that the nonprofit obeys applicable laws and regulations; follows its own bylaws; and that the nonprofit adheres to its stated corporate purposes/mission.
- Provide guidance to organization by contributing to the organization’s culture, strategic focus, effectiveness, and financial sustainability, as well as serving as ambassadors and advocates.

Board Member

The Haskell Company

Leads project safety & health program in direct coordination with the project superintendent and assigned Regional Safety Supervisor.   Maintains a safe project environment to ensure the protection of all who engage the property including Haskell, contract partner, client and the general public personnel. Coordinates project activities to comply with rules, regulations, and policies applicable to project safety. 
- Actively participates in all site safety orientation efforts, daily/weekly team/subcontractor 
meetings, scope preconstruction meetings, and daily/weekly craft safety meetings. 
- Provides both monitoring and coaching related to the required daily Safe Work Plans. 
- Participates in project safety audits and communication of findings to the project team on a frequent 
basis to foster hazard recognition training.
- Maintains all project safety related documentation including Safety Data Sheets (SDS), trade safety 
programs, project postings, competent person /training data as required.  
- Actively participates in accident/incident investigations and assists project superintendent in the 
prompt reporting.  
- Administers and maintains all work permit programs in cooperation with Project Superintendent 
- Coordinates and/or conducts safety training as required on the project 
- Actively promotes and enforces the Haskell Code of Safe Practices and related safety policies 
- Accompanies any site visitors or authorized persons in project visits as coordinated with the Project 
Superintendent. 
- Supports the Project Superintendent in safety preplanning efforts prior to commencing work activities.  
- Should hazards classified as imminent danger or serious be identified, immediately take action to stop work and protect others from the hazard. 
- Maintains frequent communications with Regional Safety Supervisor regarding project safety issues, 
concerns and upcoming activities.   
- Maintain competency in the safety field through annual continuing education.

Project Safety Coordinator

Haskell Emergency Response Team is designed to respond quickly to an incident location to provide consultation and expertise in order to accomplish three specific tasks:
i.	Recommend specific actions to render safe the incident site
ii.	Assess site damage utilizing Business Resiliency (BRS) data and tools
iii.	Provide recovery recommendation plan to customer

Responsible for Boots on Ground Response program development and implementation. 
- Responsible for developing deployment, operation, and recovery plans 
- Developing and conducting training for team member 
- Coordination of response efforts
- Manage program budget

Emergency Response Project Manager

Member of the Business Resiliency Services Team.  Responsible for development of deployment operations plan.

Hiring Our Heroes Fellowship

Maxwell Leadership

Certified Coach, Speaker, and Trainer

Maxwell Leadership Certified Team

Veterati

Veterati is an innovative mentorship platform that makes being a mentor and finding mentors effortless. Connecting job-seekers to mentors at scale is phase 1 of Veterati’s greater mission: to transform job search from a painful experience into an inspiring journey.

My Veterati Mento Profile:  https://go.veterati.com/WxMrsn

Volunteer Mentor

The Association of Continuity Professionals

Secretary to the Board

BUZZ TV - IWANTABUZZ.COM

Conduct 5-7 minute interviews with veterans in the Jacksonville area.  Highlighting the great work that veterans are doing in and around Jacksonville, FL.

https://iwantabuzz.com/category/veterans/5-minutes-salute/

Host - 5 Minute Salute

US Army

•	Manage, track, and process security clearance paperwork for 600+ personnel within organization.
•	Responsible for onboarding new personnel.  Implemented lean processes to improve onboarding process increasing efficiency and decreases amount of time between onboarding and reporting to work.
•	Execute security inspection for 5 different organizations.  Ensures organizations are implementing proper security processes and following local laws and regulations.
•	Provide professional mentorship to 30 personnel within organization.  Lending years of experience in military to assisting others grow within and plan out their careers.

Battalion S2 (Intelligence) Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC)

Intelligence Analyst

•	Responsible for overall well-being of 90 personnel and their families.  Managed daily training, scheduling, travel, pay and benefits, and daily production for 90 personnel.
•	Responsible for planning and executing logistical operations to include movement of six vehicles, 90 personnel, and multiple equipment containers.  Successfully managed this process five times in one year without loss or damage.
•	Supervised over $5 million in military assets and equipment.  Ensured proper tracking of property and scheduled maintenance.  
•	Redistributed and updated enlisted manning in the G2 resulting in improved efficiency in the OPS section and higher morale
•	Developed and streamlined a division-wide intelligence manning tracker increasing command visibility on critical shortfalls

G2 (Intelligence) Analysis Control Element (ACE) NCOIC

•	Senior advisor for operations.  Managed ten person section responsible for all operations within a 300+ person organization.
•	Supervised the planning, resourcing, and execution of intelligence and logistical operations for 300+ person organization.  Operations included coordination with and support to multiple outside organization across the Korean Peninsula.
•	Responsible for overall well-being of 10 personnel and their families.  Managed daily training, scheduling, travel, pay and benefits, and production.
•	Devised planning tools to assist battalion operations and training in identifying potential problems for resolution prior to execution
•	Established an effective and efficient S3 team of cross-trained personnel capable of executing the most complex of tasks

Battalion S3 (Operations) NCOIC

•	Planned and managed over 500 hours of training to 100+ personnel.  Training focused on personal growth, financial awareness, educational importance, and military tactics. 
•	Responsible for overall well-being of 100+ personnel and their families.  Managed training, scheduling, travel, pay and benefits, and production.
•	Coordinated equal opportunity and sexual harassment training for organization.  Serves as advisor to organizations leaders for all matters pertaining to equal opportunity and sexual harassment.
•	Developed strong team cohesion through realistic training opportunities, resiliency training, team building events, and organization family-oriented field days.
•	Increased medical readiness to 90% by holding NCOs accountable for readiness; improving medical readiness by 5%

First Sergeant

•	Planned and managed over 500 hours of training to 75+ personnel.  Training focused on personal growth, financial awareness, educational importance, and military tactics. 
•	Responsible for overall well-being of 75+ personnel and their families.  Managed training, scheduling, travel, pay and benefits, and production.
•	Coordinated equal opportunity and sexual harassment training for organization.  Serves as advisor to organizations leaders for all matters pertaining to equal opportunity and sexual harassment.
•	Developed strong team cohesion through realistic training opportunities, resiliency training, team building events, and organization family-oriented field days.
•	Established a monthly junior enlisted mentorship program; mentored 19 Soldiers in career development
•	Mentored 23 NCOs through monthly professional development program and morale building events; promoted a learning environment and help boosted high morale
•	Developed the Detachments troop to task tracker from scratch; helped visualize HHD's personnel during high demand tasking's
•	Created and led a seven man ADVON team during four BN EDREs; ensured preparation for the BN TAC deployment
•	Helped restructure the BN TAC; resulted in the realignment of personnel by MTOE positions and improved the vehicle load plan

Detachment Sergeant

•	Senior advisor for operations.  Managed ten person section responsible for all operations within a 300+ person organization.
•	Supervised the planning, resourcing, and execution of intelligence and logistical operations for 300+ person organization.  Operations included coordination with and support to multiple outside organization across the Korean Peninsula.
•	Responsible for overall well-being of 10 personnel and their families.  Managed daily training, scheduling, travel, pay and benefits, and production.
•	Implemented AtHoc in BN S3 Operations; resulted in a commendable rating during 8th Army's no notice EDRE
•	Developed BN Command Post layout; identified challenges and implemented solutions which enabled mission success
•	Tactfully proposed troop to task recommendation to the brigade S3 staff which resulted in a 25% decrease in garrison taskings
•	Devised planning tools to assist battalion operations and training in identifying potential problems for resolution prior to execution
•	Established an effective and efficient S3 team of cross-trained personnel capable of executing the most complex of tasks

•	Responsible for planning and executing plans pertaining to the consolidation of resources (personnel and equipment) across the Korean Peninsula.
•	Successfully planned and managed over 25 community operations and events involving multiple agencies and hundreds of personnel.  Agencies included (emergency services, recreation, public works, and safety).
•	Managed essential community services and facilities for over 24,000 military community in Republic of Korea.

Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobility, and Security (DPTMS) (Operations) NCOIC

DPTMS Installation Security Officer

Task Force 51 G2 (Intelligence) Officer

ARNORTH G2 (Intelligence) Watch NCOIC

Battalion S2 (Intelligence) NCOIC

Intelligence Sergeant

I help veterans, transitioning service members, and veteran/military spouses learn about the 40,000+ veteran support organizations available to assist with military and life transitions.  My mission is to support and empower the veteran and military community through education, advocacy, and mentorship.  I co-founded VET S.O.S. Podcast to help fill this void.  My co-host and I bring on organizations to talk about what they do for our community and how you can reach out to them to get the assistance and training you want and need.

Website: https://vetsospodcast.com

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