Christopher O'Brien, MBA, MSEM
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LinkedIn User
Chris O'Brien demonstrated his confidence and competence for a taped interview with SeaChange, a video project focused on increasing interest in science and technology among minority high schoolers. Needless to say, I was impressed with his enthusiasm and professionalism in explaining the technical aspects of a search and rescue operation as well as his willingness to take time out of his busy schedule to help. I am proud to say, he is a true shipmate!
John Pruitt, III. ⚓️
When Chris worked for me he was analytical, thorough, detail-oriented, and well organized to handle multiple tasks with little guidance from me. He was a fair, yet firm leader of a large department and provided me accurate information updates to foster my decision making positively impacting this large, multimission Coast Guard Cutter. He would have a significant positive impact on any company considering his employment.
LinkedIn User
Chris O'Brien demonstrated his confidence and competence for a taped interview with SeaChange, a video project focused on increasing interest in science and technology among minority high schoolers. Needless to say, I was impressed with his enthusiasm and professionalism in explaining the technical aspects of a search and rescue operation as well as his willingness to take time out of his busy schedule to help. I am proud to say, he is a true shipmate!
John Pruitt, III. ⚓️
When Chris worked for me he was analytical, thorough, detail-oriented, and well organized to handle multiple tasks with little guidance from me. He was a fair, yet firm leader of a large department and provided me accurate information updates to foster my decision making positively impacting this large, multimission Coast Guard Cutter. He would have a significant positive impact on any company considering his employment.
LinkedIn User
Chris O'Brien demonstrated his confidence and competence for a taped interview with SeaChange, a video project focused on increasing interest in science and technology among minority high schoolers. Needless to say, I was impressed with his enthusiasm and professionalism in explaining the technical aspects of a search and rescue operation as well as his willingness to take time out of his busy schedule to help. I am proud to say, he is a true shipmate!
John Pruitt, III. ⚓️
When Chris worked for me he was analytical, thorough, detail-oriented, and well organized to handle multiple tasks with little guidance from me. He was a fair, yet firm leader of a large department and provided me accurate information updates to foster my decision making positively impacting this large, multimission Coast Guard Cutter. He would have a significant positive impact on any company considering his employment.
LinkedIn User
Chris O'Brien demonstrated his confidence and competence for a taped interview with SeaChange, a video project focused on increasing interest in science and technology among minority high schoolers. Needless to say, I was impressed with his enthusiasm and professionalism in explaining the technical aspects of a search and rescue operation as well as his willingness to take time out of his busy schedule to help. I am proud to say, he is a true shipmate!
John Pruitt, III. ⚓️
When Chris worked for me he was analytical, thorough, detail-oriented, and well organized to handle multiple tasks with little guidance from me. He was a fair, yet firm leader of a large department and provided me accurate information updates to foster my decision making positively impacting this large, multimission Coast Guard Cutter. He would have a significant positive impact on any company considering his employment.
Credentials
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Cert Prep: Excel Associate - Microsoft Office Specialist for Office 2019
LinkedInMar, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Master Microsoft Excel
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Excel Essential Training (Microsoft 365)
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Excel: Advanced Formatting Techniques
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Excel: Advanced Formulas and Functions
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Excel: Charts in Depth
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Excel: Creating a Basic Dashboard
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Excel: Lookup Functions in Depth
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Excel: PivotTables in Depth
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Excel Boot Camp
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INTRODUCTION TO LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
University of San Francisco / Geospatial Analysis Lab (GsAL)Nov, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Federal Law Enforcement Boarding Officer / Counter Narcotics Officer
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Maritime Search and International Search and Rescue School
U.S. Coast Guard -
Navigator, Surface Warfare Officer, Weapons Officer, Officer of the Deck (Inport and Underway), Command Duty Officer (D11/PACAREA), Quartermaster of the Watch, Boatswain Mate of the Watch, Helmsman/Lookout
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Navy Damage Control School
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Surface Warfare Officer School
U.S. Naval War College
Experience
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Harkcon, Inc.
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Performance Analyst
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Sep 2022 - Present
Conducting Manpower Requirements Analysis (MRA) for United States Coast Guard CYBER division. Conducting Manpower Requirements Analysis (MRA) for United States Coast Guard CYBER division.
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FedWriters
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United States
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Writing and Editing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Instructional Systems Designer United States Coast Guard (IQP)
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Oct 2019 - Sep 2022
Senior instructional systems designer creating technical training products for United States Coast Guard watchstanders qualification standards. Survey and writing professional, able to integrate subject matter expert and accomplished performer input to tailor custom training products. Personal submissions include Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN), HAZMAT, Helmsman, and Quartermaster of the Watch response and defense from concept to final product. Damage Control program, including CBRN and HAZMAT modules, are currently in fleet operation. Show less
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BROB Analytics LLC
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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CEO, Owner and Co-Founder
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Apr 2018 - Dec 2021
CEO, Owner and Co-Founder BROB Analytics LLC brings together geospatial professionals across a gambit of fields. We specialize in emergency management, environmental monitoring, research, and characterization of integrated systems/machine learning. Products and Research of BROB Analytics LLC include international/local business site selection/advertising, charity events, concept to market physical products, marginal abatement costing, and characterization of feedback revenue systems Led "Our Frontline Heroes" charity event. Created website, point of sale, graphic products, and provided outreach/support. Raised $2,125 donation (over 4,000 meals) for local food bank during COVID-19 and Sonoma County fires. Show less
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University of San Francisco
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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MS Environmental Management, Geographical Informational System and Climate Change
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Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
MSEM Graduate, concentrations GIS and Climate Change. Work with University of San Francisco Geospatial Analysis Laboratory (USF GSAL) concerning data mining, analysis, and characterization of trends for research and laboratory projects. Badges for Completion of GIS 1, GIS 2, and LiDAR are attached; other courses include GIS 3, GIS Practicum, and Remote Sensing. Degree pending final evaluation by University of San Francisco. MSEM Graduate, concentrations GIS and Climate Change. Work with University of San Francisco Geospatial Analysis Laboratory (USF GSAL) concerning data mining, analysis, and characterization of trends for research and laboratory projects. Badges for Completion of GIS 1, GIS 2, and LiDAR are attached; other courses include GIS 3, GIS Practicum, and Remote Sensing. Degree pending final evaluation by University of San Francisco.
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Dominican University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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MBA (Sustainable Enterprise)
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Aug 2015 - Sep 2016
MBA with Concentration in Sustainable Enterprise. Consulting experience to include private, non-profit, and international firms. International Consulting: China-based CNC Manufacturing Firm entry into United States market. Evaluated market positioning, entry, costing, and potential partnerships with established firms. Presented on-site. MBA with Concentration in Sustainable Enterprise. Consulting experience to include private, non-profit, and international firms. International Consulting: China-based CNC Manufacturing Firm entry into United States market. Evaluated market positioning, entry, costing, and potential partnerships with established firms. Presented on-site.
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Event Photography Group
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United States
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Photography
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1 - 100 Employee
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Seasonal Site Manager
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Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
On-site manager for Seasonal Photography studio. Responsibilities include retail sales/management, scheduling, OR/payroll adherence, customer service, public relations, point of sale supervision, cash and inventory management. On-site manager for Seasonal Photography studio. Responsibilities include retail sales/management, scheduling, OR/payroll adherence, customer service, public relations, point of sale supervision, cash and inventory management.
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Macerich
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations and General Administrative Assistant
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May 2015 - Sep 2015
Supports Property Manager and Operations Manager. Project Manager for various Operations and General Issues within the mall. Performs environmental assignments and tasks, contracts and standard service agreements, assists with related CAPEX bids and requests, responsible for safety committee minutes, FLS coordination and logs, sprinkler testing logs, maintenance logs. Responds to building maintenance requests such as roof leaks, coordinates utility spreadsheets, A/P distribution spreadsheet, key control, enters and ensures work orders completion. Oversees equipment and FF&E inventory control, tenant issues, tenant construction, Site Management, memos, and coordinates demand response. Show less
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Event Photography Group
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United States
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Photography
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1 - 100 Employee
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Seasonal Site Manager
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Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
On-site manager for Seasonal Photography studio. Responsibilities include retail sales/management, scheduling, OR/payroll adherence, customer service, public relations, point of sale supervision, cash and inventory management. Utilizing superior customer service exceeded previous year sales by 33.3% and goal sales by 20.66%. On-site manager for Seasonal Photography studio. Responsibilities include retail sales/management, scheduling, OR/payroll adherence, customer service, public relations, point of sale supervision, cash and inventory management. Utilizing superior customer service exceeded previous year sales by 33.3% and goal sales by 20.66%.
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Safeway
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Store Manager
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Mar 2013 - Feb 2015
Store Manager (JMO Program) of Safeway Grocery Store. Responsible for up to 175+ employees and day to day operations and projects of approx. 400k to 1mil/week sales to include pharmacy and home delivery operations. Responsibilities include retail management, marketing, public relations, scheduling, overseeing daily store operations, payroll, hiring, employee management, inventory control, safety and health standard compliance. Brought red store back into the black after 2 months as store manager utilizing streamlined scheduling, new hourly tracking templates, shrink tracking and greater accountability for employee actions. Show less
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U.S. Coast Guard
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Lieutenant, Duty Officer at Pacific Area/Eleventh District Command Center
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Apr 2010 - Apr 2013
Oversaw Coast Guard missions to support the USCG Pacific operational area encompassing 74 million sq miles including four districts. Direct representative of the USCG Pacific Commander; interacted with the concerned public, news outlets, other nations, high ranking officials in varying branches of the armed services and government to include senators and state representatives. Led response efforts to numerous pollution cleanup operations, law enforcement situations and search and rescue. Personally interacted with local, state and military agencies to ensure expedited response and clean up. Provided on-scene representatives with policy recommendations and guidance. Conducted risk management for all USCG responses, mitigated hazards and identified options to ensure safety of Coast Guard and other involved personnel. Ensured strict adherence for case response provided recommendations backed with established policy. Conducted formal and informal briefings for chain of command up to and including the USCG Pacific Area Commander, various state and federal officials.Directly responsible for over $436,000 in property. Awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for outstanding service and professionalism coordinating numerous complex search and rescue and law enforcement cases, including saving 32 lives, protecting more than $9M in property, seizure of 39 illegal migrants, 25 suspected narcotics smugglers, and the seizure of over $63.6M in narcotics. Show less
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Lieutenant Junior Grade, Weapons Officer, Navigation/Law Enforcement Division Officer
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May 2008 - Apr 2010
Directly responsible for maintenance, operational safety, and supervision of the operations of all deck, radar, 10 large caliber weapons systems, numerous small-caliber weapons and small boats. Managed training compliance program and completed evaluations for a department of 57+ personnel and oversaw administration of a $135,000 department budget. Authored and administered departmental work list to include productivity ratings and percentage completion reports. Executed and trained for CG missions including Search and Rescue, Boating Operations, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security and Defense Operations.Served as primary safety supervisor and training officer for department. Authored and conducted drills, training, and best practices in classroom and real-life settings for response to various casualties including fire, flooding, chemical releases, search and rescue, law enforcement, and personnel.Initiated and meticulously oversaw $300,000 in contract bids for vessel maintenance projects, saved $40,000 by soliciting bids and evaluating fitness for job. Ensured contract work was performed in accordance to all federal, Coast Guard, CA State, and OSHA standards. Authored a numerous operations bills; bills included safety checklists, command briefings, and proper training required for safe operation.Lead officer for 15+ boardings of 2-8 person teams on recreational and commercial vessels to ensure compliance with federal and state safety, environmental, drug, migrant and fisheries regulations; including Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements. Supervised training for 30+ law enforcement officers.Awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for outstanding service and innovative inter-department and inter-agency cooperation including Customs Border Patrol, DEA, ICE, US Navy, Harbor Patrol, Sheriff's Departments and various other agencies to streamline law enforcement operations that led to increased productivity, understanding and facilitated mission effectiveness. Show less
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US Coast Guard Academy
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United States
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Armed Forces
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300 - 400 Employee
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Lab Assistant/Student/Cadet
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Jun 2003 - May 2008
Officer in training at the United States Coast Guard Academy (cadet). Received training in leadership and military operations while receiving degree. Lab Assistant to Dr. Gregory Hall, professor at the United States Coast Guard Academy, conducted research on the chemometric fingerprinting of diesel fuels to include various weathering mechanisms for forensic analysis and comparison utilizing MATLAB and GC-MS. Contributing researcher to USCG procedures for Chemometric Characterization of Evaporative Weathering Mechanism of Diesel Fuels. Show less
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Education
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2016 - 2018
University of San Francisco
MS, Environmental Management, Geospatioal Informational Systems, Climate Change -
2015 - 2016
Dominican University of California
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Sustainability -
2003 - 2008
US Coast Guard Academy
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Oceanography, Chemical and Physical -
2003 - 2008
US Coast Guard Academy
Bachelor of Science (BS), Oceanography, Chemical and Physical -
2005 - 2006
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Coastal Systems Science, Coastal Systems Science -
Training Center Yorktown
National Search and Rescue School, Search and Rescue -
U.S. Naval War College
Tactical Action Officer, Military Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
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