Experience

Mercy Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Boiler Operator

  • Mar 2016 - Present



Michigan Army National Guard

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 300 - 400 Employee

• 12N Horizontal Construction Engineer

  • Mar 1996 - May 2019

  (RETIRED) As a Platoon Sergeant with the 1436 ENG I trained and mentored 44 Soldiers on day to day administrative tasks and ensured that they were technically and tactically proficient in all assigned tasks. I have deployed three times. 2005 I was deployed to Iraq (OIF III) where I was a gunner and a heavy equipment operator. 2010 I deployed again to Iraq (OND) as a squad leader and also a convoy commander. I then deployed to Liberia, Africa (OOL 13) in 2013 where I was a mentor and advisor for the Armed Forces of Liberia Engineers.

• Master Resilience Training

  • May 2014 - Oct 2015

• Pre-mobilization Training Assistance Element (PTAE)

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Assisted units of the Michigan Army National Guard with their pre-mobilization training. I would meet with the unit's commander and assist with the scheduling and planning of all required training events for the pre-mobilization period. I would then provide the training to the unit myself or I would facilitate and evaluate the training given by subject matter experts. Upon completion of training it was my job to compile all data into two different tracking reports. These reports were used to successfully track the unit's progression within the proper guidance.



Shape Corp.

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Rollform Operator, Tech 1

  • Jun 2006 - Mar 2014

  At Shape Corp. I set up, operated, adjusted, and changed-over rollform machines that puncture, form, sweep, and cuts off steel to create automotive beams. Certified through Shape Corp. as a Rollform Operator Tech 1. Left this job, on good terms, due to the opportunity of becoming a Master Resilience Trainer with the Michigan Army National Guard.