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Sales Foundations
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Social Media Promotion for Musicians, Artists, and Engineers
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Turning an Internship into a Job
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20 Habits of Executive Leadership
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Advanced Photography: Medium-Format Digital Cameras
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Canon 5D Mark III Essential Training
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Canon 60D Essential Training
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Canon Rebel T3i (600D and Kiss X5) Essential Training
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Customer Service: Handling Abusive Customers
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Interpersonal Communication
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Introduction to Photography
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Introduction to Photography: Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop
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Leading Productive Meetings
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Experience
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Michigan National Guard
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United States
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mass Communications Specialist
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Jan 2001 - Present
On Orders as a 46S MOS Candidate at Fort Meade, MD
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Duct Cleaning and Indoor Air Quality
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Oct 2019 - Present
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Self Employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Heating Air Conditioning Service Technician
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Sep 2020 - Present
Duct cleaning, furnace tuneups, duct repair, HVAC consulting
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Heating Air Conditioning Service Technician
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Sep 2020 - Present
Duct cleaning, furnace tuneups, duct repair, HVAC consulting
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Heating Air Conditioning Service Technician
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Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
Duct cleaning, furnace tuneups, duct repair, HVAC consulting
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Heating Air Conditioning Service Technician
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Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
Duct cleaning, furnace tuneups, duct repair, HVAC consulting
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Heating Air Conditioning Service Technician
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Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
Duct cleaning, furnace tuneups, duct repair, HVAC consulting
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Public Affairs Specialist
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Jan 2020 - Present
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Multimedia Illustrator (25M)
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Dec 2015 - Feb 2021
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Lansing Makers Network
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Maker
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Apr 2019 - Present
I am a full member of the Lansing Makers Network and use the workshop space and tools for a variety of projects. It is a great place to create, collaborate and coffee.
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Michigan Crossroads Council, Boy Scouts of America
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Volunteer
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Jan 1999 - Present
I’m registered as a Merit Badge Counselor and help Eagle Scout Candidates with project planning, on a case by case basis. I have previously served as Summer Camp Program Director, Philmont Trek and Venture Crew Advisor and Assistant Scoutmaster.
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Owner
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Apr 2018 - Present
Residential home repairs as requested. Handiman services and consulting. I provide referrals to other skilled trades.
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Lansing Community College
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Adjunct Instructor
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Oct 2019 - Present
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
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Associated Builders & Contractors Greater Michigan Chapter
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United States
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Course Instructor HVAC (also Core NCCER Certified)
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Jan 2019 - Jul 2019
Teach HVAC level 1, 2 and 3 apprentices in the skilled trades. Focus on safety, tool usage, performance tasks, EPA 608 exam prep, mechanical codes, customer service.
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Vice President of HVAC Service and Installation
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Jul 2018 - Dec 2018
DS Huber Real Estate Group LLC has 400+ properties under management contracts. In 2018 the multi-million dollar venture of DS Huber HVAC and Maintenance Group LLC was formed to expand the rental turn and house flipping services to the retail community. We perform maintenance and remodeling work on residential and light commercial properties. A labor force of 14 direct employees and a vast network of licensed and insured subcontractors was assembled to fulfill the needs of the community. Visit: www.dshubergroup.com for more information.
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HVAC Technician
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Aug 2016 - Apr 2018
Residential and Commercial HVAC installation and small business management.
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Heating And Air Conditioning Engineering Student
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Aug 2016 - Apr 2018
Heating and Cooling / HVAC. Degree along with EPA 608 refrigerant, OHSA 10 Construction Safety. Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
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Michigan Army National Guard
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United States
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Armed Forces
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300 - 400 Employee
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Operations Management and Safety
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Apr 2015 - Dec 2015
Support the maneuver element (an 800 person infantry regiment) with lethal and non-lethal munitions using joint forward observation methods. Mentor direct reports on Field Artillery (missiles, rockets and cannons) and the Profession of Arms. Liaison for multinational forces with joint operations in a contingency environment. Coordinator for air lift, multi-agency response and cultural exchange exercises. Write risk assessments and implement controls for mitigation. Give safety presentations on all aspects of: ground and air transportation; environment health and safety (EHS) and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN).Reduce injuries to personnel and damages to equipment by influencing risk assessment and planning processes.
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General Mills
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Management (Team Leader)
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May 2013 - Dec 2015
I work with great people to safely make great things! My ultimate goal is to simultaneously achieve double digit year over year growth in: safety, production and waste elimination while serving a strong team. During my first year, our location set 2 records for consecutive days without an injury, eliminated nearly 2% of our ingredient losses and hit over 70% of our commitments (an increase from previous year).
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Army National Guard
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United States
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Armed Forces
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700 & Above Employee
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Personnel Officer for 46 MP Command
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Feb 2014 - Mar 2015
First Lieutenant in personnel department (G1 Office) manages and coordinates the personnel communications and liaison activities with Operations Management in training exercises and disaster response scenarios. The 46 Military Police Command has the C2CRE mission which entails: Command and Control CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Response Exercise. Members of the C2CRE team must maintain the highest degree of physical, mental and emotional preparedness in order to coordinate disaster response efforts across multiple government agencies. FEMA and Joint Forces training enables C2CRE members to be able to operate at leaders and in team development to complete their tasks in short time frames.
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Liaison Officer
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May 2013 - Feb 2014
Operations Management, Unit Movement, Safety Officer during air and land movements in arctic weather conditions
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Executive Officer / Fire Direction Officer
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Jan 2001 - May 2013
Responsibilities Overseas• Responsible for the development of over 50 Engineer Work Requests and Troop Labor projects • Served as the technical expert for all contracts on Forward Operating Base Kunduz, supporting over 1,500 personnel• Execute base upgrades in support of the entire FOB, to include demolition of condemned buildings and ordering replacement bill of material (BOM). Managed purchases through: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), US Army Suppy System, Purchase Request and Commitments (PR&C) and as Field Ordering Officer (FOO) in order to obtain the necessary materials to support the lives and missions of an Infantry Regiment.Key Achievements • Created and maintained a training program to mentor other CORs throughout Northern Afghanistan • Monitored the performance of over 500 Host Nation Contractors as well as over 150 International employees of FLUOR, Berger/Cummins Joint Venture and other numerous small businesses• Developed and executed the construction plans of a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU)• Motivated contractors to design a Water Distribution System and enabling package facilitating FOB Kunduz to have portable water, decreasing the $60M of bottled water dependency by the use of underground wells and purifying locally contracted non-portable water (NPW)• Coordinated with bases throughout the region in order to acquire materials from bases that were closing in order to prevent waste in a diversified system. Successfully saved the United States Government over $3M by salvaging good materials and redirecting them.
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Convoy Platoon Leader
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Nov 2010 - Aug 2011
Responsibilities• Supervised 38 direct reports• Transported over 500,000 service members from airports, seaports, and Iraq• Member of the Base Safety CouncilKey Achievements• Eliminated over $500,000 worth of spending by rendering unit’s convoys more efficient and enforcing contractual requirements of civilian employees• Investigated and cleared over $400,000 worth of property by using controlled substitution practices to repair an MRAP at no additional cost to the government• Investigated the causes of all injuries of over 100 soldiers resulting in a decrease of over 50% from previous unit
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Michigan State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Student
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Aug 2008 - May 2012
I have been able to apply my use of graduate level statistics and GIS software for both military and civilian applications.
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Aug 2008 - May 2010
Geographic Information Systems: I research access to food and recreation facilities on a funded project and design maps to represent areas of interest, using ESRI software products and SPSS statistical software.
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Two Men and a Truck
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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200 - 300 Employee
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Customer Service Representative
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Feb 2008 - Aug 2010
Responsibilities• Generated new leads and potential clients• Assist customers throughout their move from start to finish including follow up• Added value to the customer’s experience by providing essential services and products while decreasing their stressKey Achievements• 3rd out of over 200 peers from company’s Mystery Shop program• Perfect scores (5.0 out of 5.0) from consecutive monthly customer surveys
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician
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Jan 2007 - Aug 2008
Duties include using ESRI Arc GIS with Business Analyst Extension and Claritas software. Created maps and reports of: demographics, competition and have franchises for an international franchise systemResponsibilities• Identify new marketing segments and approaches to promote product to customers• Assist the Franchise Developers by identifying latent demand and potential expansion opportunitiesKey Achievements• Created demographic maps for nearly 200 unique locations across the United States and emerging overseas markets• Projected business revenue for current franchise owners and prospects
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Lexington Christian Academy
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United States
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student
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1990 - 1996
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Education
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Lansing Community College
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology (HVAC, HVACR) -
Michigan State University James Madison College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations -
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Resources -
Officer Candidate School
Commission as a Second Lieutenant, United States Army -
Michigan State University