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John Garvey is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in various fields, including security, law enforcement, and history. He has worked as a Program Analyst, Author, Videographer, Ballpark Usher, Security Staff, Historian, and more. John holds a Master's degree in Real Estate and has completed various certifications, including SCUBA, Heartsaver CPR + AED, and FBI Citizens Academy.

Credentials

  • SCUBA
    Port Douglas, Australia - Great Barrier Reef
    Jan, 1991
    - Apr, 2026
  • Heartsaver CPR + AED
    -
    Feb, 2013
    - Apr, 2026
  • Concord Police Department (CPD) Citizens Academy
    Certificate of Graduation
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Citizens Academy
    Certificate of Graduation
  • San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) Citizens Academy
    Neighborhood Emergency Response Team Certificate of Graduation
  • San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Citizens Academy
    Certificate of Graduation

Experience

  • GSA
    • San Francisco, CA
    • Program Analyst
      • 1989 - Present
      • San Francisco, CA

  • Arcadia Publishing
    • San Francisco, CA
    • Author
      • 2003 - Present
      • San Francisco, CA

    • Videographer - California Center for Military History (CCMH)
      • 2001 - Present
      • Sacramento, CA

    • Ballpark Usher - Guest Services Department
      • 1999 - Present
      • AT&T Park

  • San Francisco 49ers
    • Marie P. DeBartolo Sports Centre, Santa Clara, CA
    • Security Staff
      • 1999 - Present
      • Marie P. DeBartolo Sports Centre, Santa Clara, CA

  • Travel Channel
    • Suisun Bay, CA
    • Historian for "Off Limits," TV show on USS Iowa battleship, BB-61 with host Don Wildman
      • Jan 2011 - Jan 2011
      • Suisun Bay, CA

  • Federal News Radio
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area
    • President AFGE Local 2275 - Guest on "Inside Government"
      • 2011 - 2011
      • Washington D.C. Metro Area

      On air host Jason Fornicola "Inside Government," radio show interview of AFGE Local President John Garvey, over Federal News Radio Network.

  • FBI Citizens Academy
    • San Francisco Field Office
    • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Citizens Academy Graduate + Alumni Association Member
      • 2011 - 2011
      • San Francisco Field Office

    • Movie Extra - "Moneyball" film staring Brad Pitt
      • 2010 - 2010
      • Oakland, CA

    • Historian - contributor to the film documentary: "442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity"
      • 2010 - 2010

      Film "442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity." Directed by Junichi Suzuki.

    • Guest Historian on National Historic Landmark
      • 2007 - 2010
      • Pier 45, San Francisco, CA

  • Fox Broadcasting Company
    • Greater Los Angeles Area
    • Guest at The Simpson's, USPS Stamps First Day of Issue
      • 2009 - 2009
      • Greater Los Angeles Area

      The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place at Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles in May 2009. There, The Simpsons Creator and Executive Producer, Matt Groening, along with Executive Producer James L. Brooks joined the voices behind the famous characters appearing on the stamps (Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith) in conjunction with the Postal Service in celebrating the stamps. Hank Azaria and other voice actors from The Simpsons were in attendance to lend their support, as well as, actor Kelsey Grammer, and Chairman of 20th Century Fox Television, Gary Newman.The longest-running primetime comedy in television history became a cultural and ground-breaking phenomenon since the series launch in 1990. The Postal Service commemorated Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa and Maggie as The Simpsons is are currently in its 24th year as a regularly scheduled half-hour series, making it the longest-running comedy in the history of American prime-time television." The show has won multiple Emmy awards, a Peabody Award and numerous other accolades.John Garvey informed Matt Groening that he wanted to see Bart Simpson throw the discus in an episode; and was informed another Simpsons character, Discus Stu, had already done so; and to stay tuned for Bart.

  • Fox News Channel
    • Aquatic Park overlooking San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island
    • Historian - broadcast interview on proposed Global Peace Center for Alcatraz
      • 2008 - 2008
      • Aquatic Park overlooking San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island

      Served as authority on history of Alcatraz Island, regarding proposal to turn Alcatraz Island into a Global Peace Center. As Local Historian stated Alcatraz Island was a National Historic Landmark (NHL), that needed to remain as is, as it was a National Treasure.

  • KTVU
    • Oakland, CA
    • Author - Guest on Rosy Chu show "Bay Area People"- for San Francisco in WWII and Irish San Francisco
      • 2007 - 2008
      • Oakland, CA

  • KGO-810AM
    • San Francisco, CA
    • Author - Guest on "John Rothmann Show" for San Francisco in WW II and Irish San Francisco
      • 2007 - 2008
      • San Francisco, CA

    • Historian - contributor to the film documentary: "California at War"
      • 2007 - 2007

      "California at War," documentary. A hypnotic ride through the 1940s, as California became front and center in World War II on public television. California at War, produced by KCET Los Angeles, aired in conjunction with Ken Burns' PBS series The War.

    • Security Officer at Super Bowls
      • 2000 - 2004

      CSC Security Officer for NFL events: Super Bowl XXXIV Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA; Super Bowl XXXV Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL; Super Bowl XXXVI Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA; Super Bowl XXXVII Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA; and Super Bowl XXXVIII Reliant Stadium, and Houston Astrodome, Houston, TX.

    • Historian - contributor to screenplay: "Alcatraz: The Occupation"
      • 2003 - 2003
      • Burbank, CA

      Raymond E. Spiess, Jr., & Stanley Yung.

  • KPFA Radio
    • Berkeley, CA
    • Author - Guest on "Flashpoints," show on American Indian Occupation of Alcatraz Island
      • 2002 - 2002
      • Berkeley, CA

    • Historian - contributor to film documentary: "Alcatraz is not an Island"
      • 2000 - 2000

      "ALCATRAZ IS NOT AN ISLAND," presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and KQED, is a one-hour public television documentary directed by James M. Fortier and produced by Jon Plutte. Actor Benjamin Bratt (Quechua) provides voice-over narration.

    • Guest on Pokemon jet
      • 1999 - 1999
      • SFO Airport

      All Nippon Airways announced in March 1999 that a fifth aircraft would be painted in a Pokémon scheme, and a contest was held which saw children between the ages of six and twelve submitting entries. The announcement was timed to coincide with the release of Pokémon: The Movie 2000 in Japan in the summer of 1999. The winning design was rolled out at Osaka on 20 June 1999 on a Boeing 747-400D (JA8964), with the same design appearing shortly thereafter on two Boeing 767-300s (JA8288 and JA8357).

  • City and County of San Francisco
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • San Francisco Police Department Citizens Police Academy Graduate + Alumni Association Member
      • 1996 - 1996
      • San Francisco Bay Area

    • President
      • 1994 - 1996
      • San Francisco, CA

      Represented San Francisco Jaycees at the 1994 XIIV Junior Chamber International (JCI) World Congress in Kobe, Japan.

    • Civil Grand Jury Member
      • 1994 - 1995
      • San Francisco, CA

    • Ballpark Vendor, Concession Stand, Checkout Manager
      • 1977 - 1992
      • Candlestick Park

      San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Rolling Stones, America, Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Happy Days cast, Laverne and Shirley, Karl Wallenda and Pope John Paul II.

  • City and County of San Francisco
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • San Francisco Fire Department (SFPD) Citizens Academy + Alumni Association Member (NERT)
      • 1990 - 1991
      • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Oakland Athletics
    • Oakland Coliseum
    • Souvenir Vendor - All-Star Game and World Series
      • 1987 - 1989
      • Oakland Coliseum

  • Oxford Investments
    • Emeryville, CA
    • Commodity Broker - [series 3]
      • 1988 - 1988
      • Emeryville, CA

  • Southwest Airlines
    • Greater San Diego Area - Charles Lindbergh Field
    • Guest on Shamu One jet
      • 1988 - 1988
      • Greater San Diego Area - Charles Lindbergh Field

      On May 23, 1988, Southwest Airlines and Sea World of Texas in San Antonio introduced Shamu One, an aircraft painted like a killer whale.

  • Volume Service Corporation
    • Oakland Coliseum and Arena
    • Ballpark Vendor
      • 1977 - 1987
      • Oakland Coliseum and Arena

      Oakland Raiders and Oakland Athletics.

  • City of San Diego
    • San Diego, CA
    • Office of the City Clerk - Records Management Intern
      • 1985 - 1986
      • San Diego, CA

  • San Diego State University
    • Center for Regional History, Malcolm A. Love Library - SDSU
    • Archivist - San Diego History Center
      • 1985 - 1986
      • Center for Regional History, Malcolm A. Love Library - SDSU

      Processed all the records of the Old Globe Theatre collection; as a student assistant; and assisted in the annual US-Mexico International History Fair in Tijuana, Mexico which attracted over 2,000 participants at the Tijuana Cultural Center.

  • U.S. House of Representatives
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area
    • Congressional Intern - Member Barbara Boxer
      • 1985 - 1985
      • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Bekins Van Lines
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • Mover
      • 1985 - 1985
      • San Francisco Bay Area

  • NCAA
    • University of Maryland at College Park
    • Division 1 Student-Athlete
      • 1983 - 1985
      • University of Maryland at College Park

    • Mover
      • 1984 - 1984
      • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies
    • University of Oregon, Eugene. 1980 Olympic Trials
    • "Personal Best" 1982 film with Mariel Hemingway. Hayward Field track and field fan scene.
      • 1980 - 1980
      • University of Oregon, Eugene. 1980 Olympic Trials

  • Archdiocese of San Francisco
    • Eglise Notre Dame des Victories altar boy
    • Knights of the Altar
      • 1974 - 1976
      • Eglise Notre Dame des Victories altar boy

  • San Francisco Chronicle
    • San Francisco, CA
    • Paperboy - Newspaper Carrier
      • 1972 - 1974
      • San Francisco, CA

  • San Francisco Progress
    • San Francisco, CA
    • Paperboy - Newspaper Carrier
      • 1971 - 1974
      • San Francisco, CA

  • San Francisco Examiner
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • Paperboy - Newspaper Carrier
      • 1971 - 1974
      • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Wrigley
    • San Francisco Bay Area
    • Chewing gum television commercial
      • 1969 - 1969
      • San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  • UC Berkeley
    Certificate, Facilities Planning and Management
  • Core Net Global
    Master's degree, Real Estate (MCR)
  • Graduate School USA
    Certificate Program participant, Program and Management Analysis
  • MIT
    Core Net Global Capstone Course
  • 1996 - 1997
    UC Davis
    Environmental Law Courses
  • City College of San Francisco
    CCSF Real Estate Certificate and California Real Estate Certificate
  • 1993 - 1996
    Soko Gakuen
    Japanese Studies
  • 1993 - 1994
    Alliance Francaise de San Francisco
    French Studies
  • San Diego State University-California State University
    Master of Arts (M.A.), Public/Applied History, Honors
  • University of Nevada-Reno
    Historic Preservation and Conservation Course
  • University of Maryland College Park
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), American History (United States)
  • Stanford University
    Olympian John Powell's "Learn By Doing Throwing Camp"
  • San Francisco State University
    Attended Ben Plucknett's Discus Clinic
  • Hartnell College
    Attended Olympian Art Burns Discus Clinic
  • Cabrillo College
    Attended Olympian Mac Wilkins Discus Clinic
  • University of Tennessee-Knoxville
    Attended Coach Ernie Bullard (San Jose State) Discus Clinic
  • Skyline College
    Associate of Arts (A.A.), History, Highest Honors
  • San Francisco State University
    American History (United States)
  • Saint Ignatius College Preparatory
    High School Diploma
  • 1978 - 1978
    Lowell High School
    Drivers Education
  • Notre Dame des Victoires
    Grammar School Diploma
  • Alvarado Elementary School
    Noe Valley, San Francisco
  • Midtown Terrace Playground and Sutro Recreational Center
    Tiny Tots Pre-School, Olympia Way, San Francisco

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