Experience

Paralyzed Veterans of America

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Health Care Administator

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  - VA Medical Center based service officer - Oversee the claims of hundreds of veterans - Oversee PVA office VAMC - Work directly with veterans through advocacy, counseling, claims development, appeals, and medical monitoring - Ensure policy coordination - Work to pursue client claims in compliance with national and state laws (indicated through 38 CFR, 38 USC, M 21, VHA Directives 1176 & 1173 - Oversee transportation needs of Spinal Cord Injury Department at VAMC - Work to plan and fulfill PVA's mission, goal, and objectives - Complete employee appraisals; train, lead, and guide employed personnel



Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A., Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Service Officer

  • 2009 - 2016

  - Negotiated business contracts on behalf of MOPH of Illinois - Executed budgets in a fiscally astute manner - Responsible for the establishment of MOPH-IL's first outreach programs in under served regions of the Greater Chicagoland area - Led, guided, and oversaw personnel in office and in MOPH-IL executive meetings and conventions - Counseled numerous veteran's during claims processes, work tirelessly to ensure success and acquisition of benefits - Managed hundreds of claims, conferred with national and state laws for Veteran's benefits



Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• State Service Officer

  • 2003 - 2008

  - Single-handedly established Florida Dept. of Veteran' Affairs office on Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL - Counseled veterans, assessed learning needs for transition of veterans into the community - Lectured and presented federal, state, and local veteran's benefits in TAP, DTAP, PDHRAs, job fairs, and other organized events - Coordinated and case managed delivery of health care services - Balanced resource allocation (including medical, financial, housing, employment, and community based benefits) - Oversaw hundreds of veteran's cases and claims - Represented veterans at all levels, work in multiple facets



U.S. Navy Reserve

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reservist

  • 1984 - 2006

  - Lead enlisted manager in radiology and surgical department - X-ray tech, EMT, audiology, pulmonary function and testing tech - Consultation in military affairs - Lead enlisted manager in radiology and surgical department - X-ray tech, EMT, audiology, pulmonary function and testing tech - Consultation in military affairs



Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A., Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Service Officer, Supervisor

  • 2001 - 2003



Paralyzed Veterans of America

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• National Service Officer, Supervisor

  • 1998 - 2001



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hospital Corpsman, X-Ray technichian

  • 1984 - 1991