Experience

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  CLG & Associates, LLC

  • Beaver, West Virginia, United States

  • Security Officer

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Beaver, West Virginia, United States

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  Lochgelly Baptist Church

  • Oak Hill, West Virginia

  • Pastor

    • Sep 2002 - Present
    • Oak Hill, West Virginia

    I am the bi-vocational pastor of a small church with about fifty members. This is considered a part time position. The church is associated with the Southern Baptist Convention. My activities include sermon preparation and delivery, administration, and visitation.

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  Action Facilities Management

  • United States

  • Security Officer

    • Oct 2019 - Aug 2023
    • United States

    I worked as a Security Officer on a part time and call in basis for Action Facilities Management at the National Mine Safety and Heath Academy located in Beaver, WV.

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  Kroger Mid Atlantic Division

  • Roanoke, VA

  • Loss Prevention Specialist

    • Feb 2012 - Mar 2015
    • Roanoke, VA

    I was responsible for loss prevention activities in seven Kroger stores in Southern West Virginia. Activities included internal and external investigations, surveillance, interviewing subjects, working with and maintaining CCTV equipment, I am certified in interview and interrogation techniques by Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates. I retired from this position March 31, 2015.

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  Raleigh County Sheriff's Department

  • School Security Officer

    • Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

    I provided an armed security presence for an assigned county secondary school. Additional activities included mentoring students and assisting with disciplinary issues..

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  USIS

  • Senior Investigator

    • May 2001 - Jun 2011

    I conducted national security and public trust background investigations under contract to the US Office of Personnel Management and other federal and private entities. Activities included conducting interviews with sources and subjects, writing detailed reports, and obtaining record information from law enforcement, educational, and judicial sources. I was cleared to hold a top secret clearance with the US Government.

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  American Airworks

  • Sales Manager

    • Aug 2000 - May 2001

    I conducted inside sales activities for a distributor of breathing air systems to the fire service community and other first responders. Activities included designing air panels, bidding and quoting product, filling orders, repairs of equipment, and ordering inventory from vendors.

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  Forney Industries

  • Fort Collins, Colorado Area

  • District Sales Manager

    • Feb 1997 - Aug 2000
    • Fort Collins, Colorado Area

    I managed a sales territory encompassing parts of two states. Activities included cold calling and developing new accounts, servicing exiting accounts and maintaining customer satisfaction, attending trade shows, and managing my time and travel so as to maximize productivity.

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  W. I. McClung and Associates

  • Fayetteville, WV

  • Independent Manufacturers Representative

    • Jan 1994 - Feb 1997
    • Fayetteville, WV

    I managed my own agency representing multiple distributors and manufacturers as an Independent Manufacturers Representative selling to the automotive and hardware markets. Activities included calling on existing accounts and developing new accounts, supervising office operations, and managing time and assets to maximize productivity.

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  Dana Holding Corporation

  • Toledo, Ohio Area

  • District Sales Manager

    • Jul 1989 - Dec 1993
    • Toledo, Ohio Area

    I managed a sales territory in Southern West Virginia selling automotive aftermarket products to the NAPA Distribution Chain. Activities included calling on the Napa Distribution Center and their customers, working with store outside sales people as they called on dealer customers, conducting product knowledge training events and clinics. attending trade shows, handling warranty and return issues, and managing time and assets to maximize productivity.