Security Contractor

Ashford University, Clinton, Iowa

BACHELOR OF ART DEGREE, 2016

Criminal Justice

Mitchell Hamline School of Law, St. Paul, Minneapolis

DOCTORATE, Est. Grad May 2021

Juris Doctor Degree

·    Navy Legal Clerk Course, San Diego, CA
Administration, Internal Investigations, and Records Keeping, 2013

·    Sergeants Course, Twenty-nine Palms, CA
Advanced Written and Oral Communications, Advanced Leadership, Advanced Security, 2012

·    Corporals Course, Twenty-nine Palms, CA
Risk Management, Leadership, and Written and Oral Communications, 2010

·    Leading Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC
Effective Leadership, Pear Counseling’s, and Adaptability, 2006

GOVERMENT CONTRACTOR – Responsible for providing low and high profile individual protection to US government personnel and designees at designated location overseas in hostile threat environments. Provided strategic and tactical guidance and services while routinely conducting protective operations. Provided protection to US government personnel in stationary facilities and during periods of vehicular travel. Provided surveillance detection, route surveillance, and mission planning for protective operation missions. Responsible for the operation, qualification, and maintenance of multiple weapon systems and vehicles while deployed.

DIRECTOR OF SECURITY – Overseen the daily security of a 1.5 million square foot facility, consisting of over 140 retailers and community services security contracted account with direct management of a team of 26 Security Officers, 3 Shift Supervisors, and contracted Police Officers including hiring/selection, scheduling, payroll, coaching, development and support while building, improving, and maintaining relationships with employees, clients and the community.

Implemented, maintained and oversaw the Standard Operating Procedures at three different centers while training newly appointed staff members for the locations. To include the development and implementation of the Parental Escort Policy within the company.

CONDUCTOR – Performed conductor duties at Aurora terminal, and Cicero terminal, one of the largest rail yards in the United States, coordinating with the railroad, shipping companies, and engineers on the loading and unloading of freight and support for the operation of the train from one stop to the next. Once the train was in transit and transiting various yards, coordinated with the proper yardmasters; after setting cars, accounted for and documented the placement of rail cars containing hazardous materials in accordance with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements.

Implemented safe loading and unloading procedures and monitored freight and mechanical safety during transit; maintained exceptional safety record, with zero safety or procedural violations.

SERGEANT – Accomplished an eight-year career with the U.S. Marine Corps, achieving mid-level manager status. An active participant in and the training of military members for deployments overseas to hostile combat zones, in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom that led to the direct successful completion of multiple units missions.

Noteworthy legal operational, managerial, clerical, and administrative duties to the office of the staff judge advocate, including research, preparation and typing of general correspondence, forms, reports, wills, powers of attorney, and other documents dealing with legal and quasi-legal matters; maintaining office correspondence files, directives, and publications, while acting as the legal services chief and senior enlisted advisor directly responsible to the senior operating officer.