Career Highlights
These are the strongest proof points behind my recruiting, leadership, education, technical growth, and military background. This is not my full resume. It is a focused look at the results, credentials, and experiences that shaped how I work and who I am.
Recruiting Leadership & Performance
Led a multi-recruiter Army recruiting office with both individual recruiting goals and a storefront mission. Supported office-level mission success while exceeding personal recruiting expectations across multiple years.
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Applicant Retention
Maintained approximately 98% applicant retention through disciplined follow-up, qualification, applicant management, and fit-focused recruiting.
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Lead Capture Increase
Built a QR-code and web-based outreach method that increased lead capture by approximately 35%.
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Over Mission Average
Averaged approximately 20% over office recruiting mission during strong performance periods.
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Active Applicants
Maintained a working pipeline of 40 to 50 active applicants to support high-volume recruiting requirements.
Hard-to-Fill Requirements
Trusted with difficult recruiting assignments requiring advanced qualifications, technical aptitude, and security-clearance eligibility.
Full-Cycle Candidate Management
Managed applicants from first contact through qualification, documentation, processing, follow-up, and final decision points.
Recruiting Credentials & Recognition
Army Master Recruiter
Earned the Army Master Recruiter designation after years of sustained recruiting production, applicant development, pipeline discipline, and mission-focused performance in a high-accountability recruiting environment.
Recruiting School Honor Graduate
Graduated as an Honor Graduate from the Army Recruiter Course, a formal recruiting qualification course focused on prospecting, eligibility, interviewing, applicant processing, communication, recruiting systems, and practical recruiting execution.
Recruiting Awards & Recognition
Recognized as Recruiter of the Year and earned multiple recruiter-level awards for production, consistency, applicant management, and recruiting performance.
Signature Leadership & Specialized Achievement
Selected achievements from a 24-year career that required judgment, trust, and performance under pressure.
Two Bronze Stars
Awarded two Bronze Star Medals for leadership in combat, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.
Court-Certified Expert
Selected over more than 50 applicants for advanced accident reconstruction training early in my career, completed Michigan State University’s program in the top 10%, and was later accepted by the court as an expert based on training, investigations, experience, and sworn testimony.
Advanced Leadership Education
Completed advanced Army leadership education, including Senior Leader Course and project-management-focused leadership coursework, earning Honor Graduate recognition in advanced coursework.
Military Qualifications
Qualifications earned through training, selection, and sustained performance across a 24-year Army career.
Expert Infantryman Badge
Awarded to Infantry soldiers who demonstrate proficiency across a demanding series of standards and tasks.
Airborne Qualified
Completed Army Airborne School and served in airborne units throughout career.
Air Assault Qualified
Completed Air Assault School covering sling load operations, rappelling, and helicopter operations.
Multiple Deployments
Multiple humanitarian and combat deployments across career including Iraq and Afghanistan.
Academic & Technical Credentials
Completed deliberately during the transition period to sharpen communication, technology, and digital skills for a civilian recruiting career.
B.A. in Communication and Media, cum laude
Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Graduated with honors. Creative work featured in an Academy of Art communications and art show.
Full-Stack Development Certificate, with honors
8-month full-stack development certification program covering front-end and back-end development concepts.
Application Development Certificate, with honors
12-month Full Sail software development certificate focused on programming fundamentals, coding logic, and application development.
MFA in Communication and Media, in progress
Academy of Art University. Graduate-level work focused on storytelling, media, and modern communication. Expected 2027.