EXPERIENCE

2011-Retired Affairs Officer (RAO) Mayport Naval Station, Mayport, Florida
2007- (Summer) Assistant to the Director, WWII US Navy Training Center Museum , Sampson NY State Park
2005- (Winter) Naval Air Station Sigsbee Key West
2002 - 2003 - Re-elected Commander, Navy Club of Lake Ontario, Ship 1812 Inc. This organization is a member of the Orleans County Joint Veterans Council

2002 - Awarded the New York State Defense of Liberty Medal by the Governor for homeland defense service in response to the 9-11 attack on the World Trade Center

2000 - 2001 - Elected President, Orleans County Joint Veterans Council

• Presides over all meetings of  a County wide Veterans Organization consisting of 13 American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Navy Veteran's organizations

2000 - Promoted to Master Chief Navy Councilor, New York Naval Militia "New York  States Navy Component of the National Guard"

2000 - Awarded the New York State Meritorious Service Medal

• For the New York Naval Militia, Region III, currently coordinating the recall to active duty, USN, USMC and USCG reservists in the Rochester, New York area to help in the disaster relief at the World Trade Center.

1999 - Current Naval Reserve Center Rochester Coordinator, New York Naval Militia

Command Master Chief, New York Naval Militia (NYNM)

Coordinate all activities for NYNM-Region III at NRC Rochester

Recall Officer for NY State disasters

Created current web site (http://www.navetsusa.com/NYNM-RegionIII)

Public Affairs Officer

1997 - Current NAVETSUSA (http://www.navetsusa.com)

Founder, Commander, and Webmaster

The first Veterans Organization created on, and for, the World Wide Web

Over 300 dues-paying members

1995 - Current Navy Recruiting District Buffalo (RDAC)

Advisory Council Member

Advise on Recruiting Techniques

Send Referrals to western New York Navy Recruiters

Western New York Region Community Networking Liaison

1995 - 1997 Navy Club of the United States of America

Editor, Quarterdeck, National Newsletter

Coordinated national NCUSA news and reports

Edited for quarterly newsletter

Printed

Distributed

1992 - Current Navy Club of Lake Ontario Ship 1812, Inc., Brockport, New York

Member of Navy Club, USA since 1972

Founder, First and Past Commander (4 years)

Recruited 50 USN, USMC, and USCG veterans to create local charter for NCUSA

Incorporator of the Corporation, 1997

Coordinated community activities such as Cold War Certificates assistance, funeral details, and veteran parades

Recruited 14 new members during processing of the Cold War Certificates

Recruited over 100 dues-paying members in the past seven years, with a current membership of 90

Located and coordinated the purchase of the current club headquarters, prepared bonds for/and raised $10,000.00 from 20 members toward down payment and costs. Insured those Bond debts were satisfied in 2001

Created current web site and newsletter on line at http://www.navetsusa.com/1812.html

Recruited 12 new members from the NYNM ranks into the Navy Club

Recruited 35 associate members

2001 - Assisted the current Commander in returning a Navy Club that has, in recent years, been bankrupt of talent and bankrupt of assets back to solvency

Served as Paymaster and Shipswriter of the 8th largest Navy Club in the USA

1987 - 1999 Printing By Reese, Brockport, New York

Owner/Operator

Perform all duties in production-oriented commercial Print Shop

Main Street, storefront business

5/86 - 5/87 Orleans County Correctional Facility, Albion, New York

New York State Vocational Instructor, Printing

Developed training programs

Responsible for teaching groups of 8 - 15 Inmates printing skills in a production-oriented Print Shop

Duties included shop safety, supervision, report writing, lesson planning and maintaining records of expenditures

6/85 - 5/86 The George Heisel Corporation (National Ambulance), Rochester, New York

Director of Printing

Responsible for the production of a large volume of printed material used by a major Health Care Organization.

Duties included lay-out, stripping, plate making, operating RYOBI Offset Press, bindery, inventory, ordering supplies, and controlling expenditures

Over-all shop management

6/81 - 6/84 Navy Recruiting District, Buffalo, New York

Zone Supervisor, Western New York Region

Responsible for twelve (12) Navy Recruiting Offices and twenty (20) government vehicles.

Supervised twenty-five (25) Senior Enlisted Military Members

Assigned recruiting goals and ensured attainment

Completed individual Performance Evaluations

Developed training programs, and performed all pertinent  supervisory/management duties

4/78 - 6/81 U.S. Navy Recruiting, Rochester, New York

Recruiting Station Manager

Responsible for (3) Navy Recruiting Offices and (5) Government Vehicles

Supervised (9) Navy Petty Officers

Provided training, and ensured assigned goals were met

12/75 - 4/78 USS Forrestal (CV-59)

Print Shop Supervisor

Responsible for the printing of materials for the aircraft carrier and attached air squadrons

Supervised and trained (10) Navy Lithographers

Ordered and procured supplies for extended deployments

Performed over-all shop management duties

6/71 - 12/75 US Navy Recruiting, Lockport, New York

Navy Recruiter

Performed High School and College visits

Ordered recruiting literature and supplies

Met assigned recruiting goals during transition to the all-volunteer force

4/70 - 6/71 USS Simon Lake (AS-33)

Print Shop Supervisor

Responsible for the printing of all materials for the ship and attached nuclear submarines

Supervised and trained (4) Petty Officers and non-rated Navy members

7/68 - 4/70 Navy Printing and Publications Service Office, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

• Lithographer
• Prepared layouts for publications
• Set-up titles and headings
• Marked copy for composition
• Operated process camera
• Made printing plates, operated and maintained shop presses

4/66 - 7/68 USS Sierra (AD-18)

Lithographer

Prepared layouts for printing

Produced halftones and line negatives

Stripped negatives

Made printing plates

Operated shop presses

4/65 - 4/66 USS Constitution (IX-21) (Old Ironsides)

National Ceremonial Honor Guard

Conducted tours of Old Ironsides

Helped maintain the ship

Member of funeral detail for veterans in the Boston area

 

• 1967 Army Engineering School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia Process Photography
• 1971 Recruit Procurement School, Bainbridge, Maryland Public Speaking and Recruitment Procedures
• 1976 Navy Publications and Printing Service, Norfolk, Virginia Offset Printing
• 1976 Leadership and Management School, Littlecreek, Virginia Military Management Techniques
• 1977 Defense Mapping School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia Color Stripping and Plate Making
• 1977 Career Information and Counseling, Norfolk, Virginia Navy Counseling Techniques
• 1978 Enlisted Navy Recruiting Orientation, Orlando, Florida Sales Skills, Recruiting Procedures, and Public Speaking
• 1981 Zone Supervisor School, Orlando, Florida Recruiting Management

• 1979 Recruiter of the Year, Navy Recruiting District Buffalo
• 1982 Zone Supervisor of the Year, Navy Recruiting District Buffalo
• 1993 Navy Club of the United States of America, Shipmate of the Year
• 1997 Navy Club of Lake Ontario Ship 1812, Founder Award
• 1999 Recommended by NYNM Region III for promotion to Chief Warrant Officer 3

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