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SUMMARY

Dedicated professional with a strong track record of developing loyalty, commitment and managing office and classroom operations for the United States Navy and Catawba County Schools.

QUALIFICATIONS

31 years of cultivating legal, administrative. teaching and customer service skills have made me uniquely qualified to serve the citizens of Catawba County as Clerk of Superior Court.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jul 2001 to present:  Naval Science Instructor (http://www.seguin.k12.tx.us/docs/23-Naval%20Science%20Instructor.pdf)

·      Mental Model Challenge Certificate of Award in honor of “Orienteering,” lesson.  Awarded 9 April 2008.

     ·      Commandant of the Marine Corps Letter of Appreciation.  Presented 9 February 2009.

     ·      Commander’s Award, US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program 2008.

Feb 1999 to Jun 2001:  Human Resources Generalist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research &

                                    Engineering (MITRE Corp.) McLean, Virginia

                 ·       Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS):  Provide wide range of Human  (HR) support to meet objectives of assigned business unit(s). Serve as focal point and liaison with corporate HR functions to ensure center's needs are met and that the center's own HR initiatives receive collaborative support and are consistent with corporate policy.

                 ·    Leadership & Management Division:  In collaberation with Georgia Tech University Institute of Technology's Leadership Education and Development Program (LEAD) professors, our MITRE leadership team developed and presented a 2 week Senior Manager Leadership Course and a 1 week Junior Manager Leadership Course for senior and newly promoted MITRE engineers.   

                  Aug 1998 to Jan 1999:   Woodhaven School System, Woodhaven, MI.  Elementary, Middle and High School substitute teacher.

Jul 1978 to Aug 1998:  Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9) Legalman.  The mission of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG) is extensive, embraces virtually all aspects of Department of the Navy (DON) activities, and is grounded in both law and regulation.

Primary Mission of OJAG

A staff office within the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), The Office of the Judge Advocate General Corps (OJAG) primary mission is to support the Judge Advocate General (JAG) in providing legal and policy advice to the Secretary of the Navy.  This mission extends to all legal matters (except for Board of Contract Appeals and Board for Correction of Naval Records) not under cognizance of the General Counsel.

                     Secondary Mission of OJAG

                     OJAG supports JAG in advising and assisting the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in formulating and implementing policies and initiatives pertaining to the provision of legal services within the Navy.

                     Legalmen are the Navy's version of paralegals. Through training and experience possess knowledge and expertise regarding military and civilian legal systems and substantive and procedural law which qualify them to do work of a legal nature under the supervision of an attorney. Legalmen receive extensive military justice training in administrative and civil law, substantive and procedural law, court-martial procedures, and nonjudicial punishment. Under the supervision of a Navy Judge Advocate.

                     Legalmen work in a variety of billets to include Naval Legal Service Offices; Region Legal Service Offices; Staff Judge Advocate Offices; and afloat commands. Additionally, the most experienced Legalmen may be assigned to an Independent Duty Legalman role both at commands ashore and at sea.

                     Knowledge, skills and abilities of Legalmen include: providing legal assistance in areas of the law such as wills and estates, consumer advocacy, landlord/tenant, immigration and naturalization, tax and family law, all of which include drafting and reviewing technical legal documents for attorney signature. Certain military justice duties include preparation of records and hearings, investigations, courts-martial and courts of inquiry, processing appeals, and the coordination of nonjudicial punishment. Legalmen also act as trial paralegals for the both trial and defense counsel.

LEGALMAN DUTIES:

·          Provide legal assistance in such matters as voter registration, indebtedness, social security benefits,

        veterans' benefits, civilian counsel, power of attorney, wills, motor vehicle licensing, taxes, immigration

        and customs.

      ·       Prepare records of hearings, investigations, courts-martial and courts of inquiry.

      ·       Prepare reports of Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 15 proceedings.

      ·       Process appeals.

      ·       Help personnel prepare legal forms, letters and requests.

      ·       Assist personnel in filing claims, and conducting their investigations.

                DUTY STATIONS:

     ·       USS Barbey (FF-1088) – Yeoman

             USS South Carolina (CGN-37) – Legal Yeoman

     ·       Atlantic Fleet Headquarters Support Activity – Legal Yeoman

     ·       Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet- Legal Yeoman

     ·       Naval Justice School – Student

     ·       Naval Mobile Construction Battalion SEVENTY-FOUR – Independent Duty Legalman

     ·       USS Yellowstone (AD-41) – Independent Duty Legalman

     ·       Chief of Naval Personnel, Office of Legal Counsel – Special Assistant to Legal Counsel

     ·       Naval Legal Service Office, National Capital – Senior Enlisted Legal Advisor

     ·       Chief Judge, Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary – Law Office Manager

              AWARDS & DECORATIONS: 

     ·       Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist

     ·       Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist

     ·       Navy Commendation Medal

     ·       Navy Achievement Medal

     ·       Navy Expeditionary Medal

     ·       Good Conduct Medal (4 awards)

     ·       Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/bronze star)

     ·       Kuwait Liberation Medal

     ·       National Defense Medal

     ·       Navy Marksmanship Sharpshooter Ribbon

     ·       Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon

     ·       Sea Service Ribbon (4^th award)

     ·       Nominated Sailor of the Year Atlantic Fleet Headquarters 1985