Résumé / Curriculum Vitae

Skills

• Leadership: A leader who understands the need to inspire, motivate, and continually train those under his guidance. Takes charge in group situations and utilizes team member strengths to produce desired outcomes.
• Analysis: An experienced problem solver, able to approach situations from multiple angles and understand numerous perspectives in order to make fully informed decisions. Skilled and practiced in historical and political analysis.
• Attention to Detail: Possesses meticulous organization and planning, a detail-oriented worker, focusing efforts on providing quality in all work while keeping an eye on the bigger picture. 
• Time Management: Able to prioritize workloads and tasks for himself and others, ensuring a steady workflow in fast-paced environments.
• Organization: Maintains a clean and professional workspace, meets all deadlines, keeps open lines of communication with superiors and team members, and utilizes time efficiently.
• Process Improvement: Masterful at improving workplace efficiency and productive capacity by combining problem-solving skills with meticulous research and analysis to provide the workplace with continually innovative ways to maximize efficiency.
• Research:  Experienced in qualitative, quantitative, analytical, historical, survey, and applied research methods. Internet database research is a specialty, as well as policy research and genealogy.
• Technology: Proficient in Microsoft Office software and MacOS, familiar with ArcGIS, practiced in AutoCAD, and an expert computer and network troubleshooter.
• Workplace communication: Professional communication skills are inferior to few, especially in written communication. Supreme abilities at professional and technical writing, skilled in various other forms of writing, and an expert public speaker, comfortable in front of small and large groups. Recognizes the need for open communication in order to maximize efficiency.
• Professionalism: A consummate professional, dedicating himself to meeting and exceeding workplace standards of conduct, and encouraging others to do the same. Devotes ample energy to promoting a positive workplace experience for all.

Education

• Associate of Arts / May 2020
  • Tarrant County College (Fort Worth, TX)
  • 4.0 GPA
• Bachelor of Arts / University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) / December 2023
  • African and African American Studies
  • Concentration: History & Philosophy
  • 3.25 GPA
• Bachelor of Arts / University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) / December 2023
  • History
  • Concentration: Latin America
  • 3.25 GPA

Experience

Petty Officer Second Class / Aviation Maintenance Supervisor; United States Navy
Chicago, IL; Pensacola, FL; Lemoore, CA; Yigo, GU / Jan. 2014 – Jan. 2018

• Supervised the Airframes Division in daily production by attending maintenance meetings, making schedules, and assigning work responsibilities. 
• Responsible for all administrative duties of the work center, including maintaining daily, weekly, quarterly, and yearly maintenance records, as well as handling parts requisition, customer service, and all internal and external workplace communication. 
  • Collateral Duties:
  • Hydraulic Contamination Control Program Manager, oversaw the entirety of the command’s hydraulic equipment, which included training over 50 personnel in proper testing procedures, maintaining records for over 75 pieces of equipment, and supervising the regular testing of all equipment. Designated the position as an entry-level technician (E-3), typically a role assigned to management-level individuals (E-6).
  • Quality Control, as the work center’s Quality Control Representative, ensured proper maintenance and safety practices at all times, reporting to the Quality Assurance Officer and Officer in Charge.
  • Technical Publications Librarian, responsible for the check-in and check-out of sensitive, confidential  materials and ensuring publications were updated regularly and properly organized.
  • Calibration Technician, maintained records of all specialty equipment in the work center, and ensuring all 25+ pieces of equipment met calibration standards.
  • Safety Officer, trained and drilled superiors and subordinates in emergency workplace procedures.

Quality Control / Inside Sales; MidWest Hose & Specialty, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX / Jan. 2018 – Aug. 2018

• Oversaw and participated in the manufacture of high-pressure hose assemblies, verifying the proper assembly of hoses to meet industry standards, while ensuring safety procedures were followed by all. 
• Answered phone calls and emails, assisting customers in recognizing their needs and filling those needs. 
• Performed quality control on all manufactured goods, including visual and equipment inspections. 
• Served as the workplace’s primary administrator, which included maintaining receipts, internal and external communication, and other business-related transactions. 
• Worked overtime to clear a years-long backlog of receipts, organizing them by date and transaction number, helping the workplace to become more organized and efficient.

Service Experience

• Member; National Honor Society (Granbury High School, 2010-12) 
• Ranking Member; Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Committee (CFAF AIMD Guam, 2015-18) 
• President/Founder; Junior Sailors Association (CFAF AIMD Guam, 2015-17) 
• Senator; Student Veterans Association (Tarrant County College, 2018-19) 
• Member; Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (Tarrant County College, 2018-19) 
• Summer Research Internship; Greenwood Chamber of Commerce (Summer 2022) 

Awards & Acknowledgements

• Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (x2)
• National Defense Service Medal – U.S. Navy (January 2014) 
• Global War on Terror Service Medal – U.S. Navy (January 2014) 
• Letter of Appreciation – Division Officer, Fleet Readiness Center West (September 2014) 
• Letter of Commendation – Commanding Officer, Fleet Readiness Center West (December 2014) 
• Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon – U.S. Navy (January 2015) 
• Navy Good Conduct Medal – U.S. Navy (January 2017) 
• Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal – U.S. Navy (x2) (June 2015, April 2017) 
• Dean’s List – Tarrant County College District (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2020) 
• President’s List – Tarrant County College District (Fall 2019) 
• Inaugural UReCA Fellow – Provost’s Office, University of Oklahoma (Summer 2022) 
• 1^st Prize, Latin American & Caribbean Best Paper Contest – University of Oklahoma (Spring 2023) 
• Raymond Gary Memorial Scholarship – University of Oklahoma (Spring 2023) 

Conference Presentations

• Oklahoma Roots: My Experience Researching the Baccus Family
  • 2022 Oklahoma Archivists Association Annual Meeting
  • Location: Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum / Oklahoma City, OK
• The Baccus Family: My Experience as an Intern for the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce
  • 2023 Undergraduate Research Day
  • Location: University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK
• A Creole Monarchy: King Henri I of Haiti and the Development of a Caribbean Political Ideology
  • 2023 Undergraduate Research Day
  • Location: University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK
• A Creole Monarchy: King Henri I of Haiti and the Development of a Caribbean Political Ideology
  • 2023 Haitian Studies Association Annual Conference
  • Location: Morehouse College / Atlanta, GA

Research

• View Here