Professional Resume Advice and Sample ... - Career Services
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Samuel Phipps ¥ Page TwoCell: 813.455.9219 ♦ sphipps@yahoo.comSquadron Comm<strong>and</strong>er (Lieutenant Colonel) – Delta Special Forces Operational Detachment, Ft. Bragg, NC ♦ 2006 – 2007In charge of Special Operations Sabre Squadron, the highest priority field unit. Organized, developed, <strong>and</strong> executed missionstrategies. Trained personnel to operate in hostile or politically sensitive environments. Accountable for a $1.5M budget.v Comm<strong>and</strong>ed a multi-service task force of 500; mentored <strong>and</strong> developed officers <strong>and</strong> non-commissioned officers.v Completed numerous operations targeted at Al Qaeda <strong>and</strong> other enemies of the US.v Managed a $1.2M budget through a complex acquisition cycle.Chief, Plans Division (Lieutenant Colonel) – Special Operations Comm<strong>and</strong> Central, MacDill AFB, FL ♦ 2005 – 2006Spearheaded development of campaign plans – from concept through functional <strong>and</strong> operational planning – to supportComm<strong>and</strong>ing General’s strategy for subordinate unified comm<strong>and</strong> of US Central Comm<strong>and</strong>’s special operations. Led operationalplanning teams <strong>and</strong> represented the Comm<strong>and</strong> during joint, interagency, <strong>and</strong> combined planning. Directed a division of 12 specialoperations force field grade officers from the Army, Navy, <strong>and</strong> Air Force.v Assumed lead role in assisting NATO special operations forces expansion <strong>and</strong> enlargement into Afghanistan that facilitatedreduction of deployed US forces; dispatched to Brussels to apply diplomacy to gain support from NATO’s most senior leaders.v Instrumental as Lead Action Officer in orchestrating funding <strong>and</strong> construction of King Abdullah II Special Operations TrainingCenter in Amman, Jordan. Synchronized efforts of several disparate organizations from the US <strong>and</strong> Jordan, culminating in$99M funding from US <strong>and</strong> a highly favorable intergovernmental memor<strong>and</strong>um of underst<strong>and</strong>ing.Chief, Special Actions Division – Special Operations Comm<strong>and</strong> Central, MacDill AFB, FL ♦ 2003 – 2005Briefed King of Jordan, gaining support for $9M bilateral program to launch technical training that produced 1 st counter-terrorismunit in Iraq. Briefed US Secretary of State on looming humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Directed $1.2M special access program.Executive Officer, Special Forces Battalion – 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, KY ♦ 2002 – 2003Orchestrated critical forward logistical element that supported infiltration of a Special Forces Company into western Iraq the daybefore combat operations began.Company Comm<strong>and</strong>er, Special Forces – 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, KY ♦ 2001 - 2002Deployed to Iraq right after 9/11 to serve as Joint Special Operations Task Force Army Component Comm<strong>and</strong>er; collaborated withSpecial Forces troops from Germany, Norway, Denmark, New Zeal<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Canada to conduct combat operations with US NavySeals, US Marines, <strong>and</strong> FBI.EDUCATIONJuris Doctor C<strong>and</strong>idate, University of Tennessee – graduation expected 06/2011Joint Service Officer training from the Joint Forces Staff College – received Superior RatingMaster of Science, Theater Operations – Strategic Planning, Comm<strong>and</strong> General Staff CollegeMaster of Science, Business Administration, Central Michigan UniversityBachelor of Science, Business, University of KentuckyCHAPTER 10 : OperationsLadder: <strong>Resume</strong> <strong>Sample</strong>s & Keywords241
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