yyyyyy x. yyyyyy

                                                                  

0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000

xxx-xxx-xxxx

email: abc@xyz.com

country of citizenship:   usa

social security number:  xxx-xx-xxxx

veteran: u.s. army, retired as lieutenant colonel, 1998

 

vacancy announcement #:

position: 

________________________________________________________________

 

i am highly interested in being considered for the (here you would insert the name of the position as it is posted) position available.  with a masters in military arts and science degree, a bachelor of science in business administration, and extensive business and relationship development, marketing, operations and personnel management background, i believe i can make a positive contribution in this position.  to acquaint you with my qualifications, i am submitting my resume.  in advance, i thank you for your time and consideration.

 

i have been serving in project and account management over the past twelve years as a senior financial advisor and assistant vice president with bank of america merrill lynch.  this assignment requires high-level strategic planning in the management of multi-million-dollar assets-under-management accounts, business development, market identification, marketing, relationship management and the entire investment process.

 

prior to this involvement, i served over 21 years with the united states army, starting as a 2^nd lieutenant and retiring out as a lieutenant colonel.  over the years, my duties took me from serving in operation desert storm for special operations command central, through battalion leadership in schofield barracks, hawaii, to serving with the multi-national forces in haiti, as an instructor at the command and general staff college at fort leavenworth, kansas, and to my final military assignment as battalion commander at the army garrison in washington, d.c. 

 

in these roles, i developed skill sets in leadership, mission planning and execution, coordinating strategic actions between multiple, high-level entities, and personnel management and training, including developing college-level curricula and seminars regarding tactical operations.

 

as an employee, you will find me to be an enthusiastic and disciplined associate, with proven abilities in leading teams, as well as a clear and effective communicator, committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance.  i welcome the opportunity to meet with you at your earliest convenience, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

 

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

yyyyyy x. yyyyyy

 

attachment

yyyyyy x. yyyyyy

                                                                  

0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000

xxx-xxx-xxxx

email: abc@xyz.com

country of citizenship:   usa

social security number:  xxx-xx-xxxx

veteran: u.s. army, retired as lieutenant colonel, 1998

 

 

vacancy announcement #:

position: 

 

 

core competencies

masters degree in military science; bachelor of science, business administration; college of financial planning, certified financial manager; series 7, series 66 licenses for security trading; insurance licenses; marketing; investments; personnel training/instruction; curriculum development; business retirement plan development; army performance improvement criteria (apic); total army quality (taq); special forces jrtc rotations; j3 plans for multi-national force (mnf); j1/j2/j4; united nations security resolution 940; united states atlantic command; security operations; integration of multi-national forces; staff oversight; brigade transportation/communication; budget development; brigade operations; centcom coordination activities; soccent commander interface; operations/contingency planning;    

 

 

professional experience

september 1998 - present

bank of america merrill lynch

camp hill, pa

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor: frank collins, 717.975.xxxx                 may/may not contact

 

financial advisor

 

in current assignment as both senior financial advisor and assistant vice president, am charged with responsibility for two growing practices, one with $31mm in assets under management (aum), and, with the other, serving as partner in team with $9mm in aum.  enjoy close working relationship with boa, utilizing bank s systems in support of business activities.  with comprehensive management responsibility for both practices, employ total quality management (tqm) approach for strategic planning and dealing with various client issues, as well as to identify processes and partners geared toward accomplishing planned goals.  utilizing tqm supports target market identification/marketing initiatives, relationship management and the entire investment process.

 

early in tenure with boa merrill lynch, and six-months ahead of schedule, reached asset target of $18mm, a 20% increase over set goal of $15mm, leading management to transition assets from retiring financial advisor; retained 97% of accounts as opposed to previous average retention rate of 70%.  during 5+ years of life of practice have generated growth of asset revenues from 56 basis points to 72.5, an increase of 30%.  subscribe to 80/20 service rule, gaining 80% of revenues from 20% of accounts and disposing of less profitable relationships.

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was chosen by management to serve as training program manager for new advisors due to enthusiastic and energetic management style.  held this position, concurrently with other assignment, for 1 ½ years and had participation of from 15-30 individuals.  utilized a seminar-style setting and video-taped interactive role play, with a focus on emphasizing responsibility for additional individual study in support of meeting professional demands.

 

additionally, currently develop business retirement plans, which have long lead times of between 8-12 months or longer.  to date, in just over seven months, have closed one plan and are leading contender in selling another.

 

 

 

july 1996 c july 1998

united states army garrison

united states army district of washington

ltc (05)

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:              

 

battalion commander

 

served as commander of military police company and two headquarters companies, with 3,400 soldiers and dependents in the national capital region, first such centrally selected commander for the district of washington.  was charged with employing army performance improvement criteria (apic), part of the overall total army quality (taq) management process, as a basis for enhancing soldier readiness/quality of life.  the personnel involved were attached to 60 different agencies/staffs, including the white house, army, defense intelligence agency, national guard bureau, and headquarters united states army military district of washington, fort mcnair and fort myer.

 

a result of utilizing the taq process was changing the viewpoint of battalion members to seeing agencies as customers, requiring customer service from the battalion as well as garrison headquarters personnel, and developing an attitude of support for one another.  additionally, supported positive morale by qualifying barracks for force protection funds, resulting in providing security at all barracks entrances.  further enhanced morale through initiating opportunity, on volunteer basis, for individual participation in jrtc rotations with special forces units, a reward utilized by various agencies and military police. 

 

 

 

june 1995 c june 1996

command and general staff college

fort leavenworth, ks

ltc (05)

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:               may/may not contact

 

instructor author

 

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for the tactics department, was tasked with curriculum development/delivery of material, utilizing a small group, adult education seminar format, for field grade officers regarding division and above operations for tactical/operational levels in conventional/unconventional warfare.  this one-year assignment was preliminary to attending pre-command courses and then assuming command.  innovatively secured assistance of post senior leaders, some of whom led battalions and above, to participate as role-playing commanders during variety of scenarios, providing evaluation and field experience in support of class room instruction and overall officer growth.

 

 

 

november 1994 c march 1995

multi-national forces, haiti

port-au-prince, haiti

ltc (05)

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:               may/may not contact

 

chief, j3 plans

 

as chief for the multi-national force (mnf) in haiti, held responsibility for developing plans for joint/combined operations in support of a stable/secure environment, in accordance with united national security resolution 940.  coordinated u.s. atlantic command, mnf and united nations plans/estimates and worked with haitian government to develop scenarios for supporting sustained functional governance, beginning with force build-up, through peace keeping and nation building, then to u.n. control.  worked with state department, atlantic command and intermittent haitian government, employing j3 plans to accomplish mission.      

 

worked closely with 10^th mountain division in anticipating mnf needs.  utilized assets from four services to develop team of highly skilled j3 plans section planners, integrating parts of j1/j2/j4 to produce materials invaluable to the commander mnf-haiti in the decision-making process.  these activities were key to security operations, governance support, government/non-government organization (ngo) support, integration of multi-national forces, repatriation of haitian citizens and support of national elections.     

 

 

 

november 1993 c november 1994

1^st brigade, 25^th infantry division

schofield barracks, hi

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:               may/may not contact

 

brigade executive officer

 

in this assignment, served as a light infantry brigade executive officer, managing 15,000 soldiers in ensuring deployment response worldwide within 18 hours.  was charged with responsibility for coordinating staff activities, taking into consideration variety of capabilities of attached units as well as support services.  trained staff of 35 in all areas pertinent to accomplishing mission and managed brigade transportation, communications and weapon system readiness program. 

 

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at time of deployment, led brigade activities in support of division operations and, when in operational area, assured that brigade was supported to meet commander s guidance.  during operations, directed staff in planning process as well as at the operations center, and held responsibility for brigade budget as well as management of internal controls program.  

 

directed staff training for high turnover of staff officer (3 out of 4) as well as respective subordinates.  additionally, with direction from commander, developed and oversaw brigade combat team support on island of hawaii.  authored report to identify equipment readiness and correct any problems/issues inhibiting meeting readiness requirements by subordinate battalion        

 

 

 

april 1993 c november 1993

1^st brigade, 25^th infantry division

schofield barracks, hi

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:               may/may not contact

 

brigade operations officer

 

as operations officer, held responsibility for operations planning and fighting tactics for this light infantry combat team of three battalions and their supporting units and joint services, to assure readiness for deployment within 18 hours.  part of planning involved transitioning brigade from deployment to combat mode and, when in combat, to managing battle actions.  

 

served as brigade training program manager, managing resource allocation for subordinate units.  during cobra gold exercise in thailand, a joint exercise with royal thai army, assumed responsibilities as brigade operations officer mid-way through exercise.  managed brigade planning and operations during division battle command training exercise-war fighter exercise.

 

 

 

july 1992 c april 1993

3^rd battalion, 22^nd infantry, 1^st brigade, 25^th infantry division

schofield barracks, hi

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:               may/may not contact

 

battalion executive officer

 

for this light infantry battalion was executive officer, overseeing 585 soldiers and multi-million-dollar combat systems in support of ability to deploy worldwide within 18 hours.  was tasked with responsibilities for coordinating staffs, including training and professional development.   oversaw readiness of all battalion combat systems and, during operations, held staff leadership responsibilities regarding battalion tactical decisions and support functions.  also oversaw battalion s internal management/control program and developed budgets for the commander.   

 

designed and facilitated maintenance plan which brought battalion equipment to defense readiness standard in 60 days.  was recipient of above-average ratings following all unannounced division-level maintenance readiness inspections and supported squad readiness activities that ensured battalion readiness.

 

 

 

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january 1991 c march 1991

special operations command central (soccent)

saudi arabia and kuwait

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:               may/may not contact

 

ground operations officer

 

managed staff coordination during operation desert storm between centcom and allied commands involved in combat operations.  briefed soccent commander regarding current operations, serving as subject matter expert regarding coalition ground unit capabilities; supported special operations ground forces through preparing and validating mission-essential equipment requirements.  spearheaded coordination, validation and deployment of required equipment for a special operations aviation unit operating in support of soccent activities.   additionally, had major role in coordinating psychological warfare, explosive ordnance and civil affairs detachments supporting soccent forward deployment to kuwait city.

 

 

 

august 1988 c january 1991

headquarters, united states central command (uscentcom)

macdill afb

tampa, fl

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:               may/may not contact

 

operations officer

 

charged with responsibility to uscentcom command group regarding contingency and exercise deployment/support for centcom headquarters, based on theater operation plans (oplan) and contingency plans (conplans) requirements.  for deployed headquarters, served as resource manager for all transportation, engineering, logistics and budgeting.  following command direction, prioritized oplan regarding stopping of iraqi invasion of kuwait and saudi arabia; iraq invaded kuwait before plan could be tested in an exercise. 

 

worked closely with j3 ground operations and j3 joint operation planning and execution system (jopes) in building time-phased force deployment data (tpfdd) supporting the oplan.  oversaw development of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (cbrn) force protection program for deployed headquarters, obtaining personnel with needed 74-series military occupational skill (mos) and directing implementation of training.  in support of the tpfdd, organized warehouse to aid airlift load preparation and pre-packed basic mission essential equipment.  additionally, facilitated wartime deployment operations for desert shield.      

 

 

 

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november 1985   c august 1988

1^st special forces operational detachment cd (sfod-d)

fort bragg, nc

hours per week:  _________

salary: __________

supervisor:               phone:               may/may not contact

 

assistant operations officer

 

for this high-priority army unit, was tasked with leading staff planning for unilateral/joint/combined training exercises in continental united states (conus) as well as internationally.  served in liaison role with other headquarters elements during planning phases, and supported operations officer during missions.

 

 

education

name of school, fort leavenworth, ks

masters in military arts and science (mmas), 1992

semester hours

gpa

 

drexel university, philadelphia, pa

bachelor of science, business administration, 1977

semester hours

gpa

 

 

professional development

college of financial planning

certified financial manager, 2002

 

numerous executive-level seminars, including wharton school business leadership

 

 

licensure

series 7 and series 66 licensed securities trading

insurance license

 

 

professional achievements and awards

legion of merit for over 21 years of military service

 

 

miscellaneous

40% disabled veteran

member, knights of columbus

volunteer activities: coach for little league and middle school basketball