Tabauren Shaundel Dortch

8511 83rd St Ct SW
Apt 711
Lakewood, WA 98498
253-224-5687
td577a76@westpost.net

Career Goal
To obtain an appreciated position that will enable me to use my strong organizat
ional skills and ability to work well with people with the full utilization of a
chieved experience and education.
Target Locations:
* Tacoma, WA
* Lakewood, WA
* Olympia, WA
* Bellevue, WA
* Seattle, WA
State Relocation Preferences if Required to Relocate:
* WA
* OR
* CA
* TX
* FL
Previous Salary Summary:
* 54-70 Hours per week
* $48,000.00 Annually
* 7 Mile Radius
Desired Position, Salary, and Travel if Required:
* Full Time
* $42000.00 Annually
* 0-50 Mile Radius
Availability to Begin Work:
* Immediately
Summary of Qualifications
* Great self confidence and outgoing personality.
* Exceptionally mart appearance; polite and professional approach to dealing wit
h customers.
* Excellent negotiating skills and strong persuasive manner.
* Considerable level of patience.
* Profound business sense.
* Strong ability to work alone without direct supervision.
* Excellent work ethic and team skills.
* Solid ability to resolve problems.
Educational and Certification Background
* Graduated T.R. Miller High School in the city of Brewton, Alabama with a High
School Diploma in the year of 1998.
* Attended and successfully graduated Army Combat Basic Training in the city of
Fort Sill, Oklahoma in the year of 1998.
* Attended and successfully graduated Army Advanced Individual Training in the c
ity of Fort Lee, Virginia in the year of 1998.
* Graduated the Army's Primary Leadership Development Course in Grafenwoeh, Germ
any in the year of 2003.
* Successfully completed the standards set forth by the National Restaurant Asso
ciation Educational Foundation for the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certific
ation Examination, receiving a ServSafe Certification in the year of 2006
* Graduated the Army's Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course while deployed to I
raq in the year of 2009.
* Successfully completed the Army Combat Life Saver's course in the year of 2010
, receiving certification to instruct for the Army CLS course.
* Successfully certified and trained to instruct the new Army HMMWV Egress Assis
tance Trainer course, which teaches reactions to the Rollover of the High Mobili
ty Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee).
* Accomplished in the lower-division Baccalaureate/ Associate Degree category: 1
Semester hour in Person Physical Condition, 1 Semester hour in Outdoor Skills P
racticum, 1 Semester hour in Marksmanship, 1 Semester hour in First Aid, 3 Semes
ter hours in Basic Food Preparation, 2 Semester hours in Fundamentals of Baking,
2 Semester hours in Principle of Supervision, and 2 Semester hours in Military
Science.
Professional Affiliation
* Achieved Army Quartermaster Branch affiliation in the year of 1998, after succ
essfully graduating the Army Advance Individual Training course in Fort Lee, Va.
* Achieved Veterans of Foreign Wars affiliation 29 June 2005, after becoming a l
ife time member of Post # 9342 in the city of Ansbach, Germany.
* Achieved Masonic Affiliation 27 October 2007, after becoming a 3rd Degree Mast
er Mason, member of Lee Grant Roger's Masonic Lodge # 61 of Tacoma, WA.
* Achieved Northern Jurisdiction Scottish Rite Masonic affiliation 18 April 2010
after becoming a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, member of Capitol City Consis
tory # 106 of Tumwater, WA.
Work Experience:
Military 6/1998 to 5/2010
* Fort Lewis, WA, 2006-2010 - performed restaurant level food service duties, pe
rformed supervisory, logistics, and administrative work.
* Ansbach, Germany, 2001-2006 - performed restaurant level food service duties,
performed management, supervisory, logistics, administrative, dispatcher, and se
curity work.
* Baumholder, Germany, 1998-2001 - performed restaurant level food service dutie
s, performed logistic, administrative, dispatcher, and security work.
* Fort Lee, VA, 1998-1998 - performed food service duties, logistic, and adminis
trative work.
* Fort Sill, OK, 1998-1998 - performed security protection and combat training.
My military career also allowed me to work in the following field areas:
* Customer Service - (11 Years experience)
* Admin - Clerical (9 Years experience)
* Hospitality - Restaurant (11 Years experience)
* Human Resource - Individual and Family Problem Solving, Personal counseling, a
nd Family Counseling, and Employee Staffing (6 Years experience)
Professional Excellence and Qualification Summary
* Worked logistic and became proficient in supervising, ordering, receiving, ins
pecting, stocking, distributing, and transporting, as well as human resource, ho
spitality, costumer service, and management related fields for 12 years via mili
tary experience.
* Skilled and committed in all basic tasks related to Non-Commissioned Officer L
eadership responsibilities. These tasks include: introductory material on person
al leadership, communication, resource management, and training management. The
leadership block includes material on leader characteristics, ethics, problem so
lving, and styles of leadership, human motivation, personal counseling, and the
exercise of authority. Emphasis is placed on teaching to teach and on leading pe
rsonnel in a small-unit environment. Substantial attention is given to practical
application in a field-based environment.
* Provided force roaming security during 3 deployments, allowing those with prop
er access to enter security level facility, while rejecting and detaining those
who provided false identification and attempted forceful entry.
* Responsible for dispatching Army scouts and maintaining contact during their p
atrols via military radio equipment, while filing and reporting all incidents to
higher echelons.
* Designated to oversee the dispatching of Army medical evacuation helicopters,
briefing all crew members of location, condition, and number of patients and cas
ualties needing medical assistance. Maintained vital contact with medical crew
until they safely returned. Responsible for debriefing crew, tracking patients'
and casualties' records, and reporting any loses to proper commanders and units
.
* Responsible for coordinating high security transportation for VIP such as Form
er Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Former President George Bush, Former Vice Pre
sident Dick Cheney, and various music artists and sports celebrities via Black
Hawk Helicopter, while deployed to Iraq.
* Nominated and found to have the essential qualifications to effectively perfor
m technical and administrative functions needed as an Assistant Contracting Offi
cer Representative to ensure contractors provided quality products and services
according to their contracts.
* Designated as the Liaison between personnel at a military Contingency Operatin
g Base and the contractor personnel on site.
* Provided technical advice, recommendations, and clarification on statements of
work for logistic deliveries placed under contracts.
* Provided independent government estimates of the effort described in definitiv
e work statements.
* Provided quality assurance of services performed and acceptance of services or
deliverables.
* Maintained an arms-length relationship with contractors in the interest of pro
curement integrity as well as sound contract management.
* Kept the Contracting Officer fully informed of any technical or contractual di
fficulties encountered during performance.
* Assured the Contracting Officer that contractors were performing technical req
uirements of contracts in accordance with contract terms, conditions, and specif
ications.
* Informed the Contracting Officer of failures to comply with the technical requ
irements of contracts, particularly if contractors did not make corrections.
* Coordinated site entry for contractor personnel.
* Ensured that Government furnished property was available when required and mai
ntained accountability for such property to the appropriate personnel.
* Ensured that all required items, documentation, data, and reports were submitt
ed as required by contracts.
* Evaluated proposals for and participated in negotiations of changes, modificat
ions, and claims at the request of the Contracting Officer.
* Reviewed vouchers for cost-reimbursement type work.
* Reviewed and processed all invoices and vouchers in a timely manner in accorda
nce with the Prompt Payment Act.
* Documented actions taken and decisions made as the Assistant Contracting Offic
er, and maintained adequate records to sufficiently describe my performance of d
uties as the Assistant Contracting Office during the life of my contract
* Provided the Contracting Officer with copies of any correspondence sent to co
ntractors.
* Ensured Department of Labor and Equal Employment Opportunity posters and appli
cable determination rates were posted in full view of employees.
* Performed final inspection and acceptance of all work required under contracts
, including the review and approval of reports and assisting the Contracting Off
icer with contract closeout activities as requested.
* Prepared all required reports on contractor performances.
* Was primarily responsible for the preparation and service of food service oper
ations.
* Prepared all types of food according to standard and dietetic recipes, as well
as ordered and inspected food supplies and preparing meats for cooking.
* Performed preliminary food preparation procedures.
* Prepared and cooked listed menu items.
* Baked, fried, braised, boiling, simmered, steamed, and sauteed as prescribed b
y Army recipes.
* Set up serving lines, garnished food items, and applied food protection and sa
nitation measures in food service environments.
* Performed general housekeeping duties.
* Operated, maintained, and cleaned kitchen equipment.
* Erected and managed various types of Army-type kitchens.
* Provided technical guidance to lower grade personnel in kitchen operations.
* Ensured that proper procedures, temperatures, and time periods were adhered to
during food preparation.
* Directed safety, security, and fire prevention procedures.
* Performed limited supervisory and inspection functions including shift supervi
sion.
Professional Background:
1998- 2004: Work as a lower enlisted Soldier in the Army which taught me the fol
lowing attributes:
* Discipline
* Honor
* Integrity
* Loyalty
* Responsibility for myself and my equipment
* Personal Courage
2004 - Present: Worked as a Sergeant and have accomplished the following:
* Provided individual training, and ensured employees presented a clean and prof
essional personal appearance.
* Delegated to ensure that:
* Each member of my team was trained to competency in their job as prescribed in
appropriate work manuals.
* All government property issued to members of my team was properly maintained a
nd accounted for at all times and discrepancies were promptly reported.
* Contributed to the promotion of 11 employees.
* Instilled discipline and administered administrative actions for 3 employees w
ho failed to adhere to company rules, regulations, and orders.
* Conducted monthly counseling to my employees giving them guidance for their pe
rformance, as well as behavioral and crisis counseling.
* Oversaw a team of 32 employees, and managed a total of 67 employees, ensuring
all rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures were being adhered to.
* Enhanced safety, security, and fire prevention procedures by coordinating fire
safety classes to train designated employees as building fire marshals.
* Utilized necessary actions to gather and assemble company problems with proper
evaluation measures.
* Formulated necessary documents and reports including the proper analysis for v
arious military missions to higher echelons.
* Gathered essential research work for determining the adequate adherence of emp
loyees to ensure they were 100% mission capable, and provided training to those
who were not.
* Coordinated morale-boosting logistic support, accountability, and transportati
on for more than 98 employees for difficult military exercises and deployments.
* Developed and maintained good relationships with other company employers and e
mployees which resulted in increased support for the company.
* Presented recommendations and guidance for improper techniques, training, and
work ethics for employees who needed additional training, while rewarding and mo
tivating those who have presented quality work, to continue to sustain.
* Pursued necessary measures for identifying and examining suspected discriminat
ion, racism, and harassment practices when presented or noticing such actions, a
nd offered proposals and essential case outlooks to victims, suspects, and highe
r echelons.
Professional Accomplishments
* Fulfilled 1 deployment to Albania, 1 deployment to Kosovo, and 2 deployments t
o Iraq.
* Earned Soldier of the Month Award in 2003 and 2006.
* Selected above my peers to be promoted and attend advancement training.
* Distinguished above those of higher ranking to temporarily manage a military r
estaurant that served more than 1800 Soldiers, family members, and civilians a d
ay.
* Chosen above my peers four times to establish and spearhead distant Forward Op
erating Bases while deployed to Iraq without any injury, damage, or lost to Sold
iers, equipment, or Black Hawk helicopters while in charge.
* Presented numerous recognitions from higher echelons throughout my military ca
reer for my loyalty, dedication, integrity, and ability to accomplish all taskin
g and missions forwarded to me.
* Awarded a total of 5 Army Achievement Medals; 1 Army Commendation Medal; 2 Mer
itorious Service Medals; 3 Army Meritorious Unit Commendations; 3 Army Superior
Unit Awards; 2 Army Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons; 2
Army Good Conduct Medals; 2 Army Presidential Unit Citations; 8 Certificates of
Achievement Awards, and 6 Certificates of Appreciation Awards.
References:
* Ray Fleming, US Military Sergeant First Class
* Phone Number: 360-224-8373
* Email: ray.a.fleming@us.army.mil
* Reference Type: Professional
* Darryl Wheatley, Department of Defense civilian employee
* Phone Number: 253-722-4694
* Reference Type: Professional
* Edward Tanner, US Military Sergeant
* Phone Number: 832-265-2531
* Reference Type: Professional
* Curtis Goode, US Military Specialist
* Phone Number: 253-241-0516
* Reference Type: Professional
* Joshua Beyea, US Military Specialist
* Phone Number: 253-389-8212
* Reference Type: Professional