Kirk AndersonPhone: 716-913-4362 240 Lawrence Woods, Orchard Park, NY 14127 kirk.v.anderson2309@gmail.com

A transitioning senior leader formerly in the United States Coast Guard, committed to innovation and excellence in human resource management, background investigations, physical security, customer services, and training. Twenty-eight years of experience in communication and executive leadership principles. In depth experience managing project lifecycles to include timeline development, resource management, cost analysis and business impact. Excellent communication, listening, written and time management skills. Highly energetic, confident, mature and self-motivated. Outstanding presentation skills combined with a convincing team and management style.

Qualifications Human Resource Management Team Building/Leadership Training Specialist Project Management

Security Clearance Communications Specialist Process Improvement Staff Management

Professional ExperienceUnited States Coast Guard (1987 – 2015)

Presented communications situations to management which ensured the highest standards of professionalism were being met and being passed to employees.

Strengthened executive management by keeping them aware of procedures and practices which affect the mission, readiness, welfare and morale of employees.

Formulated and implemented policies concerning morale, welfare, job satisfaction, discipline, utilization and training of personnel.

Reported directly to executive management, as the workforce supervisor and kept them abreast of all sensitive and current Human Resource related issues.

Promoted a positive climate and work environment for all employees, a climate that is based on mutual respect, pride and professionalism.

Spearheaded Individual Development Plans for junior employees to ensure they were mentored to reach full potential.

Interacted with other local HR and Area HR managers exchanging ideas and information regarding employees and best practices in the work place.

Ensured lines of communications both written and oral were available to all staff personnel, and endorsed the effectiveness of personnel management.

Represented employees in department head staff meetings, and participated in boardroom discussions to promote communications between management and the employees.

Advised executive management of the impact of proposed policies on the staff and recommend when it might need redirection. Upon establishment, ensured policies were adequately explained, understood and carried out by entire staff.

Frequently met with staff to discuss potential business practice pertaining to budget, time, and efficiency so ideas could then be promoted to management for potential implementation into policy.

Inspired employees using customer relation protocols to develop good leadership principles, maintain the highest standards of conduct and embody core values.

Provided Public Relations support to management for VIP visits. Engaged with various onboarding representatives to discuss the personnel need for each department

and assisted Executive Management in preparing the annual concerns correspondence with Human Resources management.

Organized and worked to ensure the 55th Annual Western New York Armed Forces Week festivities including the Opening Day Ceremony, Luncheon, and the Military Ball, were expertly executed upholding the highest Coast Guard traditions.

Used professional Customer Service practices ensured the successful transmission of Marine Safety Information, allocated satellite bandwidth (underway WIFI), monitored High Frequency Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), and provided communications redundancy by efficiently managing communications back up evolutions and testing with our mirror station.

Used past experience as the Communications Assist Team leader to update an outdated training and qualification process, managed and rewrote the overall mission and expectations for each platform as well as provided planning for the roll out of new missions for the upgraded infrastructure replacements for the current contingency communications mission.

Performed duties of the Education Service Officer providing college, training, and advancement knowledge for a staff of approximately 80.

Managed a budget of over 7 million dollars in new equipment, installation, and recurring cost mechanisms to ensure a complete return on investment for an increase in a school population of approximately 85 percent or 1300 students annually.

Served as a logistics and security team member in support for the Russian Federal Security Service VIP visit to Pacific Area. Organized and executed the inaugural visit of the Russian Regional Border Guard, Northeast Boarder Guard and Sakhalin Border Guard directorates. Twenty-six members from the United States and Russia developed and implemented bilateral operational processes on a theater and regional level. Primary topic discussed was “The race for oil in the Arctic”.

Led the staff and school to receiving the Award of Excellence from the International Society of Performance Improvement at the 43rd annual conference.

Managed all details of the creation, platform, curriculum, and training qualifications of the simulated Global Maritime Distress and Safety and Rescue-21 Telecommunications systems.

Volunteered as a fire fighter for 8 years and responded to over 500 medical and fire situations saving in excess of 10 million dollars in property and approximately 50 lives.

Telecommunications Subject Matter Expert for the Coast Guards Eastern and Gulf Coasts fleet (34 ships). Developed instructional material and trained in excess of 150 personnel in this position.

Provided logistical support services when the Transportable Contingency Communications platform deployed to New York Harbor after the World Trade Center was destroyed on September 11, 2001.

Deployed to reestablish communications using a Transportable Contingency Communications platform to provide short range telecommunications assets for Group New Orleans. This enabled them to maintain a complete telecommunications picture with losses in the coastal communications spectrum.

Managed the overall policy and procedural situations for the Coast Guard and the Eastern Great Lakes Area regarding Search and Rescue, Environmental, Port Security, Aids to Navigation, Inspections, Law Enforcement.

Developed and implemented the Command Duty Officer training and qualification program. Developed new processes to maintain personnel security while traveling to foreign countries. Created and managed the Awards and Recognition Board for a workforce of roughly 500 personnel. Implemented Physical and Communications Security related functions and provided security related

advice and guidance to management and personnel. Familiar with security related hardware; security procedures; report writing; threat analysis; risk

assessment; intrusion detection systems; access control systems and design; legal considerations; guard force issues; lights; locking devices; closed circuit television (CCTV); and physical security surveys.

Fluent in the Personnel Security Clearance processes, such as the proper submission of Finger Print Cards and completed Security Clearance packages.

Conducted Level I Antiterrorism and Force Protection briefings to personnel and their families as necessary.

Education

Allen High School, Allen, TX 1982-1986, graduated with HS diploma Radioman/Communications School (Coast Guard) Junior Petty Officer Leadership School (Coast Guard) Chief Petty Officer Academy (Coast Guard) Senior Enlisted Leadership Academy (Coast Guard) Search and Rescue Coordination and Execution School (Coast Guard Command Center School (Coast Guard)