Andrew J. Hellman

• · Serve as the first contact and primary connection for Veterans and community partners for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program for housing stabilization.
• · Take calls from, meet with, and assist military Veterans who are living in uninhabitable situations, engage in crisis intervention strategies, and refer to other community partners as needed.
• · Track and manage all contact with potential and current clients, assist in completing SSVF program intake forms, explain program services to Veterans and their families in a trauma-informed manner, and enroll eligible applicants in the SSVF program.
• · Build and maintain relationships and network with city, county, and federal agencies and other non-government organizations, to locate and assess low-income Veterans and their families for the SSVF program.
• · Use the Lane County Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to monitor the Veteran By-Name List (VBLN) and complete Front Door Assessments on all eligible people to place them onto the Lane County Centralized Wait List (CWL).
• · Gather, sort, prepare, and check documentation in files for accuracy and completeness according to program policies, and enter data into tracking systems in a thorough and timely manner.
• Successfully enrolled over 300 Veteran families into the SSVF program.

• -Assisted in the management and daily operations of the Joint Operations Center.
• -Performed a wide variety of administrative services such as preparing forms, reports, statistical material, charts, etc., by using a variety of automated systems in the office environment to store/retrieve/manipulate data with word processing, database management, spreadsheet, and graphics software packages.
• -Performed various tasks, such as activating the Joint Operations Center to full-scale operations, exchanging information with other emergency response agencies, coordinating data collection and reporting, coordinating with field personnel, preparing briefings and situation reports, personnel reports, logistics reports, etc.
• -Oversaw training for all Joint Operations Center employees and maintained mandatory state and federal training records for over Joint Operations Center enlisted and commissioned personnel.
• -Established and maintained cooperative working relationships and communication with federal, state, and public agencies and 5 Army brigades and 3 Air wings within the state and obtained and/or exchanged information pertinent to emergency support plans and activities of mutual interest or major concern.
• -Tracked all Washington National Guard joint operations during exercises and real-world emergencies, and evaluated, analyzed, and disseminated information of interest to the state leadership, The Adjutant General and his senior staff.
• Successfully conducted over 15 State Active Duty and 2 federal mobilizations, mobilizing over 10,000 personnel and associated equipment.

-Responsible for the daily operations, training, and coordination of programs support of the Army Medical Action Plan, and advised the Operations Officer on all operational matters, training, tasks, schools, and requirements for the largest Warrior Transition Battalion at the time, serving over 800 Soldiers.

• -Performed a wide range of administrative and analytical duties in the formulation, presentation, and execution of the Army Medical Action Plan.
• -Tracked the execution of current operations supporting five army companies in accordance with established and emerging Standard Operating Procedures.
• -Created training events and ensured all tasks were executed in accordance with published orders and military regulations.
• -Provided timely reports of the status of all training and other current operations to the battalion leadership for situational awareness.
• -Additional duties include Building Manager, Fire Prevention Coordinator, Battalion Safety Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, and Adaptive Sports Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge.

• -Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, conducted regular maintenance of equipment and vehicles, ensuring maximum reliability and readiness for mission-critical tasks.
• -Infantryman, trained in infantry tactics, weapons and medical procedures for well-rounded field support.
• -Infantry Reconnaissance Team Leader, developed strong leadership skills through rigorous training and hands-on experience in high-pressure situations.
• -Recruiter/Instructor/Platoon Sergeant, upheld high standards of professionalism both on-and off-duty representing the US military with honor at all times.
• -Officer Candidate School Instructor, taught, coached, and mentored future officers to be motivated, high-performing leaders.