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Clinton Surbrug

Denver,CO

Summary

Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Franchise Owner

Floor Coverings International East Central Denver
03.2022 - 12.2023
  • Managed Sales and Operations for flooring franchise in Denver Metro area including tasks like scheduling, procuring material, and execution of installations for residential and commercial flooring and remodeling projects.
  • Managed reporting of sales and project lifecycles via CRM (Salesforce)
  • Implemented marketing strategies to increase brand awareness, organized and attended trade shows and special events to showcase products, network with other businesses and attract new customers.

Liasion Officer to United Arab Emirates

Naval Central Command
07.2020 - 10.2021
  • Synchronized joint and combined environment, reaching across service and national lines
  • Monitored manning, training, and equipping of coastal maritime forces to ensure U.S Naval Forces Access, Basing, and overflight privileges were continuously maintained and communicated with host nation.
  • Established effective relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally for increased collaboration opportunities at Department of State and UAE Ministry of Defense to promptly resolve host nation issues.

Systems Analyst

aMind Solutions, LLC
01.2019 - 11.2019
  • Systems analyst spearheading and assisting in customer engagements during Salesforce software project implementation.
  • Day-to-day tasking included calendar management of scrums, quality assurance, creation of custom reporting, inventory, and solution planning for system enhancements/bugs.
  • Evaluated current systems and recommended improvements, ensuring optimal performance levels were maintained.

Assistant Officer-in-Charge

US Navy, Bahrain Detachment
07.2018 - 09.2018

Temporarily activated reservist to establish and provide advice for safe passage of merchant ships in the Arabian Gulf due to tensions concerning international waters.

  • Leadership led to continuity of over 80 days successful operations which included daily delivery of NAVCENT and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) reports, communicating with 23 nation liaisons, merchant vessels and shipping companies, to enhance maritime domain awareness (MDAs).

Joint Strategic Planner

US Navy, Central Command
12.2016 - 02.2018
  • Joint Strategic Planner mobilized to US Central Command (USCENTCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base responsible for assisting Lead Planner in Central Gulf Crisis and Theater Campaign Planning.
  • Organized and led Operational Planning Teams; collecting, analyzing, reviewing, and compiling data and assessment inputs.
  • Assisted Division Lead for Regional Campaign Plan in areas like organization, tasking, task review, and communication with directorates and Commands.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on strategic objectives and drive successful execution of projects.
  • Organized and briefed Chief-of-Staff on 2017 Campaign Assessment.

Account Executive

Onward Technologies
07.2015 - 01.2016
  • Account executive responsible for obtaining business through cold calling, emails, and management of customer relationships, eventually managing recruitment efforts to obtain and qualify candidates that add value to organizations with engineering roles in Chicagoland, Detroit, and Milwaukee areas.

Naval Cooperation & Guidance for Shipping

US Navy, CDS 50
04.2015 - 06.2015

Temporarily activated reservist augmenting battle watch to establish and provide advice for safe passage of merchant ships in Arabian Gulf due to tensions concerning international waters

  • NCAGS personnel act as liaison between military commanders, civil authorities, and merchant shipping companies
  • Prepared and briefed information concerning vessels of interest, company concerns, and vessels evaluated as 'high risk' utilizing commercial systems such as SEAVISION
  • Coordinated and arranged travel for personnel traveling to remote locations for IMCMEX.

Sales Engineer

HEUFT USA
10.2012 - 01.2015
  • Sales and marketing engineer for HEUFT USA, Inc
  • Responsibilities included seeking out, qualifying, and educating potential customers about HEUFT solutions
  • Provided tailored proposals based on customer's needs in the packaging industry
  • HEUFT USA specializes in packaging inspection technologies for various industries like food, beverage, and pharmaceuticals.

Education

B.S. Political Science -

United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD

Scrum
09.2021

Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITIL
01.2020

Knowledge Manager
01.2017

Villanova University
Villanova, PA
01.2011

Villanova University
Villanova, PA
01.2011

Skills

  • Salesforce Administrator Certified (08/2019)
  • Microsoft CRM & Sharepoint
  • PowerBI (User)
  • SEAVISION (AIS - Automatic Identification System)

Clearance

Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information, 02/23/23

Timeline

Franchise Owner

Floor Coverings International East Central Denver
03.2022 - 12.2023

Liasion Officer to United Arab Emirates

Naval Central Command
07.2020 - 10.2021

Systems Analyst

aMind Solutions, LLC
01.2019 - 11.2019

Assistant Officer-in-Charge

US Navy, Bahrain Detachment
07.2018 - 09.2018

Joint Strategic Planner

US Navy, Central Command
12.2016 - 02.2018

Account Executive

Onward Technologies
07.2015 - 01.2016

Naval Cooperation & Guidance for Shipping

US Navy, CDS 50
04.2015 - 06.2015

Sales Engineer

HEUFT USA
10.2012 - 01.2015

B.S. Political Science -

United States Naval Academy

Scrum

Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITIL

Knowledge Manager

Villanova University

Villanova University
Clinton Surbrug