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David Stevens

Glendale,AZ

Summary

I have an extensive, proven background of successfully working with people from a variety of cultures and customs with a natural flair for organizing and managing office work.

Loyalty is the most important quality a team player must have in order to achieve goals and objectives in any organization. I strive daily to be truthful; being constantly mission focused and always adhering to ethical codes of conduct and decency.

I prefer a loyal staff officer to a brilliant one - George S. Patton, General, U.S. Army.

Overview

47
47
years of professional experience

Work History

Pastor/Servicemen's Home Director

New Testament Christian Church
Landstuhl And Vilseck, Germany
12.2017 - 04.2022

Held an appointment as a Pastor and Servicemen's Home Director in Landstuhl and Vilseck, Germany. Our Church's outreach was to the U.S. Military, their dependents, DoD personal residing in Germany, and German Nationals. We hosted fellowships, conducted worship services, Bible studies, and offered counseling services that participated in our services.

During our stay in Germany, we enrolled in a 7-month German Language and Customs Course sponsored by the German Immigration Bureau. During our mandated course, we studied the German Language, Germany's history and their way of life. In our class, we were blessed with the honor of making many friends from around the world.

Customer Service, Retail Sales, Delivery

Advance Auto Parts
South Chicago Heights, IL
05.2014 - 12.2017

Sales Associate assisting retail and commercial customers with the purchase of auto parts. Performed engine checks, battery and wiper installations, and basic troubleshooting of car problems.

Responsible for timely and accurate delivery of auto parts while maintaining and strengthening customer relations with commercial customers.

Pastor

New Testament Christian Church
Chicago , IL
10.2012 - 12.2017

Appointed Senior Pastor of a Community Church in Chicago Heights serving Chicagoland.

Responsibile for hosting worship services, funeral and wedding services, property management, and managed staff and daily operations.

APT/DANTES Test Administrator

RCI, Serco, And MES
Daegu, South Korea
03.2005 - 09.2012

Conducted Test Administration servies for the U.S. Military, their Dependents, DoD Civilians, and Korean Nationals.

Controlled and Secured testing included: CLEP's, DSST's, SAT's, ACT's, Praxis, DLPT's, AFCT's, ALCPT's, TABE's, GT Predictor's, ASE's, USAF Air War College and Certification Exams, GED's, and proctored a host of private and public college testing.

Responsible for time sensitive test scheduling, securing and safeguarding controlled test materials, and maintaining confidential military personnel's education records.

I earned one Satisfactory and two consecutive Commendable Ratings during our annual Command Inspections - something I'm very proud of and want to aggressively maintain.

I received very positive feedback and support from my supervisors at RCI, Serco, MSE, Education Service Officers, and other Administrators from varying levels of the ACE's (Army Continuing Education) organization throughout South Korea.

Pastor /Servicemen's Home Director

New Testament Christian Church
Waegwan, South Korea
02.2005 - 09.2012

Held an appointment as a Pastor and Servicemen's Home Director in Waegwan, South Korea. Our Church's outreach was to the U.S. Military, their dependents, DoD Civilians residing in Korea, and Korean Nationals. We hosted fellowships, conducted worship services, Bible studies, and offered counseling services to those that participated in our services.

During this time, I held a special appointment and Pastorate for an International Service with a Presbyterian Church in Gumi-nam, South Korea where we ministered to an English speaking congregation composed of students and migrant workers from all over the world.

Pastor

New Testament Christian Church
Seattle, WA
06.2003 - 01.2005

Appointed Senior Pastor of a Community Church in Seattle, Washington ministering to the surrounding suburbs of Seattle.


Responsibile for hosting worship services, funeral and wedding services, property management, and managed daily operations.

Pastor/Servicemen's Home Director

New Testament Christian Church
Wahiawa, HI
02.2000 - 06.2003

Held an appointment as a Pastor and Servicemen's Home Director in Wahiawa, Hawaii with an outreach to all Branches of the U.S. Military based in Hawaii and the local communities.

We hosted nightly fellowships and dinners at the Servicemen's Home for Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, and Sailors attending our services and was responsible for conducting worship services, Bible studies, and counseling to all that attended our services.

Pastor/Missionary

New Testament Christian Church
Angeles City, Philippines
09.1998 - 01.2000

Appointed as a Missionary and Senior Pastor at a Community Church in Angeles CIty, Pampanga, Philippine Islands.

As a Missionary, we conducted extensive outreach campaigns in varying regions of Angeles City and their surrounding communities.

Responsible for hosting worship services, funeral and wedding services, property management, and managed daily operations.

Pastor

New Testament Christian Church
Puyallup, WA
08.1997 - 08.1998

Appointed Senior Pastor of a Community Church in Puyallup, Washington with an outreach to the Puyallup and Tacoma communities.


Responsible for hosting worship services, funeral and wedding services, property management, and managed daily operations.

During this time, I taught three semesters of Theological courses at New Testament Christian College, Graham, Washington.

Pastor/Servicemen's Home Director

New Testament Christian Church
Tongduchon, South Korea
08.1994 - 08.1997

Held an appointment as a Pastor and Servicemen's Home Director in Tongduchon, South Korea. Our Church's outreach was to the U.S. Military, their dependents, DoD Civilians residing in Korea, and Korean Nationals. We hosted fellowships, conducted worship services, Bible studies, and offered counseling services to those that participated in our services.

BSEP/FAST Class Instructor

Central Texas College
Tongduchon, South Korea
08.1994 - 07.1997

Taught U.S. Army soldiers basic reading and arithmetic courses using API (American Preparatory Institute) Curriculum so they could improve their ASVAB scores for career opportunities and professional growth.

Taught ESL (English Second Language) courses to Korean Nationals employed to work at the U.S Army Camps throughout the Korean peninsula.

Pastor

New Testament Christian Church
San Jose, California
08.1988 - 05.1994

Appointed Senior Pastor of a Community Church in San Jose, California where we opened a Church with an outreach to the San Francisco Bay area.

Responsible for hosting worship services, Bible studies, and establishing a permanent Church in San Jose.

In order to sustain my livelihood during the Church start-up, I was employed at UGM, a Japanese owned and operated company that manufactured computer lead frames for the computer chip industry. I operated punch presses, and later promoted to shipping and receiving manager, Later I earned a position in the Quality Control department where we inspected and documented the quality of our products.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Theology

New Testament Christian College
Graham, Washington
06.1988

High School Diploma -

Midpark High School
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
06.1981

Skills

  • Outstanding Verbal and Written Communication Skills
  • Customer Service Oriented Skills
  • Detail Oriented
  • Very Strong Organizational Skills in Scheduling, Budgeting, Record Keeping, Planning, and Handling Customer Information
  • Loyalty to the Mission

Military Service

Enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1981 and honorably discharged 1985.

Awards received were: Expert Infantryman Badge, Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and an Overseas Ribbon.

Military Schools: Infantry School, Typing, and TAFF's (The Army Functional File) course.

I was a part of two non-combat deployments to South Korea and Thailand.

My first stateside assignment was the 3-11th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division at Fort Polk, Louisiana. During this time I served in the Battalion S-3 Operations performing clerical work in Garrison and TOC (Tactical Operation Center) Operations during field exercises.

I was proud to be a part of the 3-11th Infantry commanded by the late LTC Herbert J. Lloyd. Our unit earned just about 200 EIB's (Expert Infantryman Badges) which was unofficially said to be an Army wide record. The S-3, in which I played an important role, was responsible for preparing the training and site management where we accomplished this extraordinary achievement.

My overseas duty assignment took me to the 1-19th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. I briefly served in the unit's S-3 doing clerical work in garrison and TOC operations during deployments and field exercises. The remainder of my tour, I served in a Rifle Company serving in various positions as an Infantryman.

Timeline

Pastor/Servicemen's Home Director

New Testament Christian Church
12.2017 - 04.2022

Customer Service, Retail Sales, Delivery

Advance Auto Parts
05.2014 - 12.2017

Pastor

New Testament Christian Church
10.2012 - 12.2017

APT/DANTES Test Administrator

RCI, Serco, And MES
03.2005 - 09.2012

Pastor /Servicemen's Home Director

New Testament Christian Church
02.2005 - 09.2012

Pastor

New Testament Christian Church
06.2003 - 01.2005

Pastor/Servicemen's Home Director

New Testament Christian Church
02.2000 - 06.2003

Pastor/Missionary

New Testament Christian Church
09.1998 - 01.2000

Pastor

New Testament Christian Church
08.1997 - 08.1998

Pastor/Servicemen's Home Director

New Testament Christian Church
08.1994 - 08.1997

BSEP/FAST Class Instructor

Central Texas College
08.1994 - 07.1997

Pastor

New Testament Christian Church
08.1988 - 05.1994

Bachelor of Arts - Theology

New Testament Christian College

High School Diploma -

Midpark High School