Eric Vidal

• Volunteered as Christian Youth leader for Word of Life, Coronado Panama
• Prepared sermons and gave leadership speeches to Youth (6 years through teenage years) on how to prepare for christian life in today's ever-changing diverse culture and new norm
• Coached and helped spearhead youth sporting activities

Served as the 14th Quartermaster Corps Command Sergeant Major and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commanding General of a multi-functional logistics, all hazards response supporting the United States Army Active, National Guard and Reserve Components; responsible for the training, health, morale, welfare and safety of over 110,000 Soldiers and Civilians, develops and executes organizational training, sustainment, and readiness programs to maintain strategic, tactical and technical proficiencies at an extremely high state of readiness. Provided expertise in development programs, operational planning, budget and project management, and execution of the Army's priorities and goals. Instrumental as a change manager to merge and even the playing field for promotions from one level to the next across the US Army.

• Served as senior advisor to Commanding General of logistics operations, training, hiring practices, policy development, and resourcing spanning globally.
• Instills vision to achieve organizational goals and far surpass operational expectations while preserving morale, quality, safety, and customer service through total quality control management.
• Ensured regulatory compliance and enforced adherence to proper maintenance procedures, guided preventive, operational, and post-operational maintenance activities
• Integrated safety into all aspects of training by incorporating Composite Risk Management (CRM); identified hazards, assessed potential risks, and implemented control measures resulting in zero injuries during tenure
• Briefed executive managers on all administrative matters of personnel on weekly basis, providing recommendations to improve company's overall performance metrics and workplace environment
• Met strategic business needs by being involved in cross-functional teams that provided accurate analysis; provided timely responses for various problems related to safety and compliance
• Employed exceptional leadership, management, and oversight of all departments and staff; reviewed and structured departments to optimize use of resources and maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the organization
• Exceptional talent manager; won back-to-back Army Retention awards for top producing organization through effective investment in career counselor mentorship, incentive programs, and helping create an organization people want to belong to and join
• Demonstrated leadership in numerous technical and tactical operations by creating support plans and personnel oversight. Ensured operations continuity in real-world organization-wide exercises
• Improved health and welfare by coordinating and resourcing facility improvements to barracks and unit areas. These efforts directly improved morale, safety and improved training throughout the brigade

Served as the Command Sergeant Major and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commander for Joint Base Langley Eustis responsible for the morale and welfare of over 20,000 Soldiers, Airmen and their families. Responsible for the community relations throughout the city of Newport News to include all professional companies and educational institutions; responsible for all personnel management, training management, professional development, operations, VIP visits; provides mentorship, performance counseling, and guidance to senior enlisted Non-Commissioned Officers, staff, and civilian personnel.

• Represented the US Army and Airforce by leading the development and harnessing of community relationships throughout the Tidewater area of Virginia
• ·Led a team environment that fostered and built partnerships throughout the tidewater communities of Virginia
• Created a collaborative environment where members of the Tidewater communities felt comfortable to discuss pressing matters of importance knowing that there will be a fair and amicable solution utilizing goodwill
• ·Ensured that community events were properly planned and professionally executed to enhance the morale, welfare and recreation of the members of the Tidewater area
• Met and coordinated with other strategic community leaders and partners to ensure that members' pain points were tactfully addressed for a win-win solution of mutual benefit

Command Sergeant Major | Regimental Support Squadron

Served as the Command Sergeant Major and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commander for a support unit responsible for the morale and welfare of over 1,000 Soldiers. Provided logistical support for over 3,000 Soldiers during desert warfare training in the Mojave Desert to train and certify maneuver units before deploying to combat. Responsible for the planning and execution of training, resources and ensure mission accomplishment in combat support operations with an emphasis in night maneuvers; responsible for the enhancement of all enlisted Soldiers by mentoring, coaching and developing military programs.

Served as the Command Sergeant Major for the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Armored Division. Oversaw the logistics of personnel, equipment, sustainment and training of a Headquarters, Operations, Intelligence and Sustainment, Signal companies, Division Band, Training Detachment and a Forward deployed Headquarters Detachment consisting of over 1000 soldiers and 60 occupations. Served as the primary advisor to the Battalion Commander on all enlisted matters and training, physical fitness, individual Soldier readiness, maintaining unit discipline, personnel actions, leader development, retention, morale, and the welfare for all Soldiers and Family Members. Oversaw and led all aspects of maintenance and accountability of the battalion's equipment.

Served as the Senior Supply Supervisor and advisor to the command on all logistical support. Provided guidance and oversight to 23 units. Served as the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer for the Brigade. Planned and coordinated and executed logistics support for current and future operations. Prepared and provided logistical information for Operations Orders. Ensured that all Supplies and services operations were integrated into Brigade operations. Coordinated for logistical support with higher Headquarters. Planned, monitored and executed deployment and redeployment operations. Planned and executed logistics professional development and was responsible for the health, morale and welfare of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers.

Served as the Division 4 (G-4) Sergeant Major for the Army Sustainment Command which provided Combat Service Support capability to Soldiers serving in Combatant Commands in the continental US and overseas. Served as the senior enlisted advisor to the Division Level Deputy Chief of Staff regarding the activities of seven subordinate Brigades in the areas of organic unit supply, maintenance, STAMIS data management, equipment accountability, quality assurance, readiness reporting and related support functions. Advised the Division Command Sergeant Major and Chief of Staff on the Commanding General's construction projects valued over $6M. Deployed to Haiti to spearhead the risk mitigation, management and re-building efforts within the civilian communities after the 2010 earthquake.

• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships between defense civilians, Contractors and Soldiers.
• Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
• Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

• Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
• Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
• Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.

• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems in the field of logistics.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships amongst peers and with the higher echelons
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing logistics support and guidance.