Joseph Ledbetter

Dynamic executive leader with over 20 years of military experience and 14 years in C-Level roles, demonstrating a proven track record in strategic planning and operational excellence. Expertise in driving organizational growth through innovative solutions and effective team leadership. Achievements include successfully leading large-scale projects and optimizing operational efficiencies, contributing to enhanced performance across diverse sectors. I am committed to leveraging my extensive background to advance organizational goals and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Dedicated professional with outstanding leadership and teaching ability. Strengths include being highly motivated, diplomatic, positive attitude, results-driven, and oriented with excellent communication skills. High-energy Chief Operating Officer with a demonstrated record of exceeding profitability goals and driving increased revenues while containing costs. Successfully grew organizations to achieve excellence through efficient operational systems support. I want to utilize these skills to work For the Office of the President of the United States.

• Managed and trained highly screened commandos for 14 years
• Completed multiple Naval Special Warfare works ups and deployments in support of the war on terror while receiving multiple Achievement medals and Combat Action Awards
• Created mission-critical curriculum for the Navy Parachute Course
• Managed Instructor Candidate program for the Military Freefall School and Tactical Air Operations
• Naval Master Training Specialist at tailoring educational needs to students with a wide range of learning styles, strengths, and weaknesses
• Spoke to crowds of over 60,000 people and appeared on over 100 local news channels as an ambassador for the Navy Parachute team
• Created and managed a collaborative classroom experience teaching military static-line and free-fall parachuting with 42 civilian instructors teaching 70+ military students high-risk parachute operations ten times a year while conducting over 20,000 parachute descents a year incident-free
• Served as Officer in Charge of the Navy Parachute Team, Military Liaison Officer to the Navy Parachute Course, Military Freefall instructor, LCPO Navy Parachute Team, LPO SBT-20 det. Echo, Delta, and Juliet

• Chief Operating Officer Tactical Air Operations, Present-06/2010
• Officer in Charge Navy Parachute Team, 06/2010-01/2007
• Military Liaison Officer to Navy Parachute Course, 12/2006-10/2005
• Team Chief Navy Parachute Team, 09/2005-11/2002
• Instructor Military freefall School, 10/2002-01/2000
• Special Boat Team 20, 12/1999-01/1994
• SWCC School, 12/1993-09/1993
• EOD Group 2, 08/1993-07/1992
• CGN-37 USS South Carolina, 03/1991-06/1992
• Damage Controlman 'A' school, 01/1991-03/1991
• Boot Camp San Diego, CA, 10/1990-12/1990

• Capt. Adam Curtis (SEAL) ret, Director of Recruiting for Naval Special Warfare, (619)-398-5483
• WO4 Keith Pritchett (SEAL), WARCOM Training Officer (Acting Officer in Charge Navy Parachute Team), (619)-787-1191

• Military Free-fall Instructor #449
• Military Free-fall School Basic and Advanced Course Instructor
• Military Static-line and free-fall jump master
• Civilian USPA rated AFF-IE, SL-IE, S&TA, TANDEM IE
• EOD parachute rigger
• Para flight authorized technician
• Joint airdrop inspector
• 1000+ hours of wind tunnel coaching
• 17,500+ Free-fall jumps
• 200+ Static-line jumps
• 15 years as a fulltime USPA PRO demonstration jumper
• USPA 161390 D#23120

• Mid South Shooting Academy (M-4, Shotgun, 45)
• Ron Avery shooting academy (M-4, MP-5, M1911 and HK 45)
• Joint close air support terminal control course
• Navy Instructor Training NEC 9502 with MTS certification from NSWC
• Hazmat/Demo driver School
• SERE school
• US Army High Risk Instructor Course