Joseph Ledbetter

Seeking a position that will fully utilize my professional and educational qualifications developed during my 20-year military career.

Dedicated professional with outstanding leadership and teaching ability. Strengths include highly motivated, diplomatic, positive attitude, results-driven, detailed oriented with excellent communication skills.

• Military Service
• Retired Chief Special Warfare Boat Operator with 20 years of honorable service (1990-2010)
• 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

• Currently the Chief Operating Officer for Tactical Air Operations the US Navy and US Air Force contracted Static Line and Free Fall Parachuting School
• 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

• 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 Master Training Specialist Naval Special Warfare Center
• Hazmat/Demo driver school
• SERE school
• US Army High Risk Instructor Course

• 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
• Flight One Level One
• Para flight authorized technician
• Joint airdrop inspector
• 1000+ hours of wind tunnel coaching
• 18,0000+ Free-fall jumps
• 200+ Static-line jumps
• 18 years as a full-time USPA PRO demonstration jumper
• USPA 161390 D#23120

• 11/2018, Present, Chief Operating Officer, Tactical Air Operations
• 06/2010, 11/2018, Director of Training, Tactical Air Operations
• 06/2010, 01/2007, Officer in Charge, Navy Parachute Team
• 12/2006, 10/2005, Military Liaison Officer, Navy Parachute Course
• 09/2005, 11/2002, Team Chief, Navy Parachute Team
• 10/2002, 01/2000, Instructor, Military Free fall School
• 12/1999, 01/1994, Special Boat Team 20
• 12/1993, 09/1993, SWCC School
• 08/1993, 07/1992, EOD Group 2
• 03/1991, 06/1992, CGN-37 USS South Carolina
• 01/1991, 03/1991, Damage Controlman “A” school
• 10/1990, 12/1990, Boot Camp, San Diego, CA

• Act of Valor
• Captain Phillips
• Amazing race all stars
• House of Cards
• Executive Protection
• Texas Zombie Killers
• Knock Knock Live
• Listerine commercial

• 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