Joseph Stokes
Kodiak Station,AK
Summary
Meticulous and Versatile Instructor and Operator, with a reputation for outside the box solutions and creative and memorable instruction conducive to learning and information retention. Capable of taking any program or task to a high level through clear organization and direct communication
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mountaineering Instructor
Naval Special Warfare
Kodiak , AK
10.2023 - 12.2025
- Taught camping, bushcraft, survival skills, fire craft, technical mountaineering, ice, snow, and rock climbing to several hundred students over the course of two years in a high-stress work environment.
- Managed accountability for 1.2 million dollars worth of weapons, ordnance, ammunition, and equipment for Naval Special Warfare Detachment Kodiak
- Led several hunting and technical mountaineering expeditions including a summit of then (2024) Denali, now Mount Mckinley and a 24 mile mountain goat hunt through incredibly technical terrain
Operator
SEAL TEAM 7
San Diego, CA
08.2019 - 09.2023
- Conducted Advanced Mission sets and training for two consecutive SEAL platoon workup and deployment cycles
- Specialized in Communications and Joint Terminal Attack Control with FA-18, F-15E, A-10, Cobra, Huey, and MH-60 airframes in support of platoon objectives
- Maintained custody of over 1 million dollars in advanced communications equipment for four consecutive years
- Qualified as a drone operator, static and free fall jumpmaster, lead-driver for technical vehicles, as well as HRST-CAST Master as lead for Fast Rope, Rappel, and Helo personnel launch and recovery operations
- Senior (Summer) and Master (Winter) Mountaineer qualified by both army mountaineering Headquarters and NSW Training Center in Colorado Springs and Kodiak, Alaska
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of Dallas
Irving, Texas01-2018
Skills
- Wilderness Survival
- Technical mountaineering
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Off-roading
- Communications/Radios/Computer programming
- Laser engraving/Graphics design
- Creative Writing/Sales/Branding
- Whitewater Rafting
- Teaching/Instruction
- Skydiving
Affiliations
- Bread baking, reading, writing, graphics design, doing dishes
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Accomplishments
- Sailor of the Quarter for his final command
- Highly ranked in surveys of his peers during his time in a platoon
Certification
- Senior and Master mountaineering Certifcation
- Joint Terminal Attack Controller Certification
- Static and Freefall Jumpmaster NSW/Army Certification
Timeline
Mountaineering Instructor
Naval Special Warfare
10.2023 - 12.2025
Operator
SEAL TEAM 7
08.2019 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of Dallas
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