Josiah Ortiz
Brooklyn,United States
Summary
Josiah is an experienced Mentor and Coach with a demonstrated history of working in the military and fitness industry. Skilled in Communication, Team Building, Time Management, Teamwork, and Leadership. Josiah is a strong military and protective services professional with extensive experience in guiding and directing fitness assessments, exercise prescriptions, and nutritional counseling to tactical athletes, athletes, and general populations. Josiah is an active member of the Natural Bodybuilding Organization of Competitive Bodies (OCB) and has earned a Professional Bodybuilder card and status in the Men's Physique category.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Tier X Coach, Personal Trainer
Equinox
03.2021 - 01.2024
- Provide outstanding one-on-one coaching within the fitness industry’s leading personal training platform
- Utilize detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis methods to determine each client's personalized strength and nutrition program. This includes comprehensive interviewing skills, technical data collection, and analysis using industry-leading technology (InBody, Fit3D, Cortex)
- Assist with monthly in-club education and mentoring junior staff members
- High performance lifestyle management that is driven through a scientific research-based approach
- Optimize reaching clients' goals through the pillars of movement, nutrition, and regeneration
- Maintain an average of 15-20 clients, completing a minimum of 35 sessions a week
Force Fitness Instructor
United States Marine Corps, Josiah Ortiz
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Provided tools and motivation to help Marines maintain a healthy and successful physical fitness program and lifestyle
- Responsible for conduct of 5 successful exercise programs, increasing overall strength and endurance of 30 Marines
- Partnership with local Martial Arts Instructor to safely and effectively prevent injury and increase proficiency of 6 Marine's hand to hand combat skills and aerobic/anaerobic conditioning, to maintain readiness for deployment to combat zones.
Combat Marksmanship Trainer
United States Marine Corps
01.2019 - 03.2020
- Conducted sustainment-level marksmanship training to over 10,000 Marines and Sailors
- Conducted remedial training, utilizing both live fire and simulations, for individuals struggling to achieve a minimum qualifying score for the Marine Annual Rifle Training Table shoots (190 out of 250)
- Developed and evaluated the performance of instructors and coaches in order to allow them to supervise the marksmanship of other Marines
- Delivered multiple oral briefs to groups numbering over 300 every week, on the conduct and overall execution of the Marine Corp's Marksmanship Program
- Responsible for the signing and safekeeping of over $300,000 worth of ammunition.
Infantry Advisor and Mentor
United States Marine Corps
09.2014 - 03.2020
- Supervised and led a team of heavy weapons specialists, and long-range precision weapon specialists, educating and applying hands-on training for them to succeed in the team's operations and tasks
- Maintained and serviced $100,000 worth of equipment to remain functional and operational
- Served as an Infantry Section Leader, supervising and training 12 members remain combat ready and mission oriented
- Successfully completed a 7-month deployment with the 22nd MEU to support combat operations in vicinity of Iraq and Libya; conducted numerous drills and rehearsals to keep section ready for any use at a moment's notice
- Received Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for exemplary service for performance overseas
- Successfully completed numerous schools outside of specific occupation specialty, including a Harris Communication/Radio Technology Course, and Instructor for operating in an urban environment
- Integration and training with partner countries such as Republic of Georgia and Hungary for 7 months to prepare for deployment to Afghanistan
- Responsible for the training of a company of Georgian soldiers (60 personnel) in preparation for forward deployment to Afghanistan
- Completed an 8-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation: Freedom Sentinel/Operation: Resolute Support; conducted numerous day and night vehicle and foot patrols and missions as an Infantry Advisor Team Chief to deter hostile Taliban and ISIS-K activity in the surrounding area
- Received an Army Achievement Medal with Combat Device for exemplary performance during said period
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS - Exercise Science, Athletic Development and Performance
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry05.2024
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NYFort Hamilton High School
Brooklyn, NY2014
Skills
- Strength and Conditioning
- Safety and Emergency Procedures
- Leadership Skills
- Active Listening
- Operations Analysis
- Trainer Mentoring
- Time Management
- Human Anatomy Expertise
- Effective Presentations
- Exercise Physiology
Accomplishments
- Personal Trainer, Nsca-Certified - National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
- CPR & AED - American Red Cross
- Corrective Exercise Specialization (CES) - National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
- Level 1 Certified - Precision Nutrition
- Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) - National Academy of Sports
- Medicine (NASM)
- Tactical Strength & Conditioning Facilitator - National Strength and Conditioning
- Association (NSCA)
- Skills
- Strength Training
- Public Speaking
- Sports Nutrition
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Multitasking
- Communication
- Personal Training
- Team Building
- Leadership
- Josiah Ortiz - page 3
Certification
- CSCS - Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
- CPT - Certified Personal Trainer
- CPR/AED
- TSCAC-F- Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator
Timeline
Tier X Coach, Personal Trainer
Equinox
03.2021 - 01.2024
Force Fitness Instructor
United States Marine Corps, Josiah Ortiz
11.2019 - 03.2020
Combat Marksmanship Trainer
United States Marine Corps
01.2019 - 03.2020
Infantry Advisor and Mentor
United States Marine Corps
09.2014 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Science - BS - Exercise Science, Athletic Development and Performance
Mercy University
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
SUNY Brockport
Fort Hamilton High School