Liam Sullivan
Whitehall,PA
Summary
Leader and mentor with exceptional interpersonal skills. Proven ability to position team members in order to maximize capabilities and achieve mission success. Experienced with planning, leading, and executing tasks in the most stressful environments. Unmatched motivation whether functioning as lead or part of a team. Executes assignments without the need for supervision.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Combined Anti-Armor Team Section Leader
United States Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune, NC
05.2022 - 09.2023
- Honorably Discharged as a Sergeant (E-5).
- Maintained current in-depth knowledge of my 20-Marine section members' strengths and weaknesses to most effectively plan battle strategy.
- Assessed battlefield conditions such as terrain and enemy fire effectiveness to organize and employ my section most effectively.
- Lead section in countless mounted and dismounted battle drills and situational training exercises.
- Identified issues between Marines and successfully resolved problems through active listening and interpersonal communication.
- Coordinated infantry positioning and equipment locations to facilitate safety and efficiency.
- Maintained and employed equipment and weaponry worth upwards of 5 million dollars in a position three levels above my experience grade.
- Hand-selected to support an infantry company in Operation Continuing Promise 2022, in which the security and treatment of over 1,000 Haitians occurred.
Combined Anti-Armor Team Vehicle Commander
United States Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune, NC
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Responsible for the accountability of 4 Marines along with the equipment and weaponry associated with the vehicle.
- Constructed and camouflaged infantry positions to prevent detection.
- Improved upon existing verbal and written communication skills to better collaborate with senior leadership and section members.
- Employed Marines effectively and efficiently in otherwise stressful situations.
Machine Gun Team Leader
United States Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune, NC
04.2020 - 01.2022
- Directly responsible for the employment and fire control of my gunner.
- Worked in unison with fellow team leader and squad leader in order to support infantry platoons.
- Maintained and employed equipment and weaponry while in a billet two levels above my experience grade.
- Helped facilitate the evacuation of over 120,000 American refugees out of Afghanistan during Operation Allies Refuge, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan (2021).
Education
Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course
Camp Geiger, NC09.2022
Advanced Machine Gun Course
Camp Geiger, NC03.2022
High School Diploma -
Whitehall High School
Whitehall, PA06.2019
Business Analytics
Pennsylvania State University
Saucon Valley, PASkills
- Improvisation
- Taking Cues and Direction
- Organization and Time Management
- Team Leadership
- Operational Logistics
- Safety Enforcement
- Communication with Senior Leadership
- Risk Assessment and Management
- Maintaining Equipment
- Exceptional Interpersonal Skills
- Attention to Detail
Accomplishments
- Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course Honor Graduate (September 2022)
- Advanced Machine Gun Course Leadership Award (March 2022)
- Meritoriously promoted to Corporal (November 2021)
- Meritoriously promoted to Lance Corporal (April 2020)
- Meritoriously promoted to Private First Class (December 2019)
Certification
- Safe Talk Certified (September 2021)
- Combat Life Saver (January 2021)
Timeline
Combined Anti-Armor Team Section Leader
United States Marine Corps
05.2022 - 09.2023
Combined Anti-Armor Team Vehicle Commander
United States Marine Corps
01.2022 - 05.2022
Machine Gun Team Leader
United States Marine Corps
04.2020 - 01.2022
Infantry Small Unit Leaders Course
Advanced Machine Gun Course
High School Diploma -
Whitehall High School
Business Analytics
Pennsylvania State University