Linda Blue

Served as program manager for the Emergency Preparedness Program. Developed curriculum for severe weather, fire, bomb threat, and intruder drills in the buildings. Administered training to Emergency Coordinators and their alternates. Conducted required and reported results to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Conducted quarterly training with the EOC to ensure efficient state of readiness and awareness.

Disseminated and coordinated the Quarterly Safety Training Program with the Safety Training Officers within the Department of Public Safety, per Department of Labor guidelines

Supervised the Surplus Property Program and Insurance Inventory. Obtained authorization from Department of Central Services (DCS) for approval to send broken/obsolete/used furniture and equipment to state surplus.

Conducted baseline inventory for all items purchased with state funds, items donated to agency and seized property at all DPS facilities. Developed Inventory Procedures for the addition, deletion and transfer of items for Troop Headquarters and Division inventories.

Prepared purchase orders for supplies, materials and equipment needed to complete projects and/or make repairs on the DPS complex and/or OHP (Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) Troop Headquarters throughout the state. Ensured items being purchased are/are not on statewide contract and the proper information is submitted. When spending limits have been reached or items needed exceed the spending limit, an itemized list is submitted to various vendors to bid for the best possible prices.

Submitted invoices for payment. Implemented and maintained a purchase order file.

Scheduled appointments with vendors for Safety Director to view safety products and services. Represented the Safety Director in her absence.

Organized and maintained a file system of Illness and Injury Reports required by the Oklahoma Department of Labor. This information was compiled and submitted to the Safety Director and Assistant Commissioner or review at years end.

Initiated correspondence to all division and troop headquarters throughout the state...(i.e, training records, safety documents and policies.

Implemented the pay program to regulate pay and procedures for Dept of Corrections inmate personnel working at Dept. of Public Safety facilities throughout the state.

Issued Handicapped Parking Permits, keeping in line with mandated state statues.

Provided customer service for replacement of lost/stolen handicapped parking permits.

Provided customer service for Driver Licenses, ensuring each applicant had the proper documents required by law.

Implemented and maintained a program to issue Black Border Cards to 268 Tag Agents throughout the state.

Through a bar coded scanning system, maintained continuity of all Black Border Cards issued to tag agents that were used to issue Drivers Licenses.

Administrative Supervisor for Radioman "A' School. Maintained divisional record files and reports.

Revised and implemented "Student of the Week" procedures providing for one student from each of the 3 shifts to be recognized for outstanding academic achievement. This increased student morale and had a positive effect on student attrition.

Tracked, coordinated and prepared end of tour awards, annual, transfer and special military evaluations for 85 staff personnel.

Acted as Academic Review Board Chairman, recommending continuation or disenrollment of students based on academic performance.

Revised and modernized ten Standard Operating Procedures and job descriptions reflecting current operations for equipment and student check-in procedures.

Coordinated and conducted Radioman "A" School indoctrination for 75 new students weekly.

Developed a DD-173 Desk Top Guide to enable the message center customers to prepare outgoing message traffic with minimal errors.

Trained the message center customers (140 offices, commands and ships) how to use the DD-173 Desk Top Guide to reduce their error rate.

Watch supervisor for 25 military and 5 civilian personnel in a fully automated message center that processed in excess of 5000 messages per day.

Authored eight Standard Operating Procedures for daily closeout, operation and troubleshooting problems of the NAMRADS (Naval Automated Message Reproduction and Distribution System) print station and towers.

Developed and loaded the data base for the NAMRADS when it was activated and placed online.

Prepared monthly CIM (Communication Improvement Memorandum) reports to be sent to the message center customers regarding the errors on their outgoing messages that had to be manually corrected and retransmitted. A quarterly report was also sent to COMNAVTELCOM (Commandeer Naval Telecommunications Command) in reference to our customer CIM reports.

Achieved my goal of being selected Radioman Chief Petty Officer.

Norfolk, Va and Guam:

Worked in message centers processing incoming and outgoing message traffic. While on Guam, the message center processed over 10,000 messages a month just sending out message traffic for sponsorship of the Vietnam refugees.

San Diego, CA

Instructor at Radioman "A" School. Teaching the fundamentals of basic shipboard systems and the equipment used.

Naples, Italy

Stationed at COMSUBGRU 8 (Commander Submarine Group 8). Processed the message traffic to send to the submarines that were deployed to the Mediterranean.

Norfolk, VA

Stationed at CINCLANTFLT (Commander in Chief Atlantic

Fleet) in the EOC (Emergency Operations Center). We participated in drills to ensure that the security of communications is maintained in case of enemy attack. We monitored communications from ships and aircraft maintaining that security.