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Noah Sicard
Ballston Spa,New York
Summary
Results-driven veteran with proven expertise in data analysis, project management, and process optimization. Skilled in resolving complex challenges and implementing cost-saving, efficiency-boosting strategies. Dynamic business leader with a strong track record in strategic planning, team development, and talent recruitment. Articulate, forward-thinking, and resourceful in adapting to diverse organizational needs.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Leatherneck Landscaping
08.2023 - Current
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.
- Reduced budgetary expenditures by effectively negotiating contracts for more advantageous terms.
- Updated and resolved incidents and managed accessorial charges objectively while maximizing profit.
Self Employed
Independent Personal Trainer
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Acquired and maintained the following certifications through the National Academy of Sports Medicine:
- CPR/AED
- Certified Personal Trainer
- Corrective Exercise Specialist
- Certified Nutrition Coach
- Designed individualized nutrition, fitness and corrective exercise programs for over 50 clients.
- Created powerlifting program for novice powerlifters to train and enable them to achieve goals in a safe and efficient manner.
- Created a successful 16-week weight loss challenge for a group class of 6 individuals to meet twice a week.
- Developed and executed personalized marketing strategies to attract and retain clients, resulting in a 30% increase in clientele over a 6-month period.
- Created engaging content including workout videos, nutrition tips and motivational posts to enhance brand visibility and client engagement.
- Utilized analytic tools to track social media performance and adjust strategies, leading to improved reach and engagement rates.
- Collaborated with other companies in the fitness industry in order to facilitate cross-promotional opportunities, enhance community presence and receive client referrals.
SERGEANT/ INSTRUCTOR/ TRAINING NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER/ SUPERVISOR
USMC
07.2021 - 08.2023
- Devised and implemented training plans, guidelines, and procedures for the unit and individuals assigned.
- Ensured training was conducted in accordance with USMC training doctrine.
- Prepared training guidelines, individual training records, operation orders, SOPs, and readiness reports.
- Attended weekly unit training meetings and prepared training schedules and plans for approval of commander.
- Coordinated training programs for the unit to include scheduling of training areas and obtaining equipment and other materials required for testing of personnel and training scorer/evaluators or test officers.
- Procured, designed, reproduced, and distributed a variety of training aids necessary to unit personnel for efficient operation and training of the unit.
- Managed use of company funding, school quotas, training support, and other training resources allocated to the unit.
- Prepared and forwarded requests for training for all unit members ensuring applicants were eligible to attend the school requested and all prerequisites were met.
- Coordinated, scheduled, and monitored use of training facilities, areas, and ranges for training.
- Initiated requests for equipment training support to higher, adjacent, and other military commands to support unit training objectives.
- Assembled and maintained statistics on weapons qualification, USMC Fitness Test's, Military Occupational Skill Qualification's and other critical data as required.
- Maintain and inventory all engineer equipment approximately one million dollars’ worth. This includes submitting work orders or requests for replacements through the proper authorities and tracking the progress of orders until fulfilled.
- Submission and revision of project estimates, expenditure reports and manhours required for mission essential events/projects.
E5/ENGINEER SQUAD LEADER, SUPERVISOR/ASSISTANT MANAGER
USMC
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Conducted engineer reconnaissance, emplaced obstacle systems, conducted breaching operations, conducted mine/countermine operations and employed demolitions and military explosives while practicing risk mitigation procedures.
- Designed and constructed survivability positions, performed expedient vertical and horizontal construction, constructed and maintained base camps/forward operating bases and combat outposts.
- Supervised Marines during general engineering activities related to all construction and utility operations while maintaining over 1 million dollars in equipment.
- Formulated and maintained blueprints, construction schedules and assisted in the supervision of Marines in all operations.
- Assisted in the preparation of operation orders, standing operating procedures and contingency plans.
- Assisted the engineering officer in construction planning, scheduling and material estimating.
- Inspected construction sites and enforced job specification and safety standards while supervising performance of combat engineering missions.
- Collected, interpreted, analyzed, evaluated and disseminated intelligence data to provide superiors and subordinates with direction to units engaged in performing engineering missions.
INDEPENDENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN
All Type Professional Door Services
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Received work orders daily in which I had to communicate with clients and external agencies to ensure satisfactory work of installations, repairs and replacements of doors, barriers or gates.
- Worked on a variety of job sites including FBI barrier systems, airport hangers and bag belts, large overhead garage doors as well as residential garage/pass doors.
- Wrote thorough descriptions and estimated costs of repair or installation to describe work completed and justify time taken.
Education
Bachelors Degree - Business Marketing
University At Albany
08.2025
Associate Degree - Liberal Arts
Southern New Hampshire University
01.2023
Skills
- Professionalism
- Organization
- Team-Building Activities
- Personnel Scheduling
- Hazard Risk Management
- Profit and loss analysis
- Staff management
- Small business operations
- Marketing
- Business marketing
- Business administration
- Project management
Accomplishments
- Meritorious Promotions in the Marine Corps to Private First Class and Sergeant.
- Created and expanded my own small business with roughly 50 current customers receiving services.
- Supervised team of 23 staff members.
Interests
Timeline
Owner
Leatherneck Landscaping
08.2023 - Current
Self Employed
Independent Personal Trainer
08.2023 - 08.2024
SERGEANT/ INSTRUCTOR/ TRAINING NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER/ SUPERVISOR
USMC
07.2021 - 08.2023
E5/ENGINEER SQUAD LEADER, SUPERVISOR/ASSISTANT MANAGER
USMC
01.2017 - 01.2021
INDEPENDENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN
All Type Professional Door Services
01.2016 - 01.2017
Associate Degree - Liberal Arts
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelors Degree - Business Marketing
University At Albany
Awards
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with “C” Device
- Marketing Honors Award in Applied Marketing Strategies