Patrick Galletta
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
“Mission-driven leader” with over a decade of experience of not finishing what I start.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief (Extremely) Petty Officer
US Navy
Portsmouth, VA
08.2023 - Current
- Successfully scaled emotional distance across multiple environments (professional, personal, hybrid remote)
- Led initiatives in minimizing vulnerability exposure through controlled transparency frameworks
- Championed a culture of conflict avoidance disguised as workplace harmony
- Consistently sidesteps accountability with elite-level conversational pivoting and selective unavailability
- Specialized in transforming minor discomfort into full organizational paralysis through strategic inaction
Chief Architect of Controlled Disengagement
US
Virginia Beach, Virginia
06.2020 - Current
- Frequently defaults to independence framed as strength, even when interdependence is required
- Capable of appearing calm and rational while internally avoiding vulnerability or accountability
- Demonstrates proficiency in minimizing or intellectualizing emotional impact on others
- Skilled at creating ambiguity that allows for flexibility or escape from expectations
- Comfortable with distancing behaviors (physical, emotional, logistical) when intimacy or pressure increases
- Effective at reframing withdrawal as self-protection or “needing space” without collaborative resolution
Bearfight CrossFit
Owner
Norfolk, VA
06.2016 - 08.2021
- Horribly managed business finances, budgeting, payroll, and vendor relationships to ensure minimum profitability
- Gradual emotional withdrawal preceding major decisions, enabling unilateral exits without shared processing
- Passive erosion of trust structures through inconsistency, omission, and selective engagement
- Long-term reliance on avoidance cycles that temporarily reduce anxiety while compounding systemic instability
- High resistance to introspective disruption unless confronted with unavoidable loss or external collapse
Education
High School Diploma -
Baldwin High School
Baldwin06-2004
Skills
- Leadership and Team Development
- Training Design and Delivery
- Program and Acquisition Management
- Process Optimization and Logistics
- Strategic Planning and Execution
- Innovation and Technology Integration
- Cross-Functional / Interagency Collaboration
- Policy and Doctrine Development
Certification
- Master Training Specialist (Naval Education and Training Command)
- High Risk Instructor (Naval Special Warfare Command)
Timeline
Chief (Extremely) Petty Officer
US Navy
08.2023 - Current
Chief Architect of Controlled Disengagement
US
06.2020 - Current
Bearfight CrossFit
Owner
06.2016 - 08.2021
High School Diploma -
Baldwin High School