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Peter Schmidt

Lancaster,PA

Summary

A retired Army Veteran with over 20 years of organizational leadership, planning, safety and threat assessments, general equipment maintenance and repair. During my 15 year military career, I completed three combat deployments to the Middle East. Attended various military trainings and schools ranging from Advance Leadership Course, Anti-Terrorism Officer training to Food Defense. I have conducted food inspection at all levels and have experience working with a vast number of government and civilian agencies. Proven ability to enforce regulations, conduct inspections, report submissions and maintain high standards of food safety and defense.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lifeguard

YMCA
05.2023 - Current
  • Supervises swimming activities at the aquatics facility and ensures that policies, guidelines, and safety procedures are followed.
  • Warns swimmers of improper activities or danger and enforces pool regulations and water safety policies.
  • Administers first aid in the event of injury, rescues swimmers in distress or danger of drowning, and administers CPR and/or artificial respiration, if necessary.
  • Resolves scheduling conflicts to ensure safe pool environment when competing programs/priorities require use of aquatic facilities.

Aquatics Director

YMCA
05.2022 - 05.2023
  • Oversaw all Operational and financial aspects of the Aquatics department aspects of the aquatics department, ensuring all organization standards state requirements are adopted and implemented.
  • Responsible for developing job acquisitions, leading to hiring, onboarding and operational guidance.
  • Managed annual maintenance and service budget of $250,000 plus staffing budget of $175,000.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive water safety protocols and emergency action plans.
  • Organize and promote various aquatic programs, such as swim lessons, water fitness classes, and lifeguard training and special events.
  • Tracked, organized and cleaned pool equipment and restocked or replaced inventory to keep pool in good working condition.
  • Monitored pH, chlorine, alkalinity and water hardness and took steps to maintain pool at optimal levels.
  • Developed and executed successful aquatics programs for diverse age groups, increasing community engagement and participation.
  • Supervised aquatic staff and administered performance evaluations to communicate expectations.

Athletics Communications Assistant

Millersville University
10.2018 - 01.2022
  • Produced digital content including graphics, photography, video features, and video promotions for Millersville Athletics social media outlets.
  • Edited and retouched over 400 photos for various department social media post, ensuring high-quality and visually appealing final images.
  • 15+ sporting gatherings, capturing key moments and emotions to be published during and immediately after event.
  • Employed Adobe Photoshop to enhance colors, correct imperfections and create polished images for athletic department use.
  • Assisted with the game day operations aspect of collegiate athletics, including but not limited to setting up equipment, taking down equipment, running scoreboard, playing stadium music (goal songs, warm ups, walk-up songs, other music between breaks in action), and helping with other on-field tasks.
  • Assisted with the media relations aspect of collegiate athletics, including but not limited to keeping statistics, creating graphics (game day, postgame, halftime, etc.), updating social media during live events, and writing pre-game and post-game stories.
  • Assists the media relations staff in updating records, athlete and coach bio.

Veterans Resource Advisor

Millersville University
01.2018 - 12.2021
  • Assists students with registration and academic advisement for degree programs by developing individual academic plans to ensure compliance with VA and DoD policies.
  • Explains the variety of education programs available to (VA) beneficiaries and active-duty military members.
  • Advises and guides students into making decisions consistent with interest, goals, abilities, and degree requirements while meeting Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs guidelines for use of benefits.

Service Manager

Lancaster Harley Davidson
10.2015 - 12.2018
  • Examined vehicles to determine the extent of damage or malfunctions, communicated with customers regarding vehicle issues and potential repairs.
  • Performed insurance estimates on vehicles while working closely with both the customer and insurance company ensuring accurate repair in a timely manner.
  • Ensured appropriate training is provided to all service employees (seminars, workshops, schools, online training etc.)
  • Provided customer service by answering phone calls, responding to emails, and responding to service inquiries.
  • Ensuring service department contributes an acceptable level of gross net profit.
  • Maintained service department reports.
  • Follow all state and federal regulations regarding the safe use of company vehicles.

Veterinary Service NCO

United States Army, Vicenza Branch PHCD-SE
01.2014 - 10.2015
  • Served as the Vicenza Branch NCOIC, providing Installation Support Plan and Veterinary Treatment Facility oversite.
  • Manages the hazardous food recall program for Five installations; inputs, reviews, and approves ISP inspection reports; ensures compliance with DOD safety policies.
  • Coordinates quarterly sampling for Destination Monitoring Program.
  • Served as the Installation Food Defense Program Manager for Vicenza Branch, preparing food defense inspection/assessment technical reports as required using the Food Defense database system assessments for five locations in three countries.
  • Anti-terrorism Officer alternate for the Souther-District, ensuring district is prepared in the event of a food defense disruption.
  • Identified short comings and reorganized the Districts Retention Program resulting in commendable rating and 100% retention rate during tour of duty.
  • Maintained facility property book valued at more than one million dollars; ensured one hundred percent accountability through scheduled quarterly inventory checks.
  • Coordinates transportation, administration, and logistical support of food inspectors and animal care specialists assigned to local activities and at remote sites.


Veterinary Service NCO

United States Army, 438th Medical Detachment (VS)
01.2011 - 01.2014
  • Served as the NCOIC for Veterinary Service Food Procurement Team (FPT).
  • Provided food safety and defense support elements of the Regional Command South Multinational Forces for Kandahar Airfield and 46 Forward Operating bases and Combat Outpost.
  • Represented the United States government’s interest in relations to subsistence contracts while ensuring regulatory compliance; approved procedures, control processes, ALFOODACTS, safety protocols, and contract plans for delivering to and storing subsistence in the Kandahar Providence during Afghanistan deployment.
  • NCOIC FPT Surveillance Lab, establishing the first operational food surveillance lab in Afghanistan processing over 1350 microbiological and bioterrorism agent specific test on over 500 food samples.
  • Coordinates transportation, administration, and logistical support of food inspectors during CONUS and deployment operations.
  • Managed the operational readiness of over $700,00 MTOE, ensured 100% accountability and maintenance.

Food Inspection Sergeant

United States Army, Lewis-McChord Branch, PNWDVC
04.2007 - 01.2011
  • Served as Commissary and Troop Issue Activity Section NCOIC of the Lewis-McChord Branch Installation Support Plan (ISP) Section imputing, reviewing, and approving ISP reports for over 54 facilities.
  • Responsible for the quality assurance and safety of more than $75 million worth of subsistence annually.
  • Performed and maintained food defense vulnerability assessments, quality history records, and product verification n records and distributes as required using the Food Defense database.
  • Managed the hazardous food recall program for two installations.
  • Coordinates quarterly sampling for Destination Monitoring Program.
  • Completed quarterly Prime Vendor Audits during a four year span receiving praise from the VETCOM Program manager and Senior Warrant Officer.
  • Volunteered and became one of the first Western Regional Veterinary Command NCO's to complete I Corps Combat Marksmanship Training Course.
  • Provided technical guidance and training to junior personnel ensuring MOS proficiency and medical readiness.

Food Inspection NCO

United States Army, 218th Medical Detachment (VS)
06.2005 - 04.2007
  • Inspected over $5 million dollars worth of subsistence during Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF, in which foreign objects were found in subsistence on two separate occasions leading to theater-wide food alerts.
  • Served as the units credit card holder coordinating and executing the purchase of supplies of $100,000 for the unit and the brigade during Deployment.
  • Manage the hazardous food recall program for Camp Arifjan, During OIF.
  • Responsible for preparing Veterinary Service Support to mobilize and deploy veterinary assets in support of theater level veterinary service operations.
  • Directly responsible for training, developing three soldiers in all environments with emphasis on the field wartime environment.

Veterinary Food Inspection Specialist

United States Army Reserve, 949th Med Det (VS)
09.2000 - 06.2005
  • Inspected food products designated for human consumption on receipt and in storage, and evaluate packaging, packing and marking requirements in accordance with DoD standards and contractual documents during unit deployments.
  • Provided force protection for the DFAC personnel and food storage facilities during Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • Effectively managed all aspects of the unit's food safety operations during Charlie Teams rotation supporting New Horizons Mission to Panama.
  • Operated and maintained teams inspection equipment; packs, unpacks, loads, unloads and assists in setting up veterinary unit equipment during field training exercises and deployments.

Education

Master's degree - Education & Sport Management

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
01.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Entertainment Technology

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
12.2019

Skills

  • Facilitating team development
  • Visual content enhancement
  • Strong communicator
  • Expertise in risk evaluation
  • Adaptable problem-solving
  • Budget management
  • Proficient time management
  • Proven leadership experience
  • Skilled in problem resolution
  • Monitoring policy implementation processes
  • Vulnerability analysis

Certification

  • Lifeguard Certification
  • First Aid/CPR/AED Certification
  • Advance Leadership Course
  • Installtion Food Defense Program Manager
  • Anti-Terrorism Officer Basic Course
  • Surveillance Food Laboratory Manager
  • Surveillance Food Laboratory Technician
  • Advance Food technology
  • Prime Vendor Auditor
  • Field Sanitation

Timeline

Lifeguard

YMCA
05.2023 - Current

Aquatics Director

YMCA
05.2022 - 05.2023

Athletics Communications Assistant

Millersville University
10.2018 - 01.2022

Veterans Resource Advisor

Millersville University
01.2018 - 12.2021

Service Manager

Lancaster Harley Davidson
10.2015 - 12.2018

Veterinary Service NCO

United States Army, Vicenza Branch PHCD-SE
01.2014 - 10.2015

Veterinary Service NCO

United States Army, 438th Medical Detachment (VS)
01.2011 - 01.2014

Food Inspection Sergeant

United States Army, Lewis-McChord Branch, PNWDVC
04.2007 - 01.2011

Food Inspection NCO

United States Army, 218th Medical Detachment (VS)
06.2005 - 04.2007

Veterinary Food Inspection Specialist

United States Army Reserve, 949th Med Det (VS)
09.2000 - 06.2005

Bachelor of Arts - Entertainment Technology

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Master's degree - Education & Sport Management

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

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