Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Interests
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Tony R. Cobb IV

Summary

Will be attending Southeast Lineman Training Center (Class 76, JAN 02 - APR 18) Looking to serve the community through electrical line work. Experienced Sergeant Infantryman offering 5+ years of with United States Army. Solid communication, equipment operation, planning, and problem-solving abilities. Outstanding team collaboration and leadership skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

11C Indirect Fire Infantryman (Mortarman)

US Army
11.2019 - Current
  • Current Rank: Sergeant
  • Military Motor Vehicle's Licensed to Operate: High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle(HMMWV), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle(JLTV), M1129 Mortar Carrier Vehicle(Stryker), Light Medium Tactical Vehicle(LMTV).
  • Expert Marksman.
  • Ensure the welfare of 5 Soldiers and currently their Squad Leader. Previously stationed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Currently stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia and in The Honor Guard where I support ceremonial missions for the President, White House, and the Arlington Cemetery.
  • Obtained the “Expert Infantry Badge”.
  • Spent countless hours in the field training where I help run multiple live fires (Mortars, crew serve weapons, side arms, and other explosives).
  • Maintained property and equipment inventory and crew assignments worth $800,000<
  • Submitted work orders to have military vehicles repaired and checked each one thoroughly upon return to service.
  • Supervised engine crew and reviewed completed work for accuracy, safety, and quality.
  • Organized and directed offensive and defensive infantry procedures, overseeing weapons/tool maintenance, and safety measures.

Sales Account Executive

Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance
08.2018 - 08.2019
  • Home, Auto, Farm, and Life Insurance
  • Negotiated sales deals between customers and agency, resulting in mutually beneficial agreements and cultivated relationships.
  • Contributed long-term sales strategy ideas to team to promote continuing business success.
  • Attained deep and thorough knowledge of company's products and solutions to help accomplish mutual success and partnership between buyer and seller.
  • Managed sales cycle to maintain solid customer base.

Truck Driver

Meherrin Agriculture and Chemical CO.
02.2018 - 07.2018
  • Obtained Class B CDL
  • Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
  • Inspected trucks for malfunctions and reported vehicles to management for corrective action.
  • Unloaded and loaded trucks with the use of a forklift.
  • Pulled soil samples with the use of GPS grid technology and ATVs.
  • Delivered row crop seed, chemicals, and fertilizer to local farming operations with.

Farm Hand

RE and Rodger Drake Inc.
07.2017 - 01.2018
  • Calculated application decisions as well as maintained efficiency of crop production by spraying herbicides, pesticides, and liquid fertilizers with a 4730 John Deere sprayer with 90 ft. booms on crops including: Cotton, Soybeans, and Peanuts.
  • Involved with all equipment maintenance on cotton pickers, grain combine, harvest equipment.
  • Harvested peanuts, cotton, soybeans, and corn with a John Deere equipment.
  • Operated an 8420 series John Deere tractor and a 30 ft vertical tiller.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Agricultural Technology

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
05-2014

Skills

  • Class B CDL (Expected to obtain Class A through Southeast Lineman Training Center, Trenton, GA)
  • Tactical and technical guidance
  • Land navigation
  • Physical fitness
  • Commercial driving
  • Inclement weather driving
  • Transportation safety
  • Team building

Accomplishments

  • Established a healthy family to include my wife, son, and daughter while serving over five years in the US Army.

Certification

  • Class B CDL
  • Expert Infantry Badge (rigorous testing process demonstrating their proficiency in infantry skills)
  • Sling Load Inspector Certification Course (SLICC, Quartermaster)

Interests

Fitness, work progression, military training, family, God, hunting, fishing, the community, and serving my country any way I can

Timeline

11C Indirect Fire Infantryman (Mortarman)

US Army
11.2019 - Current

Sales Account Executive

Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance
08.2018 - 08.2019

Truck Driver

Meherrin Agriculture and Chemical CO.
02.2018 - 07.2018

Farm Hand

RE and Rodger Drake Inc.
07.2017 - 01.2018

Associate of Applied Science - Agricultural Technology

Virginia Tech
Tony R. Cobb IV