
Owner, CutterAgent.com
Waterloo, Iowa Area

Owner, CutterAgent.com
Waterloo, Iowa Area
Management & customer support experience in technical fields, especially web development. Combined Coast Guard officer experience and graphic/web design skills to start a $150K company devoted to the needs of Coast Guard units and personnel.
Desire to continue growth of CutterAgent to provide one-stop shopping for all Coast Guard graphical & custom production needs.
Extensive experience in apparel/screenprinting logistics, promotional embroidery, overseas purchasing and small business administration. Expert in web cart development and e-commerce marketing.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
October 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)
Provide superb-quality unit ballcaps, custom apparel, challenge coins, and other morale-related custom gear to the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and NOAA Corps.
Research and design official unit crests, in accordance with military heraldry standards.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Photography industry)
May 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 8 months)
Technical specialist for $4M national digital photo lab in Cedar Falls, IA.
Project Manager for web application development (budget requests, storyboarding, and oversight of eight contracted programmers & designers).
Program Lead for web cart development and systems integration
Webmaster for www.acilab.com
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
July 2003 — November 2004 (1 year 5 months)
Second-in-Command aboard 225' buoy tender in demanding Southeastern Alaskan operational area.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
July 2001 — July 2003 (2 years 1 month)
Key member front office staff for Assistant Commandant for Operations (G-O). Handled scheduling, logistics, and correspondence for three Admirals. Regularly served as acting Executive Assistant, often for several weeks. Received Coast Guard Commendation Medal.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
August 1999 — July 2001 (2 years )
Responsible for planning and oversight of all operations for law enforcement, aids-to-navigation, search & rescue and marine environmental response aboard a 52 crewmember Coast Guard 180' uoy tender. Received Coast Guard Achievement Medal.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
December 1998 — August 1999 (9 months)
Staff & projects officer for Coast Guard base, supporting operations of multiple shore rescue & law enforcement stations. Served as command representative during search & rescue efforts in busy Gulf Coast operational area.
National Security Strategy 2002 — 2003
Attended Prof. McBrien's NSDM class on Capitol Hill
BS , Government , 1994 — 1998
Recipient of Admiral Kramek Award for Inspirational Leadership (1998)
Graphic design, Coast Guard history/organization/culture, military protocol, marketing & e-commerce, American history