Terrance Kohler

Current

• Founder/CEO at SecureMyDream.biz
• Entrepreneur / Founder / CEO at Talk SolutionsToday LLC
• Entrepreneur / Founder / CEO at Talk CADD Today

• Independent Associate; Legal Services Broker; Owner at Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc
• Entrepreneur / Founder / CEO at Rewarding Genealogy
• Entrepreneur / Founder / CEO at Talk Today Net LLC

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Past

• Member at The Seedlings Foundation [ > Seeds of Hope Foundation]
• CADD Manager, Land Surveying, Drafting in Civil and Telecom Engineeing Industry at Various Engineering Companies
• CADD Manager at URS Corp

• Senior CADD Technician at Parsons Transportation Group
• Senior CADD Technician at Parsons Brinkerhoff Network Services
• Survey Crew Member at Virginia Department of Transportation
• Senior CADD Technician at David Evans & Associates
• CADD and Survey Crew Member at Oregon Department of Transportation
• Engineering Aid at City of Kelso, Washington
• Aircraft Engine and Weapons Specialist at United States Air Force

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Education

• Oregon State University
• Lower Columbia College

Recommended

5 people have recommended Terrance

Connections

495 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• My Blog

Terrance Kohler’s Summary

“I Believe the Disaster Of Identity Theft in the Workplace May Someday Trump Any Other Type of Business Disaster; Next to That of Forever Closing Its Doors.”
Terrance Kohler – August 2006
Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist
Talk Solutions Today LLC – Founder / CEO / Entrepreneur

Serving among the first groups in North America to receive the title of 'Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist' from the Institute of Fraud Risk Management; to be better informed, to enable us to help YOU with this crisis.

Talk Solutions Today exists for the purpose to help company owners, executives, and their employees, in having the knowledge about how the Identity Theft pandemic is affecting our businesses and helping them be up to speed as much as possible with newer IDentity Theft Laws and Rules. We consult, educate, and train at no-direct cost to you. Our first priority is with Veteran-Owned Businesses and Small to Medium businesses.

My focus is to help others: individuals / families / businesses. We are registered with Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. as an Independent Associate to help market their services along with the services rendered by Kroll Worldwide, the world's leading risk management company.

Terrance Kohler’s Specialties:

Identity Theft Solutions for individuals and businesses, Before, During, and After the event; Identity Theft Shield and Life Events Legal Plans consulting; Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET) Team Leader; Amateur Radio Operator; Website creator/maintainer for my businesses [would prefer to partner with someone who is more of an expert and greatly reward them]; Home-based Business Consulting; Vetrepreneur = Veteran [of the US Armed Forces] + Entrepreneur

Terrance Kohler’s Experience

• Founder/CEO

  SecureMyDream.biz

  (Management Consulting industry)

  November 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Checkout the Newest Best ToolBox your small biz that does much more than help "build" your business! Sneak preview at http://www.gosmallbiz.com/toolbox/
  
  You may reach me with questions or to get it for your business - IF you qualify.
  
  Helping businesses stay in business by providing resources that can help them with IDentity Theft issues affecting them, their biz, employees, clients, vendors, customers,...
  
  We market a service that wraps your business with support for your concerns, needs, or questions in areas of: Legal issues, marketing, advertising, IT, Taxes & Accounting, Human Resources, Collections, Management, and more... See www.SecureMyDream.biz

• Entrepreneur / Founder / CEO

  Talk SolutionsToday LLC

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

  One of the first in North America to receive the title of 'Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specilist' from the Institute of Fraud Risk Management. My goal is to help keep the doors of businesses open and keep business owners, VITOs, even Human Resource Directors out of jail because of the affects of Identity Theft and Data Breaches in the Workplace.
  
  Talk Solutions Today exists for the purpose to assist company owners and human resource directors in having the knowledge about how the Identity Theft pandemic is affecting our businesses and putting into place for them what is becoming the most requested benefit for their employees. This program is at no cost to the employer and actually puts money in their bottom line.

• Entrepreneur / Founder / CEO

  Talk CADD Today

  (Consumer Services industry)

  December 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  Talk CADD Today was created to help Computer-Aided-Drafting-Design (CADD) staff to stay in touch as they moved project to project and company to company. We also exist to give the companies that use CADD folks on their staff a place to market their need for drafters.

• Independent Associate; Legal Services Broker; Owner

  Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc

  (Legal Services industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)

  Small Business, CDLP & Group Benefits Specialist
  Certified IDentity Theft Risk Management Specialist
  
  I help protect individuals, families, and companies from the horrific crime of Identity Theft. We also give families & small business access to legal counsel that the masses could normally never afford.
  
  Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. is the fastest growing employee benefit in the nation. We help protect companies by protecting their employees. We help bring companies up to speed with the legislation which the FTC is using to hold businesses accountable regarding the IDentity Theft crisis. Legislation that falls under areas such as FACTA and GLB. We offer NO-Cost program that helps YOUR company achieve what the FTC and legislation want you to do.
  
  "Our mission is to make the law work for average Americans, just as it's supposed to." - Harland Stonecipher
  
  His mission is also to create the most millionaires in one company. It is also my mission to help him, by helping you.

• Entrepreneur / Founder / CEO

  Rewarding Genealogy

  (Consumer Services industry)

  January 2002 — Present (7 years 1 month)

  Rewarding Genealogy [Talk Genealogy Today LLC], www.RewardingGenealogy.com exists for the purpose of rewarding genealogists for what they do. Our sole purpose and mission is to help genealogists cover their genealogy expenses, through rewards for referring 'customers' to us, who choose to use our 'most-recommended' Identity Theft Monitoring and Restoration and Life Events Legal Plans offered by two industry leaders.

• Entrepreneur / Founder / CEO

  Talk Today Net LLC

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Services industry)

  January 2001 — Present (8 years 1 month)

  Talk Today Net LLC was the result of years of dreaming, planning, desire, and goals. Talk Today Net has become the parent company of areas of interest I have. i.e. Talk Genealogy Today, Talk Benefits Today, Talk Reunions Today, ....
  
  ...why? We all have some type of interest in our lives, after we have served a portion of our day with our careers. When we connect with others who share the same interest we 'talk about it'. When? Right there, or later on the phone or though other media. So, if I am talking to you about genealogy, right now, are we not 'talking today'?

• Member

  The Seedlings Foundation [ > Seeds of Hope Foundation]

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2002 — June 2005 (3 years 6 months)

  The Seedlings Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit philanthropic foundation organized for the purpose of providing a new way to fund the programs and missions of all non-profit organizations throughout the world.

• CADD Manager, Land Surveying, Drafting in Civil and Telecom Engineeing Industry

  Various Engineering Companies

  (Public Company; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  October 1991 — May 2005 (13 years 8 months)

  See descriptions below with other engineering/related companies.
  
  The most memoriable experience in this industry is when I was part of a special team assigned to various Joint-Venture Design-Build projects in different parts of the country, while working with URS Corp.
  
  A team I greatly miss!

• CADD Manager

  URS Corp

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  August 2002 — May 2005 (2 years 10 months)

  14 years of progressive experience, worked with state DOT's, county, city and private survey departments and engineering companies fulfilling duties in the civil engineering and telecommunications industries:
  
  As a CADD Operator
  
  To complete CADD drawings I performed other duties such as researching deeds, Right of Way, and easement documents. Created accurate Base Map and Terrain Models of existing topography by processing raw field survey data and incorporating any field notes or other data or drawings that pertained to the project. Created files of control points and other records for field survey work. Prepared Recovery and Control maps, which were submitted to affected city/county/state jurisdictions, for recording.
  
  Long-time instructor or assistant to co-workers in hardware, software, & plotter usage and maintenance.

• Senior CADD Technician

  Parsons Transportation Group

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

  2000 — August 2002 (2 years)

  CADD duties.
  
  CADD Team Leader. Projects included Southeast Corridor I-25 Multi-Modal Project (Denver’s ‘T-REX’ LRT/Highway project) and Northeast Corridor E-470 Project. Drafting focus was in Drainage and Utilities.

• Senior CADD Technician

  Parsons Brinkerhoff Network Services

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  1997 — 2000 (3 years)

  Level3 Communications Intercity Long-Haul Fiber Network Project - As a CADD Team leader, using project standards, field survey notes, and various software packages, drafted plan drawings for a fast tracked national-wide fiber optic telecommunications project. Created basemaps, applied design, and created large quantities of plan drawings. Performed production work, alignment creations, ortho-rectification to bring non-geo-referenced drawings to geo-referenced standards, and as-built data updates for GIS database input. Support CADD department with troubleshooting and training for software/hardware usage. Served on 6-person committee for CADD Standards review & updating for the Level3 Communications project.

• Survey Crew Member

  Virginia Department of Transportation

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

  Survey/GPS Crew Member on Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Intelligent Transportation Systems Project and other projects.

• Senior CADD Technician

  David Evans & Associates

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Consumer Services industry)

  1993 — 1996 (3 years)

  Senior CADD Tech on various projects.

• CADD and Survey Crew Member

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

  1990 — 1993 (3 years)

  CADD/Survey Crew Member on West-Side Light Rail Expansion Project and other various projects.

• Engineering Aid

  City of Kelso, Washington

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

  1989 — 1990 (1 year)

  Held this part time, intern, position while attending Lower Columbia College for course work in Pre-Engineering. Assisted Engineers in Engineering Department with tasks in field/office. Established new map filing system. Under initial supervision, monitored traffic count devices and placement. Assisted in construction inspections, surveying.

• Aircraft Engine and Weapons Specialist

  United States Air Force

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  August 1981 — July 1988 (7 years)

  SSGT
  Worked with the Tactical Air Command, Strategic Air Command, Military Airlift Command; Tactical Weapons Release Systems Specialist on multiple aircraft; Assistant Squadron Aircraft Engine Manager
  
  Homestead AFB, FL; Wurtsmith AFB, MI; Mountain Home AFB, ID; McClellan AFB, CA

Terrance Kohler’s Education

• Oregon State University

  Construction Engineering Management 1990 — 1992

• Lower Columbia College

  Engineering 1988 — 1990

Additional Information

Terrance Kohler’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Blog

Terrance Kohler’s Interests:

God, My Family, Genealogy, Identity Theft knowledge training, small business consulting, meeting other Vetrepreneurs, professional networking, camping, amateur radio - KB7GQY, emergency communications, flying, landscaping family yard, mountains with lots of trees (deciduous and coniferous)

Terrance Kohler’s Groups:

- International Association of Contingency Planners - Utah Chapter, Membership Director for 2008
- member NaVOBA [the National Veteran-Owned Business Association]
- Community [Citizen] Emergency Response Team [CERT] / Neighborhood Emergency Team [NET]
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon),
- Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce, Utah
- Draper Area Chamber of Commerce, Utah
- Bear River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Utah
- Independent Associate of Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc
- The Advantage Group (a Pre-Paid Legal associates team)
- Assistant Emergency Preparedness Specialist for this area of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon)
- Community Emergency Response Team [CERT] trained - Member of President's Citizen Corps.
- Neighborhood Watch, Saratoga Springs Utah

Boy Scouts of America: Cubmaster, Den Leader, Unit Committee Chairperson for Cub and Boy Scouts

•    American Chamber of Commerce in Canada (AmCham Canada)
•    Executive Suite
•    USAFNetwork
•    Relevante -- 4000+ members (#1 group for Accounting & Technology Professionals)
•    American Red Cross
•    8(a), Veteran, and Woman Owned PAC| 8-PAC
•    Christian Professionals
•    LDS Professionals
•    Link-Military Veterans Employment (400+/Connected Yahoo Group)
•    Link-Troops Support Network (250+/Connected Yahoo Group)
•    Adopt A US Soldier
•    The Friends of Israel
•    LDS Connect
•    GIS Professionals
•    LDS Data Society
•    Well-dressed Professionals
•    US Military Veterans Network
•    CEO Crossing
•    The Air Force Association
•    Risk Managers
•    EmComm Professionals
•    Friends of The US Veteran
•    CAD Outsourcing
•    U.S. Veteran
•    LDS Latter-Day Saint Business Owners
•    First Responders
•    Emergency Management and Homeland Security Professionals
•    Team Coast Guard
•    Amateur Radio Operators
•    Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) - US Membership
•    Amateur Radio Emergency Communicator
•    Identity Theft
•    CAD software users
•    Genealogical & Historical Research
•    NaVOBA
•    Grafton Executive Search Recruiting and Career Network
•    Utah Entrepreneurs
•    LDS Entrepreneurs
•    Friends of Michigan
•    The Senior Nation
•    Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
•    Boomer Nation
•    Cubmaster Network
•    Skywarn Spotter (Twin Cities)
•    Alpine Area Professionals
•    LDS Global Networking Group
•    Executive Roundtable
•    VetFriends Veterans

Terrance Kohler’s Honors:

- Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist - Awarded from the Institute of Fraud Risk Management - August 2006 [self-study course]
- Award of Excellence, Level of Manager ("You are now one of the top 5% in Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc")
- Best in Productivity Improvement, Team Award from Bentley (MicroStation), Parsons Brinckerhoff Network Services, Level 3 Project, 1999
- Honor Graduate, Top of Class, TurboProp Propulsion [Aircraft Engine] Mechanics Course, 413-hours, USAF, 1986

US Air Force Individual Awards:
AIR FORCE GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON
USAF LONGEVITY SERVICE RIBBON
USAF TRAINING RIBBON
USAF SMALL ARMS EXPERT RIBBON

US Air Force Unit Citations:
USAF OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD

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