Donald W. Redding
70 S 4th St Apt 367, Memphis, TN 38103 ◊ (651) 216-8383 ◊ donaldredding@gmail.com
Transitioning US Navy Submarine Junior Officer experienced in leading maintenance shifts in an industrial shipboard setting. Well versed in applying leadership principles to drive a team towards accomplishing management’s tasking.
EDUCATION
BS Mechanical Engineering, 2009, Northwestern University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009 – Present, Lieutenant, US Navy
USS PITTSBURGH (SSN 720)
03/2011 to 11/2013 Division Officer: Selected as #1 Junior Officer Onboard.
Engineering Duty Officer: Coordinated daily maintenance activities of all divisions within the engineering department. Responsible to ensure that divisions completed department head’s tasking in accordance with established procedures and safety regulations.
• Reviewed mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems diagrams to verify equipment was placed in a safe working condition prior to division commencing maintenance.
• Led shifts to develop a plan to complete maintenance in a safe and timely manner.
Ship’s Duty Officer: Senior duty officer with cognizance of all ship’s maintenance activities, including engineering. Responsible for executing daily tasking from the Commanding Officer.
• Primary liaison between ship’s personnel and external maintenance activities.
• Responsible for enforcing senior leadership’s standards and maintaining compliance with all regulations and instructions.
Reactor Control Division Officer: Direct supervisor of eight sailors responsible for operation and maintenance of Reactor Control equipment. Responsible for coordinating division’s maintenance and evolutions with senior leadership and external organizations.
• Maintained division’s preventative and corrective maintenance records in accordance with established regulations.
• Administered leadership audit program to identify and disseminate the best maintenance practices.
Damage Control Assistant: Direct supervisor of over ten personnel responsible for operation and maintenance of ship’s auxiliary and casualty control equipment.
• Wrote and reviewed all of division’s maintenance procedures while completing major ship’s overhaul.
• Focused on professional development of junior sailors, leading to a one hundred percent promotion rate of division members.
Ship’s Diving Officer: Responsible for safely submerging and surfacing the submarine, including conducting ballast calculations and verifying proper lineups of ship’s emergency surfacing systems.
• Directed a review of procedures and solicited crew member input leading to a team driven fifty percent reduction in time to execute the Rig for Dive evolution.
• Conducted thorough review of ship’s ballast data and reduced ballast calculation errors by fifty percent on average following overhaul period.
NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND
12/2014 to present, Nuclear Trained Officer: Organized recruiting efforts of twenty-six separate recruiting districts, ensuring Navy Recruiting Command successfully completed monthly accession interviews. In facilitating the application process, directly supervised twelve Lieutenants and over one hundred personnel throughout the nation.
• Managed $500K budget and coordinated logistics between twenty-six recruiting districts.
• Increased monthly attendance by forty percent, erasing manning deficits in fiscal year 2015.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSION EDUCATION
Naval Quality Assurance School
Naval Prospective Nuclear Engineer Officer course
To contact this candidate email donaldredding@gmail.com