drs James Earl Atkinson, USN - retired

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Management Negotiated Domestic and International Labor and Support Contracts Expatriate Experience in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Caribbean Managed international multi-site teams in up to six different locations in multiple countries Managed Training Team providing navigation training for Japanese Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Designed Resource Management Programs Implemented Resource Management Teams Multi-site, multi-task management operations BAAN, PeopleSoft, and J.D. Edwards Knowledge Policy and Procedure Administration EEO, Affirmative Action, Sexual Harassment Initiated Employee Proficiency Standards Diversity Specialist - Asian & Latin Cultures Compensation and Benefits-in-Kind Union Compensation and Benefits Negotiations Inpatriate Compensation and Benefits Contracts Implemented Expatriate Compensation Policies Recruitment & Training Utilized Pure Diversity Recruitment Methods Designed & Implemented Sensitivity Seminars Directed Motivational Team Building Workshops Legal Training Business Law Contract Law Labor Law Minorities and the Law Environmental Law Civil Litigation Constitutional Law Criminal Law School Law (Post-Baccalaureate level) Ethics International Interactions Military Law Constitution, Law and Politics Legal Experience Personal Injury, Labor and Industry Claims Contract Research, Development, and Writing Probate Services Criminal Investigations Legal Research EPA Land Use Packages U.S. Federal Civil Litigation and Tort claims Military Tort Claims U.S. Domestic Relations/Family Law (California, Kansas, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Washington) Australian residence permit law Canadian residence permit law New Zealand residence permit law Netherland residence permit law Australian work permit law Canadian work permit law New Zealand work permit law Netherland work permit law Australian immigration law Canadian immigration law New Zealand immigration law Australian education equivalency evaluation Canadian education equivalency evaluation New Zealand education equivalency evaluation Netherland education equivalency evaluation Environmental/Hazardous Material Handling Knowledge of ISO 9000, 9001, 9002, 9003 and 14000 Designed, worte and implemented Disaster Preparedness plans Implemented OSHA, NAVOSH Instructions Initiated and Implemented OPA-90 Requirements Designed, Wrote and Implemented Hazmat and Spill Response Instructions and Training Newspaper Design/Editing 4 years newspaper design and editing Aldus Pagemaker, Photoshop, Printshop 4 years story writing and copy editing Copy layout and design Technical Writing and Other Skills 32 years electronics 23 writing science fiction short stories 24 years technical writing and editing 15 years building and setting up computers Other Design, Editing, Writing 22 years technical planning, and plan implementation 8 years publishing newsletters for Masonic youth groups 3 years producing Power Point presentation packages for land use development seminars 2 years copy/design consultant and trainer for University of Washington Tacoma Ledger 16 quarter hours College Newspaper design/editing 6 quarters College newspaper Copy / Design Editor Training Associate Professor, Echelon University Shipboard Instructor Designed, wrote, and implemented programs Provided instruction for up to 3000 personnel

Fund Raising and Grant Writing 32 years non-profit fund raising and grant writing Public relations representative News release writing and editing Press release representative Computer Software Sap R/3 Basis Microsoft Windows 95, 97, 98, 2000, & NT, Office 97 & 2000, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Photo Editor, Binder, & Outlook Express, NetMeeting, & Internet Explorer Netscape Navigator ICQ, PowWow, WebPhone HTML, Java, & other, various and diverse WebPage design software Aldus PageMaker Harvard Graphics OmniPage Adobe PageMaker & PhotoShop iPhoto Express Scan Wizard OmniScan WordPerfect 5.1 to 6.1 Corel Office, Word Perfect, Draw, Photo-Paint, Dream, QuatroPro, & Presentations Computer Hardware Atari, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Macintosh, Sony, Toshiba, and custom-built pc’s CADD workstations Hand, flatbed, full-board scanners and plotters Information Technology Peer-to-Peer, Local Area (LAN), Small Area (SAN), Wide Area (WAN), Metropolitian Area (MAN), and Wireless (WiFi) Networks 4 years Network Administrator Network Security Anti-Virus Removal and Protection Drug and Alcohol Counseling Urinalysis coordination, control and evaluation Evaluate for alcohol and drug dependency Counsel and maintain progress records Electronics DC. circuits up to 440 volts AC circuits up to 65,000 volts Electro-hydraulic control circuits Electro-pneumatic control circuits Shipboard radar systems Standard electrical and electronic test equipment Analog, digital, and multi-line telephone systems Electronic atmosphere monitoring systems Standard electrical and electronic test equipment Analog, digital, and multi-line telephone systems Electronic atmosphere monitoring systems Maintain and repair televisions, vcrs, stereos, CD players, cassette players, reel-to-reel players, television and radio broadcast equipment Analog and digital gyrocompass systems Shipboard interior communications systems Nuclear weapons security systems Nuclear weapons monitoring systems Closed circuit monitoring systems Remote monitoring and repeater systems Diesel control systems Oxygen generators, monitoring and control equipment Atmosphere and water monitoring and purification systems Sewage and waste treatment monitoring systems Valve position monitoring and indication systems CO2 scrubbers CO-H2 burners Computer, printer, and copier maintenance and repair Telecommunications Secure Satellite communications AT&T multi-line systems Lanier Business Systems Radio/Television Broadcasting Plan, produce, and broadcast daily news reports Supervise the operation of 6 television channels Supervise the operation of 12 radio channels Maintain 1200 tape video library Language English – Native Language German – Basic Reading / Speaking Spanish – Basic Reading / Speaking Dutch – Basic Reading / Writing / Speaking Other Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Red Cross First aid and CPR Instructor Mobile Electronics Certified Program (MECP) Certification Anti-Terrorism team leader/trainer Expert with rifle and pistol Pressure Point Control Tactics trained Defensive Tactics trained Pepper Spray trained Submarine Gas-Free Engineer Maintenance and Material Management Coordinator Submarine Quality Assurance Inspector Level III Subsafe Inspector Previous U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance U.S. Military Veteran's Benefits Specialist Operate and maintain Crown and Raymond: Pallet jacks Stand up IPV's a) 538 b) 537 c) 536 Wire-Guided fork lifts Battery maintenance Battery changing equipment Texas Driver’s License Dutch Residence and Work Permit Dutch Driver’s License

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