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Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 03-04-2014
They say don't limit yourself in a job hunt.
I'm looking to enter fields of; industrial hygiene, quality assurance, water treatment, environmental protection, toxicology.
My military background and education pair me up to those fields pretty well I think. I am willing to relocate. I am supporting a wife and two children so a salary should be at a minimum of 50k to start.
If you know anybody in those fields I'll welcome any tips, contacts, cronyism, etc.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - sassparilla_kid - 03-04-2014
Sounds like you're pretty well suited to go into something food processing related, lots of that around here so I'll keep my ears open.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - CRD4x4 - 03-04-2014
When I was younger, I worked at a large hospital/medical school in their Environmental Health & Safety Dept.
What I really liked about this job was the varied responsibilities (hazards): chemical, biological, radiological, fire, life safety and inspection from the heliport on the roof to the water treatment in the subbasement and every nook & cranny between.
I was also a member of the emergency hazmat response team which brought an added excitement to each day.
The only down side was mountains of paperwork and the occasional ruined suit.
The pay was OK at the time but I'd need more now with a family.
The director was an Industrial Hygienist assisted by a Toxicologist.
If you don't mind the risks involved, it could be a good move.
Good luck!!
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 03-04-2014
CRD that is exactly what I'm looking into. Do you still know anyone in the field?
Logan P. Greeley – logangreeley@gmail.com
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
(708) 289-9318
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Accomplished, result-oriented U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, with nine years of progressively higher leadership and management experience ready to contribute versatile knowledge and skills to the Medical Service Corps in AOC 72D.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 2004-Present
Force Preventive Medicine Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge,
Multinational Forces and Observers, Sinai, Egypt (2012-2013)
prepared and trained the remote site support team for mobilization and management of two camps, 31 remote sites, and over 1000 personnel
initiated and maintained the first ever comprehensive air sampling and vector disease surveillance programs in the 30 year history of the MFO
produced monthly summary reports on over 1300 PM inspections and 600 water samples; several times represented the PM OIC in senior leader forums
Battalion Force Health Protection Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge,
North Riverside, Illinois (2009-Present)
managed Battalion Preventive Medicine concerns in absence of an Officer in Charge coordinating with third party support for pre-mobilization training support
prepared Environmental Risk Assessments and presentations to educate deploying units on regionally specific health threats
managed Battalion Field Sanitation Team certification program and re-wrote Battalion Field Sanitation Standing Operating Procedures
served as Subject Matter Expert to Operation Beyond the Horizon, Guatemala
Military Funeral Honors Detail Non-Commissioned Officer,
North Riverside, Illinois (2005-2009)
managed and participated in Honor Guard duties to include Army and joint service ceremonies for occasions such as state or Army funerals, wreath ceremonies, color guard and escort duties at civil and military events
Communications Chief,
North Riverside, Illinois (2004-2009)
supervised the installation, operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of communications systems to include tactical satellite voice, data, and fax communications, Motorola and Icom hand held two way radios, repeaters, and fixed base stations
CIVILIAN
National Park Service, Invasive Species Removal Team Leader
Empire, Michigan (2011)
managed the use of chemical herbicides in accordance with local and federal law
planned work location on a daily basis while coordinating with third party agencies and volunteer groups to meet agency needs with personnel in numbers up to 35
treated areas were tracked and logged into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software
Park District Greenhouse technician
Oak Park, Illinois (2005-2009)
Assisted in the growing and maintenance of nursery crops, to include monitoring daily moisture levels, irrigation, fertilization
Ability to apply and recommend proper fungicide, herbicide, pesticide application amounts to maintain healthy greenhouse crops
Assisted in promotion programs for green living and nature preservation
EDUCATION & TRAINING
ELMHURST COLLEGE, Elmhurst, Illinois
Bachelor of Science (tentative graduation spring 2014) with a major in Biology, minor in Physical Geography, and overall concentration in Environment Health
TRITON COLLEGE, River Grove, Illinois
Associates of Science with a major in Biology
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Sand fly Abatement, 2013
Combat Water Survival Instructor Certification, 2012
Advanced Leadership Course Phase I, 2012
Command Post of The Future, 2010
Air Load Planner Course, 2009
Preventive Medicine Specialist, 2009
ServSafe Certification, 2009
FEMA Emergency Management, 2009
Field Sanitation, 2009
Warrior Leadership Course, 2006
Radio Operator/Maintainer, 2004
Army Basic Training, 2004
AWARDS & DECORATIONS
Federal
Army Commendation Medal 2013
Army Achievement Medal, 2013 and 2008
Army Good Conduct Medal, 2008
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, 2008 and 2011
National Defense Service Medal, 2004
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, 2008
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 2004
Armed Forces Reserve Medal for mobilization, 2008 and 2013
NCO Professional Development Ribbon, 2006
Army Service Ribbon, 2004
Army Overseas Service Ribbon, 2008 and 2013
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, 2010
Foreign
Multi-National Forces and Observers Medal, 2013
Norwegian Foot-March Badge, 2013
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - CRD4x4 - 03-04-2014
Logan,
I've been out of the field for almost a decade, moved out-of-state, and didn't keep in contact with my coworkers. Sorry. Idk who's still there.
Perhaps having your "foot in the door" would help. I had worked on campus for 5 years before joining the EH&S dept and had a chance to get to know them before the job opening was posted. They usually prefer to hire "in-house" first.
Have you checked out the MD/VA/DC area? Lots of labs on and around military installations that could use someone with your qualifications. If I tell you any more, I'll have to kill you.
Have you considered cultivating your horticultural experience? There are a few states that are ripe for an agricultural boon: Colorado, Washington, etc
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - Greazzer - 03-04-2014
you need to hit CACI up !
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - sassparilla_kid - 03-04-2014
Lololol
Agriculture boom
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 03-04-2014
CACl? I love the botany ag stuff as a hobby but employment takes the fun out of it. I think that's why I love the IH stuff. Like you said its a very diverse field. A lot to be grown in those states though ;-). Maybe an independent consultant in my off time. :-)
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - Greazzer - 03-05-2014
CACI ... http://www.caci.com/
You'se gots to be kidding me ....
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - CRD4x4 - 03-05-2014
3D printing is something else I've been considering. There seems to be a bright future ahead of that niche industry.
It'll take a good bit of money to get started but it should* payoff.
Be your own boss!
*maybe
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - winmutt - 03-10-2014
Every job I have had that was worth a damn I got from networking with friends and old co workers. If you had and IT security background I could surely find something for you at my place, their are many ex military and they like to hire ex military.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - sassparilla_kid - 03-10-2014
If you go work with Winmutt it means bi annual STD meetup time
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 03-11-2014
I've been looking out west a bit ;-)
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - JustPassinThru - 03-11-2014
PM sent.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 04-08-2014
First interview today. Interviewing with the Department of the Navy at Lakehurst, NJ. East coast are you ready for me?
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - JB3 - 04-08-2014
(04-08-2014, 05:59 AM)lgreeley83 First interview today. Interviewing with the Department of the Navy at Lakehurst, NJ. East coast are you ready for me?
I just scattered some rust in your honor for luck!
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 04-08-2014
(04-08-2014, 01:22 PM)JB3 I just scattered some rust in your honor for luck!
Interview went ok. I haven't interviewed in years so I was a little rusty (pun). I think it went well enough though.
JB3 thanks for the magic rust dust. Hopefully I too may spread my rust all over the Eastern lands ;-)
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 05-17-2014
This job market sucks. Nobody seems to like the idea of hiring a ten year military veteran with relevant experience and a degree in a hard science. I guess I should just go fuck myself. Yeah im getting grumpy.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - Simpler=Better - 05-19-2014
(05-17-2014, 02:43 PM)lgreeley83 This job market sucks. Nobody seems to like the idea of hiring a ten year military veteran with relevant experience and a degree in a hard science. I guess I should just go fuck myself. Yeah im getting grumpy.
Yeah it sucks now.
Lead with the degree, and make it clear that you can write a report and are a big fan of getting the job done right the first time. So many people are idiots and can't write even basic shit to save their lives.
If the vet experience doesn't relate to the job leave it in the background. You get a lot of people who think that lugging ammo boxes for 4 years qualifies them as a pro in every field...after interviewing 50 of those guys it can leave a bad taste.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 05-19-2014
I am streamlined, my military experience directly relates to the field I am trying to enter. Degree supports it all too. I'm trying to be an industrial hygienist. I did all sorts of sampling on the military side. Air, water, noise, personnel exposure analysis, mold, asbestos, integrated pest management, radiological testing, safety, vector borne epidemiology, regionally specific health risk.
All that stuff and even entry level positions I am not getting called back. I'd like to think not a lot of vets have gone this route and therefore hiring managers aren't jaded by poorly performing military guys. But who knows. I am avoiding the factory handout jobs like the plague. I was offered 9$ an hour to make boxes in a factory. Sheesh.
Fingers crossed.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - Simpler=Better - 05-19-2014
damn sun that's rough. Sounds like you've got your ducks in a row though for experience
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - hooblah - 05-20-2014
What's this I hear of $15 minimum wage in the US?
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - winmutt - 05-20-2014
(05-20-2014, 02:00 PM)hooblah What's this I hear of $15 minimum wage in the US?
More like $7.25.
IT market is super hot and will never stop.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - sassparilla_kid - 05-20-2014
I think some states have higher minimum wage than federal though
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - willbhere4u - 05-20-2014
(05-20-2014, 02:00 PM)hooblah What's this I hear of $15 minimum wage in the US?
Hell Switzerland just turned down a vote for $25 an hour minimum wage
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 05-20-2014
My wife suggested today that we start thinking of other countries. I want to believe an educated vet can find work in the US so not jumping ship just yet....not limiting myself either
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - Simpler=Better - 05-21-2014
Nothing at my company that I know of but the east coast seems to be half decent for finding work.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 05-22-2014
Phone interview with OSHA in Denver yesterday. crossed fingers.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - MFSuper90 - 05-22-2014
(05-20-2014, 02:00 PM)hooblah What's this I hear of $15 minimum wage in the US?
People don't quite understand the whole things.
Minimum wage goes up, so does the price of living.
We have several people work on our farm, and only a few of them are relatively intelligent enough to earn $12 an hour. The rest are lucky they still remember to eat and breathe.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - Simpler=Better - 05-23-2014
(05-22-2014, 04:48 PM)MFSuper90(05-20-2014, 02:00 PM)hooblah What's this I hear of $15 minimum wage in the US?
People don't quite understand the whole things.
Minimum wage goes up, so does the price of living.
We have several people work on our farm, and only a few of them are relatively intelligent enough to earn $12 an hour. The rest are lucky they still remember to eat and breathe.
"Look buddy, I don't care if you're on peroll. Just stop showing up drunk and crashing the haybine"
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - JustPassinThru - 05-23-2014
A $15 an hour minimum wage will happen soon in Seattle; the Mayor proposed it, the Council has approved it in principle and is now hammering out the details of the implementation. Of course, the cost of living is sky-high here, so $15/hr. doesn't really roll very far. See
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-08/how-seattle-agreed-to-a-15-minimum-wage-without-a-fight
The southern suburb of SeaTac approved a $15/hr. minimum wage last November, by voter referendum. The intent was to see to it that workers at SeaTac International Airport could make a decent living. Unfortunately, an activist judge ruled that the Airport, though it lies within the boundaries of the City of SeaTac, is actually under the jurisdiction of the independent quasi-governmental body the Port of Seattle, and so City of SeaTac ordinances don't apply to it--any such pay raise would have to be proposed and approved by the Port of Seattle Board of Commissioners, who are elected.
The Port Commissioners probably will eventually vote to institute a $15/hr. minimum wage at the Airport, just to keep workers from leaving for higher-paying jobs across the street from the Airport in SeaTac (and in Seattle, whose southern city limit is just a few miles north of the Airport).
I notice that the Commissioners have just voted to give themselves a salary, the first time that Commissioners of any port on the west coast will receive a salary, amounting to about $18 per hour (plus per diem, and there are endless opportunities to make lucrative business deals on the side). See
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020543161_portsalaryxml.html
The only reason the Commissioners would vote themselves an $18-an-hour salary is so that their pay is higher than their employees'. Traditionally, Commissioners have all been wealthy, the job of Commissioner is just an excuse to travel and hobnob with the leaders of commerce in foreign countries, $18 an hour is lunch money to them.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - JACOBDUB - 05-24-2014
I'm new around here, but thought I'd offer up an idea. I was in the Navy for 10 years and now I work in the Chicago-land area for Exelon, specifically at one of their nuclear power plants. While I might not completely understand the field your in, we have tons of OSHA, EPA, industrial safety/hygiene stuff. Maybe you're looking to get out of this area, but if you want I could check around for you a little? There are 4 nuke plants in the area and jobs at these places pay really well...
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 05-24-2014
Applied and talked to their recruiters too. They're like "awesome!!! We will get the ball rolling with HR..!!" And I call back and all they can tell me is that I am on their radar. 80k starting sounded pretty nice
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - JB3 - 05-27-2014
hey fyi you pm box is full as of yesterday.
80k starting?
awesome, hopefully you hear something back.
my impressions from my own job hunts is you hear things in batches. nothing for a while and you feel like shit, then suddenly 5 people want to hire you. with the special qualifications youve built, sooner or later the exact job will need you
personally i feel it doesnt hurt to be the squeaky wheel and call on a schedule on all the places you applied. especially if you do it polite, people remember.
doesnt hurt to be hungry. more than once ive hired contractors that called me for some premise, but really to see if i had money to give them
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - winmutt - 05-28-2014
Recruiters a little more than skin traders and skin traders are little more than slavers. Avoid them like the plague if you can. However, if you can find a recruiter that specializes in your industry, they are usually worth their weight in gold.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - JACOBDUB - 05-28-2014
(05-24-2014, 09:39 AM)lgreeley83 Applied and talked to their recruiters too. They're like "awesome!!! We will get the ball rolling with HR..!!" And I call back and all they can tell me is that I am on their radar. 80k starting sounded pretty nice
Yeah, well it's something to keep in mind for later, too. Remember that regardless of where you get hired initially, part of the perks is that you're gaining job experience that you can leverage into an even better/different career later. When I applied, it was a couple months before I heard back. This is a pretty huge company and they're very deliberate with how they do stuff. Nothing gets rushed.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - Simpler=Better - 05-29-2014
(05-28-2014, 08:49 PM)JACOBDUB(05-24-2014, 09:39 AM)lgreeley83 Applied and talked to their recruiters too. They're like "awesome!!! We will get the ball rolling with HR..!!" And I call back and all they can tell me is that I am on their radar. 80k starting sounded pretty nice
Yeah, well it's something to keep in mind for later, too. Remember that regardless of where you get hired initially, part of the perks is that you're gaining job experience that you can leverage into an even better/different career later. When I applied, it was a couple months before I heard back. This is a pretty huge company and they're very deliberate with how they do stuff. Nothing gets rushed.
x2
Our fastest hire was something like 8 weeks.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 07-30-2014
Anybody in North Dakota? Eh? Well I've been in limbo or pergatory for a few months playing hurry up and wait on a lot of things. Might get an offer from OSHA this week in Bismarck ND. Been going through their HR process, physicals, paperwork, etc.
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - JB3 - 08-04-2014
you have been through the wringer with this process!
hope you have good luck with OSHA!
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - lgreeley83 - 08-29-2014
Well I'm in North Dakota! First week at OSHA completed. Going to be a crazy job inspecting the oil fields. Lots of trucks rolling coal with turbos that sound like airplanes. Should be able to get a used holset around here pretty cheap ;-)
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - waz - 09-02-2014
Congrats!
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - DeliveryValve - 09-05-2014
(08-29-2014, 03:49 PM)lgreeley83 Well I'm in North Dakota! First week at OSHA completed. Going to be a crazy job inspecting the oil fields. Lots of trucks rolling coal with turbos that sound like airplanes. Should be able to get a used holset around here pretty cheap ;-)
Be sure to share he holeset wealth! Oh, good luck with the job!
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - sassparilla_kid - 09-08-2014
Deliveryvalve I think there's gonna be a bunch of hx40's and 50's coming on the market when all the California tractor trailers start getting junked because of emissions stuff
RE: Looking to start a career in early july - JB3 - 09-11-2014
(08-29-2014, 03:49 PM)lgreeley83 Well I'm in North Dakota! First week at OSHA completed. Going to be a crazy job inspecting the oil fields. Lots of trucks rolling coal with turbos that sound like airplanes. Should be able to get a used holset around here pretty cheap ;-)
Dont fall into the brodozer image crowd!
Contrary to their popular belief, driving a giant lifted truck with a huge diesel and a fake pair of nuts hanging from the bumper does NOT actually increase the size of ones penis.
Who knew? Science is crazy
Congrats on the job!