Sam Cobble

currently: Job hunting


Work history

United States Army Corps of Engineers April 2008 to the present

How would you describe your time at United States Army Corps of...?

Responsible for monitoring quality control on a $30.3 million dollar construction project on Ft Lewis. Directly responsible implementing the 3 phase quality assurance program which called for identifying and communicating critical issues that would extend project duration, life cycle and cost. Responsible for ensuring that those critical issues were solved in an efficient time and manner in order to ensure project was completed on time and within budget. Job environment required strong cross-group and cross-discipline collaboration skills. Responsible for ensuring that work performed was in accordance with plans, specifications and requirements in order to drive results. Resulted in the construction project being completed on time, within budget and in accordance with drawings and specifications.... read more
Pacific Lutheran University January 2008 to June 2008

How would you describe your time at Pacific Lutheran University?

Responsible for formulating, executing and evaluating the annual training plan in order to ensure first rate training for Army ROTC cadets. Responsible for providing direction and communicating training objectives to subordinate leaders and ensuring that time-lines and operational standards were being met. Identified and defined training objectives to ensure the training strategy were synchorinized across the board in order to drive mission success. Stratigized and implemented continous improvement practices in order to meet training objectives.
Responsible for ensuring 100% accountability of personnel and equipment while identifying hazards and implementing control measures to mitigate risk. Directly responsible for assessing and evaluating areas of improvement and implementing change in order to facilitate improvement. Responsible for close proximity mentorship aimed at improving individual leadership performance which resulted in overall unit success.
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US ARMY January 2006 to March 2008

How would you describe your time at US ARMY?

Platoon Leader of an airborne combat engineer platoon in the 82nd Airborne Division. Responsible for ensuring the platoon is ready to provide engineer support anywhere in the world on an 18 hour notice. Responsible for the training, discipline, welfare, safety and combat readiness of twenty eight paratroopers.

Deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Quickly adapted to an ever evolving ambiguous environment with minimal guidance. Directly responsible for planning and executing over twenty five combat missions. Provided oversight as the on scene ground commander directly responsible for mission success on numerous combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Rapidly integrated into a combat environment where I was directly responsible for identifying, developing and sustaining relationships with local national assets in order to influence our battle space and shape future combat operations.
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Education

walden university January 2007 to December 2009

How would you describe your time at walden university?

MBA, Business & Project Management, 2007 — 2009 (expected)
Pacific Lutheran University January 2003 to December 2005

How would you describe your time at Pacific Lutheran University?

BA, Psychology, 2003 — 2005 Activities and Societies: Reserve Officer Training Corps

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