Robert J. Taylor

Experience

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  Idaho Army National Guard

  Aug 2001 - now

  Advises senior leaders, coordinates and synchronizes unified themes and messages throughout the organization, and manages social media platforms and content creation for the state of Idaho's fourth largest employer. Manages, schedules and creates content for the organization's Facebook page, which has grown from 2,400 followers to 25,000+ followers. Principal communications advisor to general officers and unit commanders.Directs, coordinates, synchronizes, and assess senior leader’s communication strategy, plans, campaigns and engagements.Supervises the preparation, production and distribution of communication products.Advises senior leaders on internal and external audience attitudes and perceptions of policies, programs, and information needs.Serves as the organization's web and social media content manager, reviewing and releasing official information intended for the internet and command external official presences.Writes and distributes news releases and media advisories for major training exercises and deployments, crises and major events. Also writes news articles and feature stories for publication on company website and media partners. Primary spokesperson for three large scale-exercises in the U.S., Cambodia, and Thailand. Show less Engineer Officer, 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion (October 2020- October 2021)Advises the maneuver commander on how best to employ combat, general, and geospatial engineering capabilities in support of decisive action operations.A Company, 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion (October 2019 - October 2020)Company Commander: Responsible for the supervision, training, health, welfare, and morale of 97 Soldiers in a combat engineer company; responsible for $60 million of equipment.Engineer Plans Officer (October 2014-2018)Primary staff planner for engineer operations for the 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team. Responsible for integrating specified and implied engineer tasks into brigade plan. Assist Brigade Engineer Officer in drafting engineer Operations Order. Additional duties: Brigade Knowledge Management Officer.126th Engineer Support Company, (October 2008 – October 2014)Company Commander: Responsible for the supervision, training, health, welfare, and morale of 119 soldiers; responsible for unit readiness of $19 million worth of equipment. Formerly served as Executive Officer and Platoon Leader. Show less

  • Senior Communications Manager

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Horizontal Construction and Demolition Consultation

    Sept 2007 - now

  • Historian

    Feb 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Paralegal

    Aug 2001 - Sept 2007
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  University of Idaho

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

  Sports Editor: The Argonaut

  Managed staff of student reporters at Division I university; responsible for story assignments and editing; wrote weekly column and an average of three stories a week.

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  Mountain Home News

  Feb 2008 - Feb 2009

  Reporter/Web editor

  Covered local school district, city, and county government as beat reporter; wrote news and human interest pieces from funding initiatives to guest speakers and personality profiles; assisted in maintaining website, was responsible for posting web content; edited and proofed copy for content, including grammar, punctuation and Associated Press style; designed pages.

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  University of Idaho

  Feb 2009 - May 2009

  Graduate Intern: University of Idaho Athletic Department

  Media Relations/Sports Information Department. Graduate-level practicum: Assisted staff and media in reporting developments and disseminating statistics on site at various home events; wrote feature and news stories for website publication and media distribution; created swimming and diving team 2009 media guide. Formerly served as undergraduate intern for two years.

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  University of Idaho

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  Legal Extern: University of Idaho Athletic Department

  NCAA Compliance Office. Legal Extern: Assisted Compliance Officer with determining the eligibility of student-athletes in accordance with NCAA regulations and monitored academic performance to ensure continued eligibility; updated student-athlete compliance orientation brief; prepared various successful appeals to the NCAA; assisted coaching staff with compliance questions.

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  University of Idaho

  Aug 2011 - May 2013

  Assistant Adviser: University of Idaho Student Media

  Provided assistance and professional feedback to student media staff of 45; critiqued newspaper editions after production for story content, style, and Associated Press usage; conducted source accuracy surveys.

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  Taylor Law & Mediation PLLC

  Oct 2013 - now

  Attorney and mediator

  Taylor Law & Mediation PLLC offers legal and mediation services to clients in Mountain Home, Elmore County and the Boise, Idaho, area. Attorney and mediator Robert J. Taylor has the unique military experience and legal training required to serve Mountain Home's military community and the technology to serve clients across the world in their Idaho legal matters.

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  Park University

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  Associate Professor

  Associate professor, business law: Introduce non-traditional students to basic business law principles including contracts, criminal law, torts and sales.