James Oswald

Experience

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  US Army

  May 2012 - Sept 2017

  Engineer Officer

  Was responsible for leading and developing Engineer Soldiers in the 92nd Engineering Battalion at Fort Stewart, GA. Started as a Route Clearance Platoon leader in a combat engineering company clearing roadside bombs and training in breaching, defensive, and urban breaching techniques.Continued as an Executive Officer in a Vertical Construction Company planning and executing construction projects all across Fort Stewart (mostly concrete pathway construction) and training and developing Soldiers in Urban Search and Rescue in a contaminated environment.Moved on the Battalion staff as an assistant operations officer. Here I helped plan Battalion level (about 1000 Soldier) training events for a full Engineering Battalion made up of: 1 Route Clearance Company, 1 Vertical Construction Company, 1 Horizontal Construction Company, and 6 Army Diver Detachments. We planned the whole life cycle of quarterly trainings from initial planning and meeting Army training requirements to ensuring all necessary supplies and equipment were available for the units.Finished my time as the Battle Captain and Current Operations Officer. Essentially doing the same job but lead a team of about 8 to execute the plans. Show less

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  US Army Corps of Engineers

  Jul 2016 - Dec 2016

  Assistant Emergency Manager

  Assisted the Savannah District to develop their Hurricane Response Program and implemented the plan during Hurricane Matthew (the first Hurricane to pass over Savannah in decades). Was the Tactical Operations Center lead and kept up to date information for the Commander of the District and all department heads. This job was one of my favorites in the Army and I learned so much during high-stress environments on how to stay calm and make decisions. I developed great relationships as well and really appreciated the value of selfless service. Show less

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  Spirit AeroSystems

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2019

  Production Manager
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  Aflac

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2021

  Agent
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  Bold Networking

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

  Regional Vice President
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  Leading Edge Financial Planning, LLC

  Jul 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Investment Advisor Representative

    Jul 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Investment Advisor Rep

    Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Financial Analyst

    Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
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  GFG Solutions

  Mar 2023 - now

  • Director of Planning

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Paraplanner

    Mar 2023 - Oct 2023
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  Haven Private

  Oct 2024 - now

  Director of Planning