Michael Morthland

Experience

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  US Navy

  Sept 1984 - Sept 2009

  Aircraft Electrician~ Program Manager~ Senior Enlisted Advisor

  Managed aircraft maintenance department's in excess of 200 individuals performing maintenance and troubleshooting on various fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft; provided oversight and guidance to senior enlisted maintenance professionals in charge of five aircraft maintenance departments; served as the Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Commanding Officer in charge of over 700 personnel.Project Management ~ Team Building ~ Process ImprovementSafety Audits ~ Policy & Procedures ~ Strategic PlanningQuality Management ~ Leadership ~ Operations ManagementRecruitment & Selection ~ Process Development ~ Maintenance Management Productivity Management ~ Policy Implementation ~ Training & Development Show less

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  Southern Illinois University

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2014

  ➢ Recognized by the Southern Illinois University Graduate School for excellent communication and customer service skills with graduate students and the Graduate School staff; office among top 10 of 77 graduate offices across the University.➢ Provided academic advising as well as vocational and occupational analysis to over 200 new/continuing students on program and degree requirements, including professional pre-requisites, in a nationally recognized program.➢ Evaluated non-declared graduate student academic records, prepared and planned graduate-level course schedules, and provided academic resources and monitoring to help them improve their Grade Point Average for consideration of program admission, resulted in 22 student admissions with a Grade Point Average of 3.34.➢ Demonstrated professional interpersonal, writing, and oral communication to improve inter-departmental communications at all levels within the College of Education and Human Services to assist and support the resolution of student academic areas of concern.➢ Conducted over 168 personal interviews and transcript evaluations of masters program applicants from across the country and around the world utilizing a variety of means, including in-person, telephone, and Skype, resulting in an admission rate of 93% based on recommendations to the program director➢ Conducted a training needs assessment and analysis utilizing a three-step process of gathering information, analyzing information, and creating a training plan for instructors, instructional materials, curriculum, and facilities for Independent Electrical Contractors of St. Louis resulting in improved curriculum and instructional methods.Academic Advisement ~ Career Awareness ~ Student Assessment ~ Adult EducationStudent Placement/Scheduling ~ Individual Planning ~ Curriculum Guidance & DevelopmentStudent Evaluation ~ Interpersonal/Human Relations ~ Developmental Awareness ~ Leadership Show less Doctoral student studying Workforce Education and Development with a focus on Community College Instruction/Instructors and Student Achievement. Interests include Instructional Methodology ~ Instructional System Design ~ Adult Learning ~ Teaching and Learning ~ Teaching StylesTaught four baccalaureate courses: * Foundations of Workforce Education * Adult Learning * Occupational Analysis and Curriculum Development * Instructional Methods and MaterialsServed on Student/Faculty Grievance Committee, Workforce Education and Development, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2010; 2011.Awarded Workforce Education and Development Academic Excellence Award, 2011-2012 Show less

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Masters Program Advisor

    Apr 2011 - Dec 2013

  • PhD Student ~ Research Assistant ~ Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
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  SOLUTE, Inc. Aviation Support Engineering, Aviation Integration Business Unit

  May 2014 - Feb 2015

  Senior Analyst

  Our company provides engineering and technical support for the design, development, integration, and maintenance for advanced innovative avionic solutions. I utilize over 30 years of Naval Aviation and higher education experience, leadership, and interpersonal skills to help organizations and individuals achieve high-caliber results. In particular, an organization can expect solutions, service, support and expertise in the following areas:* Operations Management * Program/Project Management* Logistics Support* Quality Assurance * Consultation of Scheduled or Unscheduled Maintenance and Modifications* Aircraft Maintenance Management* Cloud Technical Data Management* Aircraft Electrical Systems Technical Support* Aviation Technical Manual Development* Professional Instruction Show less

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  Global Technology and Management Resources, Inc.

  Mar 2015 - now

  GTMR, Inc. is a leader in developing innovative and interactive technical manual products for the commercial and defense industries. GTMR, Inc. has a staff of experienced professional IETM Developers fully trained to prepare organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance manuals. Possessing a High Performance Team of professionals, we bring a wealth of experience authoring in a number of standardized formats, including S1000D. The team includes Subject Matter Experts, Technical Writers, Illustrators and Graphic Artists as well as Quality Assurance Professionals. We can provide authoring services in any format, from WORD to FRAME to XML/SGML, published manuals, PDF, ETM/IETM. GTMR supports a variety of format/content specifications:• MIL-STD-3001• MIL-DTL-87929• MIL-STD-38784• MIL-PRF-38807• MIL-STD-40051• MIL-DTL-81927• MIL-PRF-32216• MIL-DTL-23618• MIL-PRF-87268• MIL-PRF-87269• S1000D Show less

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2016 - now

  • Senior Analyst

    Mar 2015 - Dec 2016