Kevin Coryell

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1988 - Jun 1993

  Supervisor / Shipboard Electronics Technician

  •Meritoriously advanced in rank against highly competitive field of more experienced seniortechnicians.• Selected and ranked amongst top 3% of applicants for 1993 Enlisted Commissioning ProgramLead technician and supervisor for 22 direct report technicians’ maintenance efforts for sophisticated sensor, communication, and avionics suite including Navigation, Fire Control, RADAR, RF Communications, Test Equipment Calibration, Thermographic Sensors, and Cryptographic Equipment.

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  US Navy

  Nov 1998 - Apr 2004

  Concurrently filled roles as Operations Officer, Training Officer, Test Pilot, Facilities Officer and Search and Rescue Mission Commander for expansive Naval Air Station. Managed and supervised 45 direct report maintainers, pilots, aircrew, as well as union workers, architects, and engineers. Consistently managed safety of flight, record keeping, and under-budget results for million-dollar flight hour program. Served as Detachment Operations Officer and Aircraft Commander for SH-60B helicopter squadron. Responsible for effective war-time operations, ordnance record keeping, training, and flight hour planning, for two $29 million dollar aircraft and 35 direct report personnel.

  • Helicopter Search and Rescue Pilot / Operations Officer

    May 2002 - Apr 2004

  • Helicopter Aircraft Commander / Operations Officer

    Nov 1998 - May 2002
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  US Navy and US Marine Corps

  May 2004 - Oct 2007

  Helicopter Instructor Pilot / Department Head

  Flying duties included, graduate level flight instructor for newly winged USMC and fleet US Navy pilots in all flight regimes for the UH-1N Huey. Evaluator duties included multi-regional training demonstration, quality assurance, as well as program certification for all Huey U.S. Navy Search and Rescue Stations. Taught risk management, contingency planning, and crisis decision-making for graduate level pilots.

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  Hitachi Medical Systems America

  Oct 2007 - Oct 2010

  Service Area Manager

  Duties entailed, customer service management, and engineering oversight, for over four hundred billable MRI assets and contract accounts via the efforts of field service engineers and outside sales personnel. Project manager for numerous MRI installations and certification equaling $12.9 million, involving site planning, sales, engineering service, installation, and customer needs.

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  Design for a Living

  Oct 2010 - now

  Operations for Designforaliving.com

  Self employed with spouse to stand-up an online interior design business lecture and training series with American Society of Interior Designers continuing education certification. Recently merged with large custom furniture retailer to create online sales, training, and business modeling services for independent interior designers. Launch anticipated for Fall 2012.

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  First & Main Design Market

  Feb 2019 - now

  Craftsman