John Swider

Experience

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  Army National Guard

  May 1990 - Apr 1996

  76Y

  I provided support for the 890th Engineer Battalion both at the HQ and in the field. From this experience I learned the importance of command and control; everyone has a job to do and every job needs to be done correctly and on time. My biggest honor was to serve my fellow countrymen (Top in my class of 345 in Primary Leadership Development Course at Camp Shelby).

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  Professional Savings Network

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  Director Of Operations

  Led a tech driven salesforce that resold consumer electronics.- Salesman extraordinaire! (won top salesman of the year(2x), month(13x) - Budgeting- Training- Operations- Professional Presentations

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  Swider Strategies LLC

  May 2005 - May 2022

  Owner and operator of multifaceted company that provides rentals to production companies in addition to raising investment capital for independent productions. In this capacity I raised 2.6 million dollars to produce 6 feature films and purchase a multi-tenant rental property. Sold the property for a 50% gain.- Vetted and managed editors and vendors for project.- Raised and managed movie budgets.- Interviewed and managed 7 rental units; 770k over 14 years.

  • Producer, Fundraiser, Manager

    Jul 2011 - May 2022

  • Film Producer

    May 2005 - Mar 2021
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  Parsons Brinckerhoff (now WSP Global Inc)

  Aug 2005 - Aug 2015

  FEMA Inspector

  Under the Service Contract Act (SCA), I performed inspections and assessed damage of residences and to dwellings and the overall habitability of homes and addresses each appropriate field using the ACE Field Software.-Field Savvy: was deployed to numerous national disasters including: Katrina, Wilma, Gustov, Ike, Irene, Isaac, and Sandy. -Technical: using advanced software, we securely communicated data from the field to the home offices and onto FEMA. Reviewing our work and others for technical perfection and errors was part of the job.-Security: please enquire for relevant security clearances. Show less

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  The COOL Cooperative

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2019

  Executive Director

  In an effort to give back to my community and share my experience, I accepted the position as ED to head up a digital production oriented non-profit. We operated in a dozen different schools training at risk teens how to succeed in the digital world. - Fundraiser: Networked within my community to increase awareness of our worthy mission while identifying and cultivating donor sources.- Leadership: led a team of 12 fulltime and part employees in addition to numerous volenteers- Community: connected with Chambers of Commerce, Industry Leaders, and Politicians- Work: wrote grants, developed/implemented/recorded budgets, hired/fired, managed day to day ops Show less