Nathaniel Salter: Percussion Battery Instructor in Old Saybrook, CT

• Lead instructor for Ledyard High School Marching Band Percussion Battery (Drumline) • Write scores, exercises, competition level show music, and drill. • Teach proper playing and marching technique during weekly rehearsals and sectionals. • Set up, tune, maintain, and repair marching percussion equipment.

• Responsible for coordinating with the Public Affairs Branch to develop, train and challenge the Branch members to ensure they are prepared to respond to and manage complex and unusual situations. • Ensure that the Public Affairs Branch acts effectively in order to maintain the public’s trust in the most challenging situations. • Management of on-going Public Affairs Branch efforts, to include personnel assignment and certification, procedure development, team assessments, process surveillances and team training. • Development of challenging scenarios and corresponding social media issues testing the team’s response capabilities. • Assessment of the Branch’s performance, identifying areas requiring improvement. • Documentation of Branch performance, generating and communicating common metrics that clearly provide the team leader and senior managers with the information required to effectively allocate scarce resources while encouraging continuous improvement. • Coordination with local, State and media organizations to demonstrate Program alignment. • Support for Program outreach activities, to include engagement with Federal, State and local emergency managers, media organizations, police departments, fire departments, hospitals and regional nuclear power activities.

Subcontract Auditor – October 2018 – August 2021 • Performed audits and financial condition analyses of single source suppliers to aid buyers in the negotiation process. • Analyzed and price out cost elements including labor hours, rates, material, and overhead costs on proposals upwards of several million dollars. • Traveled for pre/post interviews/walkthroughs, and sample data from foreign and domestic suppliers. • Gathered data from financial statements and physical observations/facility tours on subcontractors. • Advanced use of Microsoft Excel. Construction Analyst – March 2016 – October 2018 • Financial liaison to machinist trades, performing regular walkthroughs of production areas. • Prepared cost reports to support both internal and external customers and organizations to track progress and manage cost and schedule. • Reported cost and schedule variances and develop KPIs for presentation to all levels of management including U.S. government agencies.

• Managed the safety and security of all Air Force personnel and resources. • Extensive knowledge of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attack response, ground combat operations, IED and UXO identification and response, SWAT, test and operation of electronic security systems, and anti-terrorism operations. • Led and managed team members in unpredictable and rapidly evolving combat environments.

• Scheduled the availability of shipbuilding materials for the successful and timely completion of a multitude of foreign and domestic contracts. • Coordinated purchases for subcontract material, company owned inventory, material shortage resolution, material forecast, and lifecycle programs.

Conducted market research on law enforcement and outdoor gear. Used HTML and Bronto to write custom web content. Created online advertisements, custom videos, web pages, and email blasts using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.