Catherine R Cline 681 Moore Ave, Tonawanda, NY 14223 / 716.348.0491 / crcline27@gmail.com

Systemic problem solver, experienced in organizational and strategic management, with 10+ years in diverse roles, including numerous ever-changing Special Operations and Conventional environments. Self-starter, with the ability to think out of the box and independently, in short order, to accomplish the task. Adaptive learner that influences, motivates, mentors and encourages peers, subordinates and superiors alike.

CORE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES Project & Personnel Management • Direct & Organizational Leadership • Intelligence Analysis • Problem Resolution • Relationship

Development Support Development & Execution • Training Development & Execution • Strategic & Operational Planning • Manufacturing Procedure Writing & Oversight • Lean Manufacturing • Sales • Marketing • Multi-Tasking • Flexibility • Microsoft Works • Adobe Suite

EDUCATION

Buffalo State College United States Army Buffalo, NY Military Intelligence Basic Leadership Officer Course (BOLC), BA in Art, August 2010 October 2011, Ft Huachuca, AZ

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Rodgard, a division of Hutchinson Industries Continuous Improvement Facilitator 2014- Present Serves as facilitator who drives process improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality, and service of processes and products.

Provided leadership, planning, technical direction, communication and coaching skills; to ensure safe production of high quality products to meet customers’ needs in the most time and cost effective manner.

Improved processes and procedures by writing International Organization for Standardization (ISO) documents and auditing the policies and procedures currently in place; to increase production and lower the bottom line.

Converted and streamlined the warehouse to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), ISO, 5S and 6 SIGMA standards; ultimately saving the company money from beginning to end of the production cycle.

Conducted risk assessments to mitigate production accidents; promoting and preventing safety by improvements to machines, processes, production and the facility.

Inside Sales and Marketing 2012- 2014 Served in sales as the voice to the customers, primarily responsible to support daily sales and marketing activities, assisting all departments in completing tasks necessary to make the operation run smoothly and promote the company products and services to the customer.

Developed and fostered sustainable, new accounts and maintained previous relationships with customers by creating presentations, proposals and marketing our products for purchasing; which lead to customer knowledge of the products and satisfaction in the purchasing process.

Improved the process and analysis for Marketing/Sales strategies and procedures; allowing customers and prospective customers to understand their needs and goals for products.

Rebranded the image of Rodgard through photography and videography by creating new posters, pamphlets, sales show displays and other marketing necessities; allowing the company to re-image themselves in their current market and brand themselves in new markets.

Assisted all departments in completing complex tasks necessary to make the operation run smoothly and promote the company products and services to the customer; transforming the Sales office and the Sales system to be adaptable, faster, streamlined and a more simple system.

United State Army Reserves Company Commander, Alpha Company, 401st Civil Affairs Battalion 2014- Present Serves as a Commander responsible to maintain an organic equipment capability and Civil Affairs trained and qualified personnel, ready to deploy rapidly to support Special Operations and Conventional forces; in a Battalion alighted to directly support the Special Warfare Center (SWC).

Commanded a thirty-two personnel line unit by preparing training, operation and training schedule planning and writing, unit moral, physical fitness, decision making, separation packets, awards, personnel issues and operational readiness; which allowed the company to maintain readiness, to support all Battalion requirements and missions.

Maintained accountability of a property book worth over twenty-two million dollars; which allowed continuous support, to focus the training on the Soldiers within and outside of the company.

Promoted Company Commander to Company Commander dialog; which assisted in joint efforts to exceed the Battalion requirements, allowing the Battalion to become and remain in the top of the Brigade.

Prepared and delivered a strong company trained and ready for roll playing in the Battalion Field Training Exercises; which allowed for another company to be mission ready for a deployment at any moment, preparing my company to be the ready company in Fiscal Year ’17.

Catherine R Cline 681 Moore Ave, Tonawanda, NY 14223 / 716.348.0491 / crcline27@gmail.com

United State Army Assistant S2 (Intelligence Staff); 1st and 2nd Battalions, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) 2013- 2014 Served as the all source intelligence production officer in charge, intelligence plans and foreign disclosure officer for two Special Operations Task Forces deployed to Afghanistan and the intelligence analyst to a Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force, the next higher organization. Supervised eighteen personnel responsible for forty critical systems, across seventeen kinetic provinces.

Delivered critical analysis for six Special Forces companies comprising thirty-one Special Forces teams and a unique mix of Civil Affairs, Military Information Support Operations, and Cultural Support Teams; resulting in sixty-five operations to stabilize the area of operation.

Formulated, coordinated, briefed and disseminated intelligence products that fused information, data and trends across three critical lines of effort, governance, security, and development; which fused the intelligence to allow for direct support of F3EAD (Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze and Disseminate).

Expanded the Common Intelligence Picture between Counter-IED Operations Integration Center (COIC) Irregular Warfare, Operations Research & Systems Analysis, Signal Intelligence, Human Intelligence, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Afghan Threat and Finance Cell and NEXUS; which streamlined the communication and information sharing between adjacent units and influencing and encouraging open communications and candid observations.

Awarded Bronze Star Medal

Still Waters Rising, Owner Freelance photography, graphic design and marketing. 2015 - Present Just For Kids Afterschool Program, Team leader 2008- 2009 US Army Reserves, Served in positions of increasing responsibility 2006- 2014