PAQUITO MONTAÑEZ
Webmaster, U.S. Veterans Panama

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

• Over 26 years experience in positions of increasing responsibility integrating program management and operations, supervision, effective communication skills, employee development, and work across functions. Directly supervised staff ranging from 4-45 professional and support level personnel. Supervised preparation and processing of performance evaluations and performance management counseling. Analyzed employee workload to apply sufficient resources. Presented complex data to senior management in clear terms. Extensive experience in tasks requiring strong presentation skills and independent work.
• Directed a 130-personnel organization in 10 different military specialties responsible to provide medical support to an Army division in clinics and field locations.
• Project leader for the test and evaluation of a nerve agent antidote using over 8,000 personnel from nine U.S. regions, in 20 field exercises Army-wide, while managing a $1 million project budget; Project successfully executed and completed in a 3-year span. Arranged and coordinated video conference calls, meetings, and seminars with materiel developers, combat developers, military service program managers, and commercial manufacturers to discuss technical, operational, simulation, and maintenance data of equipment being evaluated. Recruited, supervised, and trained over 35 personnel serving as data collectors.
• Directed, trained and executed administrative functions for a 25-person branch responsible for teaching the Combat Medical Specialist Course to 420 students in 13-week cycles, resulting in training a total of 2,400 students annually.
• Developed curriculum for the Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course. Trained junior officers in field-tactical subjects and tactical decision-making process.
• Served as Medical Observer/Controller in two rotations at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California.
• Formally recognized for the Spanish script translation and production of the film titled, The U.S. Army Medical Department Distance Education Initiatives.
• Executed administrative functions and training development for a 25-personnel division serving as military advisors to the U.S. Army reserves in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Taught the Unit Field Sanitation Course and Combat Lifesaver Course.
• Selected as trainer during a battle staff exercise at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas for an Infantry brigade of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard.
• Directed an 18-personnel clinic responsible to provide health service support to 40,000 troops participating in combat operations during the Gulf War.
• Received the Humanitarian Medal for management of personnel and resources while working as liaison between the U.S. Armed Forces and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), during relief operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricane Marilyn.
• Taught English for Centro PANUSA, and Spanish for the U.S. Consulate in Panama.
• Edited a Spanish-English dictionary of 3,314 pages for Editora del Istmo.
• Prepared certification correspondence for the VBA's Foreign Program Approval, in which over 50 educational programs at ULACIT, International University and Universidad Tecnologica were certified.

• Computers Teacher, Balboa Academy, City of Knowledge, Panama (2003)
• Project Manager, New Product Testing, U.S. AMEDD, Board, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1999-2002)
• First Sergeant, 725th Main Support Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (1996-1999)
• Senior Training Advisor, Readiness Group Buchanan, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico (1994-1996)
• Senior Combat Medical Instructor, U.S. Army Medical Department, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1992)
• Exercise Coordinator/Instructor, U.S. Army Medical Department, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (1993)
• Medical Clinic Manager, Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia (1991)
• Equal Opportunity Advisor, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas (1989-1990)
• Equal Opportunity Advisor, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA (1987-1988)
• Platoon Sergeant, 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington (1983-1986)
• Clinic and Emergency Room Manager, U.S. Army Medical Activity, Panama (1979-1983)
• Combat Medic, 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado (1976-1979)

• B.S., Workforce Education and Development, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois.
• Post Graduate Studies, Upper Level Business Management, Universidad Panamericana, Panama.
• MBA, Business Reenginering and Total Quality Management, International University, Panama.

• U.S. Army Observer/Controller Course, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California
• U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Course, Fort Hood, Texas.
• Tele-medicine Course, Bethesda, Maryland.
• First Sergeants Course, Fort Bliss, Texas.
• U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officers Battle Staff Course, Fort Bliss, Texas.
• Defense Equal Opportunity Management Course, Patrick AFB, Florida
• Primary leadership Course, Fort Carson, Colorado.
• U.S. Army Medical Department Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
• U.S. Army Medical Department Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
• Emergency Medical Technician, National Registry of EMTs.
• Advance Trauma Life Support, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
• Advance Cardiac Life Support, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
• Department of the Army Sexual Harassment Management Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
• U.S. Army, Combat Medical Course, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
• Fifty-four military correspondence courses in leadership, medical, weapons, special operations, aircraft mechanics, aviation, human factors engineering, and officer development.

• Member of Roberto Clemente High School Baseball Team, Chicago, Illinois (1973-75.)
• Member of the Fort Carson Post Baseball Team (1977-78.)
• Fifteen years experience officiating baseball, softball, football, basketball and boxing in high school and military communities.
• Now active reading, writing, and web design.