David Swanson
High School Social Studies Teacher / Georgia Army National Guard Major, Infantry
- Role
- High School Social Studies Teacher at Bacon County School District
- Location
- Alma, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Swanson
Military Officer with 16 years of experience leading organizations, managing personnel, and stewarding resources. Successfully lead joint multi-national combat troops in a stability environment which yields practical experience in security, governance, and infrastructure development as well as negotiation, interpersonal, and team-building skills.Uses military experience in civilian career as a High School Social Studies classroom teacher, while continuing to serve state and country in the Georgia Army National Guard.Selected repeatedly for trusted positions ahead of peers and above pay-grade (i.e. serving as a Lieutenant in a Captain’s position, and as a Captain in a Major’s position); Examples: Scout Platoon Leader, Ground Force Commander, Battalion Primary S1, Fallen Angel Escort.Designed and implemented a plan for effective training, employment, and sustainment of 92 Afghan Local Police (ALP) Officers across 7 different ALP checkpoints in rural Afghanistan.Mentored district- and provincial-level government, security, and business officials in Afghanistan; nurtured key strategic relationships and supervised numerous high-value, high- dollar social and infrastructure improvement projects which were key to a 50% ahead-of-time transfer of authority from US troops to the Afghan National Army (ANA) in the district.Managed a team of human resource specialists responsible for all administrative and personnel functions for over 1450 employees spread across 2 continents and separated by 8 time zones.Has led teams and organizations at all levels - from buddy-team to Battalion (Operations officer). Always ready for increased roles and responsibilities. Ready to make a difference and add value to any organization TODAY.
Experience
High School Social Studies Teacher
Jul 2020 — Present · Alma, GA, US
Classroom teacher - 9th grade World History, 10th grade US HistoryPBIS Team - Rewards ManagerFellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) club sponsor
Education
University of Oklahoma
Master of Education - MEd, Social Studies Teacher Education
2018
United States Military Academy at West Point
Bachelor of Science (BS), Sociology
2006 — 2010
Liberty University
Master's degree - MAT, Education
2021 — 2023
Liberty University
Master of Divinity - MDiv (partially completed)
2019 — 2020
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Team Leadership
- Human Resources
- Written Communication
- Event Planning
- Management
- Team Building
- Presentations
- Communication
- Lesson Planning
- Social Media Marketing
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Oral Communication
- Training
- Organizational Leadership
- University Teaching
- Event Management
- Building Business Partnerships
- Marketing
- Long Distance Running
- Facilitation
- Operational Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Project Planning
- Leadership Development
- Government
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Customer Service
- Creative Problem Solving
- Military Decision Making Process
- Problem Solving
- Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
- Negotiation
- Team Management
- Interoperability
- Trail Running
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