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Tell me about your current role at Yale University:
Would you share some of your military experience and transition to the private sector? Since I transitioned from 4 years of active duty in 1997 and had gone straight to college I did not notice a major concern with going from military life to civilian life. I will say that for some people the longer in the Active Duty the harder it is to transition back into civilian life due to the slower pace of life compared to deployments. I deployed to Iraq with the CT Army National Guard in 2005 and found that it was tougher coming back to normal life after 10 months away from home that it was when I spent 4 years away and came home the first time. How does your military experience impact your position at Yale? I think that the way the Army had trained me to be able to use manuals and checklists when performing tasks has served me well in my current role. I am able to take Yale policies and put them into a “how to” binder that instructs me on where to get information and how to better be able to offer customer service to those who seek my services. Could you discuss some of the intangible skills that veterans like yourself bring to an organization? Military veterans are some of the hardest working people I know, you give them a task and they will do what they need to do in order to accomplish it. I think it is this desire to get the job done right the first time that is one of a veteran’s biggest intangible skill. This skill will serve best when on tight budgets and being asked to do more with less. Veterans do not give up easily on things and will work hard to figure out the solution to any problem or obstacle that is put in their place. What do you think about the Yale Veterans Network? I truly enjoy attending the meetings with other Veterans from around the Yale community. We cover many different backgrounds, services and jobs. We are there to lend a hand to other veterans who might need a close ear or a helping hand. The only person who truly can assist a veteran is another veteran. I think the YVN is crucial to put on a professional face of the Veterans here at Yale as well as those who we seek to bring into the Yale community. |
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I am currently working at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as an Office Assistant II. My daily duties include but are not limited to Key and Card Access Control, Vehicle Fleet Coordinator, Facilities Liaison, and Mail. I have been at Yale since June 2008 and with School of Forestry since 2010.