John Olson
Political Science graduate from United States Naval Academy, with MA from University of Maryland College Park, currently pursuing MBA / JD and working as Wine/Liquor consultant at Tastings.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | Changemaker Campus , Terp Changemakers |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | United States Naval Academy, University of Maryland System - College Park |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Tastings (Wine education and consulting agency), Severn, MD |
| Position: | Wine/Liquor consultant |
| Time period: | December 2006 - Present |
| Description: | ● Conduct product samplings and education in retail and corporate settings, increasing sales volume.
● Perform as consultant to wine and spirit suppliers and retail shop owners, educating them on new products. |
| Employer: | U.S. Navy, Washington, DC |
| Position: | Briefer/Action Officer |
| Time period: | December 2006 - November 2008 |
| Description: | ● Streamlined turnover process between briefers to ensure continuity of knowledge and process.
● Researched and collected information from crisis action team members and commands and presented to senior officers, including Secretary of Navy and Chief of Navy operations, expediting fiscal and operating decisions. ● Created acronym database that resides on Navy’s internal webpage to ensure that all team members could understand reports and messages, ultimately saving time each day for all team members. |
| Employer: | U.S. Navy, Washington, DC |
| Position: | Submarine Officer, Groton, CT |
| Time period: | December 2003 - November 2007 |
| Description: | ● Organized all nuclear maintenance between ship and shipyard, allowing ship to complete a similar dry-dock period 30% faster and with 60% fewer problems than any other ship, resulting in smooth communications among ship, shipyard, and maintenance activities.
● Coordinated maintenance on daily basis as Engineering Duty Officer and Ship’s Duty Officer in 15-month availability to include implementing work safety controls, resulting in ability to understand technical specifications and drawings and integrate and explain them in a non-engineering manner. ● Initiated an audit and surveillance program to track and control the proficiency of operators, renowned as the best on the Groton submarine base, allowing operator weaknesses to be found and corrected, improving overall work proficiency; recognized for consistent team performance on operational exams. ● Developed and implemented community service program, enhancing ship’s public image; honored by personal award from Groton, CT school board. ● Led Communications Division as Communicator through installment of Navy’s newest radio room, winning recognition as best division in Submarine Squadron Four. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Maryland System - College Park |
| Time period: | 2012 |
| Degree: | Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor |
| University: | United States Naval Academy |
| Time period: | 2002 |
| Degree: | Political Science, BSc |
| University: | University of Maryland System - College Park |
| Time period: | 2002 |
| Degree: | American Politics, MA |
INFORMATION
| Clubs: | Naval Academy Catholic Midshipmen Club mentor |
| Memberships: | Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Golden Key National Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, American Legion |
| Awards: | Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal. |
John's Contacts (11)
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Jemma Alarcón
Currently pursuing Public Health - Natural Science degree at Johns Hopkins University.
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Lennon Flowers
International Studies graduate from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, currently working as Co-Coordinator at UNC-Duke-Bennett Millennium Village Project.
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Dan Steketee
Entrepeneur with 13+ years of strategic and tactical consulting experience in the financial services, start-up and technology industries (BPM, Business Intelligence, KPI's,, Vendor Management, etc) .
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Rade Glomazic
Currently a Doctoral candidate in Political science at the European Center for Peace and Development of the UN University of Peace. Have over ten years of professional experience working in socio-economic development activities and int. cooperation