JOHN CRUZ
Email: jcruz024@odu.edu
“Creative, resourceful and flexible, able to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a positive
attitude and strong work ethic.”
Skills: Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Instructing, Learning
Strategies , Management of Personnel
Resources ,Coordination ,Active Listening ,Persuasion ,Operation and
Control, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Service Orientation
Experience: 2 Rivers Country Club(Mar 2019>Oct2019)
Bartender, Catering Service, Waiter
Army( May 2010 > Nov2019 )
Sergeant
68T – Animal Care Specialist
Education: Animal Care Specialist( Jul 2010 > Oct 2018 )
Henry J Kaiser( Aug 1999 > May 2003 )
Old Dominion University (Jan 2020>Present)
Awards & Honors
Army Achievement Medal
Military honor meant to award junior officers and enlisted personnel in the Army who are
not eligible to receive the higher Commendation or Meritorious Service medals.
Army Good Conduct Medal
Military honor presented to a Soldier who has displayed exemplary behavior, efficiency, and
fidelity in active federal Military service.
National Defense Service Medal
The oldest ‘service medal’ in the United States, this military honor recognizes those who
served honorably during a designated time period of which a ‘national emergency’ had been
declared during a time of war or conflict.
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Military honor to recognizes those military service members who have performed service in
the War on Terror from September 11, 2001, to a date yet to be determined.
Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Military honor to recognize those noncommissioned officers (NCO) who have completed a
prescribed leadership course at an NCO training school.
Army Service Ribbon
Military honor awarded to members of the Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard
for successful completion of initial-entry training, which for officers is considered to be
successful completion of their basic/orientation or higher level course. Enlisted soldiers will
be awarded the ribbon upon successful completion of their initial MOS (career) advanced
training course.
Army Superior Unit Award
Military honor awarded in peacetime to any unit of the Army which displays outstanding
meritorious performance of a difficult and challenging mission carried out under
extraordinary circumstances.
Information: Level 4 Combatives Instructor
Instructed United States Personnel in Hand to Hand and Close Quarter Combat following
curriculum dictated by the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Reference Colleague Reference
Name: Teko Roberts
Title: Animal Care Specialist
Email: Teko_roberts@yahoo.com
Colleague Reference
Name: Rysper Sirma
Email: Rysper_Sirma@yahoo.com
Title: Veterinary Food Specialist
Chain of Command: Superior Reference
Name: Jessica Rolley
Title: Veterinarian
Email:Jessie_Rolley11@gmail.com
Personal Reference
Name: Peter Wang
Title: Physical Therapy Specialist
Email: Pwang24@gamil.com