Justin Amadeus Valenti

1919 N University Dr. Apt #220/Fargo, North Dakota/58102/(701)793-3171/J.Valenti@ndsu.edu

OBJECTIVES
To obtain an internship related to Emergency Management or Department of Defense operations for the summer
of 2011.

EDUCATION
North Dakota State University January 2007-Present
 B.S. Emergency Management/Minor in Sociology December 2011
 Major related GPA 3.5

SPECIALIZED
COURSES
Emergency Management Specific Coursework
 Intro to Emergency Management
 Disaster Preparedness
 Disaster Mitigation
 Disaster Response
 Disaster Recovery
 Geographical Information Systems (ArcGIS)
 Community Development
 International Disaster

TRAINING
FEMA IS Courses
 Professional Development Series Certificate
o IS-139 Exercise Design
o IS-230a Fundamentals of Emergency Management
o IS-235 Emergency Planning
o IS-240 Leadership and Influence
o IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving
o IS-242 Effective Communication
o IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers
 IS-292 Disaster Basics
 IS-393 Introduction to Hazard Mitigation
 IS-546 Continuity of Operations Awareness Course
 IS-547 Introduction of Continuity of Operations (COOP)
 IS-700 National Incident Management Systems (NIMS), an Introduction
 IS-800 National Response Framework, an Introduction
 Justin Valenti
North Dakota State University/J.Valenti@ndsu.edu

OTHER
TRAINING
 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
 Computer Skills-Office 2007, Adobe, ArcGIS
 Basic Training/Advanced Individual Training for Military Police
 Warrior Leadership Course
o Develop leadership skills in squad size elements (10-12 people)
 New Directors Workshop (Minnesota CEM)

SPECIAL
EXPERIENCE
North Dakota Army National Guard December 2005-Present
 Deployment to Haiti (Operation New Horizon), May-June 2010
o Internationally declared disaster
o Identified changes that needed to be corrected for the recovery of Haiti
o Assisted the Red Cross on distributing food and water
o Provided security for the medical detachments
o Constructed the military aid station
 Activated for 2009 & 2010 Red River Valley Flood Events
o Both Presidential Declared Disasters
o Coordinated volunteers
o Worked for the National Guard on providing security for sand bag sites
o Performed night time levee patrols
o Evacuated Civilians
 Deployment to Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom), January 2008-January 2009
o Conducted over 200 combat missions in and around Sadr City
o Worked directly with the Iraqi Police and Iraqi Army in detaining numerous amounts of insurgents
o Assisted in restoring the public education system in Sadr City
 Hold an active Secret Clearance
 Instructor on training classes (weapons)

ACTIVITIES
 Emergency Management Student Association- Vice President
o Training for Minnesota CEM
o Attend IAEM conference
o Help with operations of the Student Organization
 Bring local speakers to talk about Emergency Management
 Coordination of Volunteers for Extreme Home Makeover (Moorhead Episode)
o Direct Volunteers at the check-in site
o Coordinate transportation for volunteers
o Coordination of liability waivers for all volunteers, media, and VIP’s
 Knowledgeable on social networking