TRAVIS HEASLEY
Miller
Summary
Results-oriented Athletic Director with a distinguished background as a former soldier, leveraging disciplined leadership, strategic planning, and teamwork skills to drive excellence in athletic programs. Proven ability to instill a strong work ethic, discipline, and commitment to success in both athletes and coaching staff. Adept at developing and implementing comprehensive sports programs while fostering a positive and inclusive team culture. Demonstrated success in managing budgets, facility operations, and promoting the overall growth and success of athletic departments. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a commitment to instilling values of integrity and resilience in student-athletes. Passionate about utilizing military principles to enhance the competitive edge of sports teams and contribute to the holistic development of athletes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Athletic Director
Miller School District
07.2023 - Current
- Arranged transportation for athletes to participate in away games, tournaments and other events.
- Supervised student grades for eligibility requirements and collected paperwork for annual physicals.
- Ordered equipment for all sports and kept meticulous records on athletic equipment inventory.
- Monitored budget and expenditures, keeping athletic program within budget.
- Trained and supervised staff to consistently meet performance goals and customer service standards.
- Recruited and interviewed individuals for coaching jobs and other athletic department staff positions.
Special Education Teacher and Coach
Miller School District
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Enforced discipline both on and off-field to lead team with highest personal standards.
- Encouraged everyone to cultivate strong work ethic by demonstrating diligence, patience and respect for others.
Software Developer
BPro
07.2021 - 05.2022
- Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
- Collaborated closely with product development teams and other stakeholders, using effective communication and active listening skills.
- Wrote and updated documentation to outline technical design of entire project.
- Researched and identified new technologies and tools helping to grow agile development environment.
Teacher and Coach
Pierre School District
08.2016 - 07.2021
- I have been a teacher and coach since 2016
- I taught Middle School Health and PE from 2016-2020 and I most recently taught Freshman Earth Science
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- I have also coached wrestling and football
- My wrestling teams have won three state championships and I was an assistant coach for football where I was a part of the coaching staff that have won four straight state titles.
Unit Supply Sergeant
South Dakota Army National Guard
03.2015 - 08.2016
- Inspected and completed work for accuracy and compliance with established procedures
- Coordinated supply activities, reviewed and annotated changes to unit material condition status report
- Posted transactions to organizational and installation property books and supporting transaction files
- Determined method of obtaining relief from responsibility for lost, damaged and destroyed supply items
- Was responsible for the safety, welfare, training and supervision of nine Soldiers
- Responsible for all equipment for the unit worth $6.2 million
- Took over a supply room that had not been maintained in two years and made into one of the best in the state.
Medical and Dental Records Sergeant
South Dakota Army National Guard
12.2012 - 03.2015
- Performed medical administrative duties in various departments or services to include posting administrative entries in medical records, scheduling patients for medical board actions, monitoring long-term patient rosters, maintaining patient workload data from subordinate services, audited medical records for quality control base, and releases medical information and answers inquiries to requesting parties as authorized
- Worked directly with hospitals and treatment facilities to schedule appointments and treatment for soldiers
- Deployed over 300 soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan with zero issues
- Consistently had a medical deployable percentage of over 92%, well above national average.
Human Resources Sergeant
South Dakota Army National Guard
12.2009 - 12.2012
- Supervised and performed personnel and administrative functions in support of my soldiers
- Advised the commander, the staff, and unit Soldiers on source matters
- Participated in occupational classification and management of human resources or supervises personnel management of human resources or supervises personnel management activities to include maintaining officer and enlisted personnel records and processing personnel actions concerning Soldiers and their families
- Managed field personnel information systems, trained and assisted system users, and monitored system activities
- Reviewed cyclic and other reports to assess systems performance
- Maintained liaison with servicing data processing facilities and field managers of interfaced systems
- Prepared and monitored plans for supporting mobilization
- Helped with deploying 300 soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Military Pay Specialist
South Dakota Army National Guard
08.2007 - 08.2009
- Examined and processed substantiating documents to pay active, reserve or retired armed forces personnel and their annuitants
- Typical duties included entering personnel actions, reviewing pay authorization documents, determining entitlements, and processing pay entitlement actions; responding to pay inquiries; reviewing military pay debts; processing adjustment actions; and reviewing military pay actions
- Handled problem cases or inquiries which involve auditing past pay records of both in-service and out-of-service members
- Worked with Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) to fix hard issues with soldiers' pay transactions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
Ashford University
Clinton, IA05.2016
Skills
- Excellent Problem Solver
- Experiential learning
- Technological Instruction
- Positive Reinforcement
- File and records management
- Team Building
- Training and mentoring
- Organizational Development
- Detail-oriented
- Responsible
- Self-motivated professional
- Excellent work ethic
Accomplishments
Teacher Accomplishments - Rebuilt special education department. Built freshman Earth Science curriculum with no textbook or administration help.
Coaching Accomplishments - Boys wrestling team won State Championships in 2017 and 2021. Girls wrestling team won State Championship in 2022. Football teams won State Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022.
Soldier Accomplishments - Was picked to run convoy missions in Iraq, a job that was usually designated for a much higher rank.
Timeline
Athletic Director
Miller School District
07.2023 - Current
Special Education Teacher and Coach
Miller School District
05.2022 - 07.2023
Software Developer
BPro
07.2021 - 05.2022
Teacher and Coach
Pierre School District
08.2016 - 07.2021
Unit Supply Sergeant
South Dakota Army National Guard
03.2015 - 08.2016
Medical and Dental Records Sergeant
South Dakota Army National Guard
12.2012 - 03.2015
Human Resources Sergeant
South Dakota Army National Guard
12.2009 - 12.2012
Military Pay Specialist
South Dakota Army National Guard
08.2007 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Arts - History
Ashford University
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