This document is a resume for Shawn Valosin summarizing his experience as a dedicated public affairs professional with over 4 years of experience in the United States Marine Corps. He has extensive experience in areas such as leadership, marketing, public affairs, photography, journalism, and social media management. His resume highlights leadership of teams, coordination of public relations campaigns, writing press releases, and supervision of organization's websites and social media presence.

1. Mr. Shawn Valosin
Largo, Florida, 33771 (727) 744-0044
Email: shawn.valosin@gmail.com
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SUMMARY
Dedicated and hard-working public affairs professional with more than 4 years of experience as a leader in the United States
Marine Corps. Self-motivated, highly respected and driven to see missions accomplished at highest levels of excellence.
Experienced in the areas of website and social media management, video production, media relations, professional
interviewing and writing in Associated Press style,identifying and analyzing media trends,effectively communicating orally
and in writing, community relations, newspaper/magazine design, editing, coordinating meetings, photography and graphic
design,training/supervising writers and photographers,and procurement/disposalof gear and equipment
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
 Photography
 Leadership
 Networking
 Journalism
 Media Relations
 Content Editing
EXPERIENCE
Leadership
 Excels in the supervision and leadership of a team of more than 10 employees and over $100,000 of assets during
daily operations,while serving as an advisor to seniorprofessionals for all public affairs issues
 Projects self-confidence, authority and enthusiasmto inspire distinguished performance of all tasks assigned to
subordinates through the development of a climate that provides motivation, participation and opportunities for
employee initiative
 Excels in ensuring physical, professional and personal development of subordinates
 Shows genuine concern for the welfare and success ofthe team and the organization
 Determined, focused leader whose main priorities are mission accomplishment and employee morale
 Makes sound decisions & provides candid, reliable guidance to senior leaders
 Develops precise job expectations, dividing work into manageable activities that build strong teams and meet
performance goals
 Actively seeks self-improvement and provides instruction to increase tactical readiness of others
 Effectively utilizes experienced employees to train new personnel
 Takes prompt measures to prevent performance and behavior problems of subordinates,effectively communicating
organizational policies and other pertinent information
 Makes tactful and appropriate responses when dealing with other employees
 Makes certain that employees have a clear understanding of their responsibilities
Marketing and Public Affairs
 Responded to requests for information from media sources or designated an appropriate spokesperson or
information source, served as an ambassador and link between the military and civilian media: established and
maintained relationships with organization leaders, news media and area public affairs offices, and used these
relationships to establish a positive relationship between U.S. and international partners
 With clarity and consistency,wrote interesting and effective press releases,prepared media kits and assisted in
escorting civilian media at military events,as well as effectively writing and reviewing news and feature materials
accompanied by photographs for release to internal and external audiences via print and web outlets
 Succeeded in coordination with local media representatives for organization print, television, radio and web paid
advertising campaigns and earned the organization a value of $1,266,999 in Public Service Announcements
 Researched and analyzed background information related to stories in order to be able to provide complete and
accurate information in news reporting.
 Gathered information about events through research,interviews, experience, or attendance at events,and evaluate
leads or tips to develop new, interesting and relevant story ideas.
 Checked reference materials, such as news files or public records, to obtain important facts.
 Photographed news events.

2. Mr. Shawn Valosin
Largo, Florida, 33771 (727) 744-0044
Email: shawn.valosin@gmail.com
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 Produced news and feature products describing the background and details of events and regulate their distribution
while varying language and tone of messages based on product,medium and target audience, ensuring
correspondence is reader friendly and of local, national and international significance to describe relations between
U.S. and international partners.
 Excelled in editing and proofreading news articles and photo content,grammar, and punctuation,following
prescribed editorial style, formatting guidelines and DoD regulations, prior to approval by senior supervisors.
 Monitored and updated organization webpages to include 15 Facebook pages
 Provided marketing and public affairs training to new recruiters in the organization
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
 February 2008 - February 2012 – Petsmart Employee
o Positions held:
 Cashier, Lead Cashier, Pet Care Associate,Stock Manager, Pet Care Manager
 March 2012 – Present: Mass Communications Specialist, U.S. Marine Corps
o Positions held:
 Public Affairs Chief: June 2014 - Present
EDUCATION
 Earned an AS in Environmental Science at the American Military University
JOB TRAINING
 Defense Information School Basic: Public Affairs Specialist Course
Accomplishments
 Was the Public Affairs Chief for the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Africa 2014.
Provided coverage from the Libya Embassy Evacuation which was picked up by prominent news outlets throughout
the world.
 Was awarded a Certificate of Commendation and Letter of Appreciation for work done in support of SPMAGTF-
CR-AF
 Was personally selected to be the Public Affairs Chief for Marine Prepositioning Force Exercise 15
 Was personally selected to be the Public Affairs Chief for Exercise Cold Response 16
 Was personally selected to be the Public Affairs Chief for Exercise Saber Strike 16
 Graduated the Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course and led numerous Martial Arts courses for Marines to
advance their proficiency in the program.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
 Adobe Suite
 Microsoft Office
 Windows 7/Vista/XP
 Pinterest
 Instagram
 Facebook
 Twitter
 SnapChat
 LinkedIn
 YouTube