TOM DEAVER

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Reading
Writing
Video Games
Listening to Music
Cooking and baking

Virginia Military Institute
08/1990 – 05/1994
BA in International Studies with minors in History and German, 
Graduated with Distinction, Ranger Challenge Captain, ROTC 
Battalion S1 (Adjutant and Personnel), Swim Team.

Hendersonville High School
08/1986 – 05/1990
High School diploma, Varsity Swim Team, YMCA Leaders Club

2022 – Finalist in WGF’s Veteran Writers Program

2022 – Winner of Iowa Veterans Affairs Creative Arts Festival "The Fair"

Dragonslayer Entertainment – CEO and Producer
01/2020 – 03/2021
•	Launched own Production company but was unable to secure financing.

2019 - Quarterfinalist – Screencraft Fellowship

Latto & Associates, a Transamerica Financial affiliate - Stockbroker
2001–2004
•	Office Manager for a National Top 100 Financial Planner
•	Assisted in managing $24 million in assets. 

US Army - Eighth US Army - Information Operations Officer
1999–2000
•	Staff planning and execution of Propaganda, Press Releases, Electronic 
                Warfare, Special Operations, and Engineering, Legal, Medical, Combat Arms,                                          
                Logistical support of Information Warfare missions.
•	Invented over 75 Information Operations Battle Drills that were 
                part of the OPLANs for the Korean Peninsula
•	Oversaw the fielding of over $250,000 of IT. 

US Army - Second Infantry Division – Battalion S2
1997-1998
•	Planned and executed security for an Air Defense Battalion.  Won award for 
                best security program in the Division of 15,000 personnel.
•	Revamped the North Korean air threat scenario and briefed the CIA and DIA.

US Army, 1^st Cavalry Division – Company/Battery Commander
1996-1997
•	Appointed Executive Officer of “most difficult Battery.”
•	Assumed command of Battery in charge of 120 Junior Officers and personnel and $23 million worth of vehicles and equipment.  
•	Deployed one Platoon to Kuwait, deployed Battery to National Training Center where we defeated the OPFOR 6 of 7 battles and won Hero of the Battle.

Skills (Not limited too)
•	Computer Proficiencies – Final Draft 11, MS Office Suite
•	Public Speaking – trained in Public Speaking at Combined Arms Staff School.
•	Academic and Creative Writing.
•	Some limited German and Romanian.
•	Published in Wings of Freedom (1999) poetry anthology
•	Published Senior Thesis in Marshall Research Library (Moscow Military Mission and General John R. Deane)
•	Video game knowledge largely in strategy and roleplaying.
•	Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education (English) work done to include instruction in Young Adult literature and African American literature.