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Brad VanderVegt.txt <br />Minnesota Department of Public Safety – Capitol Security Division <br />Security / Executive Protection Officer <br />2003 – 2004 <br />·Maintain safety and provide protection for government executives, legislators, <br />employees and <br />visiting persons <br />·Conducted vehicle and foot patrols. Badge/pass monitoring, and <br />electronic observation <br />United Stated Air Force Reserve – 934 Air Lift Wing Security Forces Squadron <br />Staff Sergeant – Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Instructor <br />2002 – 2008 <br />·Range coach / instructor in charge of maintaining the combat ready, weapons <br />proficiency of all <br />personnel assigned to the bases <br />·Provided federal level law enforcement to all jurisdictions under the 934th ALW <br />command <br />United States Marine Corps – 1st Battalion 3rd Marines, Weapons Company <br />Sergeant – Squad Leader, Gun Team 7 <br />1997 – 2001 <br />·Provide indirect fire support of for all forward infantry <br />·Perform military operations in urban terrain / Urban Warfare <br />·Conducted non-lethal / less than lethal operations in urban environments <br />·Certified in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape tactic (S.E.R.E) <br />Education:: Graduated Ogilvie High school in 1997 <br />Awarded a Bachelors degree from Metropolitan State University in 2005, majoring in <br />Social <br />Science <br />Civic and Volunteer Activities (Past and Present):: I volunteered for serves in the <br />armed forces <br />of the United States of America. I have donated blood on a number of occasions to <br />the Red <br />Cross. I have also donated an automobile and quantities of clothing to various <br />community <br />organizations where they were used to assist those in need. I am a member of a <br />veteran’s <br />organization affiliated with the Marine Corps that assists returning combat veterans <br />in <br />transitioning back into their civilian lives. I offer mentorship to guide them as <br />they work to mold <br />there military experiences into careers here at home. <br />Please state your reasons for wanting to serve on the Commission/Board:: I find that <br />I’ve been <br />working in some level of government ever since I left home in Northern Minnesota <br />back in 1997. <br />I enjoy the satisfaction if feel when serving my community, county, state and <br />country. Now I <br />have decided to raise my young family here in the Roseville. I know my children will <br />have <br />benefited form being brought up here and that compels me to do my part. I am looking <br />for <br />additional ways to offer myself in service to Roseville, my city, and do my part to <br />ensure the <br />very qualities that lead me to raise my family here are upheld and maintained. This <br />is why I am <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />