Careers­R­Us

Dr. Gerard M. Woodlief, Ed.D

Careers­R­Us (CRU) is a Career Education and Career Development company wholly owned and operated by its President and Founder, Dr. Gerard M. Woodlief, Ed.D. CRU has been a continuously licensed business since 1992, and has successfully operated in the States of Florida, Georgia, Arizona, New York and Washington (Wa State Unified Business ID No. 601924541 and Wa State Minority­Owned Business Certification Number: M3M0024237).

CRU offers unique Professional services in 3 specific areas: Career and Technical (Vocational) Education for Secondary­level High School Students

and Post­High School Young Adults; ‘Youth Offender’ Pre­Release Career Education, ‘CRU Sponsored’ Employment

Placement & Post­Release Career/Employment Management for Youth Offenders through CRU’s Pre­Release Career Counseling/Post­Release Career Counseling (PRCC²®) Program; and,

‘At­Risk Youth’ Mentoring Program Development, Mentor Vetting & Training, Mentoring Program Assessment, and Mentoring Program Management/Management Support.

CRU delivers its Professional services: At any Public or Private High School Site, Public­Sector or Private­Sector Facility, or

CRU Facility; Through Structured ‘Pre­Release’ Site Visits at State or Federal Youth Correctional

Facilities; Via Synchronous or Asynchronous Distance Learning Platforms; Through Structured/Recurring ‘Post­Release’ Employer Site Visits; and, Through Structured/Recurring ‘Post­Release’ Client Career Counseling sessions at a

CRU Facility.

CRU’s contracted services include: Co­Development of Objective­based ‘Behavioral,’ ‘Cognitive’ and ‘Educational/Training’

Goals and Metrics that clearly define each Client’s progress; Monthly/Bi­Monthly/Weekly Progress Reports on each Client that includes: Assessment

Scores; Specific Conclusions; and, Actionable Recommendations. Full support to Employers with the application & obtainment of Work Opportunity Tax

Credits (WOTC), Guaranteed Employee Federal Bonding and any additional Local, State or Federal support for Employers hiring Students or released Youth Offenders.

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About CRU’s Founder and President: Dr. Woodlief holds the following University Degrees: Doctorate of Education in Curriculum & Instruction ­ Arizona State University (1997) Master of Science in Aerospace Science ­ Embry­Riddle Aeronautical University (1992) BS in Mathematics (Probability & Statistics) ­ Metropolitan State College of Denver (1988) BS in Aerospace Science (Flight) ­ Central Washington University (1980)

Dr. Woodlief holds the following Post­Doctorate Certifications: Educational Leadership Administrator Certification ­ Lamar University (Expected 2017) Career and Technical Education Teaching Certificate ­ Bates Technical College (2015) Distance Learning Design & Development Certificate ­ University of Washington (2000)

In addition to founding and managing CRU, Dr. Woodlief has the following additional Senior­Level Government, Private­Sector, Military and Civic Experience:

Successfully taught Undergraduate­level and Graduate­level Education and Business Management courses as an Adjunct Professor (in both Public and Private Universities) since 1997, and in an Online University environment since 2000;

Served as a Doctoral Committee Chair, Doctoral Committee Member and Doctoral Mentor in Education and Business at Walden University since 2006;

Recognized by Embry­Riddle Aeronautical University as the Professor of the Year for Greater Phoenix, Arizona (1998); and by Walden University as an ‘Outstanding Faculty Member for 2010;’

Recognized as holding 35 years of continuous and progressive appointments as a Principal Engineer with Boeing Aerospace, Lockheed­Martin Aerospace and as an ‘Acting’ Director of Engineering for the Department of Defense;

As the Boeing Aerospace Executive Focal for Central Washington University

(1999­2002) and Adjunct Professor at CWU (2000­2002), Dr. Woodlief worked with CWU’s Electronics Engineering Chair, Dr. Walter Kaminski, to develop a Master of Science degree in Engineering Technology program that received North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation, and is now in its 14th year of existence at CWU;

As the Boeing Aerospace Executive Focal for Central Washington University and

Adjunct Professor at CWU, Dr. Woodlief wrote a grant that led to the establishment of Central Washington University’s Minority Enhancement Program, which continues to provide annual scholarships, summer internships at The Boeing Company, and preferential consideration for employment following graduation for all CWU Engineering and Business students;

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Dr. Woodlief is nationally­recognized for his specialized work in the development, delivery, measurement and adjustment of Curriculum and Instruction techniques being applied to an At­Risk Secondary High School, Incarcerated, Immediately­Matriculated or Released ‘Student/Young Adult’ populations;

Dr. Woodlief received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Naval Reserves in 2002, following 8 years of Service;

Dr. Woodlief has been a Licensed Pilot since age 17, and is recognized as the first African­American to matriculate from the Clover Park Commercial Aviation Flight School (Washington) in 1977;

Dr. Woodlief was Appointed to the Department of Defense’s Defense Acquisition Board in 1997, and holds Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III status in Science & Technology Management, Program Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering and Program Management. Additional DoD Certifications include: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000 Provisional Lead Auditor (1995); Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (2009); and, United States Army Contracting Officer Representative (2012); and finally,

Dr. Woodlief has served 3 Appointments as a Senior Manager and Branch Chief for the Department of Defense in Afghanistan (2008, 2012) and Iraq (2010). As a testament to his service and dedication to Mission and Country, he has received the highest US Army, Department of Defense and NATO Letter of Award for Civilian Service in a War Zone in addition to War on Terrorism Service Awards (2008 and 2012).

For more information on any of our services, or for Program Pricing, please feel free to contact us at:

Careers­R­Us (CRU) Attention: Dr. Gerard M. Woodlief 10708 116th Street S.W. Lakewood, Washington 98498 Cell: (253) 298­8418 Email: careersrus@outlook.com Pre­Release Career Counseling/Post­Release Career Counseling (PRCC²®) is a Registered Trademark of Careers­R­Us, LLC. Careers­R­Us, LLC is a Registered Minority and Women's Business Enterprises (MWBE) and is listed with Washington State Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises (OMWBE) Certification Number: M3M0024237

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