Nathan Ellsworth

Leads a phenomenal team that provides education and training oversight and ensures program integrity for all workforce development needs.

Directs teaching/learning activities in the various formalized Navy training environments. Delivers training material, administers tests, counsels students on academic problems, documents academic performance, evaluates training, and performs curriculum maintenance tasks to ensure validated formalized training requirements are executed.

Assists the collateral or primary duty Safety Officer or Safety Manager in coordinating the implementation of the Navy Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Program, Traffic Safety Program, and Recreational and Off-Duty Safety (RODS) Program. Performs administrative and record keeping functions in support of the command safety organization. Identifies hazards, unsafe work practices, and health hazardous conditions. Assists in the evaluation of workplace hazards, including periodic workplace monitoring. Prepares various safety and mishap reports, maintains hazard abatement program documentation, and aids in mishap investigations. Arranges or conducts indoctrination and periodic SOH training. Disseminates SOH program information throughout the chain of command.

Retired.

Performs organizational level preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, fault isolation procedures, and operation of equipment for the LM Systems Suite onboard LCS class, Freedom variant, providing the capability to detect, classify, track, and engage multiple groups of small boats, and it can be configured with the Maritime Security Module (MSM) for Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS), drug and counter piracy operation. The ship’s speed, SUW MP capabilities, manned and unmanned aviation assets, extend the ship’s surveillance and attack potential.

Performs organizational level preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, fault isolation procedures, and operation of equipment for the GD Systems Suite onboard LCS class, Independence variant, providing mine detection, neutralization, and sweeping utilizing both helicopters and unmanned vehicles and supports joint operations conducted ahead of or concurrent with power projection forces.

Performs duties associated with Hazardous Material Control Management. Performs Hazardous Material Control planning and management of material handling equipment. Responsible for inventorying, receiving, transferring,and properly turning in all used and excess Hazardous Materials from all Navy commands.

Performs Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) intermediate level repair of rigging equipment, providing general rigging and manufacturing services, and the weight testing of equipment, fixtures, ladders, handrails and elevators. Demonstrates knowledge of intermediate-level specifications, and proper use of maintenance industrial machinery.

I’m currently working in the Training Department at E. & J. Gallo through a Corporate Fellowship Program called “Hiring Our Heroes.” HOH is a not-for-profit, national foundation that helps veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find employment. This opportunity has given me insight into multiple facets of the business like Bottling, Cellar, Spirits, Warehouse, and Harvest Operations.

The U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA) is a senior leadership development program for active and reserve E-8/9 personnel from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, as well as our international service partners. The SEA focuses on management, leadership, national security, and physical fitness.