Brett Macy

Dedicated and empathetic Career Counselor with over four years of experience in career development, transition assistance, and workforce readiness. Proven ability to support Service Members and their families through career transitions, delivering personalized guidance, facilitating impactful workshops, and ensuring access to essential services. Skilled in program evaluation, resume development, and civilian-military cultural integration. 20-year senior miliary professional passionate about empowering veterans to achieve success in civilian life and giving back to the military community.

Military Transition Counselor

MKS2/Choctaw Global - Vilseck TAP Office — Bavaria, Germany

Dec 2024 – Present

• Provides one-on-one counseling to Service Members through Individualized Initial Counseling and Capstone Counseling sessions to facilitate client’s transition from the military to civilian environment
• Crafts tailored Individual Transition Plans (ITPs), employment strategies, and informs Service Members of program eligibility, timelines and requirements
• Facilitates Managing Your Transition, Military Occupational Code Crosswalk classes, and Pre-Separation Counseling briefings while ensuring comprehensive understanding of available resources to clients and family members
• Manages a wide range of approx. 250 clients from short suspense to extended timelines of up to 2 years
• Expert in VA Benefits and Services procedures and practices
• Gathers and analyzes feedback to deliver specialty program offerings based off each Service Member’s specific needs
• Trained in deescalation procedures as well as crisis/tragedy management

US Army — Sergeant First Class

Feb 2004 – Jun 2024

• Counselor, advisor and recruiter of a 10 university multi-state program overseeing more than 4500 students and 50 professional cadre members for over four years transitioning into and out of military service
• Lectured fourteen credit hours per semester at multiple universities to include: University of Chicago, Chicago State University (HBCU), Saint Xavier University, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Purdue University NW, Indiana University NW, Governors State University, Roosevelt University and Columbia College
• Developed, revised and updated collegiate and military curriculum from 2008-2024
• Mentored 20 peers and over 1200 basic trainees as a Senior Drill Sergeant while helping advance the development of structured training guidelines; achieved the highest graduation rate in the brigade of 98.5%
• Managed the health, welfare, training, readiness and overall safety of 105 individuals as First Sergeant conducting missions in 20 countries simultaneously as well as accountability of equipment exceeding $15,000,000
• Led battalion (250+ personnel) as senior enlisted advisor, created functional training plans during a seven-month deployment preparing Ukrainian units for combat operations; enhanced international partnership relations
• Partnered with more than 10 foreign embassies regarding personnel travel, living accommodations, sustenance and transportation of sensitive equipment across international boundaries to accomplish training requirements
• Assisted the city of Samarra, Iraq in rebuilding their infrastructure for 15 months resulting in two schools, one hospital, one government building and a clean water delivery system becoming operational

Bachelor of Science – Interdisciplinary Studies December 2019

Troy University, Troy, AL GPA: 3.644

Provost’s Honors List, Chancellor’s Honors List Magna Cum Laude