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About
📢 Co-Host of Military Trailblazer Office Hours
- Connect, Learn and Grow!
- 1st &…
Experience
Education
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Trailhead by Salesforce
Activities and Societies: Completed 21 Certifications, 2600+ Badges (Trailhead + myTrailhead), 40 Superbadges, over 1 million points
I'm a proud member of Salesforce's Trailhead Military community.
Visit my Trailblazer profile to learn more about my Salesforce professional development, education, and training. https://trailblazer.me/id/awesomesolutionengineer -
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Activities and Societies: Dreamforce 2022 & 2019 Military Trailblazer Ambassador
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Three course program consisting of: Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
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Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
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Activities and Societies: Advanced Research Project
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Activities and Societies: Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Military Trailblazer Office Hours Host
Trailhead Military by Salesforce
- Present 3 years 5 months
Education
Military Trailblazer (Career/Branding) Office Hours provides a live forum to gather with Military Trailblazers and Allies to discuss career paths within the Salesforce ecosystem, best practices for studying for and passing certification exams, strategies for strengthening your personal brand, marketing yourself on social media to enhance your Salesforce career, etc.
The Salesforce ecosystem is vast. Navigating its intricacies can sometimes feel overwhelming. This informal get-together…Military Trailblazer (Career/Branding) Office Hours provides a live forum to gather with Military Trailblazers and Allies to discuss career paths within the Salesforce ecosystem, best practices for studying for and passing certification exams, strategies for strengthening your personal brand, marketing yourself on social media to enhance your Salesforce career, etc.
The Salesforce ecosystem is vast. Navigating its intricacies can sometimes feel overwhelming. This informal get-together is designed to help leverage the Trailblazer Community to achieve professional development and career-related goals.
Office Hours has launched over 100 episodes featuring 180+ guest host subject matter experts. The YouTube channel contains over 180 educational videos, introducing viewers to opportunities within tech careers and within the Salesforce ecosystem. -
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Merivis
- 2 years
Education
Helping to improve and scale Salesforce training and education programs to support the Military Community.
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Trailhead Guide
Trailhead by Salesforce
- 6 months
Education
Trailhead Guides are Trailhead-certified Salesforce employees that provide pro bono support to organizations and individuals interested in leveraging the Trailhead learning platform to elevate their individual and organizational professional development.
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Mentor
Veterati
- 1 year
Education
Veterati provides a free mentoring network, linking Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses with successful professionals for 1 hour mentorship phone calls.
My Profile:
https://bit.ly/David_Nava_Veterati_Mentor -
Admin Cohort Mentor
Supermums
- 8 months
Education
By harnessing the power of the Salesforce ecosystem Supermums provides flexible well-paid career opportunities to those who are under or unemployed. They have empowered trainees and volunteers from around the world to join their mission and their graduates leave the program with confidence, skills and work experience to pursue a new career.
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Salesforce Solution Consultant
Merivis
- 9 months
Education
Worked with other Merivis Foundation Alumni to redesign Merivis' Salesforce instance, using a Scrum framework, to facilitate scaling of their Veteran education programs.
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Salesforce System Administrator
FourBlock
- 5 months
Education
System Administrator for a Veteran-focused nonprofit.
Courses
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Apex Academy: Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Coding in Salesforce
(David Liu, Pluralsight)
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Apex Academy: Fundamental Salesforce Coding Techniques
(David Liu, Pluralsight)
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Apex Academy: The Power of SOQL
(David Liu, Pluralsight)
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Complete Salesforce Administrator Certification Course
(Mike Wheeler, Udemy.com)
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Copado Administrator Course
(Copado)
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Copado Consultant Course
(Copado)
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Copado Developer Course
(Copado)
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Customer Centric Discovery
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Data Architecture and Management Designer Study Guide
(Focus on Force)
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Fearless Teaming
(SFDC Employee Training)
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Force.com and Apex Fundamentals for Developers
(Dan Appleman, Pluralsigh
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High Impact Teaming
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Implementing Salesforce Field Service
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Introduction to Visualforce
(Matt Lacey, Pluralsight)
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Platform Developer 1 Study Guide
(Focus on Force)
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Platform Developer I Preparation Course
(CDW-450)
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Powerful Storytelling
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Salesforce Administration Essentials for New Admins in Lighting Experience
(ADX-201)
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Salesforce Community Cloud Study Guide
(Focus on Force)
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Salesforce Declarative Development for Platform App Builders in Lightning Exp
(DEX-402)
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Salesforce Education Cloud Academy
(Salesforce.org)
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Salesforce Field Service Fast Path Training
(Salesforce.com)
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Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Academy
(Salesforce.org)
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Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Course
(Mike Wheeler, Udemy.com)
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Salesforce Platform App Builder Preparation Course
(CRT-402)
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Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant Certification Course
(MIke Wheeler, Udemy.com)
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Salesforce Sales Cloud Study Guide
(Focus on Force)
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Salesforce Service Cloud Consultant Certification Course
(MIke Wheeler, Udemy.com)
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Salesforce Service Cloud Study Guide
(Focus on Force)
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Salesforce Sharing and Visibility Designer Study Guide
(Focus on Force)
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Virtual Build Guided Experience with OmniStudio
(OMS-435-INT)
Honors & Awards
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SE of the Quarter for Culture (FY24, Q4)
Salesforce
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Salesforce Impact Trailblazer (FY 2022 - 2025)
Salesforce
Volunteered over 400 hours (and counting) supporting the Trailblazer Community with mentorship and hosting community group meetings.
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SE of the Quarter for Culture (FY22, Q4)
Salesforce
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Salesforce Golden Hoodie
Salesforce
The Golden Hoodie is awarded to select individuals who go above and beyond in giving back to the Salesforce professional community.
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SE of the Quarter (FY22, Q1)
Salesforce
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Salesforce Customer Value Delivered Award
Salesforce
Awarded by Salesforce for excellence in professional services delivery.
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Salesforce Volunteer Rockstar (FY21)
Salesforce
Completed over 150 hours of volunteer mentorship within the Trailblazer Community to help others succeed in their careers.
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Victoria McGrath Volunteer of the Year Award
Fourblock
Awarded annually in honor of the late Victoria McGrath and her selfless service to the Veteran Community. The award is presented to the Fourblock volunteer who best exemplifies Victoria’s rare qualities of determination, humility, kindness, and empathy.
Organizations
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Merivis Foundation
Alumnus, Salesforce Career Development Program Graduate
- PresentThe Merivis Foundation supports the Veteran community by preparing them for their next mission through training, mentoring, job readiness, community and an alumni network for the Salesforce job market.
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Trailhead Military
Member
- PresentTrailhead Military is the Salesforce job training and career accelerator program for military service members, veterans, and spouses.
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FourBlock
Alumnus, Career Progression Program Graduate
- PresentI am honored, proud, and grateful to have taken part in a semester-long, university-accredited program that provided professional development, career exploration, and networking for transitioning military members and veterans. The cohort met once a week for ten weeks to receive over thirty hours of in-person lectures, networking events, and practical application. Additionally, one-on-one mentorship was provided to each veteran in order to address personal transition and career search…
I am honored, proud, and grateful to have taken part in a semester-long, university-accredited program that provided professional development, career exploration, and networking for transitioning military members and veterans. The cohort met once a week for ten weeks to receive over thirty hours of in-person lectures, networking events, and practical application. Additionally, one-on-one mentorship was provided to each veteran in order to address personal transition and career search strategies. I am now a proud Alum of this fantastic program.
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Salesforce
Lightning Champion
-Lightning Champions is a peer-to-peer program encouraging those who have already made the move to Lightning to help those who haven’t yet started the trip.
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