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Billy Joe Tolliver
23 Cranberry Drive
Fort Smith, Arkansas 33445
(718) 555-7644 • B.Tolliver@xxx.com

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

• Highly experienced coach.
• Experienced in professional sports, military, and educational institutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1995–Present
Dekalb County School System, Educator and Coach
Teach world history to students in the 9th–12th grades.
• Effective at motivating students to achieve excellence.
• Twice awarded the Cybrus Award for teaching excellence.
• Counsel students seeking alternative educational direction. Maintain comprehensive
and current knowledge of local-area vocational and technical schools. Dramatically
impacted the percentage of students going on for advanced training.
• Head coach for men’s football and baseball. Football teams have consistently
achieved winning seasons. Division runner-up in 1996, 1997, and 2003. Baseball
team ranked number 12 in the nation. Four former students currently playing in the
professional leagues.

1985–1995
U.S. Marine Corps, Master Sergeant
• Entered the corps as a private and was promoted through the ranks.
• Served in the military police at bases in Germany, Korea, and the Philippines.
• Coached inter-military football team to division championship. Honorably discharged.

1981–1983
Detroit Lions Professional Football, Defensive Lineman

EDUCATION

B.A., History, 1985
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK

References available upon request.