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SAME Young Professionals Council Webinar: Leading Through Growth--Navigating the Stages of Small Business Success
About This Webinar
In this webinar, **Jonathan Ruffier** explores the critical leadership shifts required to successfully grow and scale a small business. The hard truth? The very skills that help founders launch and build a successful company can become the biggest obstacles to continued growth.
As organizations evolve, leaders must learn to delegate effectively, build high-performing teams, adapt their management style, and shift from working *in* the business to leading *the* business. Jonathan will share practical insights and real-world strategies to help business owners navigate each stage of growth, avoid common pitfalls, and develop the leadership mindset needed to build a scalable, sustainable organization.
Who can view: Everyone
Webinar Price: Free
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Regional Engineer Action Officer, Naval District Washington
Lt. Park is a native of South Korea. He enlisted in the Navy as a Boatswain’s Mate in October 2013 and commissioned through Officer Candidate School in January 2020. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2018.
In January 2014, Lt. Park reported to his first duty station at USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53). The following tour, he joined the Navy Reserve and reported to Coastal Riverine Squadron ELEVEN in September 2018 where he served as a small boat engineer.
Upon completion of CECOS in November 2020, he reported to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ELEVEN where he served as Material Liaison Officer, Bravo Company Platoon Commander, Chemical Biological Radiological OIC, and Honors Detail OIC. In June 2022, he reported to Officer In Charge of Construction China Lake where he served as a Construction Manager managing seven MILCON projects valued at $757M. In November 2023, he volunteered for a three-month assignment to NAVFAC Marianas where he served as a Portfolio Lead for Super Typhoon Mawar Recovery Program valued at $900M and Contracting Officer’s Representative for Mawar Global Contingency Service Contract valued at $125M.
In July 2024, he assumed duties as Facilities Management Division Director at Public Works Department China Lake.
Lt. Park is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington and Seabee Combat Warfare Officer qualified. He has also achieved certifications for Contracting Professional and Public Works Level II. His awards include Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (2), Humanitarian Service Medal, and other service awards. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Assistant Vice Chair for Young Professional Program in the Society of American Military Engineers.
In January 2014, Lt. Park reported to his first duty station at USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53). The following tour, he joined the Navy Reserve and reported to Coastal Riverine Squadron ELEVEN in September 2018 where he served as a small boat engineer.
Upon completion of CECOS in November 2020, he reported to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ELEVEN where he served as Material Liaison Officer, Bravo Company Platoon Commander, Chemical Biological Radiological OIC, and Honors Detail OIC. In June 2022, he reported to Officer In Charge of Construction China Lake where he served as a Construction Manager managing seven MILCON projects valued at $757M. In November 2023, he volunteered for a three-month assignment to NAVFAC Marianas where he served as a Portfolio Lead for Super Typhoon Mawar Recovery Program valued at $900M and Contracting Officer’s Representative for Mawar Global Contingency Service Contract valued at $125M.
In July 2024, he assumed duties as Facilities Management Division Director at Public Works Department China Lake.
Lt. Park is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington and Seabee Combat Warfare Officer qualified. He has also achieved certifications for Contracting Professional and Public Works Level II. His awards include Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (2), Humanitarian Service Medal, and other service awards. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Assistant Vice Chair for Young Professional Program in the Society of American Military Engineers.
COO, Technology Advancement Group
Jon Ruffier is the Chief Operating Officer of Technology Advancement Group (TAG), a cleared defense contractor on the Air Force Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) program of record. A U.S. Army veteran who served nine years, Jon deployed in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve as an aide-de-camp in the 4th Infantry Division and in support of Operation Inherent Resolve as a company commander in the 5th Special Forces Group. Across his career he has led organizations through growth and hard change in very different environments: a services firm that scaled from 120 to over 700 people in under two years, a SaaS company that grew from 80 to 240 globally in a year, a special operations task force, and now a lean defense firm. Jon is passionate about how organizations actually grow, and how leadership has to evolve to match, teaching leaders to scale their organizations by pulling the levers within their control rather than the ones they don't. Outside of work, he volunteers as an interview coach with Candorful, helping transitioning service members prepare for civilian careers, and is the creator of Veteran Casual, an oral history of veteran transitions that helps service members find purpose beyond the uniform.
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