May Special: Use code FRIEND40 for 40% off your package. Offer ends May 31st.
NRWA Member · Resume Writing and Career Coaching

Your Service Earned It.
Your Resume Should Prove It.

A resume built from your real story and crafted with the personal touch that makes you stand out. Built specifically for veterans and federal employees who are ready to step into their next role and get paid what they are worth.

Get My Resume Done

Packages from $500. Use code FRIEND40 to save 40% this month.

Barry, Resume Writer and Career Coach
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NRWA Member
$25K+
Average salary increase reported by clients
NRWA
Member, National Resume Writers Association
Every level
Welders to Directors of Finance and beyond
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NRWA Member
National Resume Writers Association
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Maxwell Leadership
Trained in leadership development
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Hiring Panel Experience
I have seen both sides of the process
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Veteran and Federal Specialist
Military to civilian translation expertise
Sound Familiar?

The Problems That Brought You Here

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Applying Into Silence

Sending application after application with no callbacks. Your experience is real. Your resume just is not showing it the right way.

Stuck at the Blank Page

You know what you have done but translating military service or federal work into civilian language feels impossible.

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Underpaid for Your Worth

The skills, leadership, and clearances you bring to the table deserve real compensation. Your resume should demand it.

Barry at the International Maxwell Conference 2022
NRWA Member Hiring Panel Veteran Maxwell Leadership

A Career Coach Who Actually Gets It

I am not a resume mill. I am a veteran, a leader, and a member of the National Resume Writers Association who has worked with professionals at every level: from blue-collar welders and aircraft mechanics to directors of finance.

I have also sat on the other side of the table. As someone who has served on hiring panels, I know exactly what decision-makers look for, what gets a resume pulled to the top, and what sends it straight to the bottom. That perspective is built into every resume I write.

Where I truly specialize is with veterans and federal employees. I know how your service translates, what civilian employers need to see, and how to position your background so it opens doors instead of closing them.

Who This Is For

Built for People Who Have Done the Hard Work

If any of the below describes you, you are in the right place.

Veterans transitioning out of service
Federal and GS-grade employees seeking promotion or transfer
Blue-collar tradespeople moving into management
Mid-career professionals pivoting industries
New grads landing their first professional role
Anyone tired of sending resumes that disappear
The Process

The Unlocked Resumes Method

Every resume starts with understanding you, not a template. Here is how we work together:

1
Career DISC Assessment

We Start With You

You complete the Career DISC Assessment, a proven tool that reveals how you communicate, lead, and add value. This lets me write a resume that actually sounds like you, not a generic list of buzzwords.

2
Tailored Questionnaire

Your Story, In Your Words

Based on your assessment, I build a custom questionnaire designed to pull out exactly the achievements, skills, and context employers need to see. You fill it out and send it back. No guesswork required.

3
First Draft

I Get to Work

Every line is intentional and crafted to reflect you specifically, written to stand out in a sea of applications that all sound the same.

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Review and Satisfaction

We Refine Until It Feels Right

You review the draft and we refine together until you feel proud to send it. Your satisfaction is not a checkbox. It is the whole point.

Investment

Choose Your Package

Every package includes your Career DISC Assessment, a professionally written resume, and your choice of a cover letter or LinkedIn profile update.

May Only: Use the code below at checkout to save 40% off your entire package.

FRIEND40

Applies at checkout. Offer expires May 31st.

Complete Career Package
Everything You Need to Land Interviews
Resume + DISC Assessment + Cover Letter or LinkedIn Update
$500+ $300+
with code FRIEND40, this month only
What is included
  • Career DISC Assessment to understand how you lead, communicate, and add value
  • Tailored questionnaire built specifically for your background and goals
  • Professionally written resume with the personal touch that makes you stand out
  • Cover letter or LinkedIn profile update (your choice)
  • Revision rounds until you are fully satisfied
  • Military and federal translation expertise built into every word
  • Written by an NRWA member with real hiring panel experience
Get Started and Claim My Spot

Need More Support?

Interview preparation and leadership coaching for new roles are available on a case-by-case basis. After checkout we will have a conversation to figure out what fits best for where you are and where you are headed. Just reach out.

Client Results

Real People. Real Moves.

$35/hr to $155,000 Salary

"I did not know how to talk about what I had done in the military on paper. After going through the process, I had a resume that finally reflected who I was and what I brought to the table. I walked into interviews with a confidence I had not felt before."

Veteran transitioned from hourly technician to a $155,000 salaried position
Toxic Office to Fully Remote + $25K Raise

"I was stuck in a job that was draining me and did not know how to position myself for something better. The new resume opened doors I did not think were available to me: fully remote, $25,000 more per year, and real benefits."

Career Changer left a toxic in-office role for fully remote work with a $25K salary increase and full benefits
New Grad Landed Major IT Company

"As a student I felt like I did not have anything impressive to put on a resume. The process helped me see my experience differently and package it in a way that landed me a role at a major tech company right out of school."

Recent Graduate landed an IT role at a major company with entry-level experience
Barry, career coach

This Is More Than a Resume. It Is Your Next Chapter.

I started Unlocked Resumes because I saw too many talented, hardworking people getting passed over simply because they did not know how to tell their story on paper.

And I know what that looks like from the hiring side too. I have sat on panels, reviewed stacks of applications, and watched great candidates get skipped because their resume did not speak the language the room was using.

Veterans especially: you have led teams, operated under pressure, and built skills that most professionals only read about. You deserve a document that says all of that clearly. I have gone the path. Let me help you get there.

Start My Package Today

You Have Done the Work.
Now Get What You Have Earned.

Your next opportunity is waiting. It starts with a resume that tells your story the way it deserves to be told. Let us build it together.

Get My Resume Done

Use code FRIEND40 at checkout for 40% off. Offer ends May 31st.

Questions before purchasing? Reach out and we will make sure it is the right fit.