Reliable Security Officer

Posted on: 2017-04-27

Leadership and Management

 

Senior Advisor to Directors and Operation Managers and a Military Veteran with a Top Secret Security Clearance with over 27 years of proven experience in the United States Army. Accomplished measurable results while leading over 4000 personnel in a dynamic, fast paced environment. Possesses a comprehensive background in leadership, management and supervisory knowledge and experience, derived from conducting domestic and global operations in Guam, Korea, Europe, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Managed risk upon multiple lines to protect personnel, assets, property, and equipment valued over 100 million dollars while meeting and exceeding the expectations of senior leadership. Recipient of numerous awards for outstanding performance, achievements, and professionalism throughout an extensive military career.

Current: Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance

 

 

Area of Expertise

 

- Leadership Development                                          - Strategic Planning/Implementation 

- Effective Interpersonal Skills                                    - Process Improvement

- Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills           - Team Building       

- Lead and Manage Change                                        - Learning and Development                    

- Program Management                                             - Staff and Team Collaboration

- Problem Solving and Decision Making                       - Security Clearance

- Equality & Diversity                                                - Force Protection/Anti-Terrorism                                  

    

 

Professional Experience

 

Personnel and Administrative Director

Task Force Talon - Andersen AFB, Guam 2014-2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Advised the Director on all matters related to personnel, property, and training. Monitored all personnel systems to ensure accurate reporting, managed and supervised all senior leaders and ensured equality and fairness for over 300 personnel assigned to the organization.

                    

• Responsible for all coordination between the U.S. Army (THAAD), Guam's National Guard, the U.S. Air Force and Naval Base Guam on all military and personnel matters.
• Instituted ad hoc staffing solutions that took a newly formed organization from a concept to a fully functional and successful enterprise in an extremely compressed timeframe.
• Responsible for ensuring the proper management and use of all property and equipment valued at 100 million dollars. 
• Interpreted and applied human resource concepts, practices, laws, regulations, and policies. Ensured compliance with Affirmative Employment and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, and initiated personnel actions using automated human resource programs.
• Additionally responsible for all training management, accuracy of personnel accountability, promotions, evaluations, and awards. 

Personnel and Administrative Director

1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bragg, NC     2012 – 2014

Senior Advisor to the Director, responsible for providing tactical and technical advice, assistance, coordination, and general guidance in all matters relating to military personnel. Responsible for the actions, discipline, activities, assignments, evaluations, personnel affairs, career advice, promotion, separation/retirement, and personnel systems management for over 800 personnel. 

• Developed and implemented a strategic professional development and assessment program that ensured critical skill proficiency across the organization.
• Supervised two managers and 10 employees tasked with inputting pay/allowance information and personnel data into automated human resource programs
• Ensured compliance with Affirmative Employment and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, as well as initiated personnel actions regarding awards, promotions, demotion, transfers and disciplinary actions.
• Oversaw a comprehensive inspection and internal audit program to ensure the organization closely adhered to codified policies and procedures.
• Seamlessly integrated assets from Human Resources, Finance, Logistics, Information Technology and Operations into a highly efficient and productive partnership.
• Implemented a comprehensive risk management program that was recognized as superior and subsequently adopted as the new corporate standard.

Executive Operations Director

3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bragg, NC                                               2010 – 2012                                                                                 

Strategically planned and managed operations to sustain and safeguard 600 personnel trained to respond to worldwide contingencies within 96 hours, as well as multi-organizational assets valued at more than one hundred million dollars. 

• Developed cutting-edge training programs which enabled the organization to exceed the Army’s training readiness rate.
• Leveraged emergent technology to create comprehensive team certification curriculum that was subsequently adopted throughout sister organizations.
• Instituted a forward looking leadership development program which enabled internal subject matter experts to rapidly progress into key management positions.
• Managed and oversaw an extensive distributed learning system which greatly reduced training expenses while simultaneously expanding training availability and effectiveness. 

 

Executive Operations Director

2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery, Camp Carroll, Korea                                      2009 – 2010               

Advised the Senior Operations Director on all matters related to training and operations for over 600 personnel in the organization. Responsible for the coordination and timely submission of all land, ammo, and training request from subordinate units. Ensured the proper ammo allocations were properly requested and submitted to installation organizations.   

• Directed 20 staff personnel responsible for processing, verifying and maintaining personnel and organization-related documentation, to include: staffing, training, performance evaluations, and company/personnel certifications.
• Responsible for all coordination between the organization, Camp Carroll Korea training sites, and surrounding military and civilian organizations on all military and personnel training events.
• Instituted a forward looking leadership development program which enabled internal subject matter experts to rapidly progress into key management positions.
• Managed and oversaw an extensive distributed learning system which greatly reduced training expenses while simultaneously expanding training availability and effectiveness.
• Scheduled all work shifts; ensured employee coverage of all sections to maintain operations for 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Personnel and administrative director

2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery, Fort Hood, Texas                                           2008 – 2009

Senior Advisor to the Director, responsible for providing tactical and technical advice, assistance, coordination, and general guidance in all matters relating to military personnel. Responsible for the actions, discipline, activities, assignments, evaluations, personnel affairs, career advice, promotion, separation/retirement, and personnel systems management for over 650 personnel. 

• Responsible for the permanent movement of 425 personnel and their families from Fort Hood, Texas to Camp Carroll, Korea.
• Supervised and mentored 20 senior leaders and managers, responsible for over 650 personnel assigned to the organization.
• Responsible for reviewing all documents required for submission to senior organizations ensuring complete, timely, accurate, and appropriate information.
• Interpreted and applied human resource concepts, practices, laws, regulations, and policies. Ensured compliance with Affirmative Employment and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, and initiated personnel actions using automated human resources programs.
• Identified training needs and conducted quality assurance reviews of training files to monitor fulfillment of training requirements.
• Instituted ad hoc staffing and manning solutions that took a newly relocated organization from a concept to a fully functional and successful enterprise in an extremely fast paced environment.

 

Education

 

Troy University                                                                                                               Troy, AL

Associates Degree with a Criminal Justice Focus                                                            2000 - 2002 

Advanced Leadership School U.S. Army                                                                     Ft. Bliss, TX

Organizational and Change Leadership                                                                           2007 - 2008 

Excelsior College                                                                                                           Albany, NY

B.S. Liberal Arts                                                                                                              2008 - 2014

 

Awards

 

Bronze Star (2)

Legion of Merit (1)

Meritorious Service Medal (4)

Army Commendation Medal (7)

Army Achievement Medal (5)