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North Carolina, United States

-Conducted specified aptitude examination sessions at various high schools to determine individual ability in preparation for career exploration.-Conducted specified aptitude examination sessions at various locations to determine individual qualifications for enlistment into the military service.-Distributed, collected, and sorted all test materials ensuring confidentially and security of test materials is maintained.-Briefed applicants on completing forms and on testing procedures.-Resolved problems and issues during the testing sessions.-Conducted advance coordination with school officials and facility managers to facilitate proper testing environment.-Reviewed applicant test admission forms for completeness and to ensure applicants are authorized to enter examination area and test.-Prepared test session/applicant packages for processing/mailing to appropriate office.-Conducted test sessions utilizing paper and pencil and/or computerized test formats

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Developed the military affairs office's division members as the trusted observer of activities within the operational scope of the Director, assisted the director by providing a grounding “down and in” perspective of the organization while aware of the “up and out” implications of the director’s decisions; advised the staff on all enlisted matters.• Managed division processing highest number of check-ins in the division’s history; processed over 9K SCI security requests• Coached, mentored and professionally developed adaptable, agile, balanced and innovative leader who executed organizational objectives and enhancing team proficiency

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed staff data within the Human Resources Management System (HRMS), advised senior leadership on overall strength of Army personnel and recommended assignment for all personnel in the department. Oversaw and reconciled 509 job assignments for 29 military occupational specialties and 7 languages performing joint duty across 8 directorates within the military placement division within the National Security Agency/Central Security Services (NSA/CSS).• Coordinated with NSA/CSS Senior Leaders and Army Leadership to validate manpower requirements and facilitated proper utilization and accountability of personnel• Enhanced the mission success of NSA/CSS by identifying priority manning shortages and placing 102 personnel in key positions• Increased efficiency of the Notice of Foreign National Association processing system by 60% by directly coordinating with the NSA/CSS senior leaders• Recipient of the Military Placement Division's Senior Manager of the Quarter out of 12 cross-functional leaders

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed 32 personnel while overseeing the Military Language Analyst Program; handled the individual and collective training, administrative actions, discipline, morale, and deployment readiness of Soldier interns within the Middle Enlisted Cryptologic Career Program and Military Cryptologic Signals Analysis Program and assisted the Personnel Manager with supervision in all facets of company administration.• Partnered with the Senior Language Advisor of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, an SES 2 position; provided advice and guidance in exercising responsibilities for oversight of language analysts resources, strategic planning and utilization• Wrote and briefed a segment for the Department of the Army Pamphlet; shaped the intel force and talent management of 35 series Soldiers• Completed advanced command language program managers course and was a valued voice of the division command language program; program was awarded the Department of Defense award for excellence• Partnered with synergistic counsel of 12 language analyst directorates and 150 members; resulted in upsurge of 3/3 defense language proficiency test scores by 20% Army-wide

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as branch military manager and senior Pashto cryptologic linguist, managed the daily operations, accountability and training for 24 military service members.• Performed target development, signals intelligence, and linguistic target analysis; transcribed, translated and reported high-level target language communications in support of forward-deployed military forces and national policymakers• Directed mission versus manpower requirements to fill high priority mission needs for 104 joint service members• Generated comprehensive individual training plans for Pashto language analysis used to increase job qualification standards for signals intelligence training for personnel

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Pashto

Associate'S Degree, Food And Beverage Management