Supervises 12 employees that support to a 550+ person organization consisting of Service Members from all Military Departments, civilian employees, and contracted personnel. • Supported 14 Division Managers on all Human Resources activities to include talent acquisitions, awards and decorations, evaluations, benefits, and payroll; achieved 92% staff manning during resource constrained environment.• Chartered the organizational Morale Program, led the planning committee to raise a $25k in four months while working within strict military legal regulations and policies, and planned and executed an annual event attended by over 125 employees.• Completed two structure changes affecting the entire directorate in response to increased and evolving mission requirements while under a no-growth manpower policy; resulting structure eliminated redundancy, clarified complimentary functions, and improved internal cross-organizational communication.• Transitioned the Directorate to 2 new military Talent Marketplace online systems for requisitioning, selecting, and hiring new personnel; established department-specific review panels for each military service to address talent management of incumbent personnel and new hires.• Updated the directorate’s travel, security and award recognition programs; redesigned procedures to incorporate SharePoint, Access databases, and Word templates to improve customer support and decrease processing time.

Supervised 10-person team consisting of a mix of US Army and South Korean Soldiers to provide human resource support to a military intelligence organization with 1000+ employees. • Planned and executed 2 formal galas for 800+ guests; managed location scouting, hotel contracting, vendor selection, promotional products, VIP executive invitations, RSVPs and event registration; entrusted with all onsite decisions.• Created an Access database to track the 150+ administrative actions submitted monthly, allowing for real-time reports and data for trends and capability gap analysis. Resulted in zero misplaced personnel actions and increased timeliness by 20%.• Conceptualized, planned and executed quarterly corporate team building events, each with an audience of 50-80 attendees. Every event was unique in venue and team building activity.• Designed a talent acquisition program to fill 25 leadership positions for 7 major organizations across the Korean Peninsula. Program included coordinating guest speakers, scheduling over 100 individual development counseling sessions, posting job vacancies, and structuring the final interview panels.• Identified widespread training gap in off-site human resources offices; devised a monthly training curriculum focused on both professional development and improving technical skills.• Collaborated on equal opportunity programs; conceptualized, planned and executed multiple functions utilizing various formats such as expert panel, guest speakers, exhibitions and demonstrations.

Managed the Army Awards program for the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. • Spearheaded the Congressionally-directed working group in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Command, and Army Human Resources command to develop procedures to determine Purple Heart eligibility for the 1000+ Soldiers possibly exposed to chemical weapons while deployed.• Collaborated on the planning and execution of five Medal of Honor presentation ceremonies hosted by the President at White House and televised live, nationwide.• Represented the Army in a Joint Military Awards and Decorations Review; a 15-month long working group tasked to assess policies and eligibility requirements for the 20+ medals in the Department of Defense.• Analyzed proposed National Defense Authority Act bills, Department of Defense policies, and strategic Army talent management policies; wrote white papers and opines to inform senior executive decisions.• Processed 50+ valor awards nominations requiring approval by the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of Defense, or the President of the United States.

Provided direct administrative support to a Senior Civilian Executive. • Trusted with managing executive personal correspondence, calendar, and travel requirements.• Reviewed and provided recommendations for all actions requiring senior executive decision; empowered to work directly with directors for edits and changes.• Prepared and facilitated conferences and executive-level meetings; coordinated and deconflicted schedules with other senior executives; captured and transcribed meeting notes and followed up with due out tasks.• Managed succession planning, talent management, and personnel support actions for the 20-man office.

Supervised a team of 9 personnel to provide daily briefings to Senior Executives on the Army’s current strength and personnel status• Critical member of the Lean Six Sigma review of the Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations procedures in light of the lessons learned from the 2016 Pacific tsunami. Collaborated with stakeholders within multiple government agencies and non-governmental organizations to develop and publish updated instructions.• Maintained the Army Personnel Directorate’s contingency and emergency operations plan; arranged and tested transportation plan and off-site IT requirements.• Orchestrated team schedules and manning requirements to provide 24-hour oversight on casualty reporting, current deployment operations, and national news.

Led 65 Army talent acquisition specialists to successfully recruit, contract and on-board applicants. • Motivated a successful organization to achieve excellence; exceeded recruiting goals by 130%. Recognized as the #1 of 36 companies in our region and #2 of all 265+ companies in the Army in FY 2010.• Implemented the Army marketing program in the greater Tampa area, identifying target audiences and prioritizing resources. Simultaneously planned and executed 3 to 5 large and small events a month (50-65,000 attendees).• Planned four semi-annual regional training conferences attended by 150 directors and executives from 8 states throughout the Southeast US, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

Artillery Officer with the 2-2 Field Artillery