Brandon Keener Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California

Greater San Diego Area

Makers Quarter San Diego

Warfighter Program Manager. Translated a conceptual program that supports military and veteran entrepreneurs into a functional program model including marketing, cohort application and selection process, business and engineering training, pitch events, idea transition, and developed a continuous relationship model to support an expansive M-WERX ecosystem.

San Diego

Greater San Diego Area

• Planned and orchestrated collaborative projects across six training sites globally, delivering high quality and on-time training and certification policy change recommendations. Decreased the number of at-sea training days required for 94 U.S. Naval ships by 7 days resulting in a $109,500,000 annual reduction in fuel costs.• Key stakeholder in revising training and certification policies for 94 U.S. Navy ships. Streamlined administrative requirements, reduced policy redundancies, and re-aligned organizational authorities that boosted training efficiency by 30%.• Managed the Master Training Specialist Program, with three direct reports. Trained, mentored, and certified 65 new Master Training Specialists competent in training analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Exceeded established certification goals by 25% in 11 months.• Project manager for a group academic assignment with 13 peers at the Naval War College Senior Enlisted Academy, collaborating across multiple time zones and schedules, yielded a 95% score – reported as “the best we’ve ever seen” by Faculty Advisors.

San Diego, Ca

• Collaborated with C-level employees and 8 Directors to develop long and short-range training plans for 52 employees; developed lesson topic guides and performance exams resulting in 68 external customers earning 100% of required job qualifications• Advised executive leadership in all matters pertaining to staffing, employee morale and welfare, individual employees counseled in performance, recognition, personal and professional development. Reorganized staffing structure for 8 departments resulting in 50% increase in operational efficiency for combat operations at sea.• Initiated and evaluated 27 real-world simulated training exercises that increased employee tactical and technical expertise resulting in the company’s “best-ever” scores during higher echelon assessments

Supervised and led a division of 3 work centers with up to 20 personnel. Oversaw tactical and job proficiency training for 85 employees company-wide.• Provided 3,000 hours of professional development for 18 employees resulting in 95% promotion and 100% employee retention rates annually.• Revitalized a stagnate program to train specialists in the Visit, Boarding, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) division, reconstructing an 18-person team from scratch. Increased operational readiness to 100%, ensuring 100% of mission tasking was met.• Initiated and facilitated 18 forums as subject matter expert, increasing executive level leadership knowledge in Undersea Warfare and VBSS operations. • Qualified 150 employees for Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection, reducing certification time from 5 months to 6 weeks with 100% demonstrated proficiency and ZERO reduction to skill levels during evaluation. • Pioneered the development of an innovative hardware solution for a longstanding issue; saved $25,000 for the company (and a potential of $300,000 for the US Navy).

Greater San Diego Area

Selected by name to provide tactical and technical training in a simulated environment to forge skilled professionals capable of performing complex duties vital to national security safely and efficiently.• Completed a comprehensive relevance review of instructional materials and curriculum; revised 25 training aids recruiting student training time by 6 days for 6 courses saving the Navy $75,000+.• Supervised a Course Phase III curriculum review, providing critical analysis of the material with contractors for updated technology, policy, and practical application; ensured future trainings comply with updated regulations and will meet 100% of real-world needs. • Conducted 1800 hours of training for 50 students over 36 months with a 100% retention rate, 85% advancement with ZERO attrition.• Spearheaded implementation of a tactical operator training course, dedicating 600+ hours to pre-pilot review process; graduated 43 Operators to fill jobs vital to national security.• Certified 21 instructors and 7 Master Training specialists through 300 hours of professional development and individualized mentorship leading to a 50% increase in students earning certifications.

Senior Enlisted Leadership, Senior Enlisted Academy

Bsbm, Business Management

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Electronics Technology