Cheryl A. Elliott Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Va, Us

Norfolk, Va, Us

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Norfolk, Virginia

- Conducts various studies such as work measurement, methods and procedures, and/or engineered time standard studies; management information studies; internal review studies; and organizational/manpower review studies.- Operates a variety of automated information management systems to analyze data, prepare reports and summarize findings for the department supervisor.- Tracks and provides performance and operational efficiency data to the department manager.- Performs manpower reviews of the work processes and develops statistical data to justify work reorganization, position restructuring, or process modification.- Provides advisory services to management and recommends changes to policies, procedures, work methods, and assignments to improve efficiency/operations.

Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, Va

Led a team of 101 deployable personnel through effective coaching, mentoring, leadership and guidance. Directly accountable for a broad scope of responsibilities, including training development and facilitation, performance evaluations, personnel management, regulatory compliance, scheduling and general human resources support functions. Established and maintained relationships with manpower agencies and partnered with placement managers to secure personnel for assignments. Managed training facilitations, manpower planning, and public affairs.• Managed staff development and mission relevant training tasks; defined and implemented short and long-term goals, prepared work schedules, and monitored performance standards increasing production from 30% to 75% quality products.• Synchronized organizational workload and performance metrics ensuring 100% command objectives and mission readiness. Prepared and debriefed annual performance reviews of personnel. Advised leadership on an appropriate corrective personnel action.• Skilled in serving as a consultant to leadership in providing human resources services and conducting a detailed analysis of complex functions with serviced organizations.• Monitored and assessed operations, identified manpower/equipment deficiencies, and implemented improvements. Worked closely with placement/readiness officers to ensure all personnel met mission readiness, readiness assessments and training requirements. • Guided and mentored 35 sea operational detachments and contingency teams, led by the Navy’s newest Public Affairs Officers, enhancing professional public affairs/visual information counsel, planning, and support to Regional, Fleet, and Unit Commanders. • Implemented significant changes and improvements to production methods, services, procedures, budget management, and training which greatly enhanced the readiness and efficiency of 17 junior officers and 84 Sailors.• Achieved top performance ranking out of 5 Senior Enlisted.

Norfolk, Va

Hand-selected by the 4-Star General to serve as the Senior Enlisted Leader/Advisor to more than 158 international service members. Responsible for keeping the senior U.S. Navy Officer informed of sensitive and current issues. Coordinated and oversaw all aspects of manpower operations, secured new onboarding to support manpower needs. Established and maintained relationships with manpower agencies and partnered with placement managers to secure personnel for assignments. Managed training facilitations, manpower planning and public affairs. Ensured active and reserve components were aligned with NATO goals and U.S. Navy priorities.• Coordinated public affairs participation during community and civic functions, public affairs functions, and community outreach. Liaised with 28 NATO nation representatives to ensure international participation for NATO National Flag Day ceremonies and the Norfolk International Tattoo Festival attended by government officials, media, regional commanders, and international distinguished visitors. Collaborated with city officials to coordinate logistics for coverage of the International Tattoo Festival.• Served as Command Training Team Advisor. Increased military training command-wide across 10 job classifications, achieving a 60% increase in advancement exam scores, 23 retention approvals for second termers, a 97% retention rate, and an 80% continuing education enrollment/completion. Ensured active and reserve components were aligned with NATO goals and U.S. Navy priorities.• Prepared statistical reports to improve the efficiency of internal administrative processes. Served in an environment as the authority on military obligations, retention, retirement, leave, performance evaluations, pay, separations and additional areas related to military personnel management, using automated reports.• Established mass communication training for the Naval Support Activity complex increasing advancement by 25%.

Norfolk, Va

Led, trained, and guided 16 personnel; planned, organized, controlled and executed public affairs campaigns to enhance the understanding of agency programs to the public. Reviewed public affairs plans, policies and products for approval and coordination for 3 to 5 surface ships when deployed. Planned and disseminated information related to the organization's programs and functions through media. Established and maintained effective working relationships with representatives of the media, community, and area governments. Provided strategic direction on how to better communicate with local communities and elected officials.• Interviewed subject matter experts on the latest information for use in news releases; met with media representatives. Managed, wrote, edited and approved all content posted to the internal and external websites; generated a constant flow of visual information for public release on the internal and external websites. Managed newsletter and external web page using SharePoint.• Served as a career advisor to military personnel regarding career goals and advancement opportunities consistent with their skills and the Navy’s needs.• Planned and directed all facets of USS Kearsarge’s coverage for Fleet Week New York 2008; managed preparation for 2 major receptions, numerous distinguished visitors and ship tours for nearly 56,000 visitors with 55 VIP tours, including the Secretary of the Navy and more than 20 flag/general officers. • Orchestrated events for 4,000 distinguished visitors, including 8 Ambassadors, 7 congressmen, 32 Prime Ministers and more than 200 multinational senior officers during mission Continuing Promise 2008; produced 100 news articles, 4,000 photos and 200,000 print jobs, highlighting the U.S. South Command’s maritime strategy and the U.S. Ambassador’s public diplomacy objectives.• Coordinated visits by government officials, media and command guests to area commands, activities and units.

Fort George G. Meade, Md

Identified educational needs, developed formal educational and training programs for more than 3,000 students and 5 departments annually. Designed lesson plans; evaluated curricula to ensure the optimal delivery of all course material. Analyzed training programs to evaluate their effectiveness; conducted surveys to identify training needs and implement changes as needed. Analyzed training programs to evaluate their effectiveness in achieving an organization’s objectives. Implemented efficient approaches to promoting student involvement in the Department of Defense public affairs operations and strategic communications, speechwriting, public speaking, broadcast writing, media relations, media training and newswriting. Evaluated and advised leadership on the organization, methods, and procedures for providing administrative support systems such as records, communications, directives, forms, files, and documentation.• Collaborated with Department of Defense Judge Advocate Generals and service Judge Advocate Generals offices to rewrite/redesign an all-encompassing Defense Information School Policies and Procedures Manual chapter outlining the responsibilities of staff, faculty and students while assigned to DINFOS. Reviewed and recommended extensive changes to 24 chapters of the Policies and Procedures Manual.• Hand-selected by the Directorate of Training to conduct all investigations of incidents of enlisted student cheating/plagiarism, resulting in 3 administrative eliminations. • Trained more than 200 students in the theory, concepts and principles of public affairs, media relations, community relations, and preparation and release of information, reporting news and command information in accordance with applicable directive, using various research methods and fundamentals of print journalism.

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Human Resource Management

Coursework: Management Concepts, Human Resource Management, Business & Society, Business Ethics, Training & Development, Staffing.

Associate Of Science Degree In Paralegal Law, Criminal Justice, 3.9

Coursework: Legal Research & Writing, Business Law, Success in Career Development, Personal Injury & Litigation, Alternative Dispute.