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Severna Park, Md, Us

United States

Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States

• Plan and coordinate international and domestic partnership coordinating activities. Maintain situational awareness of and adherence to appropriate foreign disclosure guidance, bilateral agreements, and MOAs/MOUs impacting international and domestic partnership coordination. Participate in the preparation and execution of Command meetings/conferences/visits with Allies, Services, Agencies, Academia, Industry, and Commands to include visit coordination, logistics, and development and dissemination of command information packages and materials. Gather information, provide analysis, develop, and produce written products in support of the organizations strategic coordination initiatives and planning objectives. Plan, facilitate and attend working groups, meetings, symposiums and conferences in order to facilitate discussions that produce measureable actions and results. Review and provide comments on related strategy, strategic planning documents, instructions, policy, and doctrine both developed internally and received from higher headquarters, or external sources.

Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States

• Planned and coordinated international and domestic partnership coordinating activities in accordance with U.S. and DoD policy and following DoD international agreements and security cooperation processes. Participated in the preparation and execution of Command meetings/conferences/visits with Allies, Services, Agencies, Industry, and Commands to include visit coordination, logistics, and development of command information packages and materials. Provided analysis, recommendations, and strategic guidance to enable effective cyberspace operations. Created products to include engagement reports, executive summaries, after action reports, SOPs, in support of J5 and Chief of Staff requirements.

Converse, Texas, United States

Utilized obtained knowledge and skills to monitor, track, and produce tools improving productivity and streamlining operations. Significantly impacted future growth as project manager and team member for complex assignments that require innovation. Supported Financial Advisors, Operations Managers, and Branch Managers in branch location responsible for fulfilling duties when Operations Management takes extended leave. Maintained achieving goals and objectives for projects within time frame and budget. Communicated and prepared reporting with management including gathering, analyzing, and reconciling G/L accounts for information integrity and resolving discrepancies, and month-end P/L analysis.

Quantico, Virginia, United States

Conducted copy-edit tasks for documents including, standard operating procedures, configuration guides, various plans, and development-related artifacts ensuring clear, concise, consistent, comprehensive, accurate, and compliant information adheres to program standards and conventions. Strategically brainstormed with management, engineers, and subject matter experts gathering understanding, identification, and mapping operational processes, suggesting improvements.

Quantico, Virginia

Advise and guide eight retired Marine General Officers on all matters pertaining to the Department of Defense (DoD) and US Marine Corps (USMC) travel entitlements, statutes, and policies, consistently demonstrating knowledge and application as a top-level subject matter expert in the areas of personnel, operations, and travel. Capitalize on analysis of proposed changes and evaluation of current procedures to effectively assess the impact on HR requirements, advising leadership of the most effective manner of personnel management optimize performance. Conceptualize and incorporate numerous data tools, utilizing Excel-based analytics to design reports integrated into detailed presentations delivered in PowerPoint, Visio, Publisher, and Word. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to analyze policy concerns and streamline procedures to maximize business efficiency. Key Accomplishments:• Effectively developed internal controls, resulting in execution of obligations at a rate of more than 99% and timely voucher liquidations for more than 500 travelers.• Slashed Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) delinquency rate to less than 1% through integration of related policies.• Spearheaded Defense Travel System (DTS) quarterly and annual requirements, achieving 100% compliance with DoD regulations and standards.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Directed executive-level Human Capital and Administrative support to the Vice Chairman, inner staff, and eight Joint Directorates, establishing best practices to deliver projects with desired results. Streamlined travel planning, facilitating comprehensive arrangements for the 4-Star Vice Chairman and his Travel Team. Authored and executed standard operating procedures, optimizing workforce analytics for military and civilian manpower management, personnel accountability, strength reporting, and training programs geared toward security, automation, and professional development. Key Accomplishments:• Successfully coordinated extensive travel arrangements for more than 300 trips to seven countries and 30 US states.• Ensured organizational excellence, reviewing and editing more than 100 Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA) documents consisting of over 10K pages, checking for accuracy, applicability, and declassification.• Conceptualized an all-inclusive database, streamlining processing and records management, while adhering to DoD document retention and archival mandates.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Capitalized on a depth of HR knowledge to efficiently coordinate operations across automation, budget management, man power, organizational analysis, and force structure management. Designed and implemented new DTS, Marine Order Writing System (MROWS), and GTCC policy guidelines, resulting in a direct increase in effective operational flow throughout all transactions. Facilitated travel accommodations and administrative support for more than 180 personnel engaged in missions across the unit's area of responsibility (AOR), supporting contingency operations in the Middle East budgeted at $3.5M.Key Accomplishments:• Demonstrated expert management of more than $3.5M of government charge card expenditures over the course of two fiscal years, posting a 0% delinquency rate for more than eight months.• Orchestrated comprehensive redesign of failing administrative section, enabling full mission readiness and capable status in less than 12 months.• Ensured verification and accuracy in all authorizations and unit transactions, minimizing discrepancies and unnecessary expenses.

Data Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Information Technology Management

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Computer Networking Systems