Christopher Wilkerson, Mba, Phr, Ssgb Email & Phone Number

Parkton, Nc, Us

Fayetteville, North Carolina, Us

Prepare written plans and specifications for the sale and purchase of equipment.Supervise the building or re-building of specialized vehicles and equipment.Review time and motion records of fleet employees to determine downtime for maintenance and repairs of vehicles.Investigate adherence to safety codes and regulations.Prepare written reports, memorandum.Schedules leave time for employees.Create job descriptions.Interview prospective employees and orient to operations.Oversee the staff and operations.Collaborate with and report to and directly with the City Manager.

Fayetteville, North Carolina, Us

■ Review expenditure accounts for variance from projections and compliance; coordinate and analyze budget revisions as necessary.■ Prepare council action memos, budget ordinance amendments, and project ordinance amendments for presentation to senior city leadership and elected officials.■ Assist departments with creation of and review Capital Improvement Project and Information Technology Project requests■ Prepare materials for development of expenditure requests; analyze funding requests prepared by departments; prepare personnel and operating expenditure projections as assigned; prepare and review supporting documents and attend City Manager's budget meetings; provide information as needed to support decisions to balance the budget; prepare and review assigned sections of the budget document.■ For assigned revenue categories, analyze receipts and fee schedule adjustments to prepare revenue budget projections; monitor revenue receipts monthly for variance from projections.■ Identify potential projects for review including fee for service; cost effectiveness and process improvement; as assigned, design and undertake study processes in coordination with other participants.Played an integral role in earning the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Financial Officers Association for the City of Fayetteville.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Provide executive-level assistance in budgeting, resource allocation, human resources, staffing, training, administrative policy and procedure development for contingency program planning, travel, and security.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Continually perfected financial and human resource management processes, information systems, and internal controls to ensure that records were accurate, controls were adequate, and operations were efficient, effective, and regulatory compliant. Researched and analyzed financial and human resource data pertaining to more than 5K personnel. Directly supervised five managers and one junior employee.■ Coordinated and maintained integrated financial management system that included accounting, budgeting, and managerial-financial reporting, and incorporated Internal Control Program requirements protecting against fraud, waste, and abuse. ■ Reviewed and classified complex transactions to ensure compliance with proper funding mechanisms, implement corrective techniques, and prevent over-obligation of various budgets.■ Selected as the Government Purchase Card Billing Official for multiple accounts and considered an expert with General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and Defense Travel System (DTS).■ Reviewed and approved position classifications, change in rating notifications, health and life insurance, federal and state taxes, residence and check mailing addresses, COLA, uniform allowances, and recurring deductions. Ensure that appropriate codes for newly hired personnel being added to payroll system and benefits programs were applied prior to inputting into automated personnel and fiscal management system. Accomplishments:⇨ Tracked and processed more than $3M in Eagle Cash transactions, garnering official praise from organization’s senior leader.⇨ Developed and implemented a training program credited with boosting position-specific expertise of organization to 100%. ⇨ Formulated $1.5M budget, securing needed funding during federal sequestration.⇨ Revamped GFEBS (General Fund Enterprise Business System) and purchase order processes to streamline integration of accounting and financial data.

Provided executive-level assistance in budgeting, resource allocation, human resources, staffing, training, administrative policy and procedure development for contingency program planning, travel, and security.■ Supervised five managers and seven employees, and placed in charge of ordering, maintaining, and safeguarding vehicles, specialized defense systems, and other equipment worth more than $2.5M.■ Administered DTS budget of more than $100K, managed $225K operating budget, and safeguarded equipment with value of more than $2.5M.Accomplishments:⇨ Drove transition from legacy systems to GFEBS financial management system and conducted corresponding training sessions to ensure knowledge and compliance across the entire organization.⇨ Hand-selected by Deputy Chief of Staff to manage all Protection Cell-related financial and budgetary matters.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Advised organizational executive leadership on health, esprit de corps, discipline, mentoring, career progression, professional development, and recognition of 11,000 military service personnel. Supervised and directed five managers and seven civilian employees, and managed facilities and equipment worth more than $1.16M.■ Interpreted and applied a wide range of human resource concepts, practices, laws, regulations, and policies. Ensured compliance with Affirmative Employment and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, and initiated personnel actions using Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). ■ Identified training needs and conducted quality assurance reviews of training files to monitor fulfillment of training requirements.■ Spearheaded development of Training and Selection Board packets for leadership positions, and mentored 400+ ROTC officer cadets for future accession into the Army.■ Improved budget-tracking process, as evidenced by expert management of material and labor contracts valued at more than $500K.Accomplishments:⇨ Rewrote Air Defense Artillery (ADA) chapter of U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Guide and revamped corresponding section of Department of Army’s Military Occupational Classification and Structure.⇨ Created and implemented Professional Development Model for all Air Defense Artillery organizations.⇨ Hand-selected to serve as Billing Official for four accounts totaling more than $1M, with no discrepancies.⇨ Revamped and streamlined the process for managing multiple credit accounts used by the Office, Chief of Air Defense Artillery.

Strategically planned and managed operations to sustain and safeguard multi-organizational assets valued at more than $12M and 190 personnel specially trained to respond to worldwide contingencies within 96 hours.■ Reviewed budgets, conducted data/cost analyses, and recommended enhancements to work processes, training, reporting procedures, and planning. ■ Conducted comprehensive instructional programs, instilling team proficiency and mission readiness.■ Created and implemented complex maintenance plan that facilitated 95% operational readiness rate.■ Advised senior management on internal human resource programs, administrative systems and operations, organizational functions, and personnel management issues.Accomplishments:⇨ Established the highest training standards in the organization, resulted in the most Employees and Managers of Month, as well as most quarterly employee excellence award winners, from one unit within the organization.⇨ Developed and launched a training program that improved critical skills proficiency rates by more than 50%.⇨ With only two days prep time, personally authored Readiness Standing Operations Procedures for certification that were subsequently adopted as the standard across the organization.

Served as the senior liaison with U.S. Embassy, Iraq; provided advice and recommendations to higher-echelon organizations concerning all aspects of security. Served as a direct conduit between the U.S. Ambassador and Senior Military Leadership.■ Received and analyzed information, recommended appropriate actions, distributed information, and integrated and coordinated resources among U.S. and Iraqi security personnel.■ Protected critical and classified government property and senior executive personnel during normal and emergency operations under maximum security conditions. Accomplishments:⇨ Planned 3K security operations providing personal protection to cabinet level government officials, executive level coalition forces and senior foreign dignitaries during intense combat operations.⇨ Sole military coordinator for synchronizing military assets in support of the Regional Security Officer and Department of State in responding to 200+ small arms and indirect fire attacks.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Master'S Certificate, Human Resource Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Criminal Justice