Craig Starcher Email & Phone Number

United States

Our team is bringing leaders together by facilitating communication and informing the Veteran community about opportunities to network. VLC is the premier business network for veterans, and our team brings leaders together through managing VLC's website, internal and external communications platforms, social media, newsletter, and database.

Lead the Development Process Improvement practice for FLAG.

Dripping Springs, Texas

Manage daily operations for the company's:- Website- Social Media- NewsletterManaged the creation of:- Branding Plan- Company Webiste- New Logo- Newsletter- Capability Statements & Pitch Decks

Lead the change management practice for the firm.Front Line Advisory Group (FLAG) is a Program Management Consulting firm in Dripping Springs helping local governments in Central Texas to optimize existing software tools to focus their team’s efforts, create and decipher data into actionable information, and understand and improve their processes.Projects include:- Recruiting and onboarding strategy- Software updates and rollouts- Website content overhaul- Pricing strategy- Onboarding and overseeing contractors- Process mapping and standardization - Implementing process improvements and automation

FLAG provides program management consulting services in Central Texas for municipal and school infrastructure bonds. FLAG is revolutionizing the construction industry and transforming client expectations by obsessing over the basics of budget oversight, schedule enforcement, compliance, vendor management, and stakeholder communication.

Dripping Springs, Texas

Responsible for building relationships with veterans, veteran employee resource groups (ERG), non-profits, and businesses to create a community of practice for starting and operating veteran ERGs and support the VCC mission.The Veterans Corporate Council (VCC) is dedicated to building an authentic and purpose-driven network of veteran employee resource groups (ERGs) across our nation’s top companies.

Remote - Columbus, Oh

Apprenti ApprenticeshipSupported the Guidewire development team to:- write the front and backend code to create and infer dynamic legal documents for insurance policies- improve performance by standardizing loggers, optimizing database queries and functions, and creating automated performance based notifications for customers and the teamStudied UiPath robotic process automation (RPA)Launched a:- Book club - Veteran Associate Resource Group- Intern & apprentice resources repository consisting of user guides, training videos, and more

Washington, District Of Columbia

Headquarters Marine Corps & Marine Corps Installations CommandManaged separate financial accounts simultaneously for 2 General Officers, consisting of 5 subordinate regional offices, ~30 programs, and 9 appropriations totaling over $4BResponsibilities: - Oversaw budgets, monitored KPIs, and improved financial coding- Trained program managers and financial analysts- Conducted financial and procedural audits and training for regional officesAccomplishments:- Decreased fund transfer lead times from 1 week to less than 24 hours, removing the need to hire an additional analyst- Decreased the time to create daily reports from over 30 minutes to less than 5 minutes, while also greatly decreasing opportunities for user error- Created training materials and reference guides for 9 software platforms - Recruited to lead a working group to analyze and improve the Marine Corps’ financial coding strategyOther collateral roles:- Watch Officer- Supply Officer- Instructor- System Account Manager- Marine Corps Financial Codes Configuration Control Board Member- Marine Corps Business Application Board Member

Washington, District Of Columbia

Headquarters Marine Corps & Marine Corps Installations CommandGenerated and prioritized software development requirements by collecting information on end user needs and experiences for a financial management applicationResponsibilities:- Expand the application’s capabilities from supporting a single office to the entire Marine Corps- Create budget deficiency and financial documentation databases to digitize record keeping- Create KPIs, dashboards, a user guides repository, and analytical toolsAccomplishments:- Removed the need for auditors to physically come into the office- Automated task management and created financial transparency across the organization

The Basic SchoolIntroductory Flight SchoolAviation Preflight Indoctrination CourseFinancial Management Officer CourseLean Six Sigma GreenbeltSahel Regional, Culture, and Language FamiliarizationViolence Prevention Officer CourseExpeditionary Warfare SchoolExpeditionary Logistics SeminarManagers’ Internal Control Program for Managers CourseOperation Stress Control and Readiness Instructors CourseAction Officer CourseData Analysis for Financial Managers Using Microsoft ExcelNavy Practical Comptroller CourseAdvanced Financial Management Officer CourseProject Management Professional Prep CourseU.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship ProgramDeloitte CORE Leadership Program

Yorktown, Virginia

Marine Corps Security Force RegimentManaged a $7M budget, and led a team of 5 financial analysts for the largest regiment in the Marine Corps, consisting of 11 organizations across 5 countriesResponsibilities:- Built and managed budget, monitored KPIs, and lead Financial Compliance Team- Advocated for annual funding from Headquarters Marine Corps- Conducted all financial audits and training- Performed 4 non-finance related investigations relating to damaged property, an equal opportunity complaint, and a death- Lead the organization’s internal control programAccomplishment:- Saved $250K annually by reconciling and consolidating a $500K rental vehicle program- Saved $500K annually by using international training flights to transport deploying units- Created training materials and reference guides for every task completed by our team- Advised HQMC on user considerations for product rollout Other collateral roles:- Ammunition and Explosives Auditor- Operational Stress Instructor- Investigator- Violence Prevention Officer- Victim Advocate- Agency Program Coordinator

Arlington, Va

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes Corporate FellowshipCompleted Deloitte's CORE Leadership Program, and supported the Strategy Team by:- Drafting a data driven decision-making white paper- Conducted proposal research - Creating a review of commercially available data analytics certifications- Leading training on the DoD to familiarize them with their client’s culture, language, and structure

Austin, Tx

Undergraduate InternshipConducted strength and conditioning training with clients ranging in capabilities from children to elderly to professional athletes

San Marcos, Tx

Undergraduate InternshipAssisted trainers in leading group workouts for chair aerobics, water aerobics, and yogaCamp councilor for youth summer fitness camp

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Resources Management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Awarded as a Global Learner for demonstrating business research on and working in foreign countries

Java Software Development

14-week bootcamp that taught to develop dynamic web-based software using: • Object-Oriented Programming: Java • Web Application.

Health And Fitness Management, Exercise Science And Business

Golden Key National Honor Society Texas State Triathlon Team Texas State Judo Team (Assistant Coach) Exercise & Sport Science Club.