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Saint Johns, Fl, Us

Reston, Va, Us

Experienced Government Consultant, filling a variety of disparate and extremely challenging roles within the Federal Government and US Intelligence Community (USIC). Serves alongside Executive Staff members within the Federal Law Enforcement Community, DoD, and USIC. Displays unparalleled initiative in order to resolve complex problems. Consistently demonstrates the ability to navigate the human domain, maintaining an integral role within a fast-paced and results-driven environment. Duties and responsibilities include: Scoping and managing projects in one or more transformation areas, to include but not limited to, talent management, talent development, cultural change, agile ways of working, or enabling cross-functional teams; Providing coaching, mentoring, and deliverable development support as needed; Designing new processes and procedures to improve client human capital capabilities; Designing and facilitating client workshops and working sessions; Conducting primary and secondary research while crafting client-ready deliverables that clearly communicate recommendations and align to broader organizational initiatives; Supporting day-to-day client service delivery, understanding, identifying, and articulating the workstream value to team and clients; Providing project status updates to key leadership and project stakeholders.Directly responsible for the creation, publication, and implementation of multiple Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Operations Plans, and Workforce (Employee) Experience Plans within the Intelligence Community; all of which have created an immediate and positive impact on the workforce as a whole.

Herndon, Virginia, Us

Served as an Integrated Master Scheduler (IMS), with demonstrated proficiency in creating and maintaining various project portfolios on multiple platforms (MS Enterprise Project Management, Enterprise Project Professional, and ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management). Maintained associated schedule milestones and related sub-projects; worked collaboratively across the enterprise and with internal and external stakeholders; coordinated activities with IT portfolio managers, policy leads, resource managers, and program managers; captured, documented, and presented analysis process, findings, and project statuses to decision makers; understood, documented, and communicated enterprise interdependencies. Additionally ensured meeting coordination, scope clarity, policy compliance, and alignment with strategic objectives. Worked closely with the customer to analyze schedules and made recommendations related to management of the schedule, performance status, project contract actions, system dependencies, and critical path analysis. Also served as a Strategic Workforce Planner and Subject Matter Expert (SME) / Consultant, directly responsible for the creation, publication, and implementation of multiple Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Operations Plans, and Workforce (Employee) Experience Plans within the Intelligence Community. Additional roles included serving as a Budget Execution Analyst, USIC Training Liaison, and the SharePoint and Marketing Site Developer.

Served as an executive-level leader, manager, advisor, mentor, and logistician for more than 450 employees throughout South America. Managed the day-to-day performance of all upper and mid-level managers spread across an entire continent, supporting their strategic National Security mandates to safeguard all classified material, personnel, and government property at U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Facilities throughout the Continent. Fostered a positive work environment emphasizing initiative, critical thinking, teamwork, and interpersonal skills, emphasizing moral and ethical conduct coupled with logistical accountability and fiscal responsibility. Served as a direct representative of the United States Marine Corps to the U.S. Department of State; within that role, established and maintained strategic working relationships within the organizational structure. Developed and implemented highly successful and efficient management strategies related to recruitment, workforce training, employee retention, leadership training, employee evaluations and development, coaching, mentoring, counseling, rewarding performance, conflict resolution, and employee discipline.

Washington, Dc, Us

Served as an executive-level leader, manager, advisor, mentor, and logistician for 22 upper level managers, 390 employees, 360 additional military service members (including elements of the Army Corps of Engineers and Navy Construction Battalion), and 20 civilian contractors spread across ten separate locations throughout the Helmand Province, Bakwa District, Farah Province, and Sangin Valley in Afghanistan. Fostered a positive work environment emphasizing initiative, critical thinking, teamwork, and interpersonal skills, emphasizing moral and ethical conduct coupled with logistical accountability and fiscal responsibility. Served in multiple roles as a Program Manager, Budget Execution Authority, and as a Policy and Program SME. Served as the senior project manager for ten separate Afghan community-related initiatives in the Bakwa District that required strict accountability, oversight, and judicious expenditure of federal funding by digging wells, procuring pumps, and installing water filtration systems to provide fresh potable water for consumption and agricultural use to the nearly 40,000 civilian residents within the district. 100% of all projects, contracts, and initiatives were completed on schedule and within the allocated funding. Dramatically improved the Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP) and the Field Ordering Officer (FOO) accountability procedures and financial tracking processes by developing a template for fiscal management and accountability, implemented across all branches of the armed forces serving in Afghanistan and operating on a multi-billion dollar budget.

Served as the Detachment Commander (upper-level manager) in Chisinau, Moldova and Guatemala City, Guatemala for a period of three years. Served as an advisor to Senior Level Diplomats and Federal Law Enforcement Agents (Ambassadors and Regional Security Officers) at U.S. Diplomatic facilities abroad, regarding the proper implementation and use of Marine Security Guard assets and capabilities while serving as a direct representative of the United States Marine Corps to the U.S. Department of State. Served as a member of the Emergency Action Committee and assisted with the development and implementation of the Emergency Action Plan in the event of exigent circumstances, a natural disaster, terrorist threat/attack, or civil unrest. Established and maintained strategic working relationships within the organizational structure. Relationships included the Executive/Administrative Office, Budget/Fiscal Office, Human Resources Office, General Services Office, Facilities Maintenance, Postal, Transportation/Travel, Shipping, Waste Management, Medical Services, Political and Economic Office, Public Relations, Federal Law Enforcement Offices, and liaisons with Host Nation Security Services, Local Law Enforcement, Emergency Services (Fire and Medical), and various other U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

Washington, Dc, Us

Served as the Operations Chief (upper-level manager), advisor, mentor, logistician, and SME for a staff of 12 mid-level managers and 130 employees while managing and supervising all aspects of the Combat Operations Center during combat and humanitarian assistance operations for the duration of two separate combat deployments to Iraq. This provided uninterrupted command and control during the implementation and execution of military objectives and strategic goals during (and immediately following) combat operations. Results included a flawless record for logistical success, safety, risk mitigation, and reduction of enemy insurgent operations by more than 80%, resulting in the first recorded case of social normalization in Iraq since before the Gulf War.

Served as the Detachment Commander (upper-level manager) in Kuwait City, Kuwait and Karachi, Pakistan; for a period of 9 months. Served as an advisor to Senior Level Diplomats and Federal Law Enforcement Agents (Ambassadors, Consuls General, and Regional Security Officers) at U.S. Diplomatic facilities abroad, regarding the proper implementation and use of Marine Security Guard assets and capabilities.Served as a member of the Emergency Action Committee and assisted with the development and implementation of the Emergency Action Plan in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist threat/attack, or civil unrest. Established and maintained close working relationships with all entities within the organizational structure - to include the Executive Office, Administrative Office, Budget and Fiscal Office, Human Resources Office, General Services Office(Facilities Maintenance, Post Office, Transportation /Travel, Shipping, Waste Management, etc.), Medical Services, Political and Economic Office, Public Relations, Federal Law Enforcement Offices (including liaisons with Host Nation Security Services), Local Law Enforcement, Emergency Services (Fire and Medical), and various other U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

Served as the Assistant Detachment Commander (mid-level manager) in Hong Kong, China, and Colombo, Sri Lanka.Was recognized as the Marine Security Guard of the Year (2000) for all of Region 2 (Middle East / Southwest Asia)

Washington, Dc, Us

Served as a lower-level manager during numerous deployments to Asia and the Far East, leading a staff of junior artillerymen while assisting the Operations Chief with managing and supervising all technical aspects of the Battery Operations Center during all training evolutions.Assisted the Operations Chief in the preparation of fire control equipment for movement and operation, performance of preventive maintenance, routine testing, authorized minor repairs and fire control equipment, and operation of field communications equipment. Fire control computation included the use of computer equipment systems, plotting survey data on firing charts, determination of target coordinates, and the conversion to target coordinates and observer's reports into firing data and commands.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

High School, General Studies