De’Andre Mcdonald, Ms, Bs, Leadership Performance Coach Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Fayetteville, North Carolina Metropolitan Area

Assisting Individuals with building discipline and resilient leaders who are accountable to themselves and those that depend on them.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Serves as a Senior Army Instructor providing leadership, instruction, education and mentorship to 9-12 grade students.

Fort Liberty (Fort Bragg), North Carolina

Promoted in March 2020 to the rank of Major for excellent performance in conflict resolution, talent management, and operational process improvement and demonstrated advanced program management and administration skills. In this organizational level role, oversee the instruction and development of personnel for specialized operations focused on resolving global challenges for both the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department Of State (DOS). Managed a 13-member section of mid-level leaders, fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment aimed at creating synergistic efforts in developing junior leaders professionally trained to support U.S. Objectives.-Conducted an needs assessment and appropriate expenditures analysis to address junior leaders' professional capability gap. Identified the paucity of technical skills within students to accurately engage with foreign civil components and synchronize resources to achieve an end. Met with organizational training and development managers to appropriately deliver and provide active program oversight.-Led day-to-day supervision, direct training, and evaluation and performance management oversight. Conducted planning and design sessions that resulted in improving course content for students’ conceptualization of the training environment. Supervised, and trained junior instructors to apply knowledge of the preliminary and deliberate campaign activities for integrating regional assets and USG agencies mechanisms to support candidates’ ability to develop better strategies to navigate the complexities of cross-cultural environments.-Introduced the SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) that helped 13 instructors to excel in delivering quality civil-military innovative solutions to 300 students.-Implemented the first ever programmatic Civ-Mil Governance Tabletop-Exercise resulted in 98 of 107 officers improving overall certification score from 87% to 91%.

Fort Liberty (Fort Bragg), North Carolina

Promoted to field team lead to oversee the instructional development for junior-talent; advised junior instructors and conducted training on program procedures, facility utilization and team building, evaluation and retention of students within an organization responsible for the professional development of emerging leaders for three separate career specializations.-Built an instructor coaching and mentor program to strengthen partnerships and relationships with students, staff, and organization at large. Improved teaching methodology to enhance professional learning environment while championing the utilization of modern LMS technologies to assist in delivering training utilizing Adult Learning Modalities, which was of critical importance when integrating 22 separate career fields into three highly advanced specializations. -Provided technical oversight and initiated appropriate courses of action to accomplish organizational objectives focused on programs associated with program processes, resource management, organizational analysis, systems management, strategic planning, and leadership.-Created relevant, engaging, and challenging lessons plans that infused organizational cultural importance of ethics, diversity, equity, and inclusion goals for a 13-week course 3 times annually, resulting in the successful graduation of 360 students over a 24-month period.Supervised the day-to-day performance of 3 junior instructors and the instruction of 60 students; managed all tasks related to training, advising, assisting, and enabling different career functions to seamlessly coalesce into the unique organizational culture and comprehend the overall purpose of strengthening foreign partners' security capabilities.-Developed and implemented a programmatic coaching, training, counseling, and mentorship initiative for 26 students to develop them into competent and confident rising leaders.

Fort Stewart, Georgia

Nominated to lead a specialized team in Agadez, Niger to initiate and develop key collaborative relationships between host nation personnel, DOS, and DOD with efforts to mitigate conflicts, promote stability and governance in the region; enhanced local government’s ability to promote democracy and good health and education. Analyzed populace vulnerabilities, needs, including project plans, program proposals, and established session strategies.-Selected by senior leadership to develop and implement programmatic operations plan to assess and identify lack of synergistic effects to enhance governance activities for an assigned geographic area in Niger, approximately the size of Rhode Island. Led joint engagements in the official language of French to facilitate effective cross-cultural communication.-Collaborated with other U.S. government (USG) agencies and Nigerien partners, improved regional partnerships, and identified local non-governmental organizations (NGO) that assisted with the transition of program management which helped to maintain the trust and support U.S. continued operations in the region.-Conducted a gap analysis and found that several high schools in the regional educational district had more than half the student body sitting on the floor due to inadequate infrastructure which hindered educators’ ability to provide comfortable and conducive learning environments for students and caused contention between local populace and regional government officials. Wrote a $25,000 project proposal utilizing federal Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, Civic-Aid (OHDACA) Appropriation funding to contract a local vendor to reconstruct 1,500 desks for schools. -Worked successfully to transition a cross-cultural exchange program to a local NGO focused on conflict resolution between local nationals, host nation security officials, and USG personnel. Exceeded senior leaders expectations and strengthened the regional partnerships with Nigerien officials.

Fort Liberty (Fort Bragg), North Carolina, United States

Promoted December 2012 for exemplary performance for leading, organizing, and providing human resources support for a 221-person organization for operations from the U.S. to Afghanistan; supervised and ensured the accountability and maintenance of $12 million worth of equipment including communications, supply, and maintenance for 36 months.-Appointed above 30 peers to manage operational complexity, supply chain, and logistical operations. Maintained above-average ratings while ensuring adherence to workforce policy and procedures, administration, and organizational compliance. -Planned, programmed, rapidly deployed and redeployed to a joint training environment from North Carolina to Louisiana; documented, and analyzed fiscal, manpower, doctrine, instruction, and equipment requirements. Enabled the organization to successfully accomplish 20 missions during the training rotation. -Met operations plans, synchronized the efforts of the primary sections within the organization to achieve successful measurable outcomes. Managed budgetary requirements, oversaw complex contingency operations to ensure security and maintenance support for while in an austere operating environment.

Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Selected to lead a 40-man organization in Afghanistan alongside local security forces to increase regional security efforts. Implemented leader-to-leader engagements to improve organizational effectiveness of partner small teams.

Fort Liberty (Fort Bragg), Nc

Technical Weapons Expert responsible for planning, training, and supervising the employment of unit specialized equipment. Advised Team Lead on specialized equipment and tactical mission planning; supervised the maintenance of organic system; trained, advised, and lead host nation security forces up to a element of 500 personnel.

Fort Liberty (Fort Bragg), Nc

Responsible for maintaining unit supply records for maintenance repair. Oversaw ordering parts for equipment shotages and monthly to quarterly reports. Worked to simplify and standardize maintenance data, and raise the quality and accuracy of performance, cost, and parts data through improved maintenance management.

Master Of Defense Analysis, Special Operations And Irregular Warfare, 3.8

The Special Operations and Irregular Warfare curriculum provided a focused curriculum of instruction in irregular warfare. The courses.

History, Social Sciences, 3.78

Leadership Coaching

ICF Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance