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Leads contract level functional and technical teams through the software development life cycle (SDLC); identifies and communicates with contract stakeholders; gathers/identifies business requirements and ensures understanding among Project Managers; identifies potential contract risks and issues and employs mitigative steps; manages the project schedules as they relate to the overcall contract objectives; manages the day-to-day activities within the contract.

Maintain Group's mandated security clearance readiness state of 6% through continual training and monitoring of 26 subordinate battalion security managers. Initiate Secret (T3/T3R) and Top Secret (T5/T5R) investigation and reinvestigation requests using the Personnel Security Investigation Program site (PSIP). Continually monitor Defense Investigation Security System for incoming Continuous Evaluation (CE) Reports. Process reports and distribute material to subordinate battalion security managers. Receive documentation back from CE Reports and upload to Department of Defense Personnel Security Center of Excellence for processing. Continually monitor security traffic using the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) for notifications of any type involving personnel security status.

The Army Reserve Careers Group (ARCG) assistant Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and program analyst performs liaison and customer service duties co-located with the current Retention Management Software (RMS) contract's program manager. The analyst provides Headquarters (HQ) ARCG level advice, direction, assistance, and implements quality assurance measures in the application and interpretation U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) regulations and updates as it relates to the RMS software programming. Manages and coordinates procedures and policies for processing USAR transfers and reenlistments within RMS for the assigned area of responsibility of ARCG battalions, ARCG HQs, USARC, HQDA G1, G8 and RCMS contract's program manager. Coordinates work efforts with the ARCG field force battalion HQs, ARCG HQs, HQDA G1, G8 and RMS contract's program manager. Acts as the ARCG liaison when mediating to resolve RMS programming project issues relative to the USAR reenlistment and transfer program.

TRADOC Certified Instructor- Employed TRADOC Approved instructional methods and materials to conduct training, set up classroom facilities, distributed handouts and conducted classroom exercises, responded to participant questions, provided after-action reports and required, captured, documented and codified lessons-learned, analyzed training event comments suggestions and feedback and integrated them into subsequent training and deployment phases to increase effectiveness of training and deployment processes as well as management.Military Occupational Specialty 79V Army Reserve Career Counselor Course instructor. Curriculum based program of instruction covering topics including Confirm Eligibility for Incentives, Confirm Eligibility for Reenlistment; guide Soldiers along career paths based in high dividend jobs; managing the Congressionally mandated End Strength of Objective. Military Occupational Specialty 79V Army Reserve Career Counselor Senior Leader Course teaching leadership skills to Staff Sergeant through Sergeant First Class covering topics such as Train a Team; Effective Communication both orall and written; mission analysis, development and execution; evaluation techniques from the Rater and Senior Rater perspective; utilization of career based systems to guide Soldiers along a development and broadening path.

Senior Operations NCO serving on the battalion headquarters staff and having the primary responsibility for providing operational support to the battalion of 8 Area Leaders and 134 Career Counselors covering 4 states in the southeast. Duties included but were not limited to- a. In the absence of the battalion Sergeants Major, assumed duties and responsibilities as directed by battalion leadership. b. Analyzed data and monitored mission essential task list progress for the battalion. c. Served in an operational capacity as Retention Management Software Subject Matter Expert for reenlistment analysis/management/Bonus Control Number troubleshooting. d. Served in an operational capacity for analysis/management of the Iindividual Ready Reserve to Selected Reserve mission and a WebRequest Subject Matter Expert. e. Provided procedural guidance and operational support to 8 subordinate areas. Served as an expert in all required retention supported systems/applications; RDMS, RCMS, RMS, IWS/SMS, RLAS, ITRS, PERNET, REDD, WebRequest, DMDC, and any other required systems/applications. f. Provided training management support and directed planning, development, and conduct of METL training, IRR Musters, Quarterly Training Briefs, Annual Training (in tandem with Sustainment NCOIC), and ensure other directed training was conducted to standard. Evaluated and managed training as the Defense Training Managment System Administrator/Master Trainer for the battalion. Provided After Action Review input and feedback as directed. g. Assisted leadership with planning and conducting battalion level staff assistance visits, command inspections, managing goals, objectives, statistics, awards, Soldier readiness, and other battalion programs. h. Developed BN Yearly Training Calendar in coordination with leadership and provided input to needed resources based on mission requirements.

Served as the warrant officer (WO), officer direct appointment (ODA), Officer Candidate School (OCS), and officer/WO reappointment point of contact (POC) for Army Reserve (AR) and prior service civil life gain (PS CLG) Soldiers located within their area of responsibility. Duties of the SR OANCO may include but are not limited to-a. Assisting OANCOs with identifying WO, ODA, OCS, and officer/WO reappointment candidates through prospecting, unit referrals, and unit presentations.b. Implementing a marketing plan.c. Ensuring completeness of WO, ODA, OCS, and officer/WO reappointment application packets with all required enclosures.d. Providing life cycle career management; interviewing and counseling Soldiers to assist with determining and achieving individual goals, desires, training opportunities, and identifying Army programs to fit the specific individual based on qualifications.e. Establishing rapport with troop program unit (TPU) command leadership and other key unit personnel. Conducting retention related briefings to supported units to assist in identifying WO, ODA, OCS, and officer/WO reappointment prospects.f. Assisting in the preparation and processing of exception to policy (ETP) requests for incentives.h. Maintain proficiency in the utilization of a multitude of personnel and security related databases.i. Serving as a primary or alternate Security Manager at BN HQ. Assisting Soldiers in BN with completing and processing security clearance requests using the Personnel Security Investigation Portal (PSIP) as applicable. Utilizing Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission (SWFT), Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII), DMDC, and any other systems/applications as needed.j. Maintaining files in accordance with USAR Regulation 140-6, Army Regulation 25-400-2, as applicable, and/or BN policy or standard operating procedure (SOP).

Senior Sustainment NCO managing Logistics, Human Resources, and Budget supporting 142 Career Counselors over 4 states in the southeast.Logistic management including property accountability, financial loss investigations, fleet management of 82 Government Services Administration vehicles, Government Purchase Card.Human Resource management including personnel actions, evaluation tracking and submission, award processing, leave management, tracking and processing.Budget management including oversight of 1 + million dollar budget spread across 2 major accounts sub divided between travel and payroll. Defense Travel System oversight and direct control/management of 5 travel lines of accounting totaling 600,000 dollars. Budget planning and implementation/oversight of expenditures throughout Fiscal Year.

Senior Operations NCO serving on the battalion headquarters staff and having the primary responsibility for providing operational support to the battalion of 8 Area Leaders and 134 Career Counselors coving 4 states in the southeast. Duties included but were not limited to- a. In the absence of the battalion Sergeants Major, assumed duties and responsibilities as directed by battalion leadership. b. Analyzed data and monitored mission essential task list progress for the battalion. c. Served in an operational capacity as Retention Management Software Subject Matter Expert for reenlistment analysis/management/Bonus Control Number troubleshooting. d. Served in an operational capacity for analysis/management of the Iindividual Ready Reserve to Selected Reserve mission and a WebRequest Subject Matter Expert. e. Provided procedural guidance and operational support to 8 subordinate areas. Served as an expert in all required retention supported systems/applications; RDMS, RCMS, RMS, IWS/SMS, RLAS, ITRS, PERNET, REDD, WebRequest, DMDC, and any other required systems/applications. f. Provided training management support and directed planning, development, and conduct of METL training, IRR Musters, Quarterly Training Briefs, Annual Training (in tandem with Sustainment NCOIC), and ensure other directed training was conducted to standard. Evaluated and managed training as the Defense Training Managment System Administrator/Master Trainer for the battalion. Provided After Action Review input and feedback as directed. g. Assisted leadership with planning and conducting battalion level staff assistance visits, command inspections, managing goals, objectives, statistics, awards, Soldier readiness, and other battalion programs. h. Developed BN Yearly Training Calendar in coordination with leadership and provided input to needed resources based on mission requirements.

Provided support to 13 Army Reserve Career Counselors and over 13,500 Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to 658 units across 26 countries and 2 continents. Analyzed and tracked missions, goals, objectives, statistics and trends. Maintained master calendar for the Theater Retention Office, provided retention training and feedback, provided and defined regulatory and command guidance to subordinate level, liasion to Army Reserve Careers Division, USARCENT Army Reserve Affairs, Theater Major Commands, Human Resources Command, and Africa Command.