Edwin Watson Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Advised the wing command team on military personnel actions which directly aided the wing's attainment of full operational capability amidst the Department of Defense's first-ever lead service transfer.
• Directly impacted flight’s manning from 54% to 98% and employed strategic plans to support 17,000 service members.
• Provided technical competence and programmatic guidance to the National Capital Region town-hall meeting coordinating with 2 other partnering agencies preparing service members for the largest personnel program.
• Established critical relationships with senior leadership and mentored new squadron commanders on Forced Distribution proceedings.
• Equipped Commanders with knowledge before the panel.
• Manages installation Special Duty Assignment Pay program assisting 160 units, thoroughly vetting and validating 854 records, correcting 31 deficiencies.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Led 74 joint servicemembers, across 4 divisions, advising the Director on joint professional military development, personnel, morale, and discipline.
• Provided mentorship and morale briefings one-on-one and in group settings; counseled young airmen regarding military way of life, benefits, entitlements, and education.
• Directed and aligned personnel operations planning and joint processes with the National Agreement Treaty Organization (NATO), Headquarters Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, bilateral policies, and military officials.
• Managed physical and information security training, identified gaps, drove fixes, validated Sensitive Comparted Information (SCI) facility requirements.
• Streamlined personnel reporting process with operations directorate; equipped leaders with personnel information data to make strategic decisions, saving 104 manpower hours per year.
• Managed the strategic plan program and updated monthly metrics delivering precision data to the Headquarters United States European Command.

Aurora, Colorado, United States

• Managed budget, security, training deployment, fitness, safety, health, and administrative programs for the Commander and a squadron consisting of 285 personnel.
• Coordinated correspondence, preparation, reviewed and routing of official letters, staff summary packages and Commanders programs.
• Developed squadron strategic plan and Defense Organizational Climate Survey way forward; rapidly re-balanced & united squadron; advanced civilian development.
• Ensured proper manning and support for installation Honor Guard programteam of41 provided military funeral honors for retirees and veterans in a 6-state region.
• Directed 2,300 formal training allocation taskings valued at $11.3 million dollars and ensured 100% confirmation with Air Education and Training Command.
• Trusted Key Advisor to Civilian Leader, subordinate offices including one of the largest sections on the installation. Conducted interview panels; interviewed prospective employees for numerous key leader positions.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Managed, administered, prepared, and executed 8 Management Level Review boards.
• Advised 13 joint service Senior Raters on promotions and recommendation form process, ensuring 100% accuracy of all records meeting the board.
• Executed 124 officers’ requisitions and by-name-requisitions; coordinated with units to update vacant position descriptions--efforts ensure critical billets filled with the right skills, right person at the right time.
• Prepared and briefed quarterly employee manning strength; finalized requisition priorities, identifying potential shortfalls--vital to achieving 100% employee manning.
• Provided key Air Force input to management guide; captured unique rules of engagement and updated old process.
• Executed 9 Force Management programs; monitored requirements for 95 eligibles and analyzed individual packages, ensuring board records were completed ahead of time.