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Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Direct, administer, and manage all operations of the Veterans Service Department including financial and personnel management. Work involves facilitating interaction with the Veterans Administration on behalf of the more than 8,000 veterans in Eau Claire County, their spouses, and dependents in securing eligible entitlements and veteran benefits. Communicate and participate in outreach and public policy issues throughout the community.

Rice Lake, Wi

Provided leadership in developing the college’s academic support offerings, and adult basic education programs primarily through management of the Academic Support Center, which includes supervision of 48 full- and part-time staff spread across 4 main campuses and 3 outreach centers. Develop and facilitate public polices and outreach services to provide oppartunities and benefits to adult students seeking educational opportunities.

Djibouti, Africa

• Senior leader responsible for the day-to-day administrative management of more than 1,000 Army personnel and numerous supporting facilities.• Engage and communicate with other service branches and civilians collocated on base to build coalitions that best support service members and operational missions• Direct and coordinate the complex administrative and professional services that maintain facilities to support a multi-component mission spread over eleven African nations.• In… Show more • Senior leader responsible for the day-to-day administrative management of more than 1,000 Army personnel and numerous supporting facilities.• Engage and communicate with other service branches and civilians collocated on base to build coalitions that best support service members and operational missions• Direct and coordinate the complex administrative and professional services that maintain facilities to support a multi-component mission spread over eleven African nations.• In close consultation with the Commanding General I administer and coordinate garrison activities including unit logistics, readiness, deployment, redeployment, awards and discipline.• During first 6-months reduced by 50% the number of formal investigations for property loss within the facilities complex by implementing a supply discipline program. • Met with fiscal program managers at U.S. Army Africa to secure needed office space. Show less

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

Madison, Wi

• Provided strategic and operational human resources management with a staff of 30+ personnel serving 7,500 Soldiers throughout Wisconsin.• Extensive experience aligning human capital with organizational plans, missions and objectives. • Advised senior leadership on organizational design, change management and alignment of the workforce with organizational goals. • Served on numerous committees and teams including Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Military Service Academy Selection committee… Show more • Provided strategic and operational human resources management with a staff of 30+ personnel serving 7,500 Soldiers throughout Wisconsin.• Extensive experience aligning human capital with organizational plans, missions and objectives. • Advised senior leadership on organizational design, change management and alignment of the workforce with organizational goals. • Served on numerous committees and teams including Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Military Service Academy Selection committee and the Communities of Excellence Committee.• Responsible for directing the work of the staff to draft correspondence, technical reports, annual plans, as well as preparing presentations for the Commanding General and Director.• Expanded outreach efforts to educate employers and community organizations on the talents and skills returning veterans bring to the workplace and community. • Exceptional communication, interpersonal and motivational skills. Master team builder.• Authored numerous responses to congressional inquiries on behalf of the Adjutant General. Show less

Madison, Wi

• Leader and manager of a team of professionals comprised of 175 full-time recruiters and staff spread across twenty seven facilities who annually recruited over 1,200 men and women for the Wisconsin National Guard.• Developed an educational and mentoring program for new Soldiers (Soldier Readiness Program) that increase initial entry training graduation by 12% and overall retention by 10%.• Led change through deliberate strategic planning that allowed the organization to exceed annual… Show more • Leader and manager of a team of professionals comprised of 175 full-time recruiters and staff spread across twenty seven facilities who annually recruited over 1,200 men and women for the Wisconsin National Guard.• Developed an educational and mentoring program for new Soldiers (Soldier Readiness Program) that increase initial entry training graduation by 12% and overall retention by 10%.• Led change through deliberate strategic planning that allowed the organization to exceed annual strength goals each year.• Served on the national recruiting and retention committee serving as a liaison between the state and National Guard Bureau regarding accession and retention issues.• Produced the number one recruiter in the nation in 2012 and attained an all-time strength level of 103% for the Wisconsin Army National Guard. • Recognized by the National Guard Bureau as the number one recruiting battalion in the nation. • Partnered with local organization such as the WI Broadcaster Association and various universities across the state and developed targeted campaign and marketing plans.• Managed a marketing and advertising budget of more than $5.2 million dollars that included marketing initiatives with the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay Packers, etc.• Due to our success, provided an additional $250,000 to develop marketing and campaigns plans. Show less

Djibouti, Africa

• Hand selected in theater to lead a Civil Affairs battalion of 150 Soldiers spread across the African countries of Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, and the Comoros.• Took charge of a battalion that was struggling, re-crafted the operational design for support to the command and applied basic leadership principles to make them successful.• Secured partnerships and fostered collaborative relationships with interagency and intergovernmental counterparts including USAID and… Show more • Hand selected in theater to lead a Civil Affairs battalion of 150 Soldiers spread across the African countries of Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, and the Comoros.• Took charge of a battalion that was struggling, re-crafted the operational design for support to the command and applied basic leadership principles to make them successful.• Secured partnerships and fostered collaborative relationships with interagency and intergovernmental counterparts including USAID and the Department of State.• Briefed numerous senior leaders on performance metrics including the US Ambassador to Djibouti, Ethiopia, Tanzania and the Japanese Ambassador to Ethiopia. • Awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for performance and leadership.• In Uganda, planned, developed and executed a first-of-its-kind Civil-Military Operations instruction course for the Ugandan People’s Defense Force. Show less

Fort Mccoy, Wi

• Effectively led and managed a staff of 56 cadre and staff responsible for educating and training students in eight different military occupational specialties.• Developed an instructional qualification program for truck drivers that in its first year of operation that received full certification and a commendable rating from the U.S. Army • Developed a marketing campaign that resulted in a record of more than 4,000 students trained.• Proactively requested additional missions from… Show more • Effectively led and managed a staff of 56 cadre and staff responsible for educating and training students in eight different military occupational specialties.• Developed an instructional qualification program for truck drivers that in its first year of operation that received full certification and a commendable rating from the U.S. Army • Developed a marketing campaign that resulted in a record of more than 4,000 students trained.• Proactively requested additional missions from National Guard Bureau that resulted in sending instructor training teams to both Nicaragua and Kosovo.• Maintained 100% accountability for over 4,000 student training and personnel records ensuring a commendable during a Total Army School System (TASS) inspection. Show less

Madison, Wi

Tikrit, Iraq

Eau Claire, Wi

Stevens Point, Wi

Master'S Degree, Strategic Studies

Master'S Degree, Management And Organizational Behavior

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And History