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Murfreesboro, TN, US

Smyrna, Tennessee, United States

La Vergne, Tennessee

Baytown, Texas

Stocking Distribution Center

FT Hood, TX

• Provides staff planning and leader training/development for an organization consisting of over 2,000 geographically dispersed personnel; enables quality support and expeditionary communications to higher headquarters.
• Oversees safety compliance and the development of standard operating procedures in logistics, tactical readiness, telecommunications, maintenance, and Information Technology processes leading to organized planning.
• Assigned priorities of work that improved efforts by 30% in the brigade Tactical Operating Center to ensure rapid employment of all mission command capabilities during all field training exercises.
• Collaborates with future operations and IT management teams to establish quality control standards for the organization’s personnel and equipment to accurately deliver training support.
• Encouraged organizational improvement by refining the task order process to facilitate the accuracy and timeliness of orders which led to a 40% increase of efficiency.

Fort Hood, TX/ Afghanistan

• Demonstrated talent management skills by restructuring the composition of 111 personnel in support of Operation Inherent Resolve despite personnel shortages. Provided vision and leadership to help desk and tactical.
• Improved processes for performance evaluations and the awards program for over 600 personnel which resulted in a 30% increase in efficiency and accuracy.
• Promoted safety during the engineering, installation, operation, maintenance, and defense of 28 tactical communications teams with over $30,000,000 of equipment; led to zero accidents or loss of equipment.
• Managed training and groomed line supervisors through leadership training; resulting in becoming the first organization to operate the colorless core platform and utilize the IP over High Capacity Line of Sight concept.
• Formulated vigorous training leading to a team certifying with the fastest time within the headquarters.
• Coordinated Inside Plant/Outside Plant cable training/installation and help desk support responsible for providing and sustaining base communication networks to over 45,000 U.S. and coalition personnel.

FT Gordon, GA

• Assessed training and developed new training approaches that reenergized the team to compete; recognized as best group in the organization after winning the Signal Gunnery competition.
• Mentored team members to challenge themselves; groomed winners in monthly and quarterly competitions.

FT Gordon, GA

• Served as the liaison with the Fort Gordon Installation Operation Center and Task Order Manager to meet requirements in support of task orders and signal support missions.
• Spearheaded the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention (SHARP) Program at the Headquarters level; mentored eight subordinate unit representatives and trained over 50 leaders. Advised the director on the culture.
• Selected over peers to certify personnel during a Mission Readiness Exercise for an element of 45 personnel; resulted in the validation and certification of all personnel to deploy.

JSS Loyalty, Iraq

• Served as the communications and automations advisor for a 24-member joint service transition team. Led training and performed senior operator and system administrator duties on all assigned systems.
• Advised two Iraqi General Officers of the Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement National Headquarters of 45,000 personnel on the limitations, capabilities and effective employment of existing/new equipment.
• Played a vital role in the procurement project of solar power generation and tactical communication equipment valued over $123 million dollars. Anticipated requirements by coordinating repair and support for.
• Maintained communications with stakeholders to ensure rapid resolution of questions and issues, leverage resources, and to ensure services were delivered on time and within contractual obligations.

FT Gordon, GA

• Appointed as the senior trainer of over 3,500 personnel; one of the largest Signal companies in the Army.
• Coordinated the scheduling and operations for critical duties that led to a seamless transition of 1200 personnel during an organizational realignment.
• Initiated projects to improve quality of life within the barracks to greatly improve pride and morale which resulted in the optimal performance in overall training aspects leading to more efficient facilitation.
• Managed the daily and punctual movement of over 450 personnel to attend training across three locations.

Enrolled In Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Technical Management

Associate Of Arts - Aa, General Studies, 3.94 Gpa