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Sun Prairie, Wi, Us

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Madison, Wi

• Initiate, participate in and manage project of various size and complexity• Process personnel records upon returning from training• Verify required sources of supply are used when possible ensuring proper use of monies• Identify and analyze deficiencies in resource consumption• Create and maintain resource trackers, analyze data and identify trends using Microsoft Excel• Review, evaluate and analyze obligations and expenditures

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Assist Army National Guard recruiters in building strong relationships with area high school personnel• Educate high school personnel on the benefits of offering students the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), assist in scheduling and interpret results• Train Army National Guard clients on a variety of programs to present in a high school classroom environment

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Facilitate inter-office communication ensuring proper fill of vacant positions• Coordinate transfer of personnel between Wisconsin and other states reducing break in service time for the individual• Slashed processing time and errors of personnel records by 20% and saving over $100k a year in personnel costs by developing and implementing standardized procedure and templates• Initiated an organization wide personnel management operating procedure saving hundreds of processing hours and reducing manual overrides by 60% on a monthly basis• Serve as a member of Strategic Planning and Process Improvement teams

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Performed quality control of applicants’ enlistment paperwork to uphold regulation and standards resulting in a 12% raise in qualification rate• Operated Army Recruiting Information Support System (ARISS), REQUEST and MEPCOM Integrated Resource System (MIRS) software platforms to complete enlistment process • Counseled applicants on their enlistment ensuring all of their questions and concerns were answered and provided each with a variety of options and career paths • Enhanced relations between the National Guard and external organizations resulting in developing and implementing a program to gain 25% more production from wasted assets

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Scheduled and tracked training and military education for over 170 personnel • Maintained personnel data by utilizing Defense Travel System (DTS), Digital Training Management System (DTMS), and Windows software platforms • Performed project management on conference, event planning, and group travel• Prioritized the use of training funds to ensure mandatory training of personnel was met

South Central Wisconsin Area

• Determined staffing requirements: interviewed, hired, trained, and managed an eight to 13 Production Recruiter team and two Administrative personnel • Oversaw the operations of preparing over 150 civilians into initial military training on a yearly basis • Performed quality control to ensure completeness and correctness of over 150 enlistment application packets on a yearly basis• Promoted good working relations between the National Guard and the surrounding communities

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Provided personalized support and maintenance service to over 170 system users• Analyzed, reviewed, and altered software programs to increase operating efficiency• Provided technical support for over 170 workstations and multiple software platforms on a daily basis• Built and maintained over 400 recruiter workstations and created three databases utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (MS) Access and Excel reducing data entry time by 40%

Eau Claire, Wisconsin Area

• Conducted multiple school and community presentations on a monthly basis• Sought out potential National Guard candidates, conducted sales and qualification interviews, and initiated applicants enlistment paperwork • Harnessed the power of sales and marketing to build a referral network that assisted in raising recruiting production by 20%• Monitor attrition and retention rates within the unit, communicate with head quarters to improve attrition and retention rates

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