James Hildreth Email & Phone Number

Remote

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States

Manage and mentor a team of technical trainers and technical writers; analyze and, when necessary, improve the efficacy of all training materials, methods, procedures, scheduling protocols and departmental assignments.Accomplishments• Supervised 7 senior technical trainers and writers within the THAAD weapon systems unit;• Directed full revision of THAAD 140A and 14H course and test materials by assigning specific tasks to specially-chosen teams, resulting in a course that effectively improved student critical thinking and increased their knowledge of weapon systems;• Recommended several advantageous tasks to the THAAD revision team, including building a test question database and setting effective benchmark goals;• Assisted in building the most qualified instructor teams for THAAD Fire Control/Communications and Radar & Tactics;• Analyzed the efficacy of all training objectives using ADDIE methodology;• Conducted a new instructor certification program for several key accreditations, including Army Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and Fiber Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE) standards;• Led the full curriculum for all Programs of Instruction (POI) at the THAAD School House;• Implemented new procedures that reduced certifications from 6 months to 4 while retaining the highest standards of training quality; • Identified and kept track of obstacles with instructional procedures and recommend improvements;• Provided tactical assistance for annual reviews, counseling, mentoring, and submissions for outstanding performance review recognitions;• Oversaw continuous organization-wide improvements of train-the-trainer procedures;• Assigned training schedules for other managers throughout the organization.

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States

Lead instructor/instructor-mentor for all THAAD Air Defense & Command and Control Systems Integration training; managed the evaluation processes for hardware and software changes that impacted the efficacy of all training and course materials.Accomplishments• Operated training courses for up to 16 people per class on THAAD Air Defense operations, functions, troubleshooting and maintenance procedures, logistics, and communications;• Researched and rewrote up-to-date technical lesson plans and examinations for classes in THAAD 140A and 14A, and Control System Integration;• Contributed to the planning, development, and management of a new, highly effectual instructor mentorship program;• Directed the effort to continually monitor changes in defense system hardware and software and made changes when necessary to course development and training materials;• Maintained accurate recordkeeping of all course-related devices and course-related time expenditures.

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States

Instructor for Electronic Warfare (EW) students; assured that all course material and training methodologies reflected the latest state-of-the-art hardware and software changes in all EW operations.Accomplishments• Successfully led courses for Electronic Warfare students, with up to 55 people per class, in the functions and operations of the Electronic Attack, Support, and Protect functions;• Continually assessed and addressed the modifications required in course material to keep in line with the most advanced changes in Electronic Attacks;• Prepared new technical lesson plans to match approved POIs;• Provided continuous support of the Army Accreditation process for multiple levels of Military Occupational Specialists (MOS) in the Combined Arms Center;• Assisted with the technical training and technical writing initiatives on behalf of Software Defined Radio Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Software Defined Radio Systems, CREW systems, and EW modeling and simulation tools.

Communications Specialist with the U.S. Army Infantry, Armor, and Artillery units, providing training and technical support for computers, networks, GPS, and all electronic radio and communications devices. Positions:Acting First Sergeant • Battalion Communications Chief • Pay Advisor • Platoon Sergeant • Re-Trans Team Chief •TACOM Branch Chief • Task Force Spartan Communications Chief • Wire Team Chief Section Chief.Deployments:Bosnia • Iraq • Kosovo • Mosul

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management, 3.67

Bachelor'S Of Science Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies, Focused On Education And Business

Graduated Cum Laude

Associate Of Arts Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies, Focused On Education And Business

Graduated Cum Laude