•Maintain programs and services as the point of contact for active military, Veterans, and family member students, including Veteran and 9/11 events, 5K races, local VFW events, student Veteran lounge, and military-affiliated student study areas.•Establish and maintain collaborative and professional working partnerships internal to WTAMU and community cohorts consisting of local governments, Veteran organizations, Student Veterans of America, military recruiters, and private company Veteran organizations such as Warriors at Amazon.•Planned and executed Veterans Week activities and events for student Veterans and the community, obtained guest speakers such as the city mayor and VA Medical Center Director.•Established Green Zone training and created training materials supporting the program to implement identified safe areas for military and Veteran students experiencing crises. •Arranged for VA staff to present VA SAVE training as part of the Green Zone suicide intervention program for staff and students.•Coordinated community participation in Veteran specific activities from student government leaders, local city leadership, and local Chamber of Commerce staff.•Write and submit Texas Veteran Commission award nominations, Military Friendly School surveys, and Grant proposals. •Established WTAMU participation in the Community College of the Air Force program to increase active-duty military enrollment.•Coordinated with WT Graduate School, focusing on recruiting active-duty military officers for graduate programs to increase student enrollment.•Coordinated and hosted Panhandle Regional JROTC Drill Competition to support community involvement for High School Students.•Manages website design, promotion, and placement of stories with print or electronic media to advance the military and Veterans programs.•Identify service goals and develop a budget for the department.•VA School Certifying Official and Hazlewood Coordinator.

•Manage employee tuition assistance program, serving 6,100+ employees and physicians annually.•Wrote VA North Texas Mentor Program Guide replacing cancelled National Mentor Program; guide used by other VA facilities as basis for their programs.•Developed and implemented mentor training package, scheduled, and presented mentor classes.•Implemented monthly Mentor Renewal Program, enabling mentors to become more active in providing best practices, personal experiences, and sharing between mentors.•Instructor for VA 101, School at Work®, and Leadership Development classes.•Utilize Learning Management System for student progress and completion in training programs.•Coordinate education policies; review, research, and update policy documents. Provide policy presentations to VA North Texas employees.•Financial manager for Medical Resident salaries; ensure sponsor institutions receive accurate payments.•Develop budget proposals for future years, monitor funding expenditures to ensure compliance with authorized spending levels.

Site Supervisor for Protective Operations at Northrop Grumman - Freeport Complex.•Managed client expectations and contract requirements at site.•Communicated security operations status to client.•Consulted with client to coordinate special services delivery.•Maintained system knowledge to assist client in completion of employee clearance requirements. •Provided HR administration to assigned officers.•Administered officer-training programs.•Identified factors jeopardizing facility and personnel security.•Extracted data for report compilation through queries and data analysis.

•Worked closely with client to prepare written documents supporting business proposals.•Collaborated with customer proposal teams to review business proposals.•Analyzed government and corporate market information for proposal development.

•Identified performance requirements, documented processes and findings, and recommended actionable alternatives for performance gaps. •Developed and coordinated performance management research and analysis for Marine Corps personnel initiatives through collaboration with government staff. •Researched correlations between occupational tasks, training, and workforce requirements to support workforce strategies.•Coordinated and directed research team activities for complex Personnel & Training analyses to develop reports and plans for customer within budget and time constraints.•Designed comprehensive data collection methods using interviews, surveys, and data mining.•Conducted research and analysis of data system documentation using data mining and statistical methods.•Researched occupational activities using the ADDIE Model to determine training, competencies, and potential alternatives required to complete assigned work. •Implemented new research process tools, such as IMPRINT to model workforce requirements and validate analytical findings.•Performed detailed review and analysis of Programs of Instruction, lesson plans, and student guides.•Presented proposals and research findings to federal executives detailing analytical results of evaluated programs.•Prepared project budget recommendation for staff and travel expenses to maintain budgetary control.•Provided status reports on project progression, costs, and goal achievement to senior government executives.•Developed action plan and milestone strategies to achieve project performance measures.

Directed degree and professional development programs for undergraduate and graduate students to support strategic goals of engineering programs. Coordinated and implemented career outreach program within community. Performed statistical analyses to determine work force strengths with long-term impacts on workforce health.• Project manager in organization development program to establish a career path for logistics specialists. Directed team process to identify required skills, training, experience, and specialty structure for new occupational path.• Designed and implemented advanced solution to streamline student performance reviews. Application resulted in 80% reduction of process time for reviewing 300+ students.• Conducted market analysis of distance-learning opportunities to identify feasibility of programs. Findings revealed opportunities in distance learning supportive of organization goals with significant cost savings through reduced tuition and personnel relocation costs.• Performed quantitative and qualitative study to measure retention rate and attrition causes among junior engineering personnel – results guided innovative management changes achieving higher promotion and retention rates for personnel with critical skill sets.• Implemented statistical optimization model assisting in school selection. Resulted in optimal match of student to school creating an environment for success.• Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to evaluate personnel promotion factors. Results identified management inconsistencies detrimental to engineer occupation path.

Managed ship maintenance policies with focus on improving program operational effectiveness and cost reduction. Managed financial / budget programs to evaluate and allocate funding to projects supporting organizational goals of engineering division.• Directed cross-functional team to develop high visibility integrated welding process. Professionally presented findings and negotiated with senior management to implement new process across the Coast Guard. New qualification process reduced boat repair costs by $235K annually. • Reviewed and validated technical change submissions for ship fleet improvements. Submitted written evaluations detailing merit and feasibility of proposals.• Prepared funding proposals addressing enterprise-wide personnel and material resource requirements to support capital improvement and sustainment projects.• Administered $550K contract providing engineering equipment failure analysis services.• Managed engineering workforce of 400+ officers. Conducted analysis to assess and improve effectiveness in key personnel assignments.

Directed administrative and engineering activities of office with direct supervision of 9 local and 16 remotely located personnel. • Administered $1.2M annual budget. Analyzed financial data to ensure financial objectives were met and used to support organizational goals.• Supervised maintenance activities on 7 ships for extensive hull and mechanical systems repairs. Ensured contracted work items achieved within budget and time constraints.• Managed maintenance facilities for office. Designed relocation plan to move 16 technicians and equipment to centralized location for service delivery.

Directed operation, maintenance, and repair of all propulsion, auxiliary, and electrical machinery and systems.• Supervised 27 personnel and administered $162K annual budget.• Performed as Contract Technical Representative for 5 extended maintenance periods valued at over $5M.• Developed over 100 maintenance projects detailing ship condition and required maintenance actions.

Deployed to isolated locations to establish operating facilities for counter-narcotic enforcement operations. Coordinated installation of housing, dining, and office facilities to support deployed military personnel.• Performed procurement research and equipment purchases for military forces deployed in Caribbean and Southwest Asia.• Managed contracted maintenance for 42-foot and 38-foot enforcement boats during repair periods with $225K annual contract values.