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• Currently serving as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for the 76th Operational Response Command, which has responsibilities for Defense Support to Civil Authorities throughout the lower 48 states
• Supervise 5 attorneys and 4 paralegals
• Serve as the legal advisor for high profile investigations and conduct legal reviews of command investigations
• Advise high level decisionmakers on complex legal matters to include employment law, ethics matters, contracting, and compliance with… Show more
• Advise high level decisionmakers on complex legal matters to include employment law, ethics matters, contracting, and compliance with regulatory matters
• Practiced intelligence and operational law in an other than declared theater of active armed conflict, advising on the Geneva Conventions, international humanitarian law, and other international norms governing conflict

Salt Lake City, Utah

• Supervised 3 direct reports
• Managed salary planning, benefits, compliance matters, on-boarding, initial training, succession planning, and workforce engagement efforts
• Led all professional / salary level recruiting efforts for the production plant, IT, and Sales and Market
• Provided HR support for a variety of functional areas to include IT, Sales and Marketing, and a production plant with technical salary staff and over 300 USW represented employees
• Champion of the “Team… Show more
• Champion of the “Team of Teams” approach, integrating the various business processes, and driving metrics development and employment for each distinct business process Show less

Minnesota

• Managed employee relations in a 600 plus employee production facility with focus on union avoidance
• Led initiative to create a values based culture
• Reduced hourly voluntary attrition 50% month over month
• Aligned recruiting, on-boarding, training, and career develop paths to create a “pathway to hope” for employees. PTH is equivalent to a career path for hourly employees
• Designed & implemented a 30,60 & 90 day performance management process
• Established a quick… Show more

Belvidere, IL

• Maintained positive labor / management relations in a 4,500 employee production facility
• Managed, investigated, negotiated and settled grievances / employee disputes
• Investigated complaints of discrimination, FMLA misuse, and general misconduct
• Mentored junior and senior managers in leadership, the company culture, and dealing with difficult labor issues

Multiple

• United States Army Madison, WI / Iraq - Captain, S1 (Human Resources / Administrative Officer) February 2007 – March 2010
• Supervised human resource operations, including personnel, administrative, and finance operations
• Coordinated, organized, and led medical, dental, and administrative support teams and verified personnel were fit to deploy to Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Developed personnel tracking system to ensure soldiers were screened for issues that could arise during… Show more United States Army Madison, WI / Iraq - Captain, S1 (Human Resources / Administrative Officer) February.
• Developed personnel tracking system to ensure soldiers were screened for issues that could arise during deployment, achieving 100% compliance with Army deployment personnel directive.Fort Leonard Wood, MO / Iraq.
• Served as Task Force Battle Captain and higher headquarters liaison officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Richland Center, WI

• Maintained employee relations, as well as quality and production goals for over 90 associates.
• Led the “Engineered to Order” production line, the most challenging line in the facility.
• Developed the “Work In Progress” tracking system that led to approximately $250,000 in savings in its first quarter of use.

Great Lakes Naval Base, IL

• Civil Servant, Management Analyst
• Managed fiscal planning for civilian substitution initiative with budget of over $12 million per year.
• Calculated quantitative and qualitative manpower requirements based on work measurement and methods improvement data.
• Researched, analyzed, and verified data relative to organization, functions, staffing, facilities, equipment, layout, work flow, and work hours.

Multiple Overseas Locations To Include Iceland And Italy

• United States Navy Naples, ItalyLeading Petty Officer October 1997 – November 1999
• Supervised three as part of Naples, Italy Undersea Warfare Cell supporting operations in the former Yugoslavia.
• Developed operating procedures for new computer hardware and software and trained subordinates regarding oceanographic computer models.
• Briefed Admirals and staff on best use of sonar arrays to counter enemy undersea assets. Keflavik, IcelandOceanographic Technician… Show more United States Navy Naples, ItalyLeading Petty Officer October 1997 –.
• Briefed Admirals and staff on best use of sonar arrays to counter enemy undersea assets. Keflavik, IcelandOceanographic Technician February 1996 – October 1997
• Briefed Admirals and staff on the oceanographic conditions in the Greenland – Iceland – United Kingdom gap as part of an antisubmarine warfare cell in Iceland.

Masters Of Operational Studies, Organizational Leadership

Doctor Of Law (Jd), Labor And Employment Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Army ROTC