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Alexandria, Virginia

• Manages the NCUA new examiner training program to include ten technical training courses, ensuring learning objectives meet job competency components.
• Supervises, plans, coordinates, and evaluates examiner training to include strategic planning, design efforts, and delivery of curriculum for NCUA.
• Establishes internal control systems to reduce risks and manages financial and material resources in order to meet annual strategic plans.
• Responsible for alignment of training branch structured processes and internal controls to ensure accountability, consistency, and adherence to agency policy and practices.
• Responsible for oversight of agency curriculum accreditation program, including over 50 NCUA courses and accompanied annual auditing process.
• Supervises the agency's National Training Specialists and support staff, providing leadership and counseling to enhance performance.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Manage the planning and administration of a variety of employment and diversity programs within the BLM.
• Ensures that programs are correctly implemented and that ongoing programs are properly utilized.
• Provides advice and guidance, including interpretations, opinions, or decisions, regarding programs or policies.
• Research and develop strategic plans for implementation of multiple national programs to address and solve systematic problems to produce quality, effective programs.
• Conducts partnering with other agencies throughout the public sector and with private and professional organizations.
• Provides advisory services and expert guidance to the BLM HR Community and BLM Senior Level Management on key national recruitment and retention programs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Oversees the administration of national level programs that provide support to the Bureau in recruiting, hiring, and retaining a high quality, diverse workforce necessary to meet the Bureau’s mission.
• Oversees, directs, coordinates, supervises and manages subordinate staff involved in planning and administering a variety of employment and diversity initiatives in the BLM.
• Designs, plans, and participates in management assessments to determine the effectiveness of numerous BLM employment and diversity initiatives and services.
• Develops and recommends evaluation strategies to determine the effectiveness of operational practices and procedures and to address and solve systemic problems.
• Develops measures of quality, effectiveness, efficiency and readiness for all assigned programs.
• Supervises the staff and management employment and diversity initiatives of the Bureau.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Develops, coordinates, analyzes and implements program training budget. Provides input for fiscal and long-range budget estimates for training programs based on analysis of statistical data through needs assessments.
• Responsible for the design, development, and continuous update and revision of course outlines and curriculum materials including lesson plans, testing mediums, training aids, videos, and other materials required for.
• Develops and implements strategic plans in collaboration with program managers and supervisors.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates employee development activities for leadership and development programs maximizing the strategic use of the agencies training center resources.
• Program Leader responsible for planning, designing, coordinating, instructing, and facilitating the BLM’s Executive Level Leadership Programs.
• Provides direct advisory services and expert guidance to the NTC Director and BLM Executive Level Management on key leadership and management training concerns and needs.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Develop training programs for internal and external customers which includes researching potential training topics, planning, designing, and evaluating learning programs.
• Coordinate, deliver, and evaluate senior level training programs, including Dynamics of Leadership, Performance Management, and Workplace Harassment.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver professional training credit opportunities for staff at all levels within the Court.
• Formulate, implement, and administer human resources policies, procedures, and standards. Review, research, develop, and recommend human resources policies for the court unit.
• Developed multiple strategic plans allowing upward mobility, cross training, and efficiency within the court.
• Mentor and train staff employees in developmental positions. Determines need for, and develops and conducts workshops, or training to assure that the staff is cognizant of the latest rules and regulations.

Master’S Degree, Public Administration, 3.9

Bachelor’S Degree, Occupational Education/ Corporate Training And Development, 3.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Occupational Education