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Silver Spring, Md, Us

Downtown Washington Dc, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Serve as technical lead for MAHRS Infrastructure Branch, operating as system and application administrator for multiple systems on Windows Server within the Human Resources Civilian Portfolio (HRCP) including HRLink, iComplaints, Navy Electronic Accommodations Tracker (NEAT), and the Civilian Benefits platform (GRB). This work includes patching, user management, configuration changes, and other tasks necessary to ensure smooth functioning and high availability while minimizing risks to the Personal Identifiable Information (PII).Lead the migration of HRCP systems from on-premises servers to AWS GovCloud, including working to develop a migration strategy, system design and implementation, software configuration, policy development, completion of DoD STIGs, and supporting the RMF process to attain the ATO for the new system.Oversee and develop system automation tasks, including writing multiple scripts used to move extracted data to customers with 99.99% success rate. When issues arise, troubleshoot issues to resolve customer data needs in compliance with established agreements or worked with customers to ensure minimal disruptions.

Washington, Dc

Develops and prepares technical documentation of user requirements and briefs regarding new and changing applications of Information Technology (IT) products and process such as migration. I have also made presentations on the same to high-level stakeholders and have provided comments on Department of the Navy (DON) wide IT policy.Serves as the main point of contact for DON-wide Human Resources applications utilizing a variety of scripting languages including DOS batch files, Microsoft Visual Basic of Applications, Windows PowerShell and Active Server Pages. Additionally, created queries and reports for Human Resources (HR) Specialists with Cognos 8/10 Business Intelligence and Transformer.Provides routine and specialized support for the DON's HRLink and other products, such as the Total Workforce Management System (TWMS), related to the support of the civilian human resources functions of the DON.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Participated in a Department of Navy (DON) working group to develop a Human Resources (HR) staffing model to assist in guiding future budget, forecasting optimal manpower levels and determining impact of staffing decisions on HR office output to manage expectations as part of the larger DON HR realignment efforts.Developed a VBA tool to assist in the DON’s Human Resources Service Delivery project Human Resource Office employee selection process with less than 48 hours’ notice. After initial development added additional features identified during the selection process. Tool was well received, including by DON civilian human resources leadership and greatly expedited the selection process going from a rate of 10-20 selections an hour to 50-60 an hour, shortened the process by four days.Programmed a tool in under 2 weeks to enable command Performance Award Review Boards (PARBs) -- comprised of headquarters and regional senior leadership -- to perform all necessary budget calculations and reporting requirements utilizing Excel and VBA. The tool contains data import, error checking, data validation, and data protection capabilities and is scalable across the command. The PARB worksheet was used in 39 separate PARBs to calculate over $5 million of awards for over 4,000 employees quickly and accurately. Served as the technical liaison between the CNIC program office and the Total Workforce Management System (TWMS) programmers, defined the specific requirements for an automated appraisal system in accordance with Navy guidelines; and oversaw the beta test for the system while independently developing another major project on behalf of DON.

Mclean, Va

Updated an internal VBA macro-enabled spreadsheet which is utilized to produce monthly employee hours tracking reports. The original report had limited functionality and was notoriously inaccurate. The new report provides better calculations including estimated vacation time remaining, hours available, monthly average hours needed to reach contract targets and other useful information for employees. These process improvements have significantly reduced company overhead time on both generating the reports and responding to questions arising from the old report.Assisted in the development of marketing materials, including writing and editing a one-page executive summary detailing past company efforts, approaches and successes to problem solving.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Prepared for CNIC's transition out of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS), in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 (NDAA 2010) including publicizing and presenting interactive town halls for employees and briefings for senior leadership, and created news articles in Command-wide publications and personalized letters to inform employees and customers of the pending changes.Assisted in formulating, drafting, and revising of policy documents for use across the CNIC enterprise for NSPS transition, transition pay pools and the IPMS in alignment with both existing and anticipated policy decisions. Additionally, conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis of the consistency of the policies and procedures used across the enterprise to make recommendations for policy adjustments going forward.To answer Department of Defense (DoD) and DON’s data calls on the projected costs, budgetary requirements and employee classification issues, developed detailed quantitative analysis tables and charts for presentation. Additionally, through advanced data analysis, highlighted anomalous transition actions for additional pre-conversation review to ensure a 99.98% success rate across the over 5,200 transition actions enterprise-wide. Recognizing the need for a simplified technical solution to ensure Command-wide adherence to the distinct rules for both NSPS and Interim Performance Management System covered employees and overarching DoD and government-wide policies, created a VBA macro-enabled spreadsheet for the calculation of performance awards and the generation of bonus amounts and quality step increases (QSI). From the regional files produced in this tool, generated data reports, utilizing PowerPoint, for presentation to and dissemination among command senior leadership.

Quantico, Virginia, United States

Assisted civilian human resources professionals within the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) in the preparation, organization, cleaning and validation of data, including personal identifying information (PII), for use in NSPS pay pool process in accordance with federal regulations, established DoD and DON orders and guidelines and MCCDC business rulesOperated the Compensation Workbench (CWB) during five pay pool meetings, while tracking all changes to employee ratings and payouts to equitably distribute over $500,000 in compensation across roughly 200 individualsPerformed data analysis using the native tools within the CWB as well as the Pay Pool Analysis Tool (PAT) and Compensation Analysis Tool (CAT) at each stage of the pay pool process, concluding with producing PowerPoint presentations (totaling over 200 charts and graphs) targeted at various high-level, military and civilian stakeholders for each pay pool and for MCCDC overall

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Counseled and advised customers on product-based solutions to their computer problems resulting in average weekly sales of $12,000 and significant repeat business for the company. Received recognition from management for outstanding customer service following several high scored customer surveys and commentsPresented merchandise visually in a manner to stimulate sales, this included following detailed aisle diagrams and producing signage for the over 6,500 different products within the peripherals department, this process included nightly department restocking, resetting misplaced merchandise, and reprinting missing and erroneous signsPerformed cycle counts (daily inventories to audit computer system accuracy), display audits, and inventory on a regular basis to reduce shrink and improve the stock information available to customers both within the peripherals department and store-wideParticipated in formal monthly computer-based training, informal training, and manufacturer classes to remain current on the ever-evolving and expanding array of computer components carried

● In an attempt to determine the total dollar amount seized across the government, I researched the existing federal data systems and metrics for US bulk cash seizures across the federal, state and local levels. This entailed me contacting the law enforcement and intelligence agencies maintaining the databases to determine both numbers and reporting requirements of the state and local law enforcement agencies. This culminated in a policy recommendation to improve future data capture.● Supporting professional staff in their work on the National Report on Terrorist Financing (ultimately unpublished), I offered critical feedback, editorial & factual corrections, and additional analysis & research in preparation for presentation and publication.● To appraise the Under Secretary's office of current projects and future workflow projections, I assisted in the compilation of weekly status report of events within TFFC. Portions of the report were further included in the overall Department of Treasury weekly report.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● Substituted for a United States Foreign Policy professor for approximately two months leading and presenting class materials to two junior-level college courses with limited supervision for approximately 60 students.● Mentored roughly 5-7 small groups per section of 4-7 students in academic and legislative research and analysis for presentations that assessed current or historical US Foreign Policy. ● Researched and vetted scholarly articles covering a variety of US Foreign Policy issues for the professor’s research and preparation of Blackboard portals for the 3 classes each semester. Additionally, maintained the portals throughout the semester, established group pages for the various group project teams, monitored student usage and performed all back-end support for technology issues.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

● I attended congressional hearings and panels of experts conducted by other DC-area think tanks on nonproliferation topics in order to prepare briefing notes for senior research associates on current trends and developments in the field.● Utilizing the internet and private databases, on nonproliferation issues, including US legislation, international cooperative nonproliferation efforts and chemical, biological, radiological & nuclear (CBRN) terrorism issues, I conducted extensive research and quantitative & qualitative analysis, leading to the publication of an article on the organization's website and other copy.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Politics

Activities and Societies: Student Government; Model UNRelevant Courses: Quantitative Analysis in International Relations Research; 21st.

Ba, International Studies, 3.87/4.00 (Cumulative) And 3.92/4.00 (In Major)

Activities and Societies: Student Government - ParliamentarianConferences: Atlantic Council of the US Conference on Military.