Develops recruitment strategies to address specific bureau-wide needs. Contributes to DOI-wide efforts on recruiting strategies for specific occupations. Trains managers and HR staff on availability and use of a full range of recruitment flexibilities such as veteran’s authorities, direct hire, and agency specific authorities. Responds to DOI data calls in areas of responsibility such as time to hire, use of recruitment and retention incentives. Serves as technical expert for the bureau advising HR and senior management in all areas of staffing and recruitment. Performs recruiting and placement functions for highly controversial or highly specialized positions. Serves as a senior consultant to HR and bureau leadership in planning bureau wide workforce planning based on market surveys, availability of qualified candidates. Develops partnerships with a broad range of pipelines for future workforce including colleges and universities, technical schools, and industry and professional groups. Educates leadership and management on available flexibilities through OPM and DOI authorities hiring authorities. Creates proactive recruitment and retention strategies to maintain appropriate levels of staffing in mission critical occupations.

Serves as an Employee Relations (ER) Specialist on ER programs including policy guidance and advice to senior leadership, program managers, other management officials and supervisors. Provides assistance, interpretation, information, and guidance on employee relations problems and issues which affect organizational goal performance, individual performance, performance appraisal systems, and employee relations training programs. Serves as a technical advisor for disciplinary and adverse action procedures. Studies and analyzes employee relations program laws and regulations in the areas of grievance or appeal procedures, voluntary actions, and performance management as they impact the bureau. Identifies problems in the employee relations program to develop recommended solutions. Serves as technical expert to employees, supervisors, and HR personnel regarding employee grievances related to pay and leave issues and entitlements. Provides advice and assistance to supervisors, employees and HR in a wide variety of employee relations matters such as performance issues, conduct actions (disciplinary and adverse actions), grievances, appeals, reasonable accommodation requests, etc. Provides advice and assistance to supervisors in establishing and maintaining employer/employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity, motivation, morale, and discipline. Trains supervisors and management officials on ER problems, performance and conduct issues, merit systems principles, and investigative techniques. Assists managers on complex and controversial cases with multiple issues and requiring avenues of redress, with limited or conflicting factual information, requiring judgement in interpreting ambiguous case law. Provides counseling to employees on complaints or inquiries not referred by employee to supervisor; refers employee to appropriate organization or obtains information for the employee.

Provides strategic leadership, quality Education and Training Services, Deployment guidance/posturing, Equal Opportunity, Sexual Assault and Prevention, and Civilian Personnel management programs to over 25,000 personnel at two numbered air forces, eight bases and nine wings.

Developed and implemented personnel programs and human resource policies for 23,000 military and civilian members supporting two numbered air forces, five bases and six wings at Barksdale Air Force Base. Oversaw fiscal-year funding totaling $1.7 million dollars for five military personnel sections. Managed operations/procedures for special trophies/award boards, memorialization requests, and equal opportunity complaints. Trained, equipped, and supported team members during real world and exercise scenarios.

Provided broad, strategic leadership and advocacy for a 750-person/six-flight force support squadron at the Air Force Academy. Ensured effective recognition, morale, career progression, training and readiness programs were in place for the military and civilian workforce. Provided guidance to senior leaders on all aspects of the human resource personnel program enterprise. Successfully directed 30+ activities supporting 15,000 military, civilians, retirees, family members, and 4,300 Air Force Academy cadets and preparatory school students.

Led 130 military and civilian staff in providing human resources and morale, welfare, and recreation support for 6,200 personnel. Served as mortuary officer. Interpreted and executed headquarters policies and directives ensuring accurate, timely and quality staff actions.

Oversaw administrative support for the Director of Personnel, Manpower and Services. Supervised executive correspondence, performance reports (evaluations), awards, and decorations. Prepared correspondence for Headquarters Air Force. Managed Air Expeditionary Wing Commander and Vice Wing Commander schedules. Represented the Director in interactions with base agencies and host country.

Oversaw administrative support for Air Expeditionary Wing (Installation) Commander at a deployed installation. Supervised executive correspondence, performance reports (evaluations), awards, and decorations. Prepared wing and correspondence for higher headquarters. Managed Air Expeditionary Wing Commander and Vice Wing Commander schedules. Represented the commander in interactions with base agencies and host country.

Managed 350+ active duty and reserve component command positions. Ensured timely submission of requirements for fill actions and identified qualified personnel to the Air Force Assignment Systems. Responsible for welfare, morale, and discipline for more than 200 Air Force members. Exercised disciplinary authority via the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Directed personnel requirements supporting contingency, humanitarian relief operations, and command exercises. Managed personnel deployments and augmentation through various higher headquarter organizations. Responsible as personnel focal point for future planning and current operations for all contingency and crisis action planning.

Directly supervised 19 personnel performing duties related to Air Force retention, awards (decorations), promotion(s)/testing, evaluations, language testing, administrative discipline actions, and identification/certification services. Accountable for casualty and survivor benefit plan programs and base centralized in-processing programs. Supported more than 3,500 active duty members and dependents, and more than 11,000 retirees.

Managed flight test center personnel mobility deployment processing. Oversaw incoming and outgoing deployment traffic and ensured deployment tasks were received and validated. Provided weekly updates on location and number of deployed Airmen. Coordinated deployment actions with Air Expedition Force Center, Air Force Personnel Center, Higher Headquarters, and deployed commanders. Conducted pre- and post- deployment briefings to members supporting worldwide contingency operations.

Provided top-notch welfare, morale, discipline, and administrative requirements of more than 300 personnel in four diversified flights while directly supervising nine military personnel. Served as point person for establishing, formulating, and implementing policies concerning all aspects of human resources. Directed awards, performance reports, leave, promotion, quality force, and sponsor programs. Resolved administrative and personnel issues of assigned personnel. Administered discipline for all assigned personnel.