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Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

Provide assistance to Representative Amato during the 2024 Legislative Session. Perform legal research; draft, edit, and provide input on bills and resolutions; analyze legislation drafted by other Representatives and Senators for quality, and for supporting or opposing; conduct research on a project for the Lahaina wildfire victims and the homeless.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

Lead HR Specialist of the Officer Management Branch for four GS-5 and GS-7 employees. Responsible for the day-to-day administrative operational support for all assigned Soldiers. Planned work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work. Give advice and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Assign work based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Advised the Chief, Military Personnel Operations on all matters pertaining to the performance and fulfillment of requirements of the Section. For quality control, reviewed completed documents, assessed compliance with regulatory guidelines and performance standards. Developed reports, recommendations on actions. Advised and assisted Commander's staff officers and Department heads on personnel policies and actions such as schooling and promotions.

Provide paralegal and administrative assistance to Office of Soldiers’ Counsel PEB attorneys, who provide legal services to Soldiers who elect to appeal informal medical evaluation board findings to a formal PEB hearing. Such assistance includes but is not limited to:- Review and analyze medical records, personal documents and case files, correct deficiencies such as missing documents and inconsistent material before sending the case to the attorney- Explain the IDES process to new clients- Assist in case transfers from the MEB to the PEB levels.- Gather evidence and medical documentation; research case law, statutes, regulations, court rulings, legal periodicals medical issues, police and judicial records, and other legal or medical authorities of relevance to particular PEB cases.- Prepare and proofread legal documents – VA Rating Requests, information briefs, PEB and MEB appeals, memorandums, etc.- Take depositions and prepare witnesses for testifying to the Board- Assemble exhibits for trial- Establish and maintain working relationships with PEBLOs, medical providers, administrators.- Preserve accurate hard copy and electronic client records and case files in OSCCARS, SharePoint and Outlook.- Diligently maintain compliance with HIPAA and Army Regulations- Submit requested reports to Regional OSC leadership.To date, have assisted attorneys and clients in achieving more than 350 favorable and negotiated formal board outcomes.Completed on line course for certification as a Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer

Provide paralegal and administrative assistance to Office of Soldiers’ Counsel PEB attorneys, who provide legal services to Soldiers who elect to appeal informal medical evaluation board findings to a formal PEB hearing. Such assistance includes but is not limited to:- Review and analyze medical records, personal documents and case files, correct deficiencies such as missing documents and inconsistent material before sending the case to the attorney- Explain the IDES process to new clients- Assist in case transfers from the MEB to the PEB levels.- Gather evidence and medical documentation; research case law, statutes, regulations, court rulings, legal periodicals medical issues, police and judicial records, and other legal or medical authorities of relevance to particular PEB cases.- Prepare and proofread legal documents – VA Rating Requests, information briefs, PEB and MEB appeals, memorandums, etc.- Take depositions and prepare witnesses for testifying to the Board- Assemble exhibits for trial- Establish and maintain working relationships with PEBLOs, medical providers, administrators.- Preserve accurate hard copy and electronic client records and case files in OSCCARS, SharePoint and Outlook.- Diligently maintain compliance with HIPAA and Army Regulations- Submit requested reports to Regional OSC leadership.To date, have assisted attorneys and clients in achieving more than 350 favorable and negotiated formal board outcomes.Completed on line course for certification as a Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer

Work closely with the Regional Supervisory Counsel, Deputy Regional Supervisory Counsel and Regional Legal Administrator to track and improve upon delivery of legal services by attorneys and paralegals in the offices located at 11 Army posts in the Midwestern and Western US, and Hawaii and Alaska. Produce weekly, quarterly and annual reports and database updates. Fine-tuned and expanded two reports (the SPEBC Case Results and the PEBC Capacity reports) to create tools for accurately tracking the final dispositions of all cases, submitted actions, and percentages for the different outcomes. For recessed and returned cases, these reports have served as a tickler file for timely follow-up to achieve proper closure, thus maximizing operational quality and efficiency. Coordinate and participate in formulating and covering the agendas for the weekly Leads Teleconferences, and for paralegal and attorney meetings. Maintain currency on, and widely communicate changes to, military physical disability law to include any updates to federal law, the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD); DoD Directives and Instructions, and Army regulations. Provide paralegal support to Physical Evaluation Board counsel.

Provided administrative and litigation support in processing and execution of all judicial and nonjudicial (NJP) matters according to applicable laws and instructions, and the Manual for Courts-Martial. Examined preliminary evidence for sufficiency of facts and jurisdiction over offense(s) and offender(s). Assisted commanders and first sergeants with determining appropriate forum for disciplinary actions. Performed legal research and drafted and NJP 15 actions. Acted as a trial member, assisting attorneys with investigations, conducting witness interviews, reviewing case status, and helping to develop case strategy. Examined all actions and records of legal proceedings to ensure accuracy, correctness, and completion prior to review by commanders and final processing. Recorded and produced verbatim transcripts of courts martial, hearings, boards, depositions, and conferences.Interviewed clients and determined eligibility for legal assistance. Consulted with eligible recipients to obtain facts, background information, and data to determine appropriate assistance or referral to other agencies. Prepared documents like powers of attorney, wills, promissory notes, deeds, and bills of sale. Functioned as notary public under Title 10 USC. Processed administrative separation actions, line of duty determinations, report of survey investigations, and drafted legal reviews and briefs as needed. In a deployed or contingency environment, performed duties in the international, operational, and fiscal law arenas to include conducting Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) training, evaluating compliance with LOAC, and determining wartime Rules of Engagement.Performed duties as needed in the ethics/standards of conduct, environmental, labor and employment, contract, international, operational, and fiscal law arenas. Drafted legal reviews and briefs as needed.

Noncommissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Legal Assistance Office (LAO) during once-a-month Saturday operations.Support judge advocates and DA civilian attorneys in preparing legal documents and records of proceedings, conducting legal research, interviewing potential witnesses in administrative and criminal investigations, providing client services, coordinating proceedings, scheduling and managing appointments, maintaining records and statistics, preparing reports, processing legal actions, managing the legal office in garrison and in the field, apprising commanders and their staffs of the status of all legal actions and courses of action, and coordinating unit legal support and services.Process, investigate and determine legitimacy of claims under the Military Claims Act, The Federal Tort Claims Act, and the Foreign Claims Act. Train and mentor legal personnel. Provide legal briefs, maintain legal automation systems. Also interpret and brief to commanders and Soldiers the Law of War, Rules of Engagement, and Escalation of Force.Provide legal readiness services to deploying Soldiers. Prepare general, specific and health care powers of attorney, and general and living wills. Provide notary services. Legally review letters, documents and contracts to clarify legal rights, benefits, privileges and/or obligations (with attorney review and confirmation). Explain to Soldiers their voting requirements and rights while abroad, and assist them with exercising those rights. Explain and assist with using the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act (SCRA), including employment rights, interest rate cap rights, civil stay of proceedings rights, etc.As LAO NCOIC, ensure maximized quality and quantity of services provided to clients, who generally are elderly and often travel long distances for assistance. For its exceptional customer service and high volume of clients served, the 6th LOD was recognized for fielding the 2016 Outstanding LAO.

Washington, Dc, Us

Position on hold during mobilization to JBLM, Washington. Prepared and submitted communications, reports & correspondence. Developed, implemented, and maintained systems for effective research program review. Liaised and coordinated with the Manchester VAMC and Veterans Health Affairs (VHA) Central Offices, and with medical centers within the Boston area Veterans Area Integrated Services Network (VISN). Closely managed the various budgets within Research. Worked with investigators, other department heads, affiliates, service organizations, and granting agencies to insure that everything from grant application to final report was completed with as little pain to the investigators as possible. Assisted in the recruitment of scientific and clinical staff. Immediately upon being hired, managed a clinical nurse researcher’s $1.1 million, 4 year research grant application and shepherded it through the very complex internet submission process. Worked with new clinical and scientific staff to encourage merit review grant applications. Oversaw the submission of just-in-time documentation. Prepared for and responded to audits of various components of research operations by the regional and central offices, and state and federal departments. Liaised with Ethics Review Boards, the Safety Subcommittee, and other committees under the purview of the R&D Committee. Disseminated to investigators information on research funding opportunities. Supervised administrative and support personnel, including recruitment, hiring, disciplinary actions, retention, and terminations. Supervised and developed policy and procedures, and served as an integral part of strategic planning for the service. Coordinated interaction between research divisions within VHA, universities and teaching hospitals, nongovernmental organizations, and state and federal government departments. Coordinated space utilization.

Revamped the company's website to allow internet visitors to learn about Shakes to Shingles Energy Services (STSES), additional to the currently visible web pages for the sister business, Shakes to Shingles Inspection Services (STSIS). Marketing STSES to central and southern New Hampshire owners of commercial properties and single- and multi-family residential properties, Realtors, financing providers, contractors and building supply companies. Serving as the personnel manager, developed the company employee handbook; maintained personnel and payroll records; instituted standards and procedures for hiring, firing, and performance appraisals and management; benefits design and administration; regulatory compliance; EO; sexual harassment prevention; safety program; etc.

Administered PSNH’s participation in NH Home Performance with Energy Star, the state and federal program to weatherize and improve the energy efficiency of qualified residences. Responsibilities included program updating and refinement, marketing and public relations, project management, customer education, quality assurance, data tracking, federal and state level reporting and regulatory compliance.

Responsible for supporting over 2,400 Soldiers. Met all administrative requirements to deploy and re- deploy soldiers, ensuring troops were available to meet objectives. Managed the Rest and Leave of Absence program. Coordinated staff logistics to fill vacancies and managed the process whereby soldiers were allowed to return to the United States for vacation and emergency/bereavement leave during their tour of duty. Managed the Deployment Awards program for the brigade, ensuring that recommendations for Combat Action Badges, ARCOMs, MSMs, BSMs and other types of awards – totaling more than 2200 – were properly prepared and submitted by deadline. Acted as the S1 Quality Assurance NCO for the brigade. Conducted monthly audits of the administrative procedures and record keeping by S1 personnel within the battalions and camp command cells, and produced reports to maximize S1 quality, comprehensiveness, and uniformity throughout the brigade. Served as the Brigade Primary SHARP (Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention) Coordinator.

Oversaw personnel and administrative operations of the very recently created battalion, composed of approximately 350 Soldiers in 5 subordinate companies.Managed, trained and mentored a staff of 9 Soldiers.Responsible for tracking and quality control of all personnel actions, to include (not exclusively): enlistments, discharges, awarding of Military Occupational Specialties, transfers, Officer and Noncommissioned Officer evaluations, payroll actions, promotions, nonjudicial punishment administration, adverse and bar to reenlistment actions, administrative separations and reductions, military personnel orders, personnel action requests, medical readiness of the Soldiers, awards preparation and review, utilization of the National Guard computer systems to updated Soldiers' records and administratively manage their careers, Soldier leave, and personnel records updating for mobilization.Oversaw four Operation New Dawn readiness events for Soldiers in the battalion, during which all personnel and legal records were reviewed, updated, corrected and made complete.

During the 197th FAB's deployment to Iraq (Jan04 - Feb05), administered and documented over 100 NJP proceedings, 4 courts martial, and numerous wills and powers of attorney.As an additional voluntary duty, developed, disseminated and oversaw implementation of a Word and Excel mail merge program to ensure completion and presentation, before the end of the deployment in less than a month's time, of more than 600 deployment-specific awards to Soldiers throughout the Brigade.Created fillable-form templates to process Soldiers for drug abuse and unsatisfactory participation, thereby greatly streamlining and standardizing unit practices to maximize brigade-wide office efficiencies and documentary quality. This saved administrative personnel in the component battalions and batteries an estimated 850 work hours a year.Created the spreadsheets used to capture the active duty service by all Army Guard Soldiers and Air Guard Airmen - M-Day, Technician and AGR - in response to three New Hampshire storms and to Hurricane Katrina. Guided and monitored unit administrative personnel in uniformly and correctly completing their spreadsheets, and then ensured their proper merger into the master payroll spreadsheet. The master spreadsheets for the disaster responses were used by the Military Personnel Office and the state of New Hampshire to ensure timely mailing of correct payment amounts to Soldiers and Airmen at correct addresses.As the Brigade Human Resources NCO, provided leadership to the S1/Human Resources section prior to, during after its 2007 expansion from 5 personnel to 13. Led by example in physical fitness and military bearing.Proved ability to work in an austere combat environment and under pressure.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

M.Sc., Environmental Management & Policy (Concentration In Sustainability)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics And Industrial Relations

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