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• Planned, organized, and directed 12 legal services personnel in the areas of administrative law, military justice, operational law, claims, and office management.• Leveraged my statistical data analysis skills to interpret and present legal activities data in various formats and forums, and to make informed and evidence-based decisions.• Established standards and evaluated completed work product for accuracy, content, and compliance with governing directives and statutes.• Managed resources, manpower, personnel, and volunteer programs. Identified manpower requirements, developed position descriptions, and assigned workloads.• Trained and mentored 12 junior officer, civilian, and enlisted personnel. Managed quarterly, annual, and functional award and recognition programs.• Assessed office priorities and fiscal support capabilities. Identified resource requirements, appropriate funding sources, submitted budgets, reviewed, and coordinated budget execution. Allocated resources and administered fiscal internal controls.Additional Responsibilities included:Unit Cybersecurity Representative, SharePoint Site Owner, Unit Training Manager, Defense Travel System Approving Official, Government Purchase Card Approving Official

• Designed, built, and managed multiple classified and unclassified Teams and SharePoint sites utilizing HTML/CSS/JavaScript for custom functionality. Enabled secure collaboration, knowledge management, and information sharing across 15 subordinate legal offices.• Created SharePoint-based inspection process to manage statutory legal compliance of 15 subordinate legal offices. Conducted four legal office inspections. Inspected 120 individual processes at each location covering a two-year inspection period. Compiled and reported findings to Headquarters for executive-level oversight.• Created a custom conference registration SharePoint site to coordinate attendance of 50 senior-level attorneys. Utilized Microsoft Forms and Power Automate to assign travel funding, vet security clearances, and generate feedback reports for process improvement.• Managed $192K annual budget as financial Resource Advisor. Utilized PowerBI and Excel skills to parse and interpret general ledger financial data. Analyzed financial execution, identified & explained variances, and prepared graphic presentations and narrative justification to support requirements. Processed financial transactions using Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS).• Supported an Accident Investigation Board for an F-16 mishap to determine liability for $4 million in aircraft damage. Transcribed 15 hours of interview recordings using Adobe Premiere Pro, over an outside service, to meet time and budget limitations. Translated board findings to meet stringent regulatory requirements and authored a 510-page public report.Additional Responsibilities included:Resource Advisor, Security Manager, Functional Area Manager (Legal), Accident Investigation Board Recorder, Unit Cybersecurity Representative, SharePoint Site Content Administrator, Unit Training Manager, COMSEC Program Manager, IT Equipment Custodian

• Supervised 18 military justice legal professionals. Evaluated subordinate work product for accuracy, content, and compliance with governing directives and statutes. Acute attention-to-detail resulted in 12 convictions affirmed by the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals.• Utilized AES Adobe Forms Designer to create a dynamic-PDF form to collect court member data and address inconsistent/improper user responses in existing process. Result adopted as new standard across 15 legal offices.• Re-engineered outdated/broken dynamic-PDF form that allows front-line supervisors to generate reprimand paperwork. Eliminated formatting errors to streamline legal review of 870 adverse actions. Cut attorney review time by 75%.• Created Teams/SharePoint-based case tracking/management system to enable concurrent updates by multiple trial teams while simplifying leadership oversight of individual case progression. Successfully processed 814 disciplinary cases from investigation to final disposition.• Compiled and analyzed legal activity data to create and present graphic presentation of findings to 110 commanders each quarter. Detailed trend analysis enabled appropriate application of discipline across the command.• Led section self-inspection program. Compiled and validated 10,000+ substantiating documents resulting in top 10% rating during 120-item statutory legal compliance inspection. Headquarters inspection team leader noted, “Best Military Justice program we have seen!”Additional Responsibilities included:Unit Cybersecurity Representative, SharePoint Site Owner, IT Equipment Custodian

• Developed and led the office self-inspection program, resulting in top 10% rating during 120-item statutory legal compliance inspection.• Professionally developed, trained, and mentored 24 junior officer, enlisted, and civilian personnel. Managed & provided quarterly, annual, and Continuing Legal Education training for office personnel.Additional Responsibilities included:Law Office Manager, Unit Cybersecurity Representative, SharePoint Site Content Administrator, Unit Training Manager, Facility Manager, IT Equipment Custodian, Defense Travel System Approving Official, Government Purchase Card Approving Official

• Supervised 8 legal professionals providing support in ethics, standards of conduct, environmental law, labor & employment law, claims, and contract law. • Provided legal assistance to 10,000+ clients annually.• Created SharePoint-based Legal Assistance appointment scheduling process that utilized automated workflows. Replaced existing paper schedule and allowed secure concurrent access from separate offices that operate on different networks (Air Force and Army).• Developed a dynamic-PDF using Adobe LiveCycle Designer to allow generation of Power of Attorney documents when traditional web-based capability is unavailable. Enabled full-spectrum legal support in austere environments.• Created and maintained public facing legal office website using AFPIMS Content Management System (CMS) to provide legal resources to civilian and retiree population.Additional Responsibilities included:Unit Cybersecurity Representative, SharePoint Site Content Administrator, Unit Training Manager, IT Equipment Custodian

• Allocated Air Mobility Command-owned/-gained aircraft and aircrews supporting worldwide US Transportation Command customer airlift requirements. • Maintained complex Excel program using Visual Basic scripting to automate data collection and PowerPoint slide generation for daily mission detail and status report of all mobility aircraft and crews.• Analyzed and interpreted eight years of historical training and utilization data to generate a report of program effectiveness to Congressional Base Realignment and Closure committee. The committee recommended closure of an underperforming unit identified in the report.• Managed US Air Mobility Command’s Joint Air-drop/Air Transportability Training (JA/ATT) Program to facilitate Joint Service cargo and personnel air-drop training. Additional Responsibilities included:Unit Cybersecurity Representative, COMSEC Equipment Custodian, Self-Aid & Buddy Care Instructor

• Performed aircrew functions and other mission specific duties to include the airdrop of personnel and equipment/cargo. • Monitored and operated complex aircraft instrumentation systems during flight, to include engine and aircraft systems controls, panels, and indicators.• The hazardous mission and training environment demanded high degrees of attention, focus, professionalism, knowledge, skill, discipline, coordination, and stress management to successfully and safely carry out.Additional Responsibilities included:Unit Cybersecurity Representative, Unit Training Manager, Loadmaster Scheduler, Self-Aid & Buddy Care Instructor

• Planned, organized, and directed a team of three during aircraft armament systems maintenance activities.• Loaded, maintained, and performed electrical troubleshooting and repair of the aircraft armament systems on the F-15E Strike Eagle.

• Loaded and unloaded nuclear and nonnuclear munitions, explosives, and propellant devices on aircraft. • Managed, controlled, maintained, and installed aircraft bomb, rocket, and missile release, launch, suspension, and monitor systems; guns and gun mounts; and related munitions handling, loading, and test equipment. • Analyzed malfunctions, disassembled, repaired, or replaced mechanical, electrical, electronic, and pneudraulic mechanisms of launch and release systems, and aircraft gun systems. • Used precision measuring tools and equipment. • Interpreted schematics and wiring diagrams to perform maintenance of aircraft electrical systems. • Tested electrical and electronic circuitry for continuity, voltage, and proper operation.

I am a student software developer at the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA), where I am pursuing my passion for technology and innovation. As part of the intensive 17-week Cloud Application Development pathway, I have:• Acquired proficiency in computer programming through hands-on experience with Microsoft Visual Studio IDE, C#, Transact-SQL, HTML5 with JavaScript, CSS3, Azure Fundamentals, Azure Development, and ASP.NET Core MVC application development.• Developed skills through practical application, including exercises, coding challenges, and the creation of production-level applications while collaborating in Agile-driven small teams to meet deadlines.• Mastered GitHub fundamentals, including version control, repository management, and the use of branches and pull requests; facilitated effective collaboration and personal project portfolio maintenance.• Developed a profound understanding of data structures and algorithms; applied concepts to address common programming challenges, thereby enhancing problem-solving abilities and program efficiency.• Established a robust foundation in Azure fundamentals, explored core Azure services, solutions, management tools, security, and governance, crucial for the development and deployment of scalable cloud applications.• Enhanced proficiency in crafting solutions for Microsoft Azure; established Azure Functions, administered web applications, leveraged Azure storage, and secured solutions using Azure KeyVault.