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U.S. Army Europe

• Managed the personnel readiness of over 25,000 military personnel and over 3,000 civilian personnel maintaining onboard rates well over 90% in a resource-constrained environment.
• Skillfully executed organizational redesign brought about by a 40% reduction of staff – accomplished without any involuntary dismissals and without disruption to operations.
• Led the training, implementation, and assessment of a new performance evaluation system – a significant cultural change – affecting over 3,000 employees and enabling improved communication between management and.
• Reinstated and revamped an “HR University” – a mobile training team that increased the knowledge, skills, and abilities of HR specialists throughout the organization.
• Created the organization’s first-ever “HR Professionals Forum” to gather over 300 HR practitioners to network, share best practices, and learn from senior HR speakers.
• Led 150 employees encompassing five functional areas with direct reporting to Chief of Staff.

U.S. Army Europe

• Reinvigorated a stale and ineffective quarterly review of HR management effectiveness of over 700 HR specialists serving over 25,000 employees. Revamped the briefing and broadened the scope resulting in the improvement.
• Reinvigorated the stalled creation of a Human Capital Management Plan after a two-year delay, which enabled managers to better recruit, train, and evaluate their teams.
• Hosted quarterly “Good Leadership Luncheons” to present and discuss interest topics regarding effective leadership and efficient management, increasing engagement and team skills.
• Assumed duties of Director (CHRO), a Senior Executive Service position, and tirelessly performed two senior roles for over two years. Dedicated to the success of the organization.

Military District Of Washington

• Planned and executed the largest-ever Army Ten Miler race with over 25K participants, the world’s 3rd largest 10-mile race, coordinated with six local/state/federal jurisdictions, overcame the challenges of a Federal.
• Networked and obtained buy-in from local, state, and federal governments.
• Managed the personnel readiness of over 3,000 military personnel and over 300 civilian personnel maintaining onboard strength well over 90% in a fiscally constrained environment.
• Led 18 employees encompassing six functional areas with direct reporting to Chief of Staff.

NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

• Led a 21-member team of US, French, Italian, Romanian, and Canadian military and civilians in a combat environment providing effective HR support to over 4,000 people enabling the wartime mission to train and advise.
• Managed the high-visibility US DoD Ministry of Defense Advisor Program and seamlessly coordinated the program’s transition between lead agencies within the Pentagon resulting in increased fill rates and improved.

Master'S Degree, Military Strategic Studies

Master'S Degree, Human Relations

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology