Donavon Gann, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Hurlburt Field, Florida, United States

Hurlburt Field, Florida, United States

Hurlburt Field, Florida

• Served as the Senior Advisor for Special Forces (Warfare) Recruiting and Accessions
• Directed commissioning program to remedy a decade’s long problem to recruit civilians into Special Operations
• Executed strategic standardization, management, and executive-level representation for the accession of 1,143 critical positions
• Implemented new recruiting strategies throughout 96 regions to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts
• Liaised with information technology professionals to build and enhance critical applicant tracking systems (ATS)
• Influenced Pentagon Senior Leaders to coordinate and enforce recruiting policy, standards, and procedures

Jackson, Tennessee, United States

• Directed the standardization, development, applicant tracking system, and management of seven recruiters & one civilian employee
• Performed field-training visits to ensure adequacy of training in the enlisted accessions recruiting program
• Technical expert on enlisted and line officer recruiting operations covering Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, encompassing 90+ educational institutions spanning a 24K square mile area
• Implemented lead generation modifications that resulted in a 40% increase in enlistments for the region
• Executed staffing duties, including overcoming understaffing, conflict resolution, and administering disciplinary procedures when necessary
• Conducted market analyses, performed demographic studies and set & enforced performance goals

Belleville, Illinois, United States

• Developed, planned and coordinated policies/procedures for gauging progress for 50-person recruiting force
• Prepared management reports, statistical analysis reports, and wrote individual performance evaluations to ensure goalaccomplishment
• Provided training in planning procedures, marketing, lead generation, prospecting strategies, qualifying, and closing techniques
• Tailored individual training plans to overcome production shortages by monitoring performance and production metrics to meetannual recruiting quotas
• Conducted market analyses, performed demographic studies, established performance metrics, and enforced standards
• Developed critical relations with marketing organizations to generate national events, partnerships, and promotions

Jackson, Tennessee Area

• Targeted, sourced, and qualified candidates in West Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and Missouri to serve in one of 34 technical or specialized career fields
• Built critical relationships with college department heads and registrars to market, source, screen, interview, and hire qualified students and graduates to become the next generation of Air Force officers and leaders
• Developed professional relationships with executive staff, residency programs, professional associations, and minority organizations
• Conducted full-cycle/high-volume recruiting for staff, executive, and technical recruiting programs; directly sourced and enlisted qualified candidates to serve in over 140 career field needs
• Developed critical relationships with local high schools, junior colleges, and universities to network and recruit highly qualified candidates including engineers, aircraft mechanics, computer programmers, chemists.

Wrightstown, New Jersey

Maintained purchasing account and managed $100K annual budget. Coordinates requirements with communications squadron to ensure phone and fax lines are in place and in working order. Serves as flight liaison to civil engineering and contracted janitorial service. Corresponded with contracting, fire, safety offices, and bioenvironmental to ensure facility is.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Management And Organizational Leadership

Associate'S Degree, Human Resources Management And Services