Michael Pendleton Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas, United States

The AI Cowboys - An Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Community fueled by Data!

San Antonio, Texas, United States

I have taken a break from working to follow my true passion and dream—Data Science/Analytics. I am currently a full-time student (in-person) at The University of Texas at San Antonio, pursuing my 5th Masters Degree in Data Analytics, with a Graduate Certificate in Critical Technologies Studies. I am fluent in data based business intelligence-oriented analytics algorithms, tools, techniques and technologies. I am also fluent in all Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning codes (Python, R, SAS, SQL, including quantum platforms)

Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, United States

United States

San Antonio, Texas, United States

I directed the staffing allocation, talent acquisition strategy, training plans, policies and procedures that guided the success of 40K specialized personnel located across 135 worldwide USAF locations. Advising senior leadership, I supported the development, communication, interpretation and consistent application of human resources policies, USAF regulations and HR laws. My service commitment will end with this role in February of 2022. Highlights of my success include:➟ To improve staffing shortages and increase qualified applicants, I identified and resolved a 30% workforce shortage in 2 critical staffing areas, built self-sustaining talent acquisition programs, recommended incentives and developed a thriving candidate pipeline that recovered 21.8% within the first month.☝ During the COVID-19 pandemic, I resolved unique issues and created policy and procedure to react to and anticipate workforce changes such as teleworking and safety measures.♘ Assessing stakeholder needs, metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) in HRIS, I determined the root cause of retention issues, balanced the needs of people and the organization, created succession plans and training initiatives, oversaw employee development planning and allocated the right people to the right position.

Las Vegas, Nevada

While leading teams of up to 172 personnel, I oversaw all aspects of operations, strategic planning, resource allocation and production management that were key to the protection and security of a 4,200-person organization and its $3.5B in assets. To ensure optimal operating procedures, I developed, interpreted, communicated and enforced policies, regulations and standards. My featured accomplishments include:$$$ Efficiently managing a $2.8M budget, I planned, forecasted and allocated resources, and I oversaw the supply chain forecasting and logistics for critical equipment and supplies.⋆ Mitigating risk for events with as many as 720K+ attendees, I created policy and strategic plans to protect assets and personnel, and I collaborated with ~500 external agencies to plan and prepare risk management for high-profile, very sensitive situations involving protestors and security breaches.✓ My policies and procedures guided operations for new programs and protected classified equipment or data, including directives from the President of the United States.

San Antonio, Texas

In direct support of the Director of Operations (AETC Command Chief), I oversaw a team of 23 senior HR leaders who impacted 60K+ personnel located across 23 different organizations that trained 293K annual students. I provided the communications focal point for all daily operations, and I managed workflow, programs and policies. Highlights of my achievements include:♘ Paving the way for the USAF to experience the largest growth in over 60 years, I developed and implemented the talent acquisition strategy and new employee onboarding plans for the organization to grow by 3K personnel during the 1st year and 4K in the following year.✓ I neutralized a 22% HR manager staffing shortage by implementing effective personnel allocation, proactive succession planning and management of training and development programs. ⋆ In collaboration with HR planning leaders, I defined staffing objectives, created strategic plans through demand analysis, turnover forecasting and program quality reviews, and fostered internal relationships to develop future leaders within the organization.

While overseeing the training program for the security forces officer operations leadership course that taught 100+ annual leaders every year and the 89-day initial skills course that educated 1K students annually, I supervised and evaluated the performance of 12 training facilitators, audited courses and provided constructive feedback to improve the overall course quality and student success rates. My featured contributions include:➟ Implementing the first course rewrite in 10 years, I collaborated with key stakeholders, assessed 214 learning objectives, reviewed 700 hours of training materials and updated the curriculum.$$$ I enabled students to gain critical hands-on experience and slashed $800K in annual costs by forecasting supply and equipment needs, updating the course syllabus, and reducing supply overages by 43%.➟ To improve the graduation rate from 92% to 97% for up to 1K annual students, I introduced new training and mentorship programs, and I personally instructed as many as 4K+ new hires in all policies, procedures and skills necessary for success in a security forces career.

Various Locations

Various Positions

Doctorate Of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Engineering

Activities and Societies: CEO, The AI Cowboys, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and Marquis who’s who.

Master Of Science - Ms, Data Analytics

Master Of Science - Ms, Strategic Leadership, 4.0

Strategies For Leading Successful Change Initiatives

Graduate Certificate

Master Of Science - Ms, Project Management, 4.0

Master Six Sigma Certification, Project Management

Master Of Science (M.S.), Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

The Science Of Well-Being

Executive Certificate

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Education

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration