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Augusta, Georgia, United States

Serves as the Military Service Business Lead for the Veterans Experience Office (VEO), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Responsible for planning, coordinating, developing and establishing enterprise-wide initiatives and programs that support Veterans and their families. Develops and communicates procedures, strategies and standards of program.

State Of Georgia And East Side Of South Carolina

Served as a Field Consultant, with an area of responsibility covering central and southeastern Georgia responsible for working with the District Veterans Experience Officer (DVEO) Relationship Manager (RM) to build and maintain meaningful relationships with and across VA facilities traveling within a designated Area of Responsibility (AOR). Further served.

1550 Gadsden Street, South Carolina 29201

Administered and managed the economic development activities and marketing efforts for the State of South Carolina. Monitored and evaluated the effectiveness of various economic development programs and efforts. Researched, analyzed, coordinated, oversaw and, as required, integrated aspects of the work of others into studies of current programs and future.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Served as the Business Services Senior Consultant for the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. Planed and executed statewide Rapid Response events aimed at providing reemployment services for.
• DDI, Train-the-Trainer Certified – trained three new proctors to facilitate a Team member Career Battery (TMCB) Assessment and an Automated Production Simulation (APS) Assessment for Continental Tires
• Assumed control as the project leader for Continental Tires as the project was in jeopardy of being moved to another agency; resulting in the development of policies, training and certification of staff, and aligning.
• Instituted a streamlined process in which applications are reviewed, interviews scheduled, assessments conducted, and referrals made to Continental for pre-hire training and employment; resulting in making.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Provides information about programs, services and referrals provided by South Carolina Works (SC Works) partners. Interprets and applies governmental laws, rules, regulations and initiates actions in a way that the public perceives as fair, objective and reasonable. Gathers, interprets, and documents information to assist clients in identifying employment.

Columbia, South Carolina

Led the Business Services Department at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce which included the management of four federal and one state funded program. The Business Services Department's organizational structure has 45 employees and three mid-level managers. The four federal programs include the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).

Columbia, SC

Managed and directed the day to day operations of a large Basic Training Battalion. Responsible for a dining facility, multiple budgets totaling over a million dollars, administrative, logistical, operations and training of a Battalion sized element consisting of 1400 Soldiers in training, 135 Cadre, and 24 million dollars worth of equipment and supplies..

Columbia, SC

Managed and directed the day to day operations of a large Basic Training Battalion. Responsible for a dining facility, multiple budgets totaling over a million dollars, administrative, logistical, operations and training of a Battalion sized element consisting of 1400 Soldiers in training, 135 Cadre, and 24 million dollars worth of equipment and supplies..

Harrisburg, PA

Harrisburg Recruiting Company, Harrisburg, PABalanced mission with a positive command climate for Soldiers and their family members. Managed prospecting and processing performance and conducted analysis preparation of the workload environment. Established contacts with local schools, business leaders, and civic leaders. Developed recruiting operation plan.

Fort Gordon

Achieved recognition by making the Commandant's List (Top 20%). Honed skills as a signal corps officer. Participated in the Pathfinder Program in which I served as a mentor to 12 junior signal corps officers.

Wurzburg, Germany

Commanded a strategic Signal Company with a unique mission in Germany. The unit was spread over a 3,000 square mile radius that operated separate information management nodes. I developed training schedules, approved promotions, managed a 200k budget, established policies and procedures for the unit.

Kitzingen, Germany

Commanded a tactical signal company in combat. Developed systems in a combat environment involving the following functions: administrative, logistical, and maintenance. Managed a budget of 300k. Set the conditions for a unit of 100 Soldiers to survive in combat by providing all classes of supply. Developed plans to redeploy the unit back to germany..

Tikrit, Iraq

Served as a Battle Captain in combat and provided staff support to the commander. Developed plans and operations for the unit. Oversaw the execution of mission analysis and military decision making process. Involved in coordinating staff meetings and providing input to the commander.

Kitzingen, Germany

Managed a fleet of 135 vehicles. Developed plans and maintenance schedules. Organized higher level maintenance support and authorized canibalizations as necessary. Maintained a 95% operational readiness rate throughout my tenure. In 2004, won the United States Army European Command Army Maintenance of Excellence Award (Medium Category) and runner-up for.

Kitzingen, Germany

Served as a platoon leader in Mosul, Iraq. My platoon was the only platoon away from higher headquarters. My platoon was spread over 4,000 square miles in central Iraq. Primary mission was to provide communications support to the combatant commander. I developed plans and executed missions as directed from higher command. Provided all classes of supply and.

Hohenfels, Germany

Managed a communications section that provided direct maintenace support to the Battalion. Developed plans to provide communication support in a training environment.

Mba, Business Administration

Bs, Area Studies

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity, Gamma Sigma Alpha National Greek Honor SoceityMinor in Information Systems Minor.

Aa, Area Studies