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Oversaw and executed centralized promotion and selection boards for the Department of the Army, managing promotions and selections for the entire US Army. Routinely coordinated and interacted with senior Army officials at the General Officer and Senior Executive Service ranks.- Hand selected for this nominative position based on proven performance of duty.-Promoted to the rank of Major as a demonstration of past performance and future potential.- Consistently lauded by General Officers for my professionalism and proficiency in theadministration and execution of the US Army centralized promotion system.

Oversaw operations for the largest reception battalion in the US Army, processing over 45K Soldiers annually into the Army, basic combat training, and first unit of assignment. Managed all aspects of training, readiness, and mission execution for a battalion of over 170 Soldiers and 40 Civilian employees.- Completely redesigned the tasking and tracking mechanism in the battalion, resulting in a streamlined, transparent tasking system resulting in zero missed deadlines and significant improvement in mission efficiency.- Established best practices for standardized systems for managing training and quarterly training briefing formats, which were later adopted by my higher headquarters as the standard across the brigade and sister battalions.

Served as small group instructor, providing leadership and direction for 48 US and International Officers attending the Adjutant General Corps Captain’s Career Course. Trained, coached, mentored and developed over 1,000 officers-in-training from multiple courses on areas including leadership, problem solving, oral and written communications, and human resources core competencies.- Selected as instructor of the quarter; consistently achieved highest marks on student evaluations.- Implemented a content-delivery platform for web-based classroom curriculum that saved my department and the Adjutant General School thousands in printing costs and resulted in a streamlined process for students to access content, classroom materials, and online testing.- Earned the Achievement Medal from the Adjutant General Corps professional association for completely rebuilding the association website on my own time, directly impacting over 50K Soldiers.

Led a 45-Soldier Headquarters Company for a personnel services battalion, supporting seven subordinate units and providing human resources support, replacement operations, and postal operations for all of Northern Iraq. Directly responsible for the human resources and administrative operations for a battalion of over 600 Soldiers. Accountable for 8 vehicles and 30 weapons systems worth in excess of $1.5 million.- Oversaw the Army's first transition from a legacy organization to a modular Human Resources Company over a 4-month period, tripling my span of control and responsibility in a combat zone. - Rated by the battalion commander as the best officer in the battalion.- Awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service while assigned as Company Commander / Battalion Human Resources Leader during Operation Iraqi Freedom.- Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for meritorious service while assigned

Led an 18-Soldier platoon conducting postal missions; Managed all aspects of training, readiness and deployment mission preparation. Accountable for 6 vehicles and 18 weapons systems worth over $500,000. Served as the lead Project Manager for the Ft. Lewis Native American Heritage Month celebration. Awarded the Army Achievement Medal for my performance, and earned personal commendation and recognition from the commanding general for a superior program. Served as the lead Project Manager for the Reserve Officer Training Corps' Warrior Forge exercise for both 2005 and 2006. Processed over 120,000 pieces of mail during a five-month period without any loss.