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Dover Afb De

o Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the 436AW Current Operations Flight.o Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.o Represents 436th Operations Group with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.o Applies aviation experience and serves as senior technical expert and focal point for air operations policies and requirements.o Develops, formulates, and implements new or revises air operations policies, procedures, and/or guidance for air refueling, airlift and continuation training.

Dover, Delaware Area

- Directs the Human Resources function for Dover Downs Hotel & Casino and Dover International Speedway. Responsible for the development, implementation and communication of Human Resources policies, procedures and programs. - Develops and directs programs for employee recruitment and selection to ensure proper and effective staffing of all positions in the company. - Responsible for oversight of personnel files maintenance, job descriptions, organizational charts, and compensation structure. - Consults with and assists the management team in all phases of Human Resources with particular emphasis on corrective counseling and discharge. - Directs the employee relations function to include oversight of the peer review grievance hearing process.

Christiana Hospital, Christiana Delaware

Responsible for providing effective people management consultation and guidance to assigned accounts in the resolution of identified problems, with a key focus on maintaining a positive inclusive employee relations climate. Additional responsibilities include; interpreting and communicating policies, coordinating disciplinary actions in a culture of responsibility and conflict management processes, providing guidance to maintain labor law compliance, facilitate employee relations training programs, fact finding and drafting of initial responses to EEO/civil suits, representing the organization at unemployment hearings and collaboration and support of various HR projects. Collaborates with management to achieve business objectives including making Christiana Care Health System a Great Place to Work.

Dover Afb De

• Revised and implemented personnel training objectives, job qualification requirements and professional development programs for over 700 personnel in 3 organizations. • Crafted and implemented briefings and instructions on new corporation wide performance management system. Ensured personnel thoroughly trained and ready for implementation. • Coordinated new organization design of computer information technology section; transfered personnel back in the work sections. Computer systems down time decreased 15%. • Provided key insight and recommendations to senior leaders on the talent and succession planning for new section. Ensured seamless standup of operations flight. • Investigated reported allegations of sexual harassment, inappropriate relations and discrimination in the work place. Provided safe work environment for all employees. • Conducts individual and group counseling sessions to facilitate conflict resolution and foster integral team building skills. Fostered culture of dignity and respect between co-workers. • Formulated and administered quarterly and annual employee rewards programs. Ensured top employees recognized in front of peers. • Formal mentor and graduation speaker for 3 six week professional development courses. Instilled critical leadership principles in 124 new front line supervisors.

Andrews Afb Md

• Revised and implemented personnel training objectives, job qualification requirements and professional development programs for over 1800 personnel in 9 organizations. • Key member of comprehensive workforce planning initiative conference with senior leadership partners in the wing. Formulated goals and benchmarks to measure each unit’s ability to meet mission requirements. • Point of contact for staffing and hiring activities for distinguished visitor airlift operational aircrew members. Interfaces with each recruit to ensure right fit for executive airlift team.• Created and implemented wing immersion brief and tour. Enhanced mission partners relationship through education on how everyone contributes to overall mission success. • Initiated continuous process improvement mind set throughout organization. Secured enthusiastic buy in from all wing members through direct involvement in identifying and fixing outdated processes.• Mentored subordinate leaders (1st and 2nd level managers) on the Leadership and Management Framework through quarterly meetings. Gained insight into workforce issues from frontline supervision.

Columbus Afb Ms

• Revised and implemented personnel training objectives, job qualification requirements and professional development programs for over 1200 personnel in 12 organizations. • Guided units through 2 fatality incidents of co-workers. Visited and counseled first responders and friends left behind on resources to help them. Maximized use of chaplains and counselors for grieving process. • Created academic courseware and instructed 4 junior leadership seminars and 15 supervisor courses. Provided today’s supervisory force tools to enhance employee’s motivation and development. • Incorporated corporate core mission values in monthly promotion ceremonies. Enhanced sense of pride and professionalism in employees. • Direct oversight of 4 professional organizations operating on the base. Monthly meeting with executive committees ensured organizations were meeting professional needs of current and prospective members.• Infused direct senior leader involvement and mentorship with front line supervisor course. Each 6 week class assigned senior leader mentor to provide interaction on a weekly basis.

Mcguire Afb Nj

• Revised and implemented personnel training objectives, job qualification requirements and professional development programs for over 800 personnel in 4 organizations.• Key member of senior leader off-site conference; established current and future measurements for mission goal achievement. Ensured unit on track for mission success. • Leadership representative for Federal Emergency Management Exercise. Ensured all objectives meet for safe recovery from real world disasters. • Organized 3 corporate level mangers site visits; employees enlightened on career vectors and new leadership initiatives. Enhanced employee aspirations and knowledge of career progression. • Provided operational vision and mission focus to employees at forward deployed unit; crafted newcomer and finish strong briefings for weekly engagements.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Human Resource Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Professional Aeronautics

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Aircraft Maintenance