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Trenton, Mi, Us

Trenton, Mi, Us

Alexandria, Va, Us

Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS)Assistant Program Executive Officer (APEO) OperationsProvide detailed planning related to various complex management projects, issues, and initiatives. Coordinate projects and assure that priority actions are coordinated and properly executed to assure timely, cohesive, and accurate execution of work. Provide program information, analysis, and recommendations to leadership for program actions and decisions.- PEO GCS Playbook Lead- Policies and Process Coordinator- Maintains Command Policies- PEO Guidance and Policy- Internal/External Audit (Alternate)- RMIC including OIP and ASOA (Alternate)

Amsterdam, Nl

Trenton Engine ComplexManaged multiple work teams in a fast paced, high volume unionized manufacturing environment. Coordinated daily team activities to achieve business metrics and implemented the Stellantis Production Way (SPW) tools and processes. Oversaw and developed highly functioning work teams, comprised of Team Leaders and Team Members and practicing the Stellantis Leadership Principles.- Managed 31 Union Employees within the Cylinder Head machining department. - Assigned manpower daily according to the situation and a team members skills allowing the department to meet a production goal of 1200 parts per shift. - Tracked and scheduled overtime to ensure the department met its manpower requirements. - Achieved World Class Performance through the implementation of effective processes utilizing the Stellantis Production Way (SPW) Methodology. - Managed the departments daily and monthly budgets. Monitored the department’s Standard work force, Overtime, Scrap and Tool Stores spending to make sure the department stayed within its forecast and implemented changes to reduce costs where necessary. - Conducted daily audits of operation control plans to ensure that operators understood and followed the check part procedures to make sure we manufactured a high quality product and eliminated machine failures for the costumers.- Inspected for variances or out of tolerance conditions in order to prevent poor quality parts from reaching the customer.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Headquarters, Maneuver Center of ExcellenceServed as the Director for the Commander's Action Group (CAG). Is on the personal staff for support of the Commanding General of Fort Benning and the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) in the discharge of responsibilities as an analyst, advisor and special assistant to the Commanding General on a range of issues in support of Congressional testimony, public engagements, and professional writing. Prepared the Commanding General for meetings and conferences with senior officials from subordinate organizations, civilian organizations, other Department of Defense (DOD) services and agencies, and foreign officials. Received guidance from the MCoE Chief of the Staff and the Commanding General on issues to be analyzed and actions to be resolved.- Served as the Director, Commander's Action Group (CAG) for the Commanding General of Fort Benning and the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE). - Prepared the Commanding General for meetings and conferences with senior officials from subordinate organizations, civilian organizations, other Department of Defense (DOD) services and agencies, and foreign officials. - Developed the concept for Line of Effort (LOE) 5 (Communication & Engagement) to the MCoE Campaign Plan 2030.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Headquarters, Maneuver Center of ExcellenceEngagement Coordinator for the Commanding General of Fort Benning and the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE). Responsible for coordinating, synchronizing and overseeing Distinguished Visitor, Community, Foreign and ROTC/JROTC visits to Fort Benning to meet the Commanding General’s intent and vision for Fort Benning and the Maneuver Center of Excellence. - Orchestrated Military, Community and Foreign Military visits and events across Fort Benning; determining requirements, resources, and support needed to meet the objectives of the engagement.- Coordinated, synchronized and oversaw 48 Community Engagements, 90 Distinguished Visitor Engagements, 38 Foreign Military visits and 18 ROTC/JROTC Engagements.- Oversaw the Command’s engagement process, chairing the weekly Engagements Working Group (EWG).- Provided weekly updates to the MCoE Chief of Staff on the status of upcoming visits and engagements.- Developed goals, themes, and messaging for each engagement to support commander’s Lines of Effort and priorities to tell the US Army and Fort Benning story.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Joint Forces Headquarters, Michigan Army National GuardServed as the Selective Service Officer, Detachment 1 Commander for Region 1 in Michigan. Responsible for recruiting, training, and developing civilian personnel as Local Board Members and District Area Board Members. Responsible for the Selective Service System (SSS) in 64 of 83 Michigan Counties. Reported to the State Director for Michigan Selective Service as a Reserve Service Member (RSM).- Maintained 90% board member strength and validated all board members during 1st and 2nd quarters of FY-21.- Conducted communication via phone, text, and email to validate 130 board members and sent results to SSS Region 1 Headquarters.- Participated in monthly update meetings with the SSS Region 1 Program Manager and staff.- Communicated with Michigan Army National Guard Joint Force Headquarters administrative staff and informed the Human Resources Director on all operational matters monthly.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

631st Troop Command, Michigan Army National GuardResponsible for maintaining the capacity of the 631st Troop Command to command and control Northern Strike, Michigan's Joint Multi-national Combined Arms annual exercise. In charge of the health, welfare, morale and training of the 30 enlisted Soldiers, Warrant officers and officers assigned and 200 attached to the command.- In charge of maintaining the Operational Control Group for the Michigan National Guard Northern Strike Joint Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise, successful training of 5000+ service members from all branches of the DoD and 4 NATO partners annually.- Provided leadership for exercise development, cross-organization coordination, range design and development, and operations planning for the exercise.- Maintained 100% authorized strength of assigned and attached personnel.- Maintained 100% medically readiness of the Battalion.- Sustained 3% attrition loss rate of the unit, with a 100% reenlistment rate during command.- Lead multiple profession development events on the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) to train soldiers at all levels.- Promoted additional development opportunities for all Battalion staff to attend Joint training courses.- Developed the Officers, Noncommissioned Officers, and Soldiers to function at a high level to support a joint, multinational level exercise.- Improved the Exercise Control (EXCON) operations through updating policies and procedures in order to meet the needs of the training audience and continually sought to improve the overall exercise.- Successfully led the Battalion through the reset process following the Northern Strike 20 exercise cycle and preparation for the Northern Strike 21-2 exercise.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Joint Forces Headquarters, Michigan Army National GuardOfficer in charge of assessing warfighting requirements, solutions, and concepts for state-level operations. Developed plans and orders and determines potential branches and sequels arising from the wargaming of various courses of action (COA). Coordinated and synchronized warfighting functions in all plans and orders. Ensured that the war game of each COA covers every operational aspect of the mission. Recorded each event's strengths and weaknesses and the rationale for each action. Completed the decision support template and matrix for each COA. Also, the rationale for actions during the war game were annotated and used later with the commander's guidance to compare COAs.- Developed the Data Collection Plan for all information and documents regarding Northern Strike (NS) 17, which includes the Knowledge Management process for all the collected information.- Developed a tool to evaluate raw feedback that provided the training units daily analysis on their proficiency regarding the Decisive Action (DA) Big 10 evaluation metrics.- Facilitated mid-cycle and end-of-cycle After Action Reviews for training units and the exercise control group to allow the Michigan National Guard (MING) to capture sustains and improves in order to develop NS 18.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Joint Forces Headquarters, Michigan Army National GuardAssessed warfighting requirements, solutions, and concepts for each Course of Action (COA). Developed plans and orders and determines potential branches and sequels arising from the wargaming of various COAs. Coordinated and synchronized warfighting functions in all plans and orders. Ensured that the war game of each COA covers every operational aspect of the mission. Recorded each event's strengths and weaknesses and the rationale for each action. Completed the decision support template and matrix for each COA. Also, the rationale for actions during the war game were annotated and used later with the commander's guidance to compare COAs.- Integrated into the Northern Strike 2017 exercise (NS 17) planning staff. - Analyzed the after action reviews of Northern Strike 16 and made recommendations to improve the execution of NS 17. - Reviewed current exercise directives and operations orders for changes and additions. - Assisted with unit flow synchronization and training event scheduling to be executed during NS 17.- Analyzed OPERATION PLAN 2017-001 (ALL HAZARDS) in order to execute G5 plans duties during Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) operations .

Amsterdam, Nl

Trenton Engine ComplexManaged multiple work teams in a fast paced, high volume unionized manufacturing environment. Coordinated daily team activities to achieve business metrics and implemented World Class Manufacturing (WCM) tools and processes. Oversaw and developed highly functioning work teams, comprised of Team Leaders and Team Members and practiced the FCA Leadership Principles.- Managed 45 Union Employees within the Cylinder Head machining department. - Assigned manpower daily according to the situation and a team members skills allowing the department to meet a production goal of 1710 parts per shift. - Tracked and scheduled overtime to ensure the department met its manpower requirements. - Achieved World Class Performance through the implementation of effective processes utilizing the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Methodology. - Managed the departments daily and monthly budgets. Monitored the department’s Standard work force, Overtime, Scrap and Tool Stores spending to make sure the department stayed within its forecast and implemented changes to reduce costs where necessary. - Conducted daily audits of operation control plans to ensure that operators understood and followed the check part procedures to make sure we manufactured a high quality product and eliminated machine failures for the costumers. - Maintained 100% completion of weekly Safety Management Audit Training (SMAT). - Ensured the department met its monthly and annual improvement suggestion requirement. - Consistently stayed within the daily scrap budget of $1,500.00, and reduced the department's scrap output by five percent over the last twelve months. - Inspected for variances or out of tolerance conditions in order to prevent poor quality parts from reaching the customer. - Supported safety standards and policies to maintain a safe working environment that saw only three first aid incidents in twelve months.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Headquarters, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry DivisionInformation Operations Officer for 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. Planned, assessed, and oversaw the preparation and execution of Information Operations within the Brigade. Prevented or mitigated unintended consequences of operations. Exercised coordinating staff responsibility over the following areas: Military Deception, Operations Security and Military Information Support Operations. Also, coordinated with Civil Affairs and Public Affairs to ensure unity of effort of all related Information Capabilities. Additionally, assigned as the brigade Soldier For Life, Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) liaison, responsible for coordinating the brigades program. - Integrated into the unit’s staff, taught 15 peers about Information Operations and its resources, increased their understanding, and improved the unit’s ability to incorporation designated information-related capabilities into operations.- Oversaw the unit’s program for assisting Soldiers who were transitioning from the Army, resulting in 90% rate attendance for mandatory appointments.- Assisted in coordinating two hiring fairs with Fort Riley’s Transition Assistance team and civilian agencies, linking efforts between the Transition Employment Liaison, national industries, and businesses, resulting in 11 hired Soldiers.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Headquarters, United States Army CentralInformation Operations (IO) Planner, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) and Coalition Land Forces Component Command (CFLCC). Primary planner for IO support to all operations. Developed, prepared, and coordinated operational plans, decision briefs, and orders for future and contingency operations in support of on-going Army Service Component missions in the USCENTCOM AOR. Directly coordinated with Combatant Commands, Army Commands and Agencies, Joint Task Forces, other Services, and coalition forces to provide forward looking assessments to the USARCENT command group and to conduct cross-functional planning for the conduct of missions throughout the USCENTCOM AOR. - Deployed to Kuwait, planned, assessed, and oversaw inform and influence activities conducted throughout the Middle East Area of Responsibility in response to the ISIS threat. - Built and improved relationships among the planning staff through interpersonal and coaching skills resulting in a more cooperative and cohesive planning team. - Supervised multiple concurrent planning efforts to provide feasible, acceptable, and suitable plans to accomplish the commander's intent. - Used critical thinking to identify ways that were more effective to incorporate Information Operations into ongoing actions of the organization, resulting in synchronized plans that took advantage of all available resources.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Headquarters, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry DivisionPlanned, assessed, and oversaw Information Operations conducted by over 4,000 Soldiers. Assisted the commander, of over 4,000 Soldiers, in understanding and visualizing the informational aspects of the operating environment. Prevented or mitigated unintended consequences of operations. Analyzed second and third order effects on operations. Coordinated and synchronized operations with both subordinate and higher units. - Integrated themes, messages, and actions into daily missions, identified and exploited opportunities to advertise both the unit and the Army to the public, increasing support throughout the community. - Taught, coached and mentored 10 junior officers on inform and influences activities, increasing the unit’s ability to implement its capabilities during maneuvers. - Regularly was given and accomplished tasks outside the position’s duties and responsibilities due to the trust established with the commander.- Planned and served as the primary military advisor for “Starting Strong”, a non-scripted digital show for the US Army Office of New Media Concepts, directed by Ricky Schroder, aired on USArmy.com.- Planned, coordinated and executed fundraising and events supporting the Raider Brigade Fallen Soldier Memorial, from vision to groundbreaking to dedication. - Mentored six Iraqi Army officers on how they could better utilize inform and influence techniques while bringing safety and security to Baghdad Province, Iraq.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry RegimentAssisted the Battalion Operations Officer with planning, coordinating, and preparing training exercises. Acted as shift Battle Captain in the Tactical Operations Center. Responsible for assisting in readiness, training, operations, planning, and deployment of the battalion. Assisted in managing and allocating resources to include a $2.2 million ammunition budget, training areas and ranges, MILES, and aircraft support. Assisted in preparation of operations orders and plans using the Military Decision Making Process. Supervised the operations of the battalion Tactical Operations Center. Assisted as staff proponent for the maneuver and battle command combat functions. Published Memorandum of Instruction (MOI) and conducts In Progress Reviews (IPRs) to support unit training and missions.- Executed time sensitive tasks under the most stressful conditions during security operations while deployed to Iraq. - Maintained control and oversaw successful operations of maneuvering units in the commanders absence.- Made life or death decisions on a daily basis while directing unit operations around Baghdad, Iraq. - Worked 12-hour shifts while serving in the unit’s operation center, maintaining situational awareness for senior leaders.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Headquarters, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat TeamResponsible for maintaining the capacity of the Brigade Headquarters to command and control full spectrum operations. In charge of the health, welfare, morale and training of 80 enlisted Soldiers, 10 Warrant officers and 41 officers. Maintained and accounted for of all Army Battle Combat System (ABCS) equipment, over 30 combat vehicles and command and control equipment in excess of $20,000,000. Executed the tactical movement, security and sustainment of the Brigade Tactical Operations Center and its three supporting companies. Conducted reconnaissance of future Tactical Operations Center (TOC) locations, issuing tactical movement orders and preparing perimeter defense. - Planned, coordinated, and executed innovative and effective individual combat skills training and situational training exercises in support of multiple command post maneuvers. - Trained over 150 Soldiers and Officers in the fundamental skills necessary to accomplish their duties while deployed in Iraq. - Maintained and accounted for equipment and combat vehicles valued in excess of $20,000,000. - Moved the entire unit’s headquarters over 250 miles from Mosul to Baghdad, Iraq, with no loss of personnel or equipment. - Ensured that all Soldiers maintained their basic combat skills needed to accomplish the unit’s mission throughout the deployment.

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