Serves as senior analyst in the Commander’s Action Group (CAG) in support of the Commander, Naval Service Training Command (CNSTC). The primary purpose of the CAG is to serve as the strategic advisor to CNSTC for Navy accession programs as well as the Navy Junior ROTC program. The deputy CAG is responsible for understanding and forecasting the strategic accessions and training environments, synchronizing domain-wide communications efforts, and driving the collective internal agenda to synch with the Commander’s intent. Serves as the focal point for all duties assigned that involve coordination of the departments, special assistants and subordinate commands, related to the delivery of responses to Requests for Information (RFIs), Congressional inquiries and senior engagement activities. Develops workforce concepts that address change in the accessions environments and oversees long-range plans to ensure NSTC delivers the required basically training Officer and Sailor, now and in the future.

Citizenship Development• Training and Development - Leads the successful training and development of 90 high school students per year in life skills, citizenship development, discipline, and physical training. Leads over 40 volunteer hours annually, giving students the opportunity to give back to their community.• Operations / Administrative Management – Provides oversight and facilitation of complicated computer software to track student data, uniforms, and equipment. Communicates weekly with senior area manager and high school administration building key relationships to effectively run North Chicago’s citizen development program. Manages, distributes, and forecasts annual budget saving the navy thousands of dollars each year. Developed manning tracking system to ensure proper level of required students was achieved and maintained.

• Training and Development - Leads the successful training and development of 39,000 entry level employees annually resulting in their successful transition to full time naval duty. Coaches and actively seeks professional development opportunities for self and team members. Facilitates leadership and professional development training for senior executives, direct and indirect reports, and entry level employees.• Operational Management – Communicates daily with seven fellow department heads ensuring maximum collaboration occurs by building key relationships to achieve organizational mission success. Manages, distributes, and forecasts a $2.2 million dollar annual departmental budget. In fiscal year 2015, saved in excess of $40,000 by instituting stringent controls on departmental spending and then refocusing the cost savings to maximize operational benefits. • Personnel Management / Leadership - Leads, motivates, consults, mentors, and manages 10 direct reports and 240 indirect reports in the daily operation of seven training facilities. Submits quarterly employee recognition packages to acknowledge sustained superior performance. Actively promotes open communication among staff thru weekly status meetings and updates. Constantly engaged with employees by using “management by walking around” principles. Conducts midterm and annual performance reviews of direct reports and reviews annual performance reviews for all 240 indirect reports.• Strategic Change Management – Champion to direct reports working on projects using six sigma principles to improve training of entry level employees based on feedback through surveys and alignment with organizational goals. Projects currently working: wellness/nutrition and the effects on training, technology based learning, curriculum structure/delivery methodology, student to instructor ratio in a high risk training environment, and instructor certification/evaluation process.

• Onboarding Management – Managed the in-processing of 16,250 entry level employees. Led three direct reports and 127 indirect reports. Ensured new employee orientation was conducted, clothing was issued, and initial basic training was conducted. Created In-processing customer service survey resulting in a better understanding of entry level employees’ needs and created an easier transition into basic training. • In-processing Liaison Officer – Coordinated with Nation-wide stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition from entry level employees’ home towns to Navy Recruit Training Command. Efforts resulted in thousands of dollars being saved in personnel transportation costs and ensured a great initial experience with the organization.

• Strategic Vision - Conducted Business Case Analysis on Personnel Support Detachments (PSDs)/ Customer Service Detachments (CSDs) program elements, identifying two million dollars in cost saving efficiencies for the organization. Conducted Business Case Analysis on transient personnel unit’s throughput and manning requirements resulting in an $812K savings over a four year period.• Program Management - Developed and implemented telework program increasing employee job satisfaction and creating a better employee work/life balance for them. Facilitated telework training to senior managers & team members. This initiative resulted in 38% employee telework participation, exceeding the Navy’s previous top unit participation by 23%, increased productivity, and created greater operational readiness. • Analytical Leadership - Managed four direct reports in three states, analyzing their PSD/CSD pay timeliness, personnel accuracy, and metrics resulting in a 99.3% timeliness rating exceeding the Department of Defense (DOD) rating of 97%. Conducted trend analysis on these metrics to identify any positive/negative issues and communicate them to senior executives in the enterprise. Reviewed and interpreted new and established directives, instructions, and regulations for potential impact on program objectives, operating policies, and work operations. • Employee Proponent - Collaborated with PSD and the Headquarter Directors on issues concerning staffing standards, manning/manpower, the Integrated Personnel Management System (IPMS), and employee performance management. Developed and conducted training on employee assessment writing for over 200 employees and their supervisors, resulting in a fair and well organized Performance Award Review Board (PARB) which recognized all employee contributions enterprise wide.

• Training and Development – Let the successful training & development of 36,000 entry level employees annually resulting in total preparation for their transition to full-time naval duty. Used blended learning concepts consisting of e-learning, classroom, simulators, and hands on training.• Strategic Management – Developed innovative approach to complex personnel redistribution requirement resulting from four facility closings that displaced 2,000 entry level employees, three divisional personnel managers, 10 senior supervisors, and 100 front line supervisors. Forward thinking resulted in a 25% increase in staff productivity and $400 thousand dollar savings in utility costs. • Scheduling Management - Directed timely and efficient daily scheduling of 30 different training evolutions for 6,000 entry level employees, ensuring effective use of training time and facilities. • Project Management – Lead team in the development and implementation of a project to improve entry level employee hydration/ nutrition requirements and the transport of equipment to all training evolutions. Efforts resulted in annual savings of $15,000, increased health readiness, and improvement of employee morale. Affected positive change for the future of the entire United States Navy. • Personnel Director / Leadership - Effectively led, motivated, consulted, mentored, and managed 9 division personnel managers, 35 senior supervisors, and 150 front line supervisors in the daily operation of fourteen 172 k square-foot living/training facilities, increasing overall operational and training efficiency and effectiveness.

• Global Communications Project Manager - Organized the first world-wide, Navy Human Resource video teleconference bringing together over 860 Human Resource (HR) officers geographically dispersed across the globe. Used technology as a force multiplier to expertly synchronize over 60 video teleconference sites and 57 teleconference sites ensuring flawless communication and collaboration for this event.• Public Affairs / Communications - Collected data and coordinated all logistics on 32 speeches for senior executive (Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel Admiral), ensuring up-to-date and pertinent messages were communicated for the Navy’s training, personnel, and education programs.• Logistics Coordinator – Planned and ensured execution of senior executive duties for two highly visible public affairs events in Los Angeles, CA and Minneapolis, MN, by planning, scheduling, and seeing to completion 11 different speeches, meetings, briefs, and dinners. Actions played a vital role in these events being successful and bringing credit to the Navy’s image.• Communication Strategist – Developed human resource communication plan, setting the stage for a comprehensive unified message about the vital role the human resource community has in the future of the navy. Served as the senior administrator for the strategic human resource board of directors by drafting communication briefs, coordinating Navy-wide HR communications, and offering sound advice to senior HR directors. Resulted in a clear mission statement being communicated to the Navy.

• Change Management – Smooth and efficient organization abilities resulted in flawless execution of moving 50 personnel, furniture, electrical equipment, supplies, and phone system into new office spaces over seven days with zero loss in productivity or process time. • Quality Control Coordinator – Forward thinking, and commitment to process improvement, resulted in an efficient employee separation process, and a 50% reduction in process time, from 90 days to 45 days, saving the Navy $60,000 a year.• Team building – Senior management association secretary for 30 employees. Organized 40 social events fostering camaraderie and fellowship amongst co-workers.