• Directed the organization’s personnel management, administration and correspondence, employee records management, promotions, personnel strength, awards, legal actions, and payment systems and operations• Daily managed the professional development and personnel welfare of a staff of 15 human resources specialists while overseeing the administration and human resources management of a 1.2K-employee organization• Oversaw all correspondence for executive-level leadership and accurately entered communications into a monitoring system database, ensuring proper routing to subordinate and external organizations / agencies• Directed the security and maintenance of a 3K sq ft facility with equipment valued in excess of $50K; supervised and trained facility security managers in budgeting, equipment accountability, and facilities maintenance• Managed government travel credit card program maintaining more than 600 active accounts; monitored $26K budget which was managed and maintained by executive-level leadership• Designed and developed two SharePoint websites which automated logbook documents, allowing senior leaders to identify administrative problems and serve as a library for technical and operational manuals and references• Developed and implemented professional development curriculum for junior employees; conducted weekly classes which included scenario-based guided discussions, research projects, and specialized training

• Supervised, trained, counseled, and oversaw the professional development and welfare of 10 human resources specialists while supporting the human resources and administration management of a 2K-employee organization• Managed the operation, maintenance, dissemination, and accountability of military assets valued in excess of $200K which were utilized to support the managerial decisions of executive-level leadership• As training chief, supervised the implementation and quality assurance of physical training for 200+ assigned staff members within the organization; supervised and managed monthly substance abuse program for employees• Administrative accomplishments include overseeing the organization’s efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, acting as direct liaison to outside agencies and ensuring that more than 50 retirement packages were properly completed, processed, and forwarded for review by executive leadership

• Directed and supervised a seven-person Marine Corps embassy security detachment in diverse countries including Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Chile over a three year span• Managed all operational, logistical, financial, and administrative aspects of the detachment, including evaluating and implementing an annual operations budget valued in excess of $300K• Ensured 24-hour, uninterrupted protection of all internal / external classified material and facilities valued in excess of $1M and up to 300 assigned embassy personnel• Recognized by executive-level military and State Department leadership for immediate actions in securing the American embassy in Santiago, Chile in response to an earthquake event• Received a “noteworthy” rating in all evaluation areas during semi-annual command inspection conducted by higher headquarters and leadership; team recognized as runner-up for 2010 Detachment of the Year• Directly managed the operation, maintenance, and accountability of equipment valued in excess of $500K• Advised ambassador and Regional Security Officer on all matters related to the physical security of embassy facilities, protection policies, operational plans, and detachment readiness• Directed more than 25 annual and special training events in support of the contingency preparation of assigned staff members; training included immediate response drills, internal / external security, and administrative duties

• Concurrently managed a 15-person human resources administration team and a four-person intelligence gathering team, both operating in support of a military organization with 900+ employees• Maintained the organization’s government travel credit card program for 86 active accounts, ensuring the organization maintained a zero percent delinquency rate• Established a postal exchange in Iraq which allowed for the provision of several sundry items for deployed Marines; located site and coordinated engineering assets to reconstitute hardened structures under a $25K budget• Coordinated the administration, transportation, and logistics of distinguished visitor visits to the camp; visitors included both executive-leadership circulating throughout the battlefield and celebrity personalities