David Barron Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas Area

San Antonio, Texas Area

Planned, synchronized and managed compliance for mandated and desired training events in a time constrained schedule that grew individual and crew qualification from 62% to 94% in 6 monthsControlled critical training resources to provide 560 planned training hours per month; re-synchronized resources continually to maintain critical pathPlanned, resourced, and delivered training to 4 levels of headquarters and staffs simultaneously, across Live, Virtual, and Constructive domains to achieve a 92% first time go rate• Personally delivered nearly 5,000 hours of training over the last two years to training audiences spanning from new hires to executive level staff and leadership; recognized by the National Training Center as a top performer • Managed Defense Training Management System reporting that communicated training metrics and results for over 4,000 personnel to National level Army leadership and reportable to US Congress• Implemented Master Resilience Training strategies into training events to optimize human performance under high intensity and stress scenarios; resulted in 16% increased retention rate from year to year• Synchronized weekly training meeting with subordinate organizations and quarterly training briefs with higher headquarters, communicated ground truth training metrics• Developed and implemented a weekly order format and standard operating procedures which improved communication flow and training execution within the organization; enforced Congressionally mandated standards which increased compliance rate from 78% to 96% in 4 months• Established employee performance standards and prepared employee performance evaluations; provided advice, counsel and instructions on work and administrative matters• Identified key performance indicators, performed a variance analysis of work groups across the enterprise, and developed targeted solutions that improved team performance by 18%

Ft. Polk, La

• Managed a 12-person team that conducted exercises for 350 personnel designed to prepare teams for deployed operations; assessed teams on 22 functional areas and provided mentorship through formal and informal reports • Trained and certified 26 supervisors on company standards, operating procedures, and lessons learned which resulted in evaluation and certification of 78 teams; authored 2 papers for the Center of Army Lessons Learned• Planned and implemented equipment operations training and hands-on exercises which increased the skills and knowledge of personnel on organizational policies and operating procedures• Provided daily feedback and detailed analysis to organization leaders, identified trends and implemented best practices aimed at increasing organizational performance, and assisted with the revision to the training program doctrine

Ft. Bragg, Nc

• Directed a team of 10 supervisors that managed 130 security specialists; supervised training, operational planning, and professional development of all personnel; maintained accountability for $31M in equipment• Analyzed, administered, and ensured the accountability of a wide variety of administrative and management functions; monitored the effectiveness of staff based on organizational goals, priorities, and deadlines• Evaluated violations of organizational code of conduct and administered disciplinary actions according to published guidelines; created performance improvement plans and conducted follow-up • Briefed executive managers on all project and personnel matters on a weekly basis; provided recommendations to improve the team’s overall performance and workplace environment• Established goals and objectives and developed guidelines, policies, procedures and rules by developing Operations Orders and Standard Operating Procedures

Ft. Benning, Ga

• Oversaw 14 instructors that provided training to 600 students; revised the format of professional development training sessions and provided instructors an open forum for discussion that improved teaching methodologies• Assisted with the development of updated training materials including courseware, trainee guides, lesson plans, and interactive materials; guided instructors who developed virtual training modules that enabled remote course attendance• Researched real-world situations to create training scenarios, validate training materials, and evaluate instructional quality for all courses; provided recommendations on training simulations which saved $165K • Assisted students in integration of theory and practice specific to the course learning objectives; facilitated enrichment program for underperforming students with a 97% success rate on retest• Assessed the effectiveness of program areas and monitored the implementation of curriculum performance standards