Tommy Jones Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

As Senior Director of Talent Acquisition - Military Programs at Walmart, the focus was on creating meaningful opportunities for veterans, military spouses, and their families. Responsibilities included developing and implementing enterprise-wide strategies to attract, retain, and grow military talent. Collaboration with the Walmart Foundation ensured alignment between corporate initiatives and philanthropic efforts. Strong partnerships were established with key organizations, and programs such as the Veterans Welcome Home Commitment and Military Spouse Career Connection were managed to drive results. Leading a cross-functional team, efforts centered on enhancing military talent branding, strengthening engagement with military academies, and providing ongoing support for veteran and military family associates through initiatives like the Walmart SERVES associate resource group.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Ranked #1 Military Friendly Company (2018, 2019, 2020) Ranked #1 Military Friendly Brand (2019) #3 (2018) Ranked #1 Military Friendly Spouse Employee (2018) Ranked #1 Best For Vets Employer (2015 & 2016)Responsibilities■ Oversee a team of managers and 23 senior recruiters responsible for Global Talent Acquisition■ Function as Head of Military and Veterans Affairs to effectively manage a dedicated military recruitment team, facilitating the acquisition of highly qualified veteran and military spouse talent to positions across the company■ Execute recruiting strategies to foster a qualified, productive workforce while overseeing the end-to-end recruiting process, metrics, policies, procedures, and recruiting within the company■ Boost company productivity and slash costs by seamlessly condensing three senior manager roles■ Develop clear, attainable schedules while monitoring milestones to ensure continuous progress■ Verify that stakeholders are updated about all milestones, achievements, or any critical setbacks■ Utilize comprehensive market research to precisely guide “Game Plans” for key staffing projects■ Attentively strengthen the relationship with external partners to increase performance■ Ensure legal, regulatory, and policy compliance in recruiting, hiring, and project areas■ Proactively work to mitigate risks and retain accountability for the delivery of talent solutions★ Successfully staffed a new Verizon Enterprise Internet of Things (IOT) Sales team★ Filled 1500+ roles with a 96% satisfaction rate, receiving the Rock Star Leadership Award★ Achieved a YOY rating as a top Military Friendly Company for employment/positive experience★ Spearheaded a 50% increase in external placements, which was a 40% YOY increase, by delivering on key staffing projects that included the Consumer Mass Business 1300 Project★ Selected out of six senior human resource professionals to expertly direct and coordinate a critical role in talent acquisition

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

■ Developed and directed the launch of a new career development program for West Point Cadets that introduced a corporate experience and helped shape new military officers■ Assessed corporate needs and identified a strong pipeline of military candidates, using this information as the basis for the implementation of new recruiting/training programs for veterans■ Consistently surpassed hiring targets by an average of 20% based on high-quality candidates■ Expertly led a matrixed team to address data quality and social media engagement, ensuring high visibility for the target market, while also engineering and delivering a Military Talent Network■ Played an integral role in Verizon ranking #1 in “Best for Vets” two years in a row■ Acted as Key Note Panelist during many Military Initiatives, and built a strong military recruitment team of two supervisors, two program managers, and 13 recruits while creating a project plan to exceed hiring goals by an impressive 20%

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Responsible for planning, training and operations for a ROTC Brigade that directly supports 41 Battalions with over 5000 Cadets and 400 Cadre.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

■ Gained budget management skills while maintaining an operational budget of $200K+■ Improved Cadet and Cadre training, administration, and logistics by developing new initiatives■ Monitored the health and welfare of 100+ personnel and achieved the highest success rating out of 41 universities for two consecutive years■ Worked to ensure that over 50% of the Cadets receiving an “Excellent” rating in their evaluations■ Rated as the $1 NCO out of 208 in the brigade by superiors

Arlington, Virginia, Us

■ Provided continuous, reliable communications to the Division and Senior Mission Commander■ Oversaw three networks for retransmission sites and the enhanced Global Positioning Location Reporting System (GPLRS) and maintenance of 25+ communications assemblages valued at $75M+■ Facilitated the training, morale, and welfare of 198 soldiers during an 18-month deployment■ Achieved no communications outages or loss of equipment/personnel during a communication package deployment in direct support of a decisive combat operation in Sadr City, Iraq■ Constructed the training plan for 1300+ Iraqi soldiers on radio/computer systems■ Administered the first-ever FIBER 16Mb data link in Iraq, creating a reliable operations network

Arlington, Virginia, Us

■ Ensured combat readiness for 10+ communications systems and power generators worth $3M+■ Due to superior technical and tactical competency in difficult situations, inducted into the Sergeant Morales Club (top 3% of NCOs)■ Effectively increased unit readiness by engineering a communications radio training program■ Received an “Excellent” rating in safety due to the successful use of an aggressive composite risk management program

Arlington, Virginia, Us

■ Acted as the Communications Chief for an Airborne Combat Engineer Battalion capable of global deployment in 96 hours; expertly supervising, installing, and maintaining multiple types of communications systems■ Designed communications plans for 30+ combat patrol missions in Afghanistan, managed over $100K in cash monthly, and supervised the installation of 4000 feet of secure/non-secure CAT V computer cable■ Executed hands-on leadership for a communication section during the initial combat air assault mission on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border and maintained the only communications link■ Succeeded in migration 50 computers to new domains in one week and maintained a weekly secure video teleconference for soldiers to communicate with their family members back in the US

Master Certificate In Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management And Mastering Organizational Effectiveness

Master Certificate In Project Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Organizational Management

Associate'S Degree, Applied Technologies In Applied Sciences

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