Senior Strategic Human Capital Consultant and Project Manager

• Aug 2014 - Present

Human Capital Consultant, Organizational Efficiency, Change Management, Workforce Planning STRATEGY: Conducts organizational efficiency assessments on Human Capital organizations, providing clients with quantitative and qualitative evidence-based recommendations. Facilitated strategic-level working group, developed enterprise strategic workforce planning framework, which provided the foundation for the entire DoD Strategic Workforce Plan, making the congressionally mandated plan more forward looking and actionable.Advisor to ten DoD Functional Communities in the development of an Enterprise Level, Strategic Workforce Plan.Develop Workforce Planning scenarios, collaborating with organizational leaders and stakeholders to identify staffing/competency gaps and develop strategies to address future organizational requirements.LEADERSHIP: Leads and supervises junior consultants thru professional development and coaching, improving client solutions. Recognized expert in Strategic Workforce Planning, providing thought leadership in the areas of DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), Air Force operations, and strategic planning and the development of enterprise level planning initiatives within the Federal environment. Provides essential military experience and perspective to frame DoD strategic missions and vision to inherently civilian team.COMMUNICATION: Develops and delivers workforce planning: related presentations to organizational leaders and stakeholders. Creates original products used to develop organization-wide programs and processes supporting strategic workforce planning. SYSTEM ANALYSIS: Led project to conduct an enterprise level organizational assessment; developing recommendations for leadership in multiple areas including communication, employee engagement, manpower investment and utilization, analysis of quality and performance, resourcing and requirements scalability, performance management and talent development.

Chief, Human Resource Strategy and Integration

• Oct 2012 - Aug 2014

STRATEGY: Developed first ever AF Reserve Component Plan, a five to fifteen year strategy to grow / shrink across 52 functional talent areas based on the AFR mission and vision. Plan captured human capital management for over 70K reserve members and 75 mission locations around the world. Partnered with AFR leadership to identify, collect and analyze data supporting strategy development; prioritizing AF missions using AFR best fit metrics and National level strategy to enable mission and human capital investment decisions over next three to five years. Partnered with AF directed Total Force Task Force to develop strategic direction for human capital force movements between Regular AF, Reserve and National Guard. Personal work developed for AFR strategy used to benchmark Task Force data, ultimately briefed and accepted by Secretary and of the Air Force. Evaluated Air Force Reserve wide program management and personnel strategies making recommendations to senior leaders on strategic level decisions on workforce management strategies.PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Led project execution for creation of entirely new AFR strategy document. Project included establishing data gathering, designing and deploying a senior leader survey, and writing, coordinating and gaining approval of final document by the Chief, AF Reserve. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Managed large group of geographically distributed AFR senior leaders providing on-boarding, recurring training and continuous feedback to ensure their ability to stay engaged with current policies, procedures and dynamic political and budget environment.

Chief Program Manager for Space, Cyber, Intel and C2 Programs

• Apr 2010 - Oct 2012

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Managed programs and projects, worth over $1 Billion, covering four major mission areas with high profile oversight, tight deadlines and AFR wide impacts. Led development of over 15 new units in new and emerging missions located at locations around the U.S.Successfully managed both long and short term projects from cradle to grave. Projects affected thousands of people within the AF Reserve, their ability to get their jobs done and the AF Reserve’s ability to excel in their mission of providing combat ready forces. SYSTEM ANALYSIS:Analyzed and assessed program requirements and validating and making recommendations to AF senior leaders on future AF Reserve workforce planning strategy and executionSTRATEGY:Develop strategies for AF Reserve Space, Cyber & ISR and C2 to ensure future availability of skills and capabilities as well as program impacts of policy changes

Chief, Strategic Basing Corporate Branch

• Aug 2009 - Apr 2010

LEADERSHIP: Led a team to organize, develop and manage projects to determine future locations for multiple new AF weapon systems, including accompanied workforce planning, decisions ultimately approved by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, briefed to Congress. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION: Developed multiple documents, forms, publications used by small groups up to entire organizations. Presentations given at all levels of the organization including the most senior officers. Developed decision packages staffed through multiple senior leaders for approval by the Chief of Staff of the AF. Information ultimately briefed to affected Congress members with an expectation of transparency and clearly outlying a defendable process. ANALYSIS: Evaluate multiple criteria decision models analyzing dynamic factors about people, locations and weapon system. Models used to conduct workforce and weapon system planning efforts

Deputy, Space Operations Division

• Jan 2008 - Aug 2009

LEADERSHIP: Division leader of diverse team responsible for the planning and execution of multiple operational space missions, including the GPS satellite system used by millions for people around the world. Acting Division Chief when absent.SYSTEM/PROJECT ANALYSIS:Responsible for analyzing, evaluating and making recommendations for planning, budgeting and executing programs worth over $30 Billion, AF wide.Led team in identifying future workforce needs, identifying potential issues affecting ability to execute operational missions and informed senior leadership to plan for future success.STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION:Author, coordinate and disseminate operational policies, ensuring enterprise wide knowledge and understanding of organizational plans.

AF Plans and Programs, HR Services, Deputy Director

• Jul 2006 - Jan 2008

CSAF Cyberspace Task Force, Deputy for Training & Development

• Jan 2006 - Jul 2006

STRATEGY & WORKFORCE PLANNING: Key member of team responsible to gather data from across the AF leadership and experts from outside agencies in order to formulate recommendations to the AF Chief of Staff. Team recommendations led to AF decision on how to organize and manage human capital and missions supporting the Cyber domainResponsible for identifying all current training initiatives related to the new cyberspace mission and helping to develop potential future training requirements; ensuring training meets the needs of the AF and the joint community delivering operational capabilities. SYSTEM ANALYSIS:Analyzed enterprise-wide industry developments and impacts provided to AF Senior Leaders to enable educated and informed decisions

Policy, Plans and Risk Management Officer

• May 2005 - Jan 2006

ANALYSIS AND REPORTING: Developed and integrated AF position identified risk to operations, collaborated with Joint Strategic Working Group to make recommendations to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Lead all aspects of the organization, development, and execution of the Deterrence Against Terrorism Senior Panel Review and primary working group - provided high-level military and government review examining strategic capabilities to deter nuclear attacks

Security Assistance Officer

• Sep 2008 - Jan 2009

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Managed two large-scale projects for the Kingdom of Jordan through the Foreign Military Sales Program. The programs, worth over $800 Million, required close coordination between contract officials in the U.S., major military contractors and senior officials from the Jordanian Army and Air Force as well as His Royal Highness, the Prince.

Operations Analyst

• Sep 2003 - May 2005

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS:Developed, executed and delivered assessment models to provide detailed data on two Intelligence Agencies readiness to conduct operations. Analyzed talent availability, hiring timelines and program schedules to provide assessment of the organization's ability to provide qualified personnel. Gathered and analyzed personnel data to provide large Intelligence Agency program evaluation and required steps to ensure essential training prior to delivery of major new intelligence system.PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Led enterprise-wide evaluation and assessment of multi-billion dollar intelligence program and agency readiness to meet program milestones.

Deputy Chief, Combat Plans

• Nov 2002 - Aug 2003

LEADERSHIP: Directed operational planning for AF Space systems during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). SYSTEMS ANALYSIS: Provided guidance and expertise in order to optimize manpower and systems delivering critical space capabilities leading to increased effectiveness and utilization space forces. Routinely analyzed data and collaborated with Iraqi war planners in multiple world-wide theaters to ensure superior space capabilities. AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: Procured, ensured systems integration and sustainment of a GPS jamming prediction tool providing essential planning information to warfighters supporting operations in Iraqi.

Deputy Chief, Assessment and Compliance

• Jan 2001 - Nov 2002

LEADERSHIP: Led inspections for over 10 unit evaluations, assessing compliance for multiple mission areas, reporting results and corrective actionsCOMMUNICATION: Developed, communicated and adjudicated detailed guidance on workforce management, used by over 2500 personnel in four large mission areas. Authored policy and evaluations expertise covering satellite command and control, space surveillance and missile warning OPERATIONS: Maintained operational certification at the 18th Space Surveillance Squadron (Edwards AFB, CA), maintained expertise in optical surveillance

Chief, Instructor Training

• May 2000 - May 2002

Assistant Director of Training

• Jul 1998 - May 2000

Director, New Member Training

• Sep 1996 - Jul 1998

Flight Training Officer

• May 1996 - Aug 1997

OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORPersonally provided leadership, training and motivation for over 50 new AF Officers, including orientation, indoctrination and evaluation for each student.Earned "Excellent" ratings on all instructor evaluations.Instructed over 165 hours of curriculum in multiple academic areas per class. Instruction included lecture, demonstration, hands-on and outdoor leadership and team building to improve student leadership skills.Prepared, organized and distributed operating manuals to all faculty and students ensuring standardization across multiple training locations encompassing over 900 personnel.