Dana Garrett (Hamlin)
Innovation Field Liaison at ARCWERX- Claim this Profile
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Steven McKnew
Dana is a wonderful communicator and as a consultant/coach to her Air Force Wing leads. They are always very impressed by her hard work ethic and ability to learn new tasks without hesitation. Not only is Dana a great team player but I have seen her teams rely on her to work autonomously and get the job done whenever necessary. Dana is always willing to help others without being asked by providing guidance and expertise, but also spending time doing research to determine what the real problem was through customer discovery, which is a great quality to have and recognize.
Steven McKnew
Dana is a wonderful communicator and as a consultant/coach to her Air Force Wing leads. They are always very impressed by her hard work ethic and ability to learn new tasks without hesitation. Not only is Dana a great team player but I have seen her teams rely on her to work autonomously and get the job done whenever necessary. Dana is always willing to help others without being asked by providing guidance and expertise, but also spending time doing research to determine what the real problem was through customer discovery, which is a great quality to have and recognize.
Steven McKnew
Dana is a wonderful communicator and as a consultant/coach to her Air Force Wing leads. They are always very impressed by her hard work ethic and ability to learn new tasks without hesitation. Not only is Dana a great team player but I have seen her teams rely on her to work autonomously and get the job done whenever necessary. Dana is always willing to help others without being asked by providing guidance and expertise, but also spending time doing research to determine what the real problem was through customer discovery, which is a great quality to have and recognize.
Steven McKnew
Dana is a wonderful communicator and as a consultant/coach to her Air Force Wing leads. They are always very impressed by her hard work ethic and ability to learn new tasks without hesitation. Not only is Dana a great team player but I have seen her teams rely on her to work autonomously and get the job done whenever necessary. Dana is always willing to help others without being asked by providing guidance and expertise, but also spending time doing research to determine what the real problem was through customer discovery, which is a great quality to have and recognize.
Credentials
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Certified Wrong Thinker
Solve NextApr, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
United States Air ForceJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
CompTIA Security+
CompTIAAug, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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ARCWERX
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United States
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Innovation Field Liaison
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May 2020 - Present
• Leads the development of innovation teams across the 108,000 members of the Air National Guard. Responsible for training new personnel, evaluating proposals for new projects, and providing support for ongoing innovation projects. • Coordinate $9.4M of annual innovation funds that funded 900+ proof of concepts/prototypes with a 4 to 1 return on investment ($36M) reported to DoD leadership for scaling opportunity. • Develop and now run a training program to teach innovation fundamentals to operations focused teams, driving an 85% improvement in project submission quality. • Guide and coach teams working on focused innovation projects, introducing them to resources, funding partners, and ensuring they have the tools they need to succeed. • Established relationships with deep ties to every corner of the DoD Innovation Ecosystem. • Travel all over the country training and briefing ANG Wings on the innovation program. • In the last year, hosted 15+ training events and distinguished visitor events at our location; to include quarterly summits and visits such as Executive Director of the Air National Guard and Columbian AF Leadership. So far in 2022 hosting +150 visitors. • Ensure proper protocol is followed during events organized on location. • Assigned as the unit Defense Travel System (DTS) Approving and Authorizing Official (AO). • Provides administrative assistant to ARCWERX leadership by managing schedules, administrative responsibilities, incoming and outgoing correspondence, and special projects. • Manages ANG Spark Tank campaigns; assisting with application packages to go forward to AF Spark Tank competition. Show less
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Arizona Air National Guard
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Tucson, Arizona Area
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Knowledge Operations Manager
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Sep 2014 - May 2020
Plan, coordinate, share and control data and information assets. This includes managing technologies to capture, organize, and store both tacit and explicit knowledge. Updating data vocabularies and metadata catalogs, which allows data to be accessed, tagged and searched regardless of physical location, media, source, the owner or other defining characteristics. Structure data and information for specific purposes in a specific context for collaborative groups of users and manage databases for the storage, modification, and retrieval of information. This is information that may be used to produce reports, answer queries and record transactions. Make sure information is published in a timely fashion and is kept up to date, and oversees compliance and management of any tools used to publish official Air Force documents and data. Developing internet and e-mail use policies and creating manual and electronic file plans. It also involves being familiar with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the appropriate procedures for compliance. Manage and maintain the wing mailroom. Sorting incoming and outgoing mail throughout the wing of over 1800 personnel. Manage funds appropriately to cover postage costs. Maintaining and tracking logs in monitoring accountable mail. Follow Federal and military regulations. Inspect all packages incoming and outgoing for any suspicious activity. Comply with all standards to assure the health and safety of all individuals. Show less
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AZ Air National Guard
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Tucson, Arizona Area
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Protocol Officer
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Apr 2009 - Sep 2014
I was the POC for the 162d Wing for any and all visits, ceremonies, and events that took place at our wing. My job was to ensure that visitors are housed, fed, escorted and whatever else they might need during their visits. Everything from passport and personal information is recieved so there are no problems with base/IT access. Preparing the base and group commanders for visitors in advance and keeping them informed as to the itinerary and any changes. Making sure all involved are aware and respectful of foreign visitors and their cultural differences. Other tasks such as party planning, increased security, dietary requriements, media coverage, arranging entertainment on or off base. I have worked with dignitaries ranging from high ranking military officers to state and national representatives to military and civilian leaders from foreign countries. I have managed all ceremonies that occur throughout the wing. From promotion, retirement, change of command, change of responsibility, awards ceremony, yellow ribbon ceremony, state wide joint awards ceremony, renaming ceremony, retirement of a unit ceremony. Making sure that ceremonial ettiquette is acknowledged appropriately in each and every ceremony. From the right order of flags to who walks next to or behind in what order. Making sure the script is perfect up until the ceremony kicks off. Making sure to look over parties involved uniforms are in order and approriate. Planning base events such as dining-in, dining-out, joing state awards ceremony weekend. Events that take anywhere from six months to a year to plan. Offer advice on courtesies, and customs, flag ettiquette and seating plans to the function organizers or to attendees and participants. Arranging national anthem singers and honor guard. Show less
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Education
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2017 - 2021
University of Arizona Global Campus
Bachelor's degree, Organizational Leadership
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