Experience

United States Army Human Resources Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief, Military Pay Transition

  • Oct 2019 - Present



HQDA G-1

• Production Analyst

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2019



3d Brigade, 1st Armored Division

• S1

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2017



CENTCOM (FWD)

• CF-J J1

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2015

  Served as the J1 Director for CENTCOM Forward and Deputy G1, 1st Armored Division. As J1, responsible for planning, executing and providing HR support for over 2,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Government Civilians. Directly responsible for the training, morale, health and welfare of one Officer, four Army NCOs, one Marine NCO and four Soldiers forward deployed. Established policy for administrative actions, awards, promotions, records management, and evaluations for all Title 10 personnel in theater; staff proponent for accountability, casualty reporting, and strength management; conducts Joint Reception, Staging, Onward movement and Integration for all CENTCOM Forward personnel; planned and oversaw postal, finance, and MWR operations; planned, developed, and implemented policies that set conditions for transformation to a Combined Joint Task Force. As Deputy G1, responsible for managing CENTCOM Forward billets assigned to 1st Armored Division, projecting losses, managing fills, and coordinating all personnel support.



Command and General Staff College

• Student

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  In addition to completing ILE this year, I also earned my MBA from Webster University and FEMA/NORTHCOM level 2 certification. Course of study at CGSC included Strategic Environment, Joint Interagency Intergovernmental and Multinational Capabilities, Joint Doctrine and Planning, Army Doctrine and Planning, Ethics, Force Management, the Rise of the Western Way of War, Military Innovation in the Interwar Period, the Roots of Today's Operational Environment, Development of Organizations and Leaders, applied leadership, Coalition Forces Land Component Command Planning, Division Operations, Brigade Operations, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, Sustainment of DSCA Operations, Human Resources Support, Sustainment Brigade Operations, Homeland Security, and Spanish. Additionally, served as a Student Ambassador for a Liberian Army Captain and his family, providing cultural and doctrinal guidance as necessary.



25th Infantry Division

• Personnel plans and operations

  • May 2013 - Oct 2013

  Served as the HR Plans and Operations Officer for the 25th Infantry Division. Led a staff of six Service Members in supporting over 12,000 Soldiers and their family members in two Brigade Combat Teams, a Combat Aviation Brigade, and a Headquarters Battalion. Responsible for development and implementation of changes in personnel policies and procedures affecting all plans, operations and personnel systems for the division and, in support of the Senior Commander mission, any Army element in Hawaii. Functioned as a staff specialist with the responsibility for developing, coordinating, executing and evaluating the effectiveness of HR planning efforts for the division mission as Pacific Command's Response Force and divisional units Contingency Response Force and Joint Taskforce-Homeland Defense missions. Produced plans and provided staff estimates for any combat operation, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, contingency planning, mobilization planning, force modernization, and approved US Army Pacific Operations Plans. Provided the G1 and Command Group viable options to meet complex HR situations and scenarios to improve and effectively manage HR programs within theater and at home station.



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjutant

  • Nov 2010 - May 2013

  Adjutant and Personnel Officer for the 25th Infantry Division's General Support Aviation Battalion consisting of over 900 Service Members across 10 companies, including Command Aviation, Heavy Lift, Medical Air Ambulance, Aviation Support, Forward Support, and Air Traffic Services companies, both in garrison and while deployed to Kandahar Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Responsible for initiating, tracking, reporting and refining all human resources processes within the Battalion, to include pay inquiries and adjustments, promotion eligibility, review and submission of evaluations, personnel actions, rating schemes, awards and personnel estimates. Responsible for the Personnel Actions Center and the training, morale and welfare of four NCOs and four Soldiers. Implements personnel policies, oversees management of the Electronic Military Personnel Office, Unit Movement Request, Finance, Leave, Legal, Postal Operations, and Record Brief updates. Analyzes personnel forecasts to support the Battalion's monthly Unit Status Report to the Army Staff. Primary Unit Public Affairs Representative for the Battalion.

• Officer Strength Manager

  • Nov 2009 - Nov 2010

  Responsible for providing personnel support to over 3,700 Commissioned and Warrant Officers stationed in Hawaii, Alaska, Japan and Guam; provided HR services and coordinates personnel support to 5 Major Subordinate Commands and 5 Theater Enabling Commands spread across the Pacific and to the deployed theater in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom. Provided monthly analysis of organizations'​ Unit Status Reports for input into the command's Strategic Readiness Update; managed utilization of School of Advanced Military Studies graduates, reconciled availability codes and Dates Eligible for Return from Overseas Service; identified gains and notified Directorates to coordinate sponsorship; conducted bi-monthly personnel slotting reviews of US Army Pacific Headquarters.



Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq

• J1 Strength Manager

  • Oct 2008 - Oct 2009

  Led a four-person team providing Personnel and Manpower Services for over 2,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coastguardsmen, Coalition Forces and Government Civilians in a joint and combined three-star level Command forward deployed and geographically dispersed throughout the Iraq Theater of Operations. Coordinated sourcing and validation of Joint Manning Document requirements, and deployment, redeployment and backfill of personnel. Internally, coordinated with more than 20 directorates and staff sections to ensure requirements are known and met. Externally, coordinated theater-wide and with Central Command Service Component Strength Managers, to include Army Central, Navy Central, Air Force Central, and Marine Central, for the identification of qualified backfills for valid requirements. Responsible for the MNSTC-I Sponsorship Program and reception of personnel into the International Zone. Ensured daily accountability and reporting of more than 2,000 Service Members and 4,000 contractors in the MNSTC-I Area of Operations.



Adjutant General Captain's Career Course

• Student

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

  Directed study in HR Core Competencies, to include Casualty Operations, Personnel Accounting and Strength Reporting, Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration operations, and Postal Operations. Served as an International Officer sponsor, providing cultural guidance to a Saudi Arabian Captain. Directed study in HR Core Competencies, to include Casualty Operations, Personnel Accounting and Strength Reporting, Joint Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration operations, and Postal Operations. Served as an International Officer sponsor, providing cultural guidance to a Saudi Arabian Captain.



69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

• Strength Manager

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2007

  Assistant Brigade S1 for a PATRIOT equipped Air Defense Artillery Brigade with 730 assigned personnel integrated with Air and Missile Defense for V Corps, NATO Central Region, and numerous European Command and Central Command contingency operations. Primarily responsible for analyzing on-hand personnel strengths against documented authorizations and determining shortages. Monitors and reports personnel readiness status of subordinate units to include key leaders and critical Military Occupational Specialties. Predicts personnel requirements based on current strength levels, projected gains, estimated losses and Army-directed priority fills. Monitors known gains and losses through the Total Officer Personnel Management Information System and Enlisted Distribution and Assignment System to ensure requisitions are created when required.



1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division

• Assistant S-1

  • Jul 2006 - Apr 2007



2nd Platoon, A Company, 1-37 Armor

• Platoon Leader

  • Jun 2005 - Jul 2006

  Platoon Leader of a United States Army Europe-based M1A1 tank battalion deployed to the Central Command Area of Responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Responsible for the discipline, morale, and welfare of 15 Soldiers; responsible for the accountability and operational readiness of four M1A1 tanks, four M1114 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) as associated equipment valued in excess of $10 million; responsible for the collective and individual training of the platoon in accordance with the company Mission Essential Tasks List and the Commander's training objectives. Ensures that the platoon is accurate with its direct fire weapons systems and able to maneuver tactically in support of mission objectives. Additional duties include: Company Movement Officer, Company Safety Officer, and Company Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Officer.



Vector Marketing

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Associate

  • May 2000 - Jan 2004

  Sales Associate for Vector Marketing specializing in in-home and trade show demonstrations of a line of household and outdoor products built around Cutco Cutlery. Duties included training junior sales representatives, deconflicting overlap in sales regions, finding inovative ways to best present our products to each potential buyer, and crafting promotions to generate sales. Sales Associate for Vector Marketing specializing in in-home and trade show demonstrations of a line of household and outdoor products built around Cutco Cutlery. Duties included training junior sales representatives, deconflicting overlap in sales regions, finding inovative ways to best present our products to each potential buyer, and crafting promotions to generate sales.