LaFonza Spencer

Senior Management Consultant at Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency
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(386) 825-5501
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San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

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Experience

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Management Consultant
      • May 2019 - Present

    • Senior Analyst, Professional Development
      • Nov 2017 - May 2019

    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manpower Manager
      • Mar 2015 - Nov 2017

      Supervised 21 person team that was responsible for managing 31K military positions and resources at 11 locations valued at $2.5 billion dollars. Established, revised, or reviewed policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for office staff members as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promoted team building, and implemented process improvements events. Studied the structure and/or functions of organizations with extremely interrelated work processes, and functions, and accurately advised or proposed solutions to improve processes using Continuous Process Improvement methods and techniques, and maximized mission accomplishment and resources utilization. Exercised supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advised staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives of higher level management or headquarters. Resolved complicated substantive problems affecting major agency programs and requirements, and proposed new organizational structures, realignment of functions, and/or staffing levels to improve efficiency. Designed, planned, and conducted work measurement, methods and procedures, manpower requirements utilization and engineered time standards; reviewed and implements changes to organization and resource controls/programs, and/or benchmarking studies of complex, interrelated substantive work processes or functions. Designed, planned, and conducted competitive sourcing studies, management surveys, and research projects, provided advisory services of a wide variety on substantive issues with extensive scope, complexity, and impact, assessing the overall effectiveness of program operations. Provided complex management support services in the areas of program cost analysis, fiscal year planning and development of annual work plans, and/or commercial activity for organizations. Show less

    • Human Capital Analyst
      • Jan 2012 - Feb 2015

      Provided direct leadership to 55 personnel in development of Air Force Manpower Standards. Managed functions and activities associated with standard development, requirements determination studies and organization/program analyses. Directed activities and programs associated with the unit to include: organizational structure development, manpower standards/manpower determinant development, and engineering of manpower resources, military grades allocations, and manpower data systems. Served as functional point-of-contact and project manager, conducting organizational and process related AF level manpower requirements determination studies. Led project or workshop sessions to collect or measure manpower requirements. Developed a manpower requirement determinant, using modeling tools or other statistical methods. Evaluated process measurement results for applicability and accuracy. Developed and presented briefings and reports on studies/project status, findings, and/or recommendation to senior functional managers as well as the Air Force corporate structure. Reviewed and evaluated organization structures and missions by interpreting data, process flow, organization concepts, and line/staff relationships. Led teams or workshop sessions in developing “as-is” models, identifying process improvements, “to-be” models, and organizational changes. Reengineered functional processes, applied industry proven best practices and various modeling techniques. Analyzed related systems and prepares documents on the use of automated data management systems and methodologies to support manpower workload; manipulated widely used functional area computer applications to satisfy the needs of manpower requirements determination studies and other special projects or studies. Facilitated significant customer driven, results oriented process improvement activities using various CPI strategies. Show less

    • Manpower Analysts
      • Nov 2008 - Jan 2012

      Headquarters level manpower analyst. Evaluated and analyzed issues and developed recommendations to resolve substantive problems and issues of effectiveness and efficiency in work operations involving major command programs. Key advisor to unit leaders, respective managers and panels on President Budget submission requests and manpower challenges faced by 22 military installation. Documented planning and programming recommendations/decisions in appropriate formats to meet Department of Defense (DoD) requirements. Developed and maintained standardized Air Force organizational structures and manpower standards. Actively participated in strategic planning to improve organizational structure and focus using strategic planning tools and techniques. Coordinated with staff agencies and assisted with management study implementation. Established, developed, and maintained effective working relationships with subordinate Functional Managers, Manpower and Organization offices, senior leadership, unit commanders, and representatives from other military services, DoD agencies, and related civilian organizations regarding services provided. Applied organization and manpower standards, analyzed impact, and revised manpower documents. Conducted reengineering studies to define defendable manpower requirements and using statistical equations to meet future programming needs. Established and maintained manpower readiness and force management to include maintaining and operating the Manpower Programming and Execution System (MPES) database. Developed and prepared a variety of correspondence and other documentation, i.e., formal letters, position papers, reports, staff studies, staff summary packages, briefings, charts, bullet background papers, etc. Show less

Education

  • Ashford University
    Bachelor's degree, Organizational Management
    2015 - 2017
  • Community College of the Air Force
    Associate's degree, Human Resources Management and Services
    2010 - 2012
  • Community College of the Air Force
    Associate's degree, Aircraft Armament Systems Technology
    2003 - 2008

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