Over 25 years of experience in management and personnel development
Highly capable of making and expediting difficult decisions in stressful situati ons Effective communicator with multinational people/organizations experience Led teams of up to 50 people daily; particularly skillful in large, diverse grou ps Can-do, personalized style of leadership and customer service Over 1,500 training/certification hours in Microsoft Windows/Office Winner of over 20 team/personal awards in last 15 years Articulate writer and patient listener; validated by 3.93 GPA, BA with Honors Published author; Military History magazine lauded research and scholarship Government SECRET security clearance EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Collections Division; Apr 2010-Jun 2010; Plantat ion, FL Secretary/Admin Assistant Secretary to the Chief, Collections Division; responsible for 15 people in Group 2500 and all administrative tasks, including bi-weekly payroll. Became profici ent in daily usage IRS Unique programs; such as SETR, Entity, ICS, AOIC and more Utilized skills and processed case files as they arrived daily; receipted and di spatched mail and correspondence; answered calls and inquiries to properly place them with the right Case Officer Alutiiq LLC, Jul 2008-Apr 2010; Al Dhafra Air Base, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emira tes Postal Operations Manager Responsible for all facets of operations at military post office serving 2K+ pat rons Offered full spectrum of services in deployed, austere environment Major force in Excellent rating received during Mar 2010 Postal Operations Inspe ction (POI) Solely responsible for Outstanding rating of Receipt and Dispatch sections durin g POI Led team of three in annual processing of 250K pounds of retrograde mail; 150K p ounds of pro-grade mail and $750 of finance processingclerk account within 1% of tolerance at all times General Dynamics, Nov 2005-Jun 2008; Camp As Sayliyah, Doha, Qatar Mail Room Manager Served 500+ special operations forces (SOF) personnel at U.S. Central Command Forward Deployed H.Q.s in Doha, Qatarreceived over 30 unit coins for his efforts Reorganized processes and training files; improved operations and efficiency Rewrote continuity binder and validated work load for one person vice two; saved government $100K in annual personnel costs. Greatly decreased time for new per sonnel to grasp tasks. Designed and modified new mail room for future operations; vision based on exper ience With contingencies and troop plus-ups forged precise plans and a total cost savi ngs of $50K Participated in holiday mailing project for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan; mail moved To combat arena via military airensured on-time, Christmas Day delivery of perso nal parcels Personally recognized by General Petraeus for outstanding logistical prowess and savvy Cotton & Co., CPA, Feb 2005-Oct 2005; Washington, DC Senior Postal Consultant Responsible for managing worldwide transition of 130 U.S. embassy mailrooms into diplomatic post offices (DPO) for U.S. State Department Networked daily with diplomats, dignitaries, airline managers, and postal offici als from the U.S. Postal Service, Military Postal Service Agency and foreign nat ional personnel Brought five DPOs online during FY 05saved $2 million by decreasing set-up time; eliminating unnecessary travel expenses and a comprehensive but timely training program
U.S. Air Force, 2003-05; Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
Postal Superintendent Responsible for the daily operations of two separate military post officesled 40 people Served 15,000 patrons dailyinstallations largest customer service provider at bo th bases Responsible for moving 1.3 million pounds of mail annually to points worldwide Generated/controlled $2.5 million dollars in annual retail sales/postal revenue; superb accounting U.S Air Force, 2000-03; Yokota Air Base, Japan Air Mail Terminal Superintendent Operated the largest Air Force mail processing facility in the Pacific Rim Led 80 people in 2 countries at 4 separate postal locations, including 2 interna tional airports Moved 30 million pounds of mail annually throughout the world; on-time and withi n budget Negotiated contracts and labor agreements with U.S. Embassy, Japanese Nationals, Thai Nationals and 25 commercial (U.S. and foreign) airlines cargo managersmet dollar targets Authored efficiency reports, employee appraisals, job descriptions, and other ma nagement tools Directly impacted morale of 300,000 personnel throughout Pacific Region U.S Air Force, 1996-00; MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL Superintendent/Office Manager Led operational/administrative functions for 45 special operations personnel, se rvices unique And DoD one-of-a-kind Deployment Cell. Worked all inter-service issues at lowes t levels Supported bare-base field operations for U.S. Special Operations Command elite A rmy Rangers, DELTA FORCE, Navy SEALS and Air Force Combat Controllersforged soli d reputation Deployed worldwide 200+ days annuallyfluent in load planning, line haul, food se rvices, etc. Managed FY budget of $1 million dollars for O&M and $500,000 for travelprecise a ccounting Engineered computer upgrades and connectivity to command classified LAN for all deployments U.S. Air Force, 1995-96; Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea Executive Assistant Executive assistant to Vice Commander (brigadier general) 7th Air Force, Korea Corresponded daily with high-ranking U.S. and Korean government officialstactful , diplomatic Prepared and controlled National Security-level correspondence for signature/dis patch Initiated all travel arrangements, authored itineraries and managed generals cal endar U.S. Air Force, 1978-1995 (more administrative/postal/office/management and cour ier jobs) EDUCATION: American Military University, 2008-present Completed 3 classes towards MA Degree in Military History 3.96 GPA to date American Military University, 2001-05 BA in Interdisciplinary Studies, With Honors3.89 GPA June 2005 St. Leo University, 1997-00 AA in Liberal Arts Air University, 1979-91 AAS in Administrative Management Air University, 1981-01 7 levels of Professional Military Education (5 in-residence) REFERENCES: Available and provided upon request