Experience

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  Mississippi army national guard

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2017

  • Primary strategic adviser to the Adjutant General, staff and operating officials on all matters pertaining to the full-time workforce and human resources management.• Supervise 26 employees of the Mississippi National Guard Human Resources Office, who manage the careers of approximately 3,000 full-time staff members across the state, composed of 1800 federal civilian employees and 1200 active duty military members.• Oversee a 173 million dollar annual payroll and travel budget with no deficiencies.• Administer the development and implementation of human resource regulatory policies and procedures to include state rules, policies from National Guard Bureau, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Departments of the Army and Air Force.• Act as liaison between OPM, US Department of Labor, Federal Labor Relations Authority and various human resource offices around the nation.• Manage all aspects of human resources for the federal civilian employees and active duty military members of the Mississippi National Guard including: staffing, classification, employee benefits, pay administration, performance management, conduct and career management, employee relations, labor relations, equal employment opportunities, workers compensation and employee development.• Analyze trends in human resources management and budget reductions to equitably distribute resources and ensure mission accomplishment. Show less • Served as a deputy and fully shared in the management and direction of the administration, coordination, planning, development, execution and supervision of all Joint Staff programs that prepare the state for contingency operations in either a federal or state emergency, to include man-made or natural disasters, and federal mobilizations.• Acted as the principal deputy and spokesman of the Joint Staff and acted in the absence of the Director in all Joint Staff matters.• Prepared and developed policies and directives for joint force mission accomplishment and organizations managed.• Analyzed and reviewed reports, regulations, directives and correspondence, and directed appropriate state headquarters action.• Coordinated with appropriate agencies on manpower, facilities and resources necessary to organize and support units within the state.• Advised the joint staff regarding policies, procedures and directives of higher-level management or headquarters.• Planned, directed and/or participated in special studies or projects and resolved issues and problems relating to readiness, logistical support, funding and personnel. Show less • Served as the primary advisor to the Adjutant General and the Chief of the Joint Staff on matters of short, mid and long-term programs.• Facilitated Joint Planning Groups to update and exercise all emergency management domestic response plans to include hurricane, tornado, flood, ice storm, avian flu, earthquake and terrorist attack.• Developed performance measurement tools and data collection methods for continuous organizational and process improvement, ensuring programs were integrated and effective.• Implemented detailed strategic policies, plans and initiatives related to warfighting, federal and state homeland security and civil support missions based on broad guidance from higher headquarters and specific guidance from the Adjutant General.• Directed the development of the organization’s Strategic Plan with mission, vision, values, goals, objectives and milestones implementing instructions.• Administered the Mississippi National Guard Internal Control program and submitted the Annual Statement of Assurance to National Guard Bureau. Increased the organization’s rating from red to green and then maintained the highest rating.• Conducted and oversaw the completion of detailed special projects in response to the Adjutant General and Chief, Joint Staff requests and prepared executive summaries, information papers and briefings for internal and external audiences. Show less

  • Director of Human Resources

    Dec 2014 - Jun 2017

  • Assistant Chief Of Staff

    May 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Strategic Plans and Operations Officer

    Jan 2009 - May 2014
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  Mississippi military department

  Aug 2017 - now

  Director of state human resources

  • Primary strategic adviser to the Adjutant General, staff and Director of State Resources on all matters pertaining to the State Government Employees and human resources management.• Supervise 4 employees of the Mississippi Military Department State Human Resources Office, who manage the careers of approximately 1,000 full-time staff members across the state.• Develops and administers programs, procedures and guidelines to align the workforce with the strategic goals of the agency.• Manage all aspects of human resources for the state government employees and of the Mississippi Military Department including: recruitment, placement, conduct and career management, employee relations, labor relations, equal employment opportunities, position management and classification, pay administration, workers compensation and employee development. Show less

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  Mississippi national guard

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  Human resources director