Marc Orr

Experience

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  US Army

  Aug 1989 - Jul 2005

  Numerous Human Resources and Leadership positions

  Past assignments include:- Chief, Personnal Transformation, US Army Pacific (USARPAC), Ft Shafter, HI 2004-2005- Deputy G-1, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, HI 2003- G-1 Plans and Operations Officer, USARPAC, Ft Shafter, HI 2001-2003- Strength Manager & Deputy G-1, 2d Infantry Division, Korea, 2000-2001- Operations Officer, US Army Recruting and Retention School, Ft Jackson, SC, 1998-2000- Company Commander, US Army Element LANDCENT/IFOR/SFOR, Heidelberg, GE and Sarajevo, BH, 1995-1998- Battalion S-1/S-4, Philadelphia Recruting Battalion, Philadelphia, PA 1993-1995- Chief, Personnel Actions, G-1, 25th Infantry Division (Light) & Executive Officer, 556th Personnel Services Co, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, HI, 1989-1993 Show less

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  1st Personnel Command / U.S. Army Europe & 7th Army

  Jul 2005 - Mar 2009

  Executive Director, Human Resources

  Led a 90-person staff which managed the distribution, reception, and human resource automation support for over 40,000 expatriate employees dispersed throughout Europe, and coordinated personnel dispositions for hundreds of organizations undergoing transformation.• Leads Change: While short staff due to unit deployment, developed a campaign plan and supporting automation tracking tool, and developed and executed training to support organizational structure changes across Europe during Fiscal Years 2006-2010. Ensured more than 35,000 customers in over 350 inactivating, re-stationing, and restructuring elements received assignments in a timely manner.• Strategic HR Management: Provided HR advice, assistance, and assessments to the Corporate CEO and subordinate COO’s and GM’s on all strength management matters.• Acts Strategically: Ensured more than 400 organizations went to Iraq and Afghanistan properly staffed for combat operations.• Executes for Results: Transformed theater gateway and reception operations; relocated operations to the Frankfurt International Airport as military communities in the Frankfurt/Hanau area closed and ensured the continued seamless throughput of over 15,000 expatriate employees annually. Show less

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  Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Operations Manager (Human Resources)

  Coordinated and synchronized the efforts of a 33-person staff which provided Personnel Services and Human Resource support to over 6,000 joint and coalition employees deployed in support of combat operations throughout Iraq.• Verbal and Written Communication: Wrote and briefed the merger and acquisition plan to transition all members of the organization into a consolidated corporate headquarters as combat operations ended in Iraq, while simultaneously ensuring the organization remained resourced to execute its ongoing operational mission as part of the new Headquarters.• Strategic HR Management: Managed and directed timely and accurate awards, evaluation, replacement and redeployment, promotions, joint assignments, and personnel accounting and strength reporting operations for the organization.• Executes for Results: Continued to ensure all HR operations continued with no degradation of support even though the staff decreased from seven to two officers as the organization inactivated. Show less

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  U.S. Army Human Resources Command

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  Operations Manager (Human Resources)

  Operations Manager (Human Resources) • U.S. Army Human Resources Command • 2010 - 2013 Led a 35-person staff which distributed the majority of corporate manpower, over 325,000 employees, to operational organizations world-wide in support of organizational staffing guidance and priorities, and reported operational organization personnel readiness status to corporation COO’s and GM’s.• Acts Strategically: Ensured every one of more than 7,500 organizational elements deployed to combat in Iraq or Afghanistan at or above corporate directed staffing standards, and that deploying COO’s and GM’s had the right employees at the right time to ensure mission accomplishment.• Leads Change: Led corporate support of three high level, high visibility unit inactivation actions in Europe, ensuring over 8000 customers received assignments in a timely manner.• Executes for Results: Led corporate efforts to increase mid-level leader manning in Korea, which improved almost 30%, and airborne manning in Airborne units, which improved by 31%.• Mentoring and Coaching: Built a cohesive, responsive team. Kept operations running smoothly for a 9-month period while less than 50% strength; developed subordinates as 100% of eligible employees were promoted, and two personnel earned Lean Six Sigma certification; developed a mentoring network with more than 250 globally dispersed Human Resources professionals around the world. Show less

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  U.S. Army Recruiting Command

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2016

  Executive Director, Human Resources

  Directed a 90-person team which managed and coordinated robust, multi-faceted human resources operations in support of over 37,000 customers in 1,295 locations world-wide to include: recruiting, training, classification, retention, awards, and evaluations.• Executes for Results: Ensured that over 9,500 recruiters received correct special compensation, realizing over $7.2 million in savings; established internal controls ensuring the organization met corporate fiscal management and audit objectives.• Strategic HR Management: Transformed organization staffing policies through creative strategic human resources plans; executed over 3,500 recruiter assignments while ensuring moves supported organizational requirements and accommodated recruiter preferences.• Acts Strategically: Created and implemented streamlined civilian workforce hiring process; saved the organization over 9,000 man-hours worth $250,000 annually, greatly increased organizational flexibility, and reduced hiring lag for over 500 civilian hiring actions by an average of 90 days.• Leads Positively: Developed and executed complex change management processes for employees impacted by corporate policy changes in support of increased diversity requirements; tracked completion of more than 700 actions, ensuring both organization and employee equities were protected while treating every impacted employee with the dignity and respect he or she deserved.• Training and Development: Developed and conducted focused training and professional development programs for more than 250 human resources personnel located across the country.• Talent Management: Designed and integrated an effective recruiting and training strategy to replace several key leaders in the HR staff, to include bringing three interns on board for the organization. Show less

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  U.S. Army Human Resources Command

  Jul 2016 - now

  Directs a team of 16 members that maintains and programs 14 Human Resources (HR) automation systems which support key elements of the HR life cycle management of over 370,000 world-wide customers. Key responsibilities include:* Independently plan, design, and manage assigned systems, and accomplish technical studies and lead projects. * Serve as HRC technical authority for automated enlisted personnel management systems, network management and office automation support within the Army’s Enlisted Personnel Management Directorate (EPMD). * Serve as the EPMD Information Management Officer (IMO)* Coordinate the functional and technical transition of existing systems into the Army’s emerging personnel and pay system (Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A))* Adhere to all Equal Employment Opportunity and Merit Principles in all aspects of supervisory responsibilities Show less Served as a Senior Policy Analyst and HR Specialist in the U.S. Army Awards, Decorations Branch (ADB), coordinating the Army's Military Awards Program in support of the Army's senior corporate leadership and several million customers (currently serving Army Soldiers, and Army Retirees and Veterans). • Verbal and Written Communication: Served as lead action officer for the development, staffing, and publication of 8 awards-related messages providing Army implementation and execution guidance to over 500,000 customers (Active and Reserve Soldiers) world-wide• Strategic HR Management: Provided countless invaluable insights and changes to the comprehensive revision of the Army’s awards policy reference; assisted with the revision of the Army’s award form, which included as an enclosure a new eyewitness statement for heroism, and incorporation of new DoD-directed devices for service under combat conditions and remote service impacting combat operations• Executes for Results: As the primary author and verifier for ADB web pages, ensured all 97 active articles and assets are updated in accordance with HRC Command Policy processing time lines; ADB web pages averaged over 85K monthly visits by over 57K separate users• Acts Strategically: Prepared and staffed 18 policy related requests for decision by senior Army corporate leaders, to include 4 requiring Secretary of the Army approval• Mentoring and Coaching: Served as an Army senior award mentor and monitored Army professional online forums (MilSuite and S1Net) on a regular basis, answering award related questions, and resolving awards issues as necessary Show less

  • Senior Manager (Human Resources Automation Support Operations)

    Dec 2017 - now

  • Senior Policy Analyst and Human Resources Specialist

    Jul 2016 - Nov 2017