Leonado May

Experience

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  23rd CBRNE Battalion

  Dec 2014 - Dec 2015

  Mid-Level Management

  • Served as a Mid-Level Manager in Area II in the Republic of Korea, directly responsible for the training, health, and welfare of twenty soldiers.• Enforced combat readiness standards, produced a 95% qualification rate in physical fitness and weapons qualification, the highest in the company.• Exercised assertive risk management during two Battalion Training Exercises and one Convoy Live Fire Exercise resulting in zero loss of equipment and personnel.• Responsible for the maintenance and accountability of equipment, facilities, and vehicles worth over3.2 million. Show less

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  Higher Headquarters Battalion (HHBN)

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  Operations Manager

  • Wrote and published all military Operation Orders at the Battalion level to disseminate information, managed military operations for over 700 Soldiers and Department of the Army Civilians.• Managed all combat resources, ensured the safety of over 500 Service Members during combat missions by advising the commander on which combat assets to allocate to troops on the ground.• Maintained 100% accountability of highly specialized Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) equipment valued in excess of 2.8 million.• Trained over 160 Soldiers on Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Operations with zero accidents and no damage to equipment. Show less

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  US Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence

  Feb 2018 - Dec 2020

  Equal Employment Opportunity Program Manager (EEO, DEI, HR)

  • Served as the Program Manager at the Installation Level (two-star General Level) for all EO related issues.• Supervised 17 Equal Opportunity Professionals and served as the principal advisor for Senior Management on all EO and human relation matters for over 10,000 Soldiers and Civilians.• Provided guidance, assistance, and advice to Senior Management in assessing the EO climate by identifying and recommending actions to improve employee relations and unhealthy climates.• Facilitated the informal and formal complaint process of discrimination, to include the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process.• Entered and updated complaints in the appropriate databases as applicable to military and civilian complaint processes and procedures. Show less

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  Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

  Dec 2020 - Dec 2023

  Instructor/Facilitator (EEO, DEI, HR)

  • Top 5% of the EO field, selected above peers to serve as an Equal Opportunity DEI Instructor/Facilitator in a joint environment at DEOMI.• Teaches complex principles of Equal Opportunity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for over 1000 students for all branches of the military, and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians.• Produces students with the highest-grade point average and the highest group average more frequently than any of the 28 instructors assigned to DEOMI.• Performs outside of assigned scope, works with the training and curriculum department to develop curriculum designed to enhance the knowledge of the students and instructors.• Possesses a deep understanding of the laws and various aspects of DEI. Show less