John R. (Johnny) Giles, SPHR

Experience

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  Maxwell Air Force Base, AL

  May 1992 - Jun 1996

  Personnel Officer

  Oversaw all personnel actions for over 1,200 Air Force Reserve Officer and Training Corps staff personnel nationwide. Ensured quality staffing of 700 Air University positions. Oversaw all personnel assignment, classification, employment and training actions for base and student populations. Designed base emergency response plan for evacuees impacted by Hurricane Andrew. Interfaced with Bargaining Unit leadership and investigated civilian employee complaints.

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  United States Air Force

  Jun 1996 - Jan 1998

  Military Personnel Flight Commander

  Responsible for all personnel actions for 2,200 active duty personnel. Led the emergency reception for more than 7,000 Kurdish refugees from Iraq. Led unit selected both years as Military Personnel Flight of the Year for the Pacific Air Forces.

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  Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, IL

  Jan 1998 - Apr 2001

  Personnel Officer

  Responsible for assigning 3,700 Air Mobility Command support officers serving in 30 different career fields. Regional liaison for 12 military personnel offices worldwide.

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  Headquarters, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Arlington, VA

  Apr 2001 - Feb 2004

  Deputy Director, Military Manpower and Personnel

  Managed multi-Service military manpower & personnel programs supporting 1,300 personnel at 21 locations worldwide. Pioneered “Military 101” training course for civilian supervisors of military personnel.

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  Office of the Secretary of the Army, Arlington, VA

  Feb 2004 - Jul 2004

  WWII 60th Anniversary Commemoration Committee

  Globally responsible for all personnel and administrative functions in support of the WWII Committee. Liaison to Department of Veterans Affairs; Military Services, and Europe and Pacific Forces.• Rapidly built the WWII 60th Anniversary Team, recruiting team members from all five military Services.• Designed and implemented automated registration and credential system for tens of thousands of WWII vets and their families in preparation for WWII 60th Anniversary Commemoration events. Show less

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  Maxwell Air Force Base, AL

  Jul 2004 - Jun 2005

  Student, Air Command and Staff College

  Key research team member for "Gathering of Eagles" educational symposium of elite air and space pioneers. Planned and executed 28 major events across 4 days and 11 venues involving 16 American heroes, VIPs, community leaders and local media.

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  Altus Air Force Base, Altus, OK

  Jun 2005 - Apr 2007

  Commander, 97th Mission Support Squadron

  Commanded 200 military and civilian personnel associated with Air Force's strategic air mobility training center. Oversaw programs to support military and their families to include undergraduate, graduate and professional military education, family support, and civilian and military personnel. Principal advisor to local senior leadership on policies, including promotions, education and training, assignments, retirements and separations.• Forged a high-performance team at Altus. De facto peer leader of the Mission Support Group’s "Magnificent 7" squadron commanders who oversaw more than half of the base population. • Regional inspection resulted in four branches being top rated "Outstanding"; remaining two rated "Excellent". • Revitalized organization’s "Best Practices" program; more than 50 best practices promoted worldwide to enhance efficiencies globally; rated #1 in the entire Air Force.• Slashed hiring certification timeline for maintenance personnel from 138 to 30 days; provided supervisors more time to select and hire employees. • Created superb tracker for civilian employment plan to extend or retask 52 of 54 personnel impacted by corporate restructuring; prevented negative career impacts on the employees. • Built base’s natural disaster evacuation and reception plan. Deployed 42 personnel with little notice to Biloxi, MS to support military forces responding to Hurricane Katrina.• Introduced a "Volunteer Round-Up" recognition/registration event—volunteers jumped from 75 to 215; dramatically expanded service to the local community. Show less

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  Iraq Assistance Group, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq

  Apr 2007 - Oct 2007

  Chief, Personnel

  Deployed in support of U.S. effort to assist in the reconstruction and establishment of the Iraqi Security Forces. Liaison between Department of Defense and Iraqi Security Forces in developing a game plan to modernize and streamline the administrative processes for the Iraqi Army and the Iraqi police forces.• Launched Iraq Assistance Group’s first-ever Iraqi Security Forces administration cell as the hub for all coalition and Iraqi Army personnel, finance and administrative programs and processes. • Codified 20 Iraqi Security Forces administrative processes into user-friendly “point and click” flowcharts in both English and Arabic.• Established Iraqi Security Forces’ first-ever centralized electronic personnel and pay database. Show less

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  Headquarters, United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.

  Oct 2007 - Aug 2012

  Personnel and Services Staff Officer

  Managed portfolio of 150+ active non-appropriated fund projects valued at over half a billion dollars at 80 locations worldwide. Led team that initiates/develops/staffs policies affecting 550,000 military personnel. Oversaw policy development for all Air Force promotions, evaluations, fitness, retirement and separations issues. Air Force Representative to the Department of Defense Commissary Oversight Committee.• Reaped $7.5M+ in annual savings by revamping security investigation process.• Built Air Force strategy for Congressionally-directed Retroactive Stop Loss Compensation Program—$114M for 39,000 military personnel required to remain on active duty beyond their service commitment.• Brainstormed programs to downsize military global end-strength and mitigate personnel funding shortfalls. • Managed corporate-level promotions and evaluations policy. • Led the first top-to-bottom review of the Air Force’s health and fitness policy in more than a decade; resulted in a fitness program based on scientific principles of health and wellness. • Key member of the Fort Hood Follow-on Review Team—identified 135 findings and improvements for anti-terrorism and protection of Air Force personnel and their families. Show less

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  Huntsville City Schools

  Sept 2012 - Jul 2017

  Chief of Staff

  Executive Council member working directly for the Superintendent of Huntsville City Schools, including 40 schools, 24,000 students and 2,450 employees. Oversaw Communications and ETV, Human Resources, Community Relations, Safety, and Athletics and Extracurricular Activities Departments. Interfaced with bargaining unit representatives to conduct employee conflict resolution. Conducted employee investigations to deconflict employee/manager relations and coordinated with legal council to determine course of action and response to employee complaints. Coordinated district staffing actions. Conducted day-to-day management of the Huntsville City Schools central office to include interdepartmental integration and facilities management. Designed and implemented district compensation and benefits plan. Authored District policy and ensured compliance with state and federal law. Developed the District calendar. Coordinated the efforts of 38 school offices’ administrative staffs and conducted quality assurance investigations. Oversaw extracurricular activities and ran JROTC operations. Reaped countless benefits to Huntsville City Schools students and employees through interaction as Leadership Huntsville and Madison County Alumni (Flagship Course, L-29), United Way of Madison County Adjunct Board Member and Rotary Club of Greater Huntsville member. Show less

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  Huntsville Botanical Garden

  Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

  Director of Human Resources

  Provides organizational leadership in all employment-related processes. Originates and leads Huntsville Botanical Garden’s human resources practices and objectives providing an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, safety, quality, productivity, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of an exceptional workforce.Oversees and manages compliance; recruitment and hiring; employee orientation, training and development; performance appraisals; employee relations; HRIS/personnel records management; compensation; benefits administration; staff recognition; and workforce safety and wellness practices. Show less

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  PassionHR Consulting, Inc.

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

  HR Consultant

  HR Professional Consultant providing human resources support and training to businesses, including HR Policy & Design, Talent Management, HR Audits & Risk Management, New Manager Training, Employee Benefits, Employee Relations and Compensation programs.

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  HigherEchelon, Inc.

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2021

  Director of Human Resources

  Oversees and manages all aspects of Human Resources, including policy management/development; compliance; recruitment and hiring; employee orientation, training and development; performance appraisals; employee relations; HRIS/personnel records management; and benefits administration.• Created/chaired the HigherEchelon Veterans Resource Group (required for DOL Platinum Medallion eligibility)• Personally drafted/submitted/received industry-standard awards and recognition for HigherEchelon: - DOL HireVets Gold Medallion - 2020- DOL HireVets Platinum Medallion - 2021- Great Place to Work Certification (multiple categories) - 2020/21 & 2021/22- Northern Virginia (NoVA) Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award - 2020- Best Places to Work (Huntsville, AL) - 2021 Show less

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  PassionHR Consulting, Inc.

  Mar 2021 - now

  Senior Human Resources Consultant

  Senior HR Professional Consultant providing human resources support and training to businesses, including HR Policy Libraries, Talent Management, New Manager Training, Employee Benefits, Employee Relations and Compensation programs.Key focus is on developing and conducting training for new supervisors (Leadership 101) who have yet to navigate the choppy waters of becoming a new boss. Also experienced in compensation plans for large (800+) companies, including start to finish development of job descriptions, pay scales, market comparisons, EEO-1 category development, and analysis of current employee salaries vs. projected to identify areas where the company is above/below market to make the company compensation plan both competitive and cost effective. Show less