Experience

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  United states marine corps

  Sept 1997 - Dec 2001

  Aircraft electronics technician

  • Optimized the communications, navigation, and radar systems of aircraft. • Meritorious promotion for graduating as valedictorian in aircraft electronics school.

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  United states marine corps

  Feb 2002 - Jun 2017

  • Managed employee retention by consulting with employees regularly and using sales skills to retain the workers needed to achieve staffing goals. Always surpassed retention quotas.• Exceeded the 25% retention quota with a 46% retention rate, the highest rate among peers. • Conducted presentations that generated 400+ leads, a yield of 20%, highest rate nationwide.• Increased leads by 70% by building a system that enabled engagement via text messaging.• Evaluations: ‘Best advisor' 'Communication and decision-making skills are excellent.’ Show less

  • Gunnery Sergeant

    Oct 1996 - Jun 2017

  • Retention Manager (Worked Full-Time and Part-Time)

    Feb 2002 - Apr 2016
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  Mccs

  Oct 2012 - Apr 2016

  Professional development advisor

  • Taught over 2,000 service members about professional development to prepare them for their post-military careers. • Used SaaS technologies to streamline administrative processes.• Increased class attendance by 67% by building a system that enabled clients to register for classes on their smartphones. The new system used automated text messaging and the Google Cloud Platform to expedite registrations, reporting, data collection, and engagement. • Clients’ evaluations: ‘David is an extremely effective facilitator.’ ‘Remarkably engaging.’ • Teamwork Award: ‘David embodies process improvement . . . a consummate professional, knowledgeable and humble . . . shares his expertise with coworkers and agencies.’ Show less

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  Booz allen hamilton

  May 2016 - Aug 2018

  Project management analyst

  • Worked cross-functionally to advise leaders on the $2M annual acquisition of GPS products. • Saved $1.4M by persuading stakeholders and executives to align budgets and schedules.• Reduced delivery cancellations by 73% by negotiating with partners & finding new vendors.• Saved over $100K in annual costs and optimized business processes by interviewing end-users, researching vendors, and creating KPIs; presented a solution that was quickly adopted.

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  Asrc industrial services (ais)

  Feb 2019 - Nov 2019

  Talent acquisition manager

  • Modernized recruiting technology and processes for a construction corporation with 21 subsidiaries. Led strategy focused on early engagement with jobseekers to expedite hiring.• Ranked by LinkedIn Recruiter as a top-tier recruiter (top 15%) for ‘proactively searching for talent,’ and ‘knowing how to find top talent.' Ranked as an ‘expert communicator’ (top 22%).• Initiated using SaaS, CRM, and artificial intelligence to source and manage over 700 applicants, which facilitated forecasting, applicant engagement, data collection, and reporting.• Created content for an online marketing plan, which attracted and informed 300+ job seekers.• Built partnerships with training organizations to build a pipeline of qualified candidates. Show less

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  Independent consultant

  Dec 2019 - Oct 2020

  Consultant / project manager

  Consulting and business development for startups working in renewable energy storage and AI tutoring.

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  Riiid labs

  Oct 2020 - Feb 2022

  Federal sector manager

  Riiid Labs is a startup offering AI-enabled tutoring. Was the single contact for federal government sales.

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  Edtera, inc

  Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

  Strategy consultant

  Develop strategies and opportunities for Edtera, an e-learning startup promoting K-12 peer-to-peer learning.

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  Accenture

  Aug 2022 - now

  Solving enterprise problems with AI solutions. Ensure an efficient and successful SAP implementation.

  • AI Consultant

    Jan 2024 - now

  • SAP Consultant

    Aug 2022 - Dec 2023
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  Alltius

  Dec 2022 - now

  Federal program manager

  Develop and deploy Alltius products in DoD and the federal government.Alltius lets you quickly create and customize chatbots that automate tasks. Send your PDFs, videos, websites, etc., and we instantly create your AI chatbot. Ask the chatbot questions, and the chatbot uses the sources you provided to give crisp, concise, and correct answers. Your customizable chatbot can synthesize info from multiple sources, summarize text, automate tasks, translate text, and create reports. You can choose from over 40 other skills. Our team can build skills for you. Show less