Charles Williams

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Feb 2013 - Sept 2024

  - Managed 7-person assessment team under the staff Inspector General, developing emergency scenarios and assuring preparedness.- Ran 2 annual week-long crisis management evaluations, simulating threats to global operations and evaluating responses continuity of operations procedures.- Re-designed certification process leading to 50% reduction in staffing costs and slashing qualification time 25%.- Awarded for developing the lead weather products used for refugee resettlement, transporting, receiving and processing over 67,000 displaced people throughout the United States. Show less - Oversaw the regional forecast operations center responsible for predicting and delivering environmental data to 153 customer locations and protecting 490K people and $226 billion in assets. - Led 15 employees in 4 integrated sections to provide support to agencies across 25 states.- Selected for regional operations management role ahead of grade promotion mitigating a 25% staffing shortfall, and allowing the organization to meet continuity of operations during the pandemic.- Innovated executive level talent development program coordinating and facilitating 24 virtual training events for 151 people using remote work platforms. Show less - Managed 13-person section responsible for analyzing environmental data and integrating impacts into local aviation and emergency management operations. - Lead coordinator for the training, budget and scheduling to provide effective support to airfield operations.- Served for 2 years on the local crisis management team, awarded by the CEO for developing hurricane planning scenarios. Lessons learned were implemented during an evacuation of 11,000 people from a Category 5 hurricane.- Oversaw acquisition of mobile network and critical software upgrades allowing the team to operate remotely and decreasing the standby response by 39% by reducing contact and travel times.- Led multiple global support teams with the operations partner traveling globally to Europe and the Middle East. Show less - Served as the primary instructor and evaluator for weather teams participating in 30 rotational air and ground training simulations. - Conducted performance assessments on 2-3 teams per rotation over a 28-day live scenario operating in 2500 sq. mi. training area.- Identified a knowledge gap between participants causing significant training shortfalls, created a digital information repository that standardized preparation across participants across the US.- Earned Executive Level Annual award for excellence as the top combat weather technical expert of 2013. Show less

  • Manager, Training and Readiness

    Jul 2022 - Sept 2024

  • Manager, Standards and Compliance

    Jul 2021 - Sept 2024

  • Program Manager, Security

    Jul 2019 - Sept 2024

  • Regional Operations Manager

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Manager, Operations and Human Resources

    Oct 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Manager, Training Operations

    Feb 2013 - Oct 2016
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  AllegiantVets

  May 2024 - Oct 2024

  Digital Marketing Intern

  - Leads team of 5 volunteers, collaborating and assigning projects - Designing media and copy for digital and social media posts and campaigns- Coordinating client outreach and engagement operations - Conducting market research initiatives to organizations 1600+ follower base- Supporting the team in administrative task management and other projects as needed.

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  World Wide Technology

  Oct 2024 - now

  Production Supervisor