PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Exceptional cross - functional partner, consensus builder, and thought leader in driving transformation and developing partnerships; reputation for establishing principles of excellence and inspiring diversified groups. A proven collaborator and strategic planner, compiling and analyzing data to create initiatives, offer recommendations, and assistance to groups and organizations within the counties covered in the Greater Los Angeles and Palm Desert Veterans Healthcare Systems.
• Successfully submitting request for information proposals to the United Staes Agency of International Development (USAID). Established strategist, cultivating multimillion dollar teaming agreements with Prime and Subcontractors, 8A, SDVOSB and WOSB’s. Demonstrated performance in linking corporate vision with the delivery of desired results through empowerment, development, and utilization of people, processes, and technology. Bilingual with fluency in both English and Spanish. Holds an Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Public Relations
• Budget Management
• Program Expansion
• Technical Writing
• Program Innovation
• Procedure Improvement
• Public Speaking
• Community Outreach
• | Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential | Herndon, VA

Chief Strategy Officer

Responsibilities:

• Brokered deal with Deluxe Business Solutions to outsource Human Resource solutions, federal compliance, and currently negotiating HR Benefits packages for future employees in accordance with the FAR regulations
• Evaluating the national and international market need for our niche to seek out potential business target partners.
• Certify any applicable metrics and performance pointers are in place to measure all progress and identify strategic risks to help reduce said risks. In process of forming company structure in Atlassian using Confluence and Jira

Confidential

Project | Program Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Managed Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) project for the Department of Defense (DoD), deliverables, and requirements on schedule, coordinated functions between departments and management
• Examined status of project, managed schedules, presentations to key state stakeholders, prepared status reports, assessed project issues, and developed resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Ran and sustained accountability of number of applications and interest to the program, DTRA s granted and denied.
• Accountable for the creation and development of the national social media campaign, to support DTRA’s overall mission while incorporating the involvement of each state’s Veteran Affairs Administrators and National Commanders of Congressionally recognized Veteran Organizational Nonprofit’s. to disseminate appropriate information to Veterans and their families. Directed and Assisted in the production of the Atomic Veteran Service video issued by the Secretary of Defense.

Confidential | Sun Valley, CA

Advisement Counselor

Responsibilities:

• Managed and maintained accountability of program operations,, discipline, leadership, and supervision of assigned cadets, developed, counseled, and mentored cadets into self-sufficient, self-confident, ethically minded leaders of good character
• Communicated central and key messages dispersed culturally and bilingually to families from 8 different Latin American countries about the and morale of their cadet
• Instructed Leaders of Character Course for 6th through 12th-grade cadets, established and encouraged guidelines outside the classroom to guarantee cadet success, ensuring program values were implemented

Confidential | East Lost Angeles, CA

Career Development Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Carried a caseload of approximately 50 clients geographically dispersed across 4 counties, providing a variety of specialized one-on-one care and program services to address the complex needs and concerns of the client, advocated on behalf of clients to help acquire referrals to community program services needed
• Guided clients on career options to build and update resumes, cover letters, sheets, employment-related forms, policies, documentation, and databases, ensuring case records and resumes met the program grants, agency, and contract requirement compliance standards using Salesforce.com to record data
• Researched and developed curriculum modules, facilitated and instruction in computer literacy, resume writing, job applications, employment readiness, and interview techniques

Confidential | San Fernando, CA

Program Director

Responsibilities:

• Supervised a $24M grant with 24 program directors for alcohol and other drug prevention services by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMSA) and county providing services for a population of over 11M residents
• Collaborated with 24 community agencies under the guidance of LA County Public Health and the University of Southern California building and implementing a comprehensive study on underage drinking and drugs across LA County
• Researched and collected data from the subcategories of archival, political, environmental, media, and key interviews, analyzed data utilizing the define-measure-analyze-improve-control problem-solving worksheet
• Compiled over 1,500 items to compare, analyze and report statistical calculations, created 25 surveys for 3 age groups, administered 155 random surveys; conducted a root analysis utilizing results to conduct a SAMSA sponsored town hall

Confidential | Los Angeles, CA

Founder

Responsibilities:

• Constructed to bring true awareness to businesses, organizations, and communities regarding the lives of military service members, veterans, and their families with a focus on leadership and veteran employee relations
• Established and maintained a partnership with employers to fill open job positions with highly trained and qualified Veterans seeking employment, counseled Veterans one-on-one on career,, and benefit options
• Cultivated and sustain relationships with clients domestically and globally, providing case management services connecting clients to referrals to community agencies in housing, employment, and clothing services
• Analyzed and assisted in the construction of new management systems and techniques to accommodate the 50% growth in personnel within a 3-year timeline
• Certified Unit Movement Officer - Plan, manage, train, and execute Unit Movement Plan that establishes liaisons with all agencies involved in the unit movement of personnel and equipment. Determine coordinating responsibilities to prepare battalion size element (500+) to move to the port of embarkation (A/SPOE) without delay upon receipt of specified movement orders
• Managed the Los Angeles Army Public Affairs Center of Excellence media operations, conducted outreach with local and national support services for military personnel, established and maintained local and national media partnerships