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Assistant Scoutmaster @ Boy Scouts of America Provided leadership and direction to scouts from Tiger Scouts to Boy Scouts. Out of the five (5) scouts from the Cub Scout Pack I led who moved onto Boy Scouts, four (4) went on to earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout during my time as Assistant Scoutmaster. The average rate at which Boy Scouts earn the rank of Eagle Scout is only five (5) percent. From 2000 to 2010 (10 years) Ashburn, VAHRBP Leader, MITRE Public Sector | MITRE International HR @ MITRE Led a Human Resource Business Partner team providing strategic HR services for MITRE’s Public Sector businesses, comprised of one SVP, six VPs, and over 20 directors with annual revenues exceeding $600m and 1,000 employees. Responsible for strategic recruiting, workforce planning, succession planning, management development and special training, compensation and awards management, employee engagement, and employee relations.MITRE’s Public Sector six businesses and international operations that serve the FAA, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Courts, Treasury, IRS, Center for Disease Control, Veterans Administration, and National Institute for Standards and Technology (cybersecurity). MITRE international programs operate in the Asia Pacific Region, Europe, and South America. Business portfolio encompasses highly matrixed organizations that leverage skills across MITRE’s technical centers and DoD and intelligence organizations.► Led a Human Resources Business Partner team through a highly stressful and uncertain period while maintaining team morale and performance that continues to exist under MITRE’s comprehensive strategic organizational realignment process.► Advisor to senior executives and directors on ten reorganizations within MITRE’s Public Sector group encompassing six distinct and diverse businesses (cyber, aviation, heath, VA, homeland security, and treasury). Continuing to lead change management and leadership development assessments and actions.► Established and lead MITRE’s HR programs, policies, compensation, and benefits for its first foreign office in Singapore and supported expanding international work in the Asia Pacific Region, Europe, and South America.► Led succession planning, leadership development, performance management, workforce planning, inclusion and diversity, and compensation for MITRE’s Public Sector group.► Led strategic and critical skills hiring for six businesses in partnership with the corporate hiring team. From 2014 to 2020 (6 years) McLean, VAChairperson, Leesburg Executive Airport 50th Anniversary Committee @ Town of Leesburg, Virginia Recruited by the Leesburg Executive Airport Commissioner to head a new committee for the planning and execution of a year long celebration honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Leesburg Executive Airport at Godfrey Field. From 2014 to 2015 (1 year) Leesburg, VAHuman Resources Director @ National Radio Astronomy Observatory Human Resources executive and member of NRAO’s Senior Management Team. Led a team of human resource professionals overseeing recruiting, employment, development, training, employee relations, HRIS, compensation, and benefits. Responsible for domestic and international Human Resources operations, transforming the domestic HR organization into a leader of running HR for world-class observatories. Established a human resource organization in Santiago, Chile to support the construction and operation of the multi-national (United States, Europe, and Japan) ALMA Observatory in Santiago and San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.► Developed NRAO’s first Workforce Management Plan, emphasizing critical skills staffing to build and operate future observatories.► Led the development of Chilean HR policies, recruitment of Chilean and International staff, and the establishment of HR policies, procedures, and benefits for Chilean local staff and expatriates.► Developed and implemented a successful retention processes for critical skilled staff during the transition stage of the AMLA Observatory from construction to operations (2011 – 2012). Retained 95% of 125 critical staff.► Developed NRAO’s Total Rewards Program and modernized compensation, benefit, and recruitment systems amidst multi-year domestic budget freezes and cost reductions to enable the recruitment and retention of critical staff during the construction of the ALMA Observatory in Chile (2009 – 2012) .► With fringe benefit costs at 34% and growing, and during a period of frozen wages, the Board of Trustees mandated a reduction in fringe costs. Led the restructuring of NRAO medical plans by balancing stakeholder and employee interests through strategically designed plan changes. Lowered medical plan costs by $1M annually and achieved a first-year voluntary employee enrollment of 24% in a new high deductible health care (HDHC) plan.► Created NRAO’s diversity program and STEM intern program with Howard University. From 2007 to 2014 (7 years) Charlottesville, Virginia AreaAirport Support Network Volunteer - Leesburg Executive Airport @ AOPA Assigned by AOPA to be its liaison to Leesburg Executive Airport. I worked closely with the Airport Commission to identify issues that adversely impacted the viability of the airport and advocate on behalf of the airport with AOPA resources.During my term, a major threat arose when a developer was seeking approval of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to build a combined commercial and residential complex adjacent to airport and within the VFR flight pattern of the single runway. I worked with AOPA leadership and the Airport Commissioners to educate the decision makers. The issue became highly publicized and politicized. I led the effort to work with the Supervisor who, as the Airport Commission Chairperson tells others, cast the deciding vote in favor of the airport. From 2004 to 2007 (3 years) Leesburg, VirginiaHuman Resources Director @ CNA Led a team of human resource professionals overseeing recruiting, employment, development, training, employee relations, HRIS, compensation, and benefits.► Modernized the recruiting system and strengthened the performance evaluation process. Trained managers and staff to effectively utilize new systems and processes. Reduced time to hire by 40%. Increased participation in the annual performance evaluation process by 45%.► Led the development of a total rewards philosophy and periodic employee survey process to measure the success of organization and Human Resource initiatives.► Accomplishments include leading the way in CNA being recognized as one on the areas “50 Great Places to Work” by Washingtonian Magazine in 2001 and 2003 and receiving the Northern Virginia Family Services CARE Award in 2005. From 1999 to 2007 (8 years) Washington D.C. Metro AreaVolunteer @ Flight Safety Foundation Alexandria, Virginia, United StatesManaging Principal @ NYFHR LLC NYFHR provides independent Human Resources consulting services to small and mid-sized government contracting companies that are growing and need to develop or strengthen human resources capabilities. Services range from building a sound human resources foundation (policies, procedures, compliance, employment, compensation and benefits) to leadership development, employee engagement and developing a culture of success. Unique skill and experience in expanding business internationally. Clients:NewWavehttps://newwave.io/https://iquartic.com/https://onyxhealth.io/March 2020 to CurrentNewWave was founded to improve the quality of care provided by the American health care system by delivering the most advanced information technology and best practices available. iQuartic (2019 acquisition) has developed world class natural language processing software coupled with deep learning algorithms that understand context and meaning. Onyx Technology (2020 start-up) provides health plans with the products and services needed to support healthcare data interoperability.Senior HR Consultant to NewWave and HR leader for iQuartic and Onyx. Focus on rapid organizational growth and international HR operations in Canada and India.Flight Safety Foundationhttps://flightsafety.org/March 2020 to CurrentAn independent, international, and impartial non-profit that exists to champion the cause of aviation safety.Pro-Bono HR Consultant to CEO Universities Space Research Associationhttps://www.usra.edu/September 2014 to September 2015USRA is an independent, nonprofit research corporation where the combined efforts of in-house talent and university-based expertise merge to advance space science and technology.Provided human resources consulting services to Universities Space Research Association’s Gemini Observatory Proposal Team for the operations of the National Science Foundation’s Gemini Observatory with facilities in Hawaii and Chile. Ashburn, Virginia