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Joined the Army in my 11th grade year of high school on the DEP. I always wanted to be a Soldier....wish granted.
Military Experiences
Aug 2012 - Oct 2013
Detachment Sergeant
Principal adviser for all FM activities, administrative actions, and operational training of troops. In charge of FM operations, which consists of: customer service, disbursing, and entitlement processing sections. Named best RM in the organization while responsible for approximately 5,000 pay accounts in the “most complex, multifaceted military finance operation within the U.S. Army Europe footprint”.
Aug 2009 - Jul 2012
Instructor/Writer,Senior Instructor
Trained and evaluated incoming instructors in adult experiential learning methods, facilitation, and classroom etiquette. Provided guidance and administrative support. Prepared, updated, and revised lesson plans, and enforced graduation requirements.
Sep 2005 - Aug 2009
Customer Service NCOIC
Responsible for adherence to government FM guidance, certified all pay processing actions. Reviewed accuracy reports, implemented changes to increase effectiveness, wrote and maintained operating procedural guidelines for a ten person section responsible for serving approximately 3,000 pay accounts.
Mar 2003 - Aug 2005
Military Pay Specialist
Advised customer on entitlements and applicable regulations, disbursed and collected funds, input coded transactions and processed written pay inquiries. Solved problem cases.
Deployments
(2 years, 1 month)Jan 2010 - Oct 2010
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Served as the Lead Defense Travel Administrator for the Joint Task Force GTMO Cuba as an individual augmentee for the Defense Travel System (DTS) Controlled usage and administration. Verified and controlled access, assigned user roles and permission levels, and oversaw the establishment of organizational routing structures and trained the downline.
Oct 2006 - Dec 2007
Camp Rustamiyah & Kalsu, Iraq
Primary cash control agent with oversight of all disbursing activities for remote financial management operation in an austere environment and location. Provided support for contracting, vendor services, and payments utilizing helicopter transport. Simultaneously managed military pay and processing sections.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Sep 2012
Company Commander/ First Sergeants Course
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
Mar 2014
NASP Certified Safety Manager
Aug 2011
GFEBS Cost Management
Feb 2011
Planning, Programming, Budget Systems
Jul 2006
DDS Certification Official
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees