Strategic Planning Support Center

Justin Pragel ad2cgr@r.postjobfree.com

**** ****** **** **, *****, AL 35098 256-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/justin_pragel-28a76bbb4 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• • • • • 27 Previously Ability High Effective Years level to Leadership Communication operate of held Commitment SECRET in very Experience fluid Security Skills, & Dedication; environments and both Clearance, Management oral Professional and by PR written. prioritizing Date: of personnel bearing September Demonstrated requirements, and & resources 2011; competence success Clearance delegating as in an are preparation Officer unparalleled maintained and in multi-the of from tasking U.concise S. Army 2001-paperwork 2021 & Army National Guard PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. Army Retired (April 2020 - Present)

National Guard Bureau (NGB)

Chief, • Directed Strength planning, Readiness design, development Support Center and production (SRSC), of North print media, Little Rock, graphics AR & videography (Nov 2018 – in Dec support 2019) of the Army National

• • Manages Guard’s Manages Marketing $the 1.3M creation in multi-& of Advertising State media Specific property Branch variants and as NGB’s formulates, of branding in-house submits and advertising print and media manages capability. products budget for requirements ARNG Recruiting for expenses, & Retention travel,

• temporary Led a national-manning, level implementation facility equipment of new & supplies. branding Serves and product as COR redesign for $2.5M for in the contracts Army National & $70K Guard in discretionary to meet Congressionally spending.

• mandated Planned, coordinated brand alignment and executed with the the Regular distribution Army of a national level Retention campaign for the Army National Guard that

• provided Ensured 100% specific execution products of for $1.all 2M 2800 in WBS Army funding National for Guard FY19 locations by coordinating across the print 54 media States production and Territories requirements between the State Marketing Programs, the Army Publishing Directorate and the NGB Marketing Branch. Director, AL ARNG Soldier & Family Support Division, Montgomery, AL (Nov 2016 – Oct 2018)

• Served as principal advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel/G1 for all Soldier & Family Support Division resources and

• issues Provided relating oversight to the of well-13 programs being of approximately (~65 personnel) 10,to 000 include Alabama Family National Assistance, Guard Yellow members Ribbon, and their Military families. Funeral Honors, Casualty Assistance, Survivor Outreach Services, Child & Youth, Family Readiness, Resilience & Suicide Prevention, Citizen Soldier for Life (Employment), Employment Support of Guard & Reserves (ESGR), Tri-Care Support, Personal Financial

• Counselors Coordinated & with Transition Alabama Assistance. Veteran’s network (AlaVetNet), Alabama Works, and a variety of Industry partners to support and

• improve Served as new Government Workforce Technical Development Monitor opportunities and oversaw for 99% Army funding National execution Guard Soldiers for $2.45M in Alabama in program funding.

• Reviewed Managed Property monthly Book Government Accountability Purchase for Card over execution $1.2M in and property certification assigned as across AO/BO the Supervisor State of Alabama. Section • Oversaw Chief NGB & Retirements Liaison, NGB Section Retirement providing funding Services, guidance, Arlington, policy VA reviews (Jun and 2016 retirement – Oct 2016) solutions for all 54 States &

• • Territories Routinely Managed reviewed a while six man interfacing Requests section and with for a ARBA Department $3M contract Record of providing Corrections Army’s (DA) critical & Soldier Congressional services for Life for Inquiries retiring Retirement service in regard Services. members. to retirement issues. Deputy • • Oversaw Accomplished Chief, day Human the to day Chief’s operations Resources primary and goal & Readiness managed of attaining a Training staff TRADOC of 20 Center, Accreditation Course Little Instructors by Rock, ensuring and AR Course 7 (Programs Jul 2015 Developers. of – Instruction May 2016) (POIs) for Course Development were completed, submitted and tracked until completion at TRADOC. Chief, • Tasked Strength to relocate Readiness the Support Support Center from Center, Smyrna, (SRSC)TN to, North the National Little Guard’s Rock, AR Professional (Aug 2012 Education – Jun Center 2015) in Little Rock, AR

• and Accomplished to establish transition new production within 4 levels weeks while and reducing quadrupled manpower production by numbers 50%. over first year while managing 18 support staff.

• • Managed Served Managed as purchase Property Contract Book requisitions Officer Accountability Representative and $100K for (in COR) over discretionary $for 1.3M $2.in 5M multi-spending. in Personnel media and and large Print format Production printing Contracts equipment. Operations/• Tasked and Budget Accomplished Officer growing for Strength support center Readiness capabilities Support by 50% Center over (two SRSC) years (while Nov 2010 minimizing – Jun expenses. 2012) Support Operations Logistics Officer, Deployment, Afghanistan Oct 2009 – Oct 2010

• Oversaw a five-man section providing daily Situation Reports for all logistics operations in Afghanistan Casualty/• Directed Replacement replacement of Operations contingency Officer, personnel Arlington, at National VA Level Jul 2008 for operations – Sep 2009 in Afghanistan and Iraq; Tracked casualties out of Theatre.

Human • Led Special Resource Projects Officer Team in – reviewing Plans & 3000 Policy packets Division, of re-deployed Arlington, Soldiers VA Jun for correction 2007 – Jun of records 2008 at ARBA Executive • Coordinated Officer, & Supervised Combat Logistics mission preparation Deployment, for Iraq a convoy Sep 2005 security – Jun company 2007 executing convoy missions

• Management & Supervision of personnel in PROFESSIONAL different statuses (i.e. SKILLS Soldiers, Government Employees, State Employees,

• Contractors, Oversight & etc.Management ) and with of different Contracts skill as sets a Contracting in order to Officer execute Representative and accomplish (COR) all tasks and and government mission requirements. Technical

• Monitor Preparation (GTM) of concise to ensure paperwork vendor compliance for the purpose with of contract contracting Performance actions, human Works Statements resource requirements, (PWS). evaluations and

• • • awards, Computer Strong Constant ability and eye Skills support for to negotiate – identifying Mac documents or PC, system and MS for implementing requirements Office, legal proceedings Defense steps and Travel creative for process System, capabilities and GFEBS, system between and improvement Wide Leadership Area Work and technical Flow experts ADDITIONAL DUTY POSITIONS

• • • • • • • • • Project Contracting Government Trusted Crisis Unit Unit Unit Safety Prevention Physical Action Manager Agent & Officer Technical Purchase Team Fitness Risk Sponsorship Leader / Program (Management Representative CAT) and Card Monitor – Urinalysis Weight Personnel System Manager Supervisor – Officer Control Contract – (TASS) Oversight & Officer Contract – Oversight – Transaction Officer Risk Execution – Approval Preparation, and Mitigation, of Chain Multiple Approval; Oversight of of DEERS Invoicing OSHA Custody Programs Monthly applications Compliance & Tracking Execution Billing for Reconciliation Oversight issuance of contractor and Approval CAC/ID

• • Thomas University Edison of Alabama State College in Huntsville (2008) (– UAH)Bachelor, (1997-CIVILIAN of Science 2001) – Degree 96 EDUCATION credit in hours Natural in Mechanical/Science with Aerospace a minor in Engineering Mathematics

• • • • • Intermediate ARNG ARNG ARNG ARNG Basic Lean Strategic Organizational Level Six Project Planning Sigma Education Management Self-Green and Assessment (Management Belt ILE)Course Course, Phase Course ((MILITARY I Feb Aug Course Resident (2016)Feb 2014)(Jan 2014), Course, Camp Camp 2014), Camp EDUCATION Robinson, (Aug, Robinson, Camp Robinson, 2016)Robinson, AR AR, Fort (40 AR (80 McCoy, CPE’s) AR CPE’s) (40 (CPE’s) 40 WI CPE’s) (80 Hour Course)

• • • • Process ARNG Comprehensive Contracting Officer Fiscal Representative Improvement Officer’s Law COTR Course Representative Through w/Workshop Mission (Oct Lean 2013)(Focus March Six Course, Camp (Sigma CLC106, 2011)(Robinson, DAU-, Course Washington, Nov COR (AR April 2013 222)(24 (DC 2013), Online Mar CPE’s) (40, 2011 Camp CPE’s) Training (Online Robinson, Course) Training AR o MICC (Course) 40 CPE’s) Enhanced o Contracting COR Training, July

• 2016, Adjutant San General, Antonio, Captain’s TX (40 CPE’s) Career Course (Jan – Apr 2009)

• • • • • • • • • • 1st Transportation Unit Commander’s Risk Risk Composite US ARNG US U.S. and Army Army Army Safety Management Officer 3rd Field Paralegal Basic Risk Phases Coordinator Safety Officer’s Candidate Artillery Management Training, Operational for Online, Advanced Course Auditor’s Course Branch Officer School 2nd (Jul (Oct Basic Individual Course and – Course (Qualification Basic Oct Aug (2012) OCS)4th (Oct 2004)1993)Course (Phase Aug (, (April Trng 2013) (Online Jul,, Fort 2015) Fort 01 Residence Course (2015) (OBC)AIT)(Online – Training McPherson, Jackson, Aug (Online, (, ((Online (Aug Aug Apr 02)Training Courses Course), SC Training – 2005)– Tennessee Training Dec Aug GA (2-Course) (, Month (1993)80 2003)40 Fort Course) Hours Hour Course) Military Eustis,,, Resident Fort Fort Course) each) Jackson, Sill, VA Academy, Course) (OK 4-Week SC (5-Month Smyrna, (3-Residence month Residence TN Resident Course) Course) Crs)

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