Daniel Mahaffey
**** ****** *** ? San Marcos, CA 92078
Home 760-***-**** ? E-mail: ab9ha9@r.postjobfree.com
Human Resource Generalist
PROFILE
Four years of experience as a Personnel Specialist with the U.S. Navy, BA
degree in Organizational Management and presently enrolled in the MBA
program for Human Resources Management. Human Resource Generalist skills
include records management, payroll/travel reimbursement, staffing,
training and development, performance reviews, and accurately documenting
and securely managing confidential personnel data. Articulate communicator
with proven ability to explain complex policies to employees in terms that
are understood. Strong analytical decision making, attention to detail, and
computer skills. Recipient of numerous military awards. Active Secret
Security Clearance.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United States Navy, San Diego, CA & Everett, WA
2009 - 2013
Personnel Specialist
. Directed and coordinated human resource operations of the afloat
disbursing offices equipped with automated disbursing payroll and travel
systems. Supervised daily activities of 3 employees. Stocked the office
with educational manuals and materials related to human resource
management and financial records and trained staff on all policies and
procedures. Provided input for personnel reviews and performance
evaluations of employees.
. Created and maintained personnel financial records, including payroll,
travel allowances, and reimbursements. Monitored leaves, entitlements,
and family separation allowances. Adhered to Navy regulations in
computation of pay, deductions, and reimbursements and for preparation
of leave records. Prepared payroll checks; established and verified ATM
accounts; and verified and processed dependency applications and leave
documents.
. Initiated background checks and security screening as part of enlistment
qualification and special duty assignments. Updated over 4,000 personnel
files to comply with changes in government regulations.
. Managed payroll services utilizing information obtained from the
automated systems, proper training or procedures to operate systems, and
exercised financial controls with the Disbursing Officer to ensure proper
monetary accountability was maintained. Supervised audits of automated
system files, records, logs, and financial returns.
. Presented training sessions to personnel on services offered by human
resource and how to properly fill out required forms. Supplied
information and counseling related to Navy occupations, opportunities for
general education and job training, requirements for promotion,
administered advancement examinations, and explained 1and rights and
benefits.
. Provided benefits information to active and reserve members, retirees and
dependents. Supported up to 20 personnel each day to assist and resolve
various aspects of personnel issues. Counseled personnel regarding
permanent changes of station, separation entitlements and policies.
Conducted reenlistment and separation counseling and prepared
documentation. Advised enlisted personnel and their families with special
problems or personal hardships.
. Eliminated 2 months of backlog and achieved a 1 week turn-around time for
travel expense reimbursements.
. Controlled the processing of 500 permanent change-of-station liquidations
and 300 travel advances, disbursing $800,000 for a crew of 2,800
personnel.
. Assisted the Customer Service division with auditing and release of 3,000
pay and personnel documents surpassing the Navy's 97% timeliness goal,
achieving 98% average; the best among fleet carriers.
. Accurately documented and updated financial and service records of
military personnel. Prepared personnel and pay transaction documents
utilizing Automatic Data Processing (ADP) systems. Processed and reviewed
accuracy in documents affecting military pay entitlements and deductions
and performed mathematical computations to verify correctness.
. Determined transportation entitlements, prepared orders and arranged
transportation, and computed travel allowances incurred by military
personnel and their dependents.
. Organized routine naval correspondence and administrative naval messages.
Conducted pre-deployment and indoctrination briefs.
. Prepared reports, correspondence, travel, and other personnel documents.
Processed vouchers for receipt and expenditure of public monies.
Processed complex and difficult transactions areas allowances: audited
mortgage agreements and COLA documents. Managed audits discharge and
separation documents and dependency documents. Verified certificates of
deposit and audits checks for public vouchers, audited travel claims.
Prepared purchase, disposition, gain or loss documents related to foreign
currency.
. Sustained and audited Automated Teller Machines onboard Navy ships.
Performed auditing of payroll entries, cash flow in Automatic Teller
Machines (ATMs) and accurate settlement of PCS and TDY travel claims.
Performed ATM physical security and oversaw the installation of automated
disbursing system updates.
. Operated shipboard ADP equipment associated with afloat pay delivery
systems, and verified, issued, and maintained security of active,
reserve, retired and dependent identification cards.
The Belt Shop, Gastonia, NC
2007 - 2009
Industrial Belt Installer and Fabricator
. Slit and fabricated both lightweight and heavy duty conveyor belts for
industrial applications. Operated machinery to perform hot vulcanizing,
cold bold splicing, and fastener installations.
Autobell Carwash, Gastonia, NC
2002 - 2005
Assistant Manager
. Supervised, trained and coached a team of 30 employees ensuring quality
customer service.
TRAINING
Personnel Specialist Class "A" School
Travel Payments Fiscal Procedures Rating
Introduction
Pay and Personnel References Service Record Maintenance Pay and
Allowances
Pay Transactions Computing Taxes Personnel
Transactions
Reenlistments / Extensions Separations
Creditable Service
Disbursing Clerk Fiscal Procedures Permanent Change of Station Travel
Processing
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Navy Standard
Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS), MNPA (pension software)
EDUCATION
National University, San Diego, CA
Presently enrolled and pursuing MBA in Human Resources Management
Ashford University, Clinton, IA
BA Organizational Management