Manager Assistant

Mary E. Pennyfeather

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703-***-****-home /301-***-****-work/703-***-****-cell

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Active Top Secret /SCI w/CI Poly (2009)

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

. OVER 23 YEARS OF U.S. ARMY ADMINISTRATIVE/SECURITY PROFESSIONAL

DIVERSIFIED SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN

PLANNING/MANAGING, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT

. WELL-ORGANIZED AND SKILLED WITH KEEN ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK THE

COORDINATION OF PROJECTS, FUNCTIONS, PERSONNEL, AND RESOURCES

. THRIVES IN HIGH-PRESSURE, HIGH-TEMPO, DEADLINE SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS

DEMANDING A RAPID LEARNING CURVE, RESOURCEFUL PROBLEM SOLVING, AND

UNCOMPROMISED INTEGRITY

. KNOWN FOR INITIATIVE, HIGH ENERGY LEVEL, AND FRIENDLINESS WORKING

INDEPENDENTLY OR AS PART OF A TEAM IN BOTH SMALL AND LARGE

ORGANIZATIONS

. HIGHLY ADVANCED IN MICROSOFT OFFICE (WORD, OUTLOOK, EXCEL, POWERPOINT,

ACCESS)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Office Management/Staff Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence

Agency's (NGA) Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Management Office

(ODE), Bethesda, MD, Oct 2009 to Present

. Assist in coordination and planning of ODE activities and major

conferences, training sessions, including the annual Diversity Summit

and Diversity Month, monthly and quarterly meetings.

. Coordinate with the Office of Corporate Communications (OCC) to design

and develop communications (e.g., programs, poster, publications, and

Splash page announcements;

. Manage and respond to internal ODE tasking procedures, decision memos,

read-a heads, reports and other information to the EXCOM.

. Process, coordinate, and monitor Diversity and EEO staff requests for

training, presentations and consultations also coordinates logistics

of event and travel management

. Respond to routine EEO and Diversity, Reasonable Accommodations,

Alternate Dispute Resolution and Complaint Process program inquiries

and questions, providing an explanation of processes and policies,

track incoming calls, and relay referral questions to ODE subject

matter experts.

. Assist staff in preparing EEO/Diversity program related reports and

briefings to be disseminated to internal offices, the Intelligence

Community, and the Department of Defense Agencies.

. Perform fact finding such as researching office files and records or

standard library or office references to obtain information on a

program related topic.

. Develop and maintain administrative policies, procedures, and

standards to support the Diversity Management and EEO Division

objectives.

Intelligence Analyst 3, CACI, Arlington, VA 22202, May 2009 - Sept 2009

. Provide assistance to the Defense Intelligence Agency's Component

Security Review Teams supporting the DoD's Office of General Counsel

and Office of Military Commissions

. Reviews and performs security classifications and declassifications

of legal documents associated with the detainees at Guantanamo Bay,

Cuba.

Mary Pennyfeather

2

Human Resource Manager& Security/COMSEC Manager, Joint Staff, Deputy

Directorate of Antiterrorism

and Homeland Defense, Pentagon Washington, DC 2003-2009

. Managed all security, maintenance, and provided administrative

support to 42 senior action officers

. Controlled highly sensitive, classified equipment, messages and

documents for the Joint Staff, in the National Military Command Center

(largest SCIF in the world)

. Processed awards, personnel requisitions, and performance evaluations

for senior officers, enlisted, and civilian personnel of the Joint

Directorate of Military Support Division

. Maintained and managed a $12 million budget for the Joint Directorate

Military of Support division, monitors/liquidates TDY's, equipment,

and coordinated for office repairs/renovations

. Maintained current knowledge of emergency actions, wide world crisis,

and participated as a member of the Joint Staff Crisis Action Team

when activated

. Completed technology refresh of 138 computer systems worth over $1

million at an operational readiness rate of 99%

. Resolved substantial clearance issues for five Emergency Preparedness

Liaison Officer augmentees, enabling urgent augmentation during

hurricane disaster

. Trained all personnel on the Defense Travel System (DTS) resulting in

100% proficiency

. Certified authorizations/Reviewed payment of DTS vouchers; researched

and used the following travel regulations, Joint Travel Regulations

(JTR), Financial Management Regulations (FMR) or Joint Federal Travel

Regulations (JFTR) to resolve travel problems.

. Accounts for all COMSEC equipment valued over $15K during audit by

Defense Audit Agency

. Conducted annual COMSEC training for all new personnel and directed

documented quarterly re-keying of all COMSEC keying material

. Led the admin support in the crisis action team for hurricanes Katrina

and Rita relief, supporting, over 79,000 troops, 28 vessels, and 600

aircrafts

Administrative Supervisor/Action Officer, Commanding and General Staff

College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS, 2001 -2003

. An assistant and advisor to the Deputy Director and Director of the

Center of Army Tactics (CTAC)

. Managed all operational planning, logistical functions, security and

day-to-day operations

. Coordinated, developed, and managed all the administrative and

automation operations for the directorate's 70 field grade officers,

Department of the Army civilians and supervised two enlisted soldiers

. Prepared and reviewed all performance evaluations, award

recommendations, retirement request packages to ensure accuracy and

timeliness

. Managed and maintained $600,000 worth of equipment for five divisions

without a single shortfall

. Supervised over $300,000 in TDY authorizations and vouchers in support

of the Center of Army Tactics' world-wide mission with zero errors

. Trained new action officers on travel manager and administrative

procedures that resulted in 100% effectiveness

. Saved Fort Leavenworth $206, 935 post-wide in tax preparation and

electronic filing

Interagency Liaison Manager, Office of the Secretary of Defense,

Washington, DC, 2000 -2001

. Provided direct administrative support and assistance to the Under

Secretary of Defense for Policy, Principal Deputy, Assistant

Secretaries, Deputy Under Secretary, and direct reporting agencies

. Supervised the administrative process of incoming and outgoing

suspense actions, coordinations to the President, Secretary, Deputy

Secretary of Defense and the Assistant Secretaries

. Processed and controlled North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO),

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Mandatory Declassification Review

(MDR), Security Review (SR ), Inspector General, White House,

National Security Council, and Congressional cases

. Maintained control and accountability of all US and foreign country

sensitive and classified documents

. Trained over 35 action officers of 13 Policy components on the new

IDM&SS suspense tracking system

Mary Pennyfeather

3

Executive Administrative Assistant, Office of the Secretary of Defense,

Washington, DC 1998 -2000

. Senior executive administrative assistant in the front office of a

presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed four-star-equivalent

Assistant Secretary of Defense

. Supervised all incoming correspondence, communications and tracked

suspenses to meet the, Assistant Secretary and Under Secretary,

Secretary of Defense and the President deadlines

. Managed and maintained accountability, dissemination, and destruction

of over 50,000 Top Secret and SCI documents

. Provided security assistance and protocol services for senior military

officers and high-ranking government officials

. Accounted for the Assistant Secretary's administrative, logistical,

and operational support on a variety of sensitive and confidential

matters

. Revised the Assistant Secretary's filing system, reducing processing

time and paper by 75%

. Managed several short-notice OCONUS crises, rapidly obtained orders,

passports, theater clearances to accomplish the mission

Education/Training/Certifications

BS, Business Management, National Louis University, Chicago, IL (lacking

3electives)

Working knowledge of EPSQ, JPAS, DoD and JCS security standards

Defense Travel System (DTS) Organization Defense Travel Administrator

(ODTA)

Basic Information Security Independent Study, Defense Security Service

Academy

Marking Classified Information Training

Equal Opportunity Management Course

Advance Leadership and Management Development Course

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