Training Manager

Gilbert Parker

*************@*****.*** +1-330-***-**** Canton, Ohio 44708

Dynamic and highly adaptable professional with extensive experience leading people, driving processes and procedures to achieve organizational objectives and managing projects. Hands-on leader able to prioritize, multitask, and excel in challenging conditions. Effective communicator and collaborator continually focused on establishing partnerships to efficiently deliver cohesive, optimal and successful outcomes. Recipient of several awards for outstanding commitment to organization and task at hand. Areas of Expertise include: Project Management; Risk Management; Strategic Planning; Budget Analysis; Facilitation and Training.

Professional Experience

United States Army reserves

Operations Officer, G3/S4

Coraopolis, PA

November 2016-present

Provide technical and managerial leadership for implementing strategic plans to improve and streamline reporting and accountability in diverse countries across the Middle East. Includes bi-weekly operational briefings to over 500 employees.

Steered maintenance and recovery campaign in and across four countries, leading to reducing imports by 18% within four months.

Performs logistic support for all contingency, exercise and emergency deployments from organizations while formulating long range plans supporting tenants, operating locations and all other personnel assigned.

Analyze manpower and costing data to ensure suitability and advising other resource requirements in functional areas.

UNITED STATES ARMY

Chief Of Mission Support, G3

United States Army Pacific Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii

June 2015-November 2016

Plans, prepares and delivered Mission Command training. Contributed analytical and technical support to projects involving training, tactical/operational documentation. Responsible to monitoring ongoing training and modifying scenarios in real time as needed to insure the training objectives are achieved. Conducts post-training analysis to measure the effectiveness of the training. Recommends changes to specific scenarios to better represent the in-theater experience. Analyzing and tracking budgets.

Drove budget operations and financial discipline while staying 8% under budget. Enhancing USARPAC’s partnership can capabilities in the pacific securing present and future projects with joint operations.

Successfully managed POW/MIA for DOD and USARPAC missions to Vietnam. Champion in the success of recovering multiple MIA’s of fallen soldiers. Primary negotiator with partnering countries on the company’s capabilities and objectives.

Proactively orchestrated policies and procedures to adapt to dynamic conditions within host countries while enhancing governments relationships to continue future operations. Prioritization and issue resolution all activities.

Responsible for the USARPAC’s IA (Individual Augmentee) program. Approving budget analysis, deploying over 177 soldiers to Asia supporting the Global War on Terror.

Provided daily and real time briefs to the USARPAC’s Deputy G3 on tracking missions and personnel throughout Asia. Instrumental on writing and delivering new policies and procedures assuring the success of all missions conducted.

Ground Liaison Officer

PACOM, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

MARCH 2014- JUNE 2015)

Delivered strategic and tactical recommendations to senior leaders on plans and policies by working closely with all levels of teams as the focal point for project problem resolution and escalation.

Facilitator between interagency agencies to determine consensus analysis on exercises capabilities and objectives. Coordinated large projects to include Humanitarian Airlift exercises in support of local, civil and government agencies in Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan and South Korea.

Integrated operational training partnerships and initiated 30 trainings over an 18-month cycle. Managed equipment worth $4M with zero loss during my supervision.

Primary Project Manager on academics and training for the Hawaii National Guard Certification of Ground Liaison Officer Program. Successfully certified 10 Ground Liaison Officers, increasing the National Guards capabilities in the Pacific.

Became ‘Go to’ resource for deployment and mobility programs and reporting systems. Provided advise to senior leaders.

Artillery Officer

82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, NC

OCT 2006- Mar 2014

Served as a Platoon Leader/Company Commander. Field Artillery Officer responsible to leading troops and combined armed forces during land combat. Coordinates the employment of artillery soldiers at all levels of command. Additional roles were Fire Support Officer/AFTADS/Executive Officer.

Trained, supervised, and evaluated performance of over 300 American and Afghani personnel. Established policies and training protocols for the Afghanistan Army.

Responsible for key leadership engagements between national and local governments.

Primary Instructor for training certifications on M777A3 Howitzer Guns and Fire Direction Data Systems. AFATDS Subject Matter Expert for planning, coordinating, controlling, and executing over 900 missions.

Mine Support

Cargill Salt Mine, Cleveland, OH

June 2002 to April 2006

Responsible for training personnel in rescue operations; Nationally Ranked by OSHA from 2003 to 2006

Trained and certified medical personnel in recovery operations. Successfully establishing training guidelines and procedures for the company.

Proactively redesigned safety procedures to adapt to dynamic conditions.

Health Club Manager/Assistant Manager

Spa Fitness and Wellness Center, Fayetteville, NC

April 1996 to April 2002

Regulated personal training and wellness package, driving sales up by 2% each year.

Successfully managed and operated a 40,000 square foot wellness center.

31L Communications and 11B Infantry Sergeant

35th Signal BDE, Fort Bragg, NC

Oct 1990 to April 1995

Established trouble shooting procedures and lines of communication for the 18th Airborne Corp as Communications Specialist for the 18th Airborne Corp during Desert Storm (1991).

Part of team moving 20,000 personnel into a combat zone.

Supervised Weapons and Physical Training.

Primary Physical Trainer for cold-weather survival between 1994-1995.

19E M60A3 Main Battle Tank Armor Crewman

North Carolina National Guard

Aug 1988 to Oct 1990

Responsible for maintenance, fuel and ordinance for the M60A3/M1A1 Armor Tank.

Top 2 % of graduating class by exceeding all physical and mental training governed by the Department of Defense.

Clearance: Top Secret(TS): active March 2017- March 2022

Awards:

Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star; Kuwait Liberations Medal Saudi Arabia; Bronze Star; Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal with Bronze service star; South West Asia Medal with three Bronze Service Stars; Global War on Terrorism Medal; Parachutist Badge.

References:

Tommy Smith, Hope Mills NC, Retired Military: +1-910-***-****

Chris Lafollette, Fayetteville NC, Business Owner: +1-910-***-****

Jane Nha Uyen Tran, San Francisco CA, Licensed Clinical Social Worker: +1-650-***-****

Education

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY Fayetteville, NC 2013

Joint Firepower Course NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE Nellis, NV 2014

Captains Career Course ARTILLERY SCHOOL Fort Sill, OK 2013

Basic/Advanced Officer Course ARTILLERY SCHOOL Fort Sill, OK 2009

Officer Course OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL Fort Benning, GA 2008

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