Manager Air Force

Benjamin Lanier

Cibolo, TX

accgz7@r.postjobfree.com - 210-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Manager, Assignments

United States Air Force - San Antonio, TX - October 2013 to June 2014

Responsibilities

Managed/supervised 17 personnel including 3 assistant managers- which manage over 17K assignment

actions

Oversaw/administered PCS orders, amendments, transactions via Order Processing Application (OPA)/

MilPDS systems

Led Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) actions--reviewed/updated procedural guides & ensures proper

certs via Case Management System (CMS)

Managed Humanitarian (HUMI)/EFMP programs; coordinated w/functional agencies via CMS/Right Now

Technology (RNT)

Accomplishments

Authenticated 114K PCS orders/amendments; ensured completion/1.4K errors rectified--$1.2B budget

secured

Direct oversight of top Chief of Staff for the Air Force priority; led validation of 1,500 system codes/source

docs--solidified nuclear program

Expedited 384 Humanitarian and Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)cases; 100% precise/1 day

approval notice--accommodated families' special needs

Mastered Manual Order assignment policy procedures; trained 8--enhanced leadership abilities & section's

proficiency

Skills Used

Managing, Leadership, Mentoring

Manager, Retirements

United States Air Force - San Antonio, TX - August 2011 to October 2013

Responsibilities

Directs and coordinates AF retirement program for all officers (Lt Col & below) & enlisted (SMSgt & below)

Led 23 member team and executes retirement eligibility checks in accordance with Department of Defense/

Air Force directives, policies and personnel system delivery manuals

Liaison between Air Force Personnel Center and Defense Finance and Accounting System located in

Cleveland on retiree pay problems & issues PCS orders to OCONUS retiring members

Managed Air Force $150 million Career Status Bonus (CSB) program and published CSB guidance to

320,000 Airmen and 10 major commands

Accomplishments

Designed automated separation processing notification; notified 80 potential members--better equipped for

transition

Drove flawless execution of over 18,000 retirement applications/14,000 commander coordinations--crushed

Air Force standard by 80 percent

Streamlined Air Force's DD 214 process; collaborated w/Gen/Col/Chief's Group--eased transition of 556

senior leaders

Skills Used

Managing, Leadership, Mentoring

Manager, Adverse Actions and Strength Reporting

US Air Force - San Antonio, TX - September 2010 to August 2011

Responsibilities

Responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force to implement separation policy for Lt Cols/SMSgts and below

Liaison between Air Staff, Total Force Service Center & 82 Military Personnel Sections for orders & E53

updates

Led 7-member team conducting updates/researching pay affecting financial transactions in accordance

with directives/policies

Maintains management of critical database for high-level inquiries; updates, monitors & analyzes MilPDS

data in the system

Accomplishments

Researched/eliminated 1,000 errors in services accountability; coordinated w/NAVCENT/AFCENT huge

success

Managed officer separation programs; oversaw 3 personnel techs/1.8K applications--enforced mandator2-

day turn around

Oversaw United States Forces in Iraq Army personnel status; tracked 40,000 soldiers--provided ARCENT

weekly readiness

Critical to operations; managed 1,100 early separation requests, average turn 1 week, 5 weeks ahead of

standard--great customer service

Supervised United States Forces in Iraq Joint Personnel Status; managed 525 users/5 countries--validated

all movement into/out of the area of responsibility

Skills Used

Managing, Leadership, Mentoring

Manager, Retirements Policy Branch

US Air Force - San Antonio, TX - April 2010 to September 2010

Responsibilities

Led a team of 12 members to implement AF policy & develop procedures to process officer/enlisted

retirements

Secretary of Defense authority as Special Assistant to the Director, Secretary of the AF Personnel Council

(SAF/PC)

Liaison between Headquarters Air Force, major commands, Total Force Service Center and Defense

Finance and Accounting Service in Cleveland on retirement policy, procedures & retiree pay

Accomplishments

Hand-selected to lead A4/A7 Management Level Review board; briefed/prepared board/90 PRFs for 8

senior raters--3-star general lauded

Received an "Outstanding" rating on automated data processing equipment inspection; $40,000 account,

first zero error evaluation first ever in organization

Developed training plan/CoP for 2 non-HR personnel; expert training kept organization afloat for 4 months

the commander support staff didn't miss a beat!

Led/supervised one of Air Force Personnel Center's most demanding/busiest offices in 2010 with SERB,

DOS rollback, LADSC & HYT programs

Skills Used

Managing, Leadership, Mentoring

Chief, Personnel Programs

US Air Force - San Antonio, TX - December 2007 to April 2010

Responsibilities

Provided personnel support for 600+ personnel, including regional offices in Dallas, Atlanta & San Francisco

Developed personnel policies/procedures for 37 AFCEE military personnel, updates records via MilPDS

system

Responsible for suspensing, tracking, and reviewing all evaluations, promotion recommendation files,

awards, decorations and personnel information file

Oversaw Individualized Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) program with nine assigned; managed budget of

$86,000 per year

Accomplishments

Expertly managed IMA program; aggressively coordinated to add man-days through Pentagon to fill mission

critical vacancies

Identified, corrected dozen of long-standing personnel issues--restored 100% visibility on manpower issues

Conducted 100% review of manning documents; identified mismatches/shortfalls--all positions accurately

reflected

Revamped JR ROTC filing system; destroyed/validated 5000 files...updated info converted to electronic

files

Processed 71 Privacy Act requests for public/private web site, letters and info posted to share drive...zero

violations!

Skills Used

Managing, Leadership, Mentoring

Manager, Instructor Managment Branch

US Air Force - Montgomery, AL - December 2003 to December 2007

Responsibilities

Managed the manning of 1,900 Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Course (AFJROTC) instructor

positions located in 869 schools, 48 states, 7 countries and 2 US

Recruited AFJROTC applicants for instructor duty; Completed initial evaluation of applicants and assigned

numerical scores for competitive standing

Managed the applicant advertisement program; provided guidance and assistance to school officials,

applicants and instructors

Accomplishments

Phenomenal recruiter! Executed contact with 4,000 potential applicants to fill instructor positions; resulted

in sustaining a 97.5 instructor fill rate despite an addition of 75 new

Skills Used

Managing, Leadership, Mentoring

EDUCATION

MAA in Organizational Development

University of the Incarnate Word - San Antonio, TX

2012 to 2013

BA in Organizational Management

Ashford University - Clinton, IA

2008 to 2010

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