Talent Acquisition Project Management
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Diversified Director experienced in Diversity & Inclusion, STEM Leadership, Education and
Outreach, Talent Acquisition, Training and Development, Performance Management, Talent Development and Management, Technical Development, Engineering Leadership Development, Employee Relations, Business Acumen, Project Management, Technical Consulting, and Post-Secondary, Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Experience; Skilled in the MSI/HBCU strategy design and development. Cyber Talent Management with a focus on development, compensation, mentoring, and knowledge transfer in the Aerospace/Defense industry. Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, budget, and project management skills. Vernon Ross, Jr., Ed.D.
1931 Byrd Drive, Jeffersonville, PA 19403
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Professional Skills
Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Experience Curriculum Development and Enhancement
Diversity & Inclusion, Outreach, Engagement, Branding Technical Development (Cyber, Big Data, Cloud, Agile)
Learning and Development STEM Outreach, Education, Talent Acquisition
Talent Acquisition and Workforce Development Minority Serving Institutions Engagement
Project & Budget Management University Collaboration and Partnership Building
Human Resource Management Leadership, Entry-Level & Technical Development Education
Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Innovation, Wilmington University Certificate, Professional Human Resource Management, Villanova University Master of Divinity (MDIV), Urban Studies, Lutheran Theological Seminary M.S., Computer Science Education, Thomas Jefferson University B.S., Computer Science/Mathematics, Jackson State University Professional Presentations
Strategic Leadership in Diversity & Inclusion. Federal Institute of Learning for D&I. Washington, DC, June 2016 Lockheed Martin HBCU Strategy. African American Leadership Forum. Bethesda, MD, February 2015 STEM and You. Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) 26th Annual HENAAC Conference. New Orleans, LA October 2014 STEM Overview. Hispanic Leadership Council Forum. Bethesda, MD, September 2014 Cyber Workforce Competencies: Preparing Tomorrow’s Professionals. Security Congress. Atlanta, September 2014 Optimizing STEM Talent through Mentoring. Official STEM Council: STEMconnector. Washington, DC, September 2014 Diversity and Inclusion Fatigue: Transforming Your Diversity Initiative into a Strategic Innovation Approach. BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Conference. Washington, DC, February 2014 Shaping the Future of Cyber Education. National Initiative for Cyber Education. Gaithersburg, MD, August 2010 Cyber Security Talent Management. Information Assurance (IA) Conference. Bethesda, MD, February 2009 Professional Experience
Bethel Community Church of Pottstown – Pottstown, Pennsylvania 2015 – Present Pastor & Founder
• Responsible for serving as chief under-shepherd and overseer of the local church, feeding, leading and nurturing the sheep.
• Responsible for communicating God’s Word, ministering to spiritual needs and providing biblical leadership for the church.
• Responsible for providing leadership and vision for the church. Direct plans for ministry and church growth; develop and fine-tune the church structure based on the Team philosophy of ministry
• Responsible for directing plans for ministry and church growth.
• Responsible for developing and fine-tuning the church structure based on the staff’s philosophy of ministry. Diversified Director experienced in Diversity & Inclusion, STEM, Education and Outreach, Talent Acquisition, Training and Development, Performance Management, Talent Development and Management, Technical Development, Engineering Leadership Development, Employee Relations, Business Acumen, Project Management, Technical Consulting, and Post-Secondary, Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Experience; Skilled in the MSI/HBCU strategy design and development. Cyber Talent Management with a focus on development, compensation, mentoring, and knowledge transfer. Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, budget, and project management skills. Vernon Ross, Jr., Ed.D.
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Radnor Elementary School – Radnor, Pennsylvania 2017 – 2020 Building Teacher
• Responsible for operating a safe, orderly and positive classroom environment.
• Responsible for following lesson plans as well as school policies and procedures
• Responsible for providing effective instruction for students.
• Responsible for particular student with special needs throughout the school day to support the student’s academic, physical, social behavior and personal needs.
• Responsible for helping teachers with a wide range of administrative tasks including setting up and cleaning up activities, copying and preparing materials, marking tests and guiding students through the building in an organized fashion.
Science Applications International Company (SAIC) – Corporate Office, McLean, Virginia 2016 – 2017 Director, Inclusion & Diversity, Human Resources
• Responsible for supporting and championing Diversity & Inclusion initiatives company wide, ensuring close linkage to the organizational strategy and results evidenced by measurable outcomes.
• Responsible for leading all D&I related solutions, services and programs including organizing diversity meetings.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the enterprise.
• Works in close collaboration with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development & Engagement, Total Rewards, and Corporate Communications to ensure alignment of D&I initiatives to the business strategy.
• Collaborate with Marketing to create internal and external Inclusion & Diversity Communications.
• Establish and support business’ resource groups to drive business aligned group events and programs.
• Serve as liaison between Inclusion & Diversity Council and external organizations to include management of memberships, sponsorships, and contributions.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to implement diversity initiatives to recruit, retain, and promote diverse talent.
Lockheed Martin Corporation – Enterprise Business Solutions, Bethesda, Maryland 2014 - 2016 Director, STEM, Generations, and Higher Education, Human Resources Diversity and Inclusion
• Effectively engaged with Talent Acquisition (TA) to create strategic initiatives to build a robust talent pipeline
• Established STEM strategy focused on K-12, Industry Classroom Connection, TA, and Employee Engagement
• Mobilized STEM council by aligning all BA STEM initiatives with Corporate business and diversity objectives
• Collaborated with key STEM partners including MSIs, AMIE, AIA, BHEF, HBCU Whitehouse Initiative
• Aligned all activities with overall business Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
• Produced “best practice” metrics to monitor (HBCUs, HSI) campus strategy alignment with LM talent needs
• Managed University Engineering Advisory Board participation and track STEM engagements for best ROI
• Strengthened LM brand and community awareness initiatives with HBCUs/MSIs and other key customers
• Planned and allocated philanthropic funds to maximize investment and results for LM sponsored programs
• Improved LM relationship with key STEM Executive Boards via physical and virtual representation
• Spearheaded engagement of LM Fellows and SME to enhance curricula and public/private partnerships
• Led collaboration with LDPs, ERGs, CETO to effectively communicate the LM HBCU/MSI strategy Diversified Director experienced in Diversity & Inclusion, STEM, Education and Outreach, Talent Acquisition, Training and Development, Performance Management, Talent Development and Management, Technical Development, Engineering Leadership Development, Employee Relations, Business Acumen, Project Management, Technical Consulting, and Post-Secondary, Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Experience; Skilled in the MSI/HBCU strategy design and development. Cyber Talent Management with a focus on development, compensation, mentoring, and knowledge transfer. Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, budget, and project management skills. Vernon Ross, Jr., Ed.D.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation – Enterprise Business Solutions, Bethesda, Maryland 2011 - 2014 Director, Workforce Strategy, Analytics, and Acquisition, Human Resources
• Articulated the vision and strategic plan for Workforce Strategy, Planning, Analytics, and TA at all levels
• Created structure for TA, Workforce Planning, Global Mobility, Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
• Responsible for the vision, strategic plan and execution of all Workforce Strategy, Planning, Analytics, and Talent Acquisition (Experienced Professional, Hourly, Non-Exempt, Internship, Co-Op)
• Responsible for workforce planning, long-range planning, contingent labor, relocation, on- boarding, unemployment compensation, outplacement, redeployment, and exit processing.
• Managed budget to assess, negotiate, and establish all recruiting activities and technologies.
• Coached a team of Workforce Strategy, Analytics, and Acquisition personnel dedicated to full-cycle recruiting, hiring, staffing, onboarding, relocation activities.
• Responsible for the strategic execution of Redeployment, Outplacement, Exit, Unemployment Compensation, Relocation as it relates to Reduction in Force.
• Authored long-range plans for Pipeline Programs College, Internship, and Co-op acquisition, and placement
• Oversaw processes for contingent labor, relocation, on-boarding, unemployment compensation, outplacement
• Successfully managed budget to assess, negotiate, and establish all recruiting activities and technologies
• Executed model for business area contingency plan for talent pipeline surges and identified potential pitfalls
• Established staunch partnerships with, HR Leaders, HR Business Partners, Hiring, Managers, and Executives
• Acquired over 1,400 hires across 6 lines of business and multiple functions ranging from entry level to Ex-Pro Lockheed Martin Corporation – Information Systems & Global Solutions, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 2007-2011 Director, Talent & Organizational Capability, Human Resources
• Formulated model for learning, organization development and learning management activities
• Designed and administered strategic development, professional and technical development programs to align human capital with business needs.
• Designed and Implemented non-traditional programs designed to develop a pipeline of highly skilled talent
• Worked with business leadership, human resources and functional organizations to develop criteria for design, delivery and evaluation of developmental activities.
• Developed and manage organizational education and training budget designed to align spending with strategic needs of the organization.
• Collaborated with internal/external training and education providers to address meet training and development needs of organization.
• Designed and Led System Engineering Training Program in collaboration with Stevens Institute of Technology Led Business Area Learning Strategy Council to ensure Learning and business alignment.
• Formalized strategic professional/technical development programs to align human capital with business needs
• Designed the first-ever Lockheed Martin Cyber University and Talent Management Framework
• Served as Dean of the LM Cyber University and Lead for LM Cyber Security Talent Management Initiative
• Led development of over 3,500 Cyber professionals; 45% increase from previous two years
• Captured and contributed over $5.5 billion in new business to LM bottom line during the period
• Initiated Cyber career path including the overall LM Cybersecurity Talent Management Framework
• Designed, developed, executed, and managed enterprise-wide Education & Training budget ($30M) Diversified Director experienced in Diversity & Inclusion, STEM, Education and Outreach, Talent Acquisition, Training and Development, Performance Management, Talent Development and Management, Technical Development, Engineering Leadership Development, Employee Relations, Business Acumen, Project Management, Technical Consulting, and Post-Secondary, Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Experience; Skilled in the MSI/HBCU strategy design and development. Cyber Talent Management with a focus on development, compensation, mentoring, and knowledge transfer. Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, budget, and project management skills. Vernon Ross, Jr., Ed.D.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation – Maritime Systems & Sensors, Moorestown, New Jersey 2000-2007 Deputy Director, Learning and Development, Human Resources
• Instituted professional /technical development programs aligning business human capital development needs
• Managed education and training budget designed to align spending with strategic needs of the organization
• Obtained $3.5 million grant to provide training for systems engineering, program and capture managers
• Improved learning management processes and enhanced learning content management systems
• Developed manual to monitor programs and identify all budget expenditures and activities
• Provided technical learning resources for multiple geographically separated organization
• Led training and development of over 6,000 employees in 5 major locations across 5 different lines of business Honors and Awards
• Engineering Excellence Award, Outstanding Engineering Training Design, Development & Delivery
• Network of Volunteer Associates (NOVA), Volunteer of the Year Award
• President Circle and Excellence Awards for Outstanding leadership in Learning & Development
• President Circle Award, Outstanding leadership in Engineering Leadership Development
• Outstanding Community Service, YWCA of Pottstown, Pennsylvania
• Ethnic Harmony & Ecumenical Understanding Award, Pennsylvania State Human Relations Commission
• Black Engineer of the Year Special Recognition Award Affiliations
• University Maryland University College (UMUC) Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (2014 - 2016)
• Jackson State University College of Science, Engineering, and Technology Advisory Board (2014 - Present)
• Advancing Minorities Interest in Engineering Board of Directors (2014 – 2017)
• Business Higher Education Forum Member & Aerospace Industry Association STEM Member (2014 – 2016)
• Freedom Valley YMCA Board of Directors (Appointed 2009 - 2013)
• Pennsylvania State University Engineering Diversity Advisory Board (2006 – 2015; Chair for 2 years)
• Penn State University Adjunct Engineering and Education Graduate Faculty Member (2004 – 2011)
• Norristown Area School Board Director (1994 – 1998)
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated – Life Member
• Jackson State University Alumni – Life Member
• Bethel Community Church of Pottstown – Senior Pastor and Founder
• Pottstown Ministerium Communities of Faith - President
• Centro Cultural Latinos Unidos, Inc. (CCLU) – Board Member
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