Project Manager Human Resources
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John Fuller
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Fairfax, VA 22032
SUMMARY
Dynamic Educator, Project Manager and DEIA professional. Successful at managing projects at the organizational level involving multiple teams and functions through leveraging careful planning, time management, detail orientation, and operational skills. Over 30 years of expertise in deadline-oriented environments. Reputation for working successfully with clients, senior executive leadership and peers while creating diverse elite teams. Federal policy and Presidential Executive Order expertise. Drive complex projects through to completion within deadline and budget.
SKILLS
Project Management
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity
Meeting participation
Project goals and milestones
Decision-making
Problem resolution
Training & Development
Troubleshooting
EEO/Title IX Investigations
Supervision
Data management
Leadership
Conflict resolution
Team building
Employee engagement
Recruitment and hiring
Leadership development
Compliance- 508/ADA
Training development
Team management
Microsoft Office
Relationship building
Federal Policy
Project planning
Time management
Contract Management
Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Government relations
EXPERIENCE
Director of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Accessibility (DEIA)/Senior Project Manager
Alexandria, VA
Applied Development - Department of Defense Contractor/ May 2020 to Current
Manage three multi-million-dollar DOD federal contracts (Strategic Communications, 508 Compliance, and Personnel Services), ensuring compliance with all regulatory and contractual requirements.
Lead cross-functional teams to successfully execute project plans, achieving key milestones on time and within budget.
Developed and implemented strategic plans to enhance program efficiency, resulting in a 20% increase in project delivery speed.
Collaborate with government agencies and stakeholders to define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables.
Monitor project performance using various metrics, ensuring all projects meet or exceed performance standards.
Negotiated contract terms and conditions, securing favorable outcomes for the organization.
Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to address potential project challenges.
Provide regular status updates and reports to senior management and government officials, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Implemented best practices in project management, contributing to the continuous improvement of program processes.
Supervise and mentor project team members, fostering a culture of excellence and professional development.
Utilize project management software (JAMIS et al) to track progress and manage resources effectively.
Developed comprehensive project documentation, including project charters, work breakdown structures, and monthly status reports.
Facilitate stakeholder meetings and project briefings, ensuring alignment and clear communication of project goals.
Manage project budgets, oversee expenditures, and ensure fiscal responsibility.
Ensures all project activities complied with federal regulations, organizational policies, and industry standards.
Develops, initiates, and drives DEIA educational programs to enable desired business outcome.
Provides DEIA partnership to positively impact the motivation, development, and retention of talent.
Instills DEIA strategy as part of day-to-day business through partnership with the business and functional areas.
Researches, develops, recommends, and leads the execution of creative strategies to foster the organization's diversity goals.
Reviews current practices and policies, assessing and analyzing the extent to which they support or hinder the company's DEIA standards and goals.
Partners with key leaders, functional department managers (e.g., Talent Acquisition Manager, learning and development) and People & Culture to ensure measures proposed to enhance DEIA are feasible and will be championed by stakeholders, management, and employees.
Established and continually build working relationships with all stakeholders on DEIA initiatives.
Worked with two Presidential Executive Orders addressing the need for expansion of the Workforce Recruitment Program Accessibility directive which I successfully expanded the contract in size and scope.
Created and facilitates monthly Zoom call “Honoring Differences” dialogue sessions companywide addressing relevant DEIA topics and issues.
Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Educator
Quantico, VA
US Marine Corps Family Services/ Oct 2019 to May 2020
Subject matter expert for sexual assault prevention, outreach, and education.
Developed consistent, change agent, and effective prevention methods that support a work culture in which sexual assault is not tolerated, condoned, or ignored.
Participated in discussions concerning long-range planning for administrative matters.
Interpreted and adhered to policy guidance on the management of all types of communications directed to the attention of the organization's highest-level executives.
Presented energetic, facilitated dialogue through facilitation, using adult learning standards.
Proposed, reviewed, and offered recommendations for existing SAPR program plans and materials; assesses impact on program resources and requirements.
Established best practice prevention strategies supported by evidence-based research, adult learning methodologies influencing leadership at all levels.
Collaborated with an ongoing communications strategy to include face-to-face engagements, print and social media.
Ensured training enterprise-wide is research based and builds existing skills consistent with primary prevention methods.
Assisted with multi-year planning and analysis for sexual assault prevention initiatives and overall sexual assault strategies.
Conducted assessments of administration and operations, including on-site reviews; interprets requirements contained in policy, planning, and programming guidance received from Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), Department of Defense (DoD), and related entities.
Created innovative, revised, and standardized policy guidelines, operating procedures, standards, and training materials; provided program support and ongoing technical assistance at worldwide Marine Corps installations.
Program Manager, Senior Analyst Diversity
Arlington, VA
National Guard Bureau Federal Contractor/ Oct 2018 to Sep 2019
Served as contract subject matter expert and adviser developing and implementing the National Guard Bureau's Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan and NGB policies during a one-year federal contract..
Advised and collaborated with senior leadership, to develop, implement, and execute a diversity strategy, design, and align associated policies guidance to the field
Analyzed workforce data, employment trends, educational personnel policies and practices and other processes to identify existing barriers to hiring or advancement of employees.
Partnered with the Equity Office to create strategies to support recruitment needs and demands based on workforce data, current and future diversity and talent needs, and other best practices.
Participated in strategic planning, projects short- and long-term plans, identifies resources required to respond to DoD trends and directives.
Planned and conducted strategy meetings to brainstorm new ideas and deliver program and milestone updates.
Chief Diversity, Race Relations Educator GS14
Washington, DC
US Department of Affairs/ Jul 2010 to Feb 2018
At Headquarters level, planned, developed, and oversaw diversity & inclusion education through workgroups, committees, conferences, and offsite meetings.
Developed comprehensive plans for promoting diversity/inclusion such as classroom training, virtual learning, and strategic action planning.
Planned, scheduled, and carried out major projects concerned with analysis, evaluation and monitoring of programs or organizational effectiveness.
Primary developer and advisor of VA policy on Diversity, ADA and Inclusion.
Provided direct input to leadership for ethics, policy, and ethics training.
Led major diversity initiatives, including the successful implementation of diversity programs across an enterprise landscape of the Department.
Created, designed, and facilitated the innovative and first Federal Government race relations program entitled 'Gateway to Race Relations World Café Dialogue' presented to VA and other federal agencies including Board of Broadcast Governors, the Department of Labor, and Department of Justice, in major cities nationwide.
Design and provided highly effective training sessions using adult learning theories.
Demonstrated ability to assess, analyze and solve problems to subsequently recommend and implement improvement or alternative methodologies.
Collaborated with VA workforce analysis team developing organizational strategy for close-in to long-term goals for diversity, equity, and inclusion; MD715 development, setting and holding nationwide directors accountable to key metrics.
Encouraged positive self-esteem and mutual respect for others while instilling joy of learning and discovery.
Received Department of Veterans Affairs Shared Leadership Award.
Director of Workforce Diversity & EEO
Baltimore, MD
The Johns Hopkins Hospital & Health System Corporation/ Sep 2005 to Sep 2009
Created innovative and comprehensive diversity initiatives through organizational development and employee engagement methods.
Managed system-wide outreach and recruitment efforts
Managed an organizational-level disability and reasonable accommodations program Partnered with Talent Acquisition Team to drive a diverse talent pipeline.
Led all Employee Resource Groups (ERG) in their understanding of their role within the business e.g., Ambassadors for D&I principles and conduits of ideas and feedback to the Johns Hopkins Institutions Diversity Leadership Council.
Conducted EEO briefings and training on Agency Policies, EEO laws, process, and procedures for all employees in nationwide locations.
Member of Johns Hopkins Institutions Diversity Leadership Council.
Thorough application of compliance laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to matters related to disabilities, ethics, accessibility, and reasonable accommodation.
Researched and identified potential resources and partnerships with outside organizations, schools/colleges/universities, etc for sourcing diverse talent.
Designed and implemented an internal audit process to ensure that programs and practices follow regulatory standards.
Supervised and managed the equal employment opportunity compliance program, reasonable accommodation program, and cultural competency awareness training.
Independently conducted formal investigations associated EEO issues using a variety of investigative methods, determining documentary evidence needed to conduct the investigation, identifying witnesses, formulating questions, interviewing witnesses through sworn statements or testimony, and preparing a written report analyzing the presented evidence and testimony.
Managed and implemented EEO Programs, including EEO counseling and complaints, mediations, reasonable accommodations, anti-Harassment, and Alternative Dispute Resolution throughout the Health System.
Provided advice and assistance to all employees, including managers, supervisors, staff, and applicants on EEO law, policies, regulations, programs, and procedures
Referred employees to the appropriate avenue of redress within required applicable time frames if unable to effect resolution.
Processed formal complaints from filing to closure.
Drafted policy, guidance, standard operating procedures, and other program related material, as well as EEO program and complaint-related correspondence.
Coordinated, tracked, and responded to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on complaint cases that were remanded, appealed, or required any other action.
Represented the Health System during external EEOC mediations and investigations and mediated all internal EEO complaints or potential complaints
Created and implemented four Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System Corporation's Affirmative Action Plans.
Received Johns Hopkins Institutions Martin Luther King Community Service Award.
Corporate Program Manager, EEO Specialist/Ethics
Oakton, VA
Vance International, Inc./ Mar 2004 to Sep 2005
Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist & Hispanic Program Manager
Washington, DC
US Office of Personnel Management/ Mar 2004 to Mar 2004
Equal Opportunity Advisor/Instructor
Patrick AFB, FL
Department of Defense Culture Institute/ Mar 1998 to Aug 2002
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor of General Studies
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Master of Arts
Vermont College of Norwich University
Montpelier, VT
Master of Science in Business Ethics & Leadership
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Science in Community Leadership
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor of Education
California Coast University
Santa Ana, CA
Excellence in Government Fellows Program Senior Fellow
Partnership for Public Service / Washington
DC, Washington
WEBSITES, PORTFOLIOS, PROFILES
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjohnfuller
CERTIFICATIONS
Court Appointed Special Advocate, Fairfax County, VA
Fairfax County Public Schools Elementary Substitute Teacher
Certified Department of Defense Sexual Assault Advocate
EEOC Trained Investigator and Counselor
Certified Anti-Trafficking Consultant
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Marine Corps, 1971 - 1977, Sergeant, Honorable Discharge
United States Army, 1981 - 2002, Major, Retired
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Johns Hopkins Institutions Martin Luther King Community Service Award
Department of Defense Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Department of Veterans Affairs Shared Leadership Award
Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal
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