Don E. Wagner

adcq8j@r.postjobfree.com ● 937-***-****

**** ******* **** *****, *** 2, Beavercreek, Ohio 45431

Human Resources Professional

HR Vision & Leadership ● Recruitment & Retention ● Strategic Planning

Human Resources and EEO leader with 20+ years of proven success performing and directing HR EEO functions as a Federal Civil Servant in the Federal Government (Departments of the Air Force and Defense) environments. During my career I personally performed, supervised, and managed:

-all HR functions from the trainee, technician, specialist, non-supervisory, supervisory and the HRO level. I progressed from the entry GS-5 level to the manager GS-14 level.

-Conducted recruiting, external and internal staffing/placement for Blue Collar positions such as Laborer and Warehouse Workers to Professional positions such as Engineers, Physicians, Nurses, Teachers and all positions in between such as computer technicians, supply clerks and specialists, engineering technicians, staffing specialists, training specialists and others.

-Conducted on-boarding briefings of new hires, supervisory/manager training, and orientation briefings of new senior commanders and management officials.

-Participated as a member and technical advisor of the Management Negotiating Committee in negotiating contracts with three Labor Unions.

-Trained supervisors/managers on their responsibilities and the application of the provisions of those labor agreements. Administered those labor agreements.

-Served as the go to expert technical advisor to Agency Legal Counsel at Merit Protection Board appeal hearings and EEOC hearings on HR matters brought by employees.

-Represented the activity at Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation Program and employee grievance hearings.

-Selected as a member of several Air Force and Major Command level HR program evaluation teams.

-Served as an EEO Investigator I performed investigations and mediations of numerous of complaints of discrimination filed by employees of various Federal agencies and activities.

-Conducted a number of “Climate Assessment Surveys” to ascertain underlying causes of problems within an organization, activity, or agency.

I am well-versed in ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and employer laws, regulations, and written policies, and Negotiated Labor Agreements, pertaining to workers’ compensation, EEO/AAP, Leave, Promotion, Staffing/hiring, Performance Evaluation, Disciplinary, and Reductions-in-force, Termination and all other HR related matters. I consistently look for resolution to employment related issues without compromising the stated mission.

Served as Commander’s Key Advisor on all HR matters involving management of the Federal Civilian Workforce

Headed critical HR programs and initiatives such as recruitment, training, onboarding, and compliance

Handpicked to serve as Guest Faculty Instructor at the Air Force’s Civilian Personnel School on numerous occasions in the areas of Staffing/Placement, Employee Relations, and Labor/Management Relations

Hand picked to augment the Major Command evaluation team on several occasions to evaluate subordinate units’ proficiency in Staffing/Placement and Employee-Management Relations

Developed and presented Power-point presentations to Senior Military Officers, EEO Officers and Counselors, and the Deputy Assistant Secretaries of the Army, Air Force, and Defense on HR and EEO

I served four-years active duty with the Air Force and 18 years in the Air Force Reserves achieving the highest enlisted rank of Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) Personnel Superintendent. My AF Reserve time ran parallel to my Federal Civilian career where I also achieved the GS-14 management level in the civilian HR career.

Core Competencies

Management/Leadership Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation

HR Specialist Leave and Absences

Staffing and Placement Safety Wellness

Employee-Mgmt Relations EEO Administration/Investigation and ADR

Labor Mgmt Relations Program Project Management

Problem-Solving Advising/Counseling

Disciplinary Actions Relationship Building

Performance Management Operate within Budget

Develop & Implement Programs/Policies

Professional Experience

-Directed and supervised as few as three and as many as eleven Human Resource Specialists (nine in the US and two geographically separated in Europe) engaged in a myriad of Human Resource and EEO activities to include mediation and investigation of EEO complaints.

Selected Accomplishments:

Successfully led the HR staff through several successful Federal Office of Personnel Management and Air Force Evaluations of our personnel (Human Resources program) at the activities at which I was employed.

Received a number of promotions and performance awards and bonuses for the work personally performed as I progressed through the grades of GS-5 to GS-14

Selected Volunteer C.O.P.P. of the year for 2018 by the Beavercreek Police Department.

Department of Air Force, Various BASES - (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, South Carolina)

Human Resources Specialist and HRO

As a non-supervisory HR specialist, GS-203-07 and GS-201-09, (3 years) I prepared recruiting announcements containing the principal major duties contained in the job description for the job being filled from unskilled workers to professionals such as engineers (all disciplines), computer technicians, accountants, physicians, nurses, airplane mechanics, navigators, teachers, and personnel specialists, supervisory and non-supervisory and others (exempt and non-exempt)

Received and reviewed applications/resumes of applicants and identified those who qualified and those who were “best” qualified for the position being filled

Counseled and advised supervisors and managers having issues with employees

Assisted supervisors in taking disciplinary actions to ensure regulatory compliance

Kept HRO apprised on matters that may be raised to his level

Participated in negotiations of three Labor Agreements of three Labor Unions representing employees of the activity

Conducted orientations of new employees

Conducted supervisory training on all matters related to managing Federal civilian employees

Prepared articles pertaining to relevant matters for the monthly news letter

Managed the performance management and incentive awards programs

Administered the retirement and Health Benefits Programs advising and/or assisting employees on such matters

As a Supervisory HR Specialist, GS-201-11, (3 years)

Supervised three HR Specialists and two Administrative employees who performed the duties described above

Approved leave, counseled and disciplined my staff as necessary, evaluated subordinates’ performance, and prepared incentive awards for those whose performance warranted such recognition

Administered three Negotiated Agreements covering different segments of the workforce

Conducted training to new Senior Commanders on status of civilian matters within their organization

Conducted supervisory training on all matters related to staffing positions and employee-management relations, labor management relations

Advised and assisted supervisors and managers on matters of counseling and preparing disciplinary actions

Represented the activity or served as Technical Advisor to a member of the Legal staff at MSPB and EEOC hearings

As HRO, I

Managed and supervised a staff from three to 12 employees engaged in performance of the above duties plus the EEO/Affirmative Action, Drug and Alcohol, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs

Select Accomplishments:

Managed the workforce within the Commander’s allocated funding

Successfully challenged a Workers’ Comp case resulting in the stopping of payments and re-payment of monies received by the employee

Prepared numerous significant disciplinary removal actions that were sustained by the highest level of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Conducted several Reductions-in-Force resulting from cut backs and base closures

Selected by Headquarters to serve as “Guest Instructor” at the Air Force Civilian Personnel School on Staffing and Placement and Employee-Management Relations numerous times

Selected to augment AF or Command Evaluation Teams to evaluate Employee-Management and Labor-Management Relations Programs numerous time

Additional Experience

Certified Mediator since 1990

Chair of Personnel Board, City of Beavercreek, OH (three years)

Member of Personnel Board, City of Beavercreek, OH (three years)

Education & Credentials

BS of Business Administration – January 2003

Professional Personnel Management Course (PPMC), Air University, Montgomery, Alabama

Air Command and Staff School (Non-Resident), Air University, Montgomery, Alabama

Computer Knowledge

Microsoft Office - Word – Outlook - Excel - PowerPoint

OTHER INFORMATION

Honorably discharged from USAF and retired from the Air Force Reserves, highest rank - Chief Master Sergeant

Selected as the Beavercreek Police Department’s Volunteer Citizens on Preventive Patrol (C.O.P.P.) of the Year for 2018

SUMMARY: I have held the Civilian Personnel Officer (CPO—now called HRO), GS-201-12, Full-time, 12 years, at two Air Force installations with responsibility for overseeing and administering the entire HR program for nearly 1,000 Federal civilian employees. I had supervised a staff of seven (7) direct report Branch Chiefs who were responsible for ensuring the day-to-day work of the entire gamut of HR functions was properly carried out, to include recruitment and placement, classification of positions, performance management and evaluation, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action, Drug and Alcohol, Workers Compensation, training of employees, supervisors and managers on HRO policies, discipline and adverse action programs, Labor and Employee-Management programs, leave and absences (i.e., vacation, sick, military, FMLA) programs for exempt and non-exempt employees. Developed plans for implementing changes in the HR programs caused by changes in law or policy. I was the installation commander and senior staff’s principal advisor regarding all matters related to Federal civilian employees. Performed the full range of supervisory duties required of any supervisor.

Served as Staffing and Employee Relations Chief, GS-201-11, Full-time, Four years. Supervised one Staffing and Employee Relations, GS-201-09, two Staffing Assistants, GS-203-07, and one Personnel Clerk, GS-203-05. I performed review of qualification determinations performed by subordinates to ensure candidates being referred for positions were the best qualified. Conducted training to supervisors of civilian employees on all matters relating to filling positions, counseling and disciplining subordinates, absences and leave, performance evaluation, applying provisions of the negotiated labor agreements we had with three labor unions. Performed the full range of supervisory duties required of any supervisor.

Volunteer Experience:

Nov 2012 to Present, Volunteer, (Part-time, 4 to 16 hours per week) Citizens on Preventive Patrol (C.O.P.P.), Beavercreek Police Department. SUPERVISOR: Sergeant Michael Hummel, 937-***-****.

Perform patrols of streets and highways within Beavercreek City Limits

Perform vacation house checks for residents out of town

Respond and assist people with car trouble within the City of Beavercreek

Respond to fire and accident scenes and perform traffic control

Perform special functions such as Try a Truck, Open House, National Police Night Out displaying our C.O.P.P. patrol vehicle(s), handing out literature and answering questions about the C.O.P.P. program

Transport police vehicles to and from the various repair facilities used by the department

Assist Ohio Highway Patrol in DUI/OVI Checkpoint program within Beavercreek

I have successfully passed a background check, drug testing, and polygraph to be accepted into the Program

Received training and certification in using the AED machine we carry in the patrol car for heart attack victims, received certification in CPR, and FEMA disaster training.

Serve as a member of the screening and interview board for prospective members

Serve as Field Training Officer (FTO) for new members who pass the requirements for membership

Volunteer, Member of Beavercreek Personnel Board for six years Feb 1997 to Jan 2003 (Chaired the Board from 2000-2003) (Intermittent, less than 10 hours per month), Appointed by City Council

Reviewed personnel actions taken against city employees to ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State, and City policies

Conducted administrative hearings regarding the actions taken and made decisions of the propriety of the action and penalty and either sustained or overturned the action

Relevant Human Resource and EEO Experience: Departments of the Air Force and Defense (Oct 1987-Dec 2010)

Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, Supervisory Employee and Labor Management Relations Specialist, GS-201-13, two years (Oct 1992 – Oct 1994) full-time (Supervisor: Dennis Heins, now retired, phone: 703-***-****, email: adcq8j@r.postjobfree.com).

Counseled the employees on rules, regulations, expectations, etc.

Trained supervisors of civilian employees on personnel matters and responsibilities as a supervisor of Federal civilian employees.

Assisted supervisors in counseling, disciplining, and terminating employees as necessary.

Served as agency representative in Unemployment denial hearings, Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) hearings, Grievance Hearings, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigations.

Independently prepared a monthly Civilian Personnel Newsletter by preparing, editing, and publishing articles on a myriad of HR subjects (i.e. Leave (vacation), sick leave (medical) Family Member Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Worker’s Compensation Program (OWCP), Labor Relations, etc).

Conducted briefings and training on Staffing and Employee/Labor Relations processes and responsibilities to new installation commanders, managers, and first-line supervisors.

Human Resources Specialist, GS-201-13, (functional title EEO Investigator/Grievance Examiner), Air Force Civilian Appellate Examining Division (AED) and Department of Defense (DOD), Civilian Personnel Management Service (CPMS), Investigations and Resolutions Division (IRD) six years full-time; and Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, GS-201-14, Departments of Air Force (Chief, Appellate Examining Division) and Defense (Regional Director), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, six years full-time (GS-13, Oct 1987-Oct 1989); GS-14, Oct 1989-Oct 1992 and Oct 1994 to May 1997). Contract Complaints Investigator and Mediator (various Government agencies via personal services contract (Jun 1997 to July 2003). Re-employed Annuitant, HR Specialist, GS-201-13 (Functional title EEO Investigator/Mediator), Jan 2006 – Dec 2012).

Reviewed allegations of discrimination from employees of various Air Force installations. Identified the issue(s) contained therein, identified relevant agency officials involved and relevant witnesses, prepared questions relevant to the issue(s), determined relevant documents needed from the complainant and management. Conducted on-scene or telephonic investigation hearings into those assigned cases which involved taking sworn testimony, preparing affidavits or declarations under penalty of perjury from the complainant, involved management official(s), and witnesses identified by me as being relevant to the issue(s). Upon completion of the investigation, prepared a written Report of Investigation, an investigative file containing all the testimony and relevant documents, and returned it to the installation of origin of the complaint for the Commander to render a decision relative to whether or not discrimination occurred.

As GS-201-14, I supervised eleven Human Resource Specialists, GS-201-13 (nine in the US and two in Europe) and three Administrative employees involved in the performance of investigations of allegations of discrimination from Department of Defense employees throughout the United States and all of Europe. These investigators performed duties described above. I made case assignments, reviewed and approved employees’ completed investigations, evaluated and prepared performance ratings, approved leaves and absences, counseled, rewarded, and disciplined employees. Resolved complaints from Commanders regarding matters of concern or dissatisfaction arising from how my employees conducted investigations.

I have prepared and conducted presentations to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force and other senior Air Force officials on civilian personnel and EEO matters.

I have conducted “Climate Assessment” of some Department of Defense activities to identify areas where problems existed in the areas of personnel and discrimination and prepared reports with findings and recommendations.

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