Kenneth E. Jones, MBA

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~ PROGRAM MANAGEMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ~

Effective Leader ~ Detailed Evaluator ~ Strategic Investigator

Master Inspector General Professional providing more than 20 years of keen senior leadership and development, program management, logistics, administrative, planning, and evaluation of a comprehensive inspection programs; while conducting special investigations and inquiries and prepared responses for investigated allegations.

Demonstrates outstanding leadership through initiative, technical expertise, program administration creativity, and award-winning performance success; while possessing an in-depth knowledge in headquarters and subordinate command organizational structures, performance metrics, and business functions for the purpose of analysis and processing of military and civilian personnel actions.

Highly developed communicator with a strong ability to build interpersonal relationships while possessing proper organizational and time/project management skills. Extremely dedicated, reliable, and productive/self-motivated team player and employer asset with a demonstrated ability to handle executive level, multi-task responsibilities with ease and poise.

NAVINSGEN Hotline Training, December 2015,

Department of the Navy Inspector General Certification, February 2014

Workforce Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator, April 2013

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, November 2010

Affiliations: Association of Inspector Generals (AIG)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dam Neck Activity, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Deputy Inspector General, May 2016 – Present

Serves as the Director of Command Evaluation and Review to ensure management and requirements are met to evaluate internal controls and financial aspects of operations, compliance, applicable laws, economy, and efficiency of operations and effectiveness.

Develop annual evaluations and review plans, conduct reviews, monitor the Commanding Office Suggestion Box, and investigates the command’s Hotline.

Establishes biweekly meetings with the Commanding Officer and Chief of Staff, that is formalized to discuss statuses of NAVSEA Inspector General Inspection (IG) Cards, current metrics/CE Reviews, Audits, hot lines, and Command Directed Investigations.

Key liaison for all inspection details to include pre-inspection preparations, inspection process Executive and Command in-briefs, focus group coordination, day-to-day updates with the Commanding Officer and Executive, and Command Out-briefs.

Led the planning and logistics of five Inspector General and Contract Fraud Focus Groups for over 80 personnel; which helped the team better understand the climate and contract functions of the command.

Coordinates with Compliance Leaders to ensure timely closure of corrective actions and thorough Root Cause Analysis on systemic findings within the Command.

Collaborates with various Inspector General and Navy Inspector General in five Hotline Investigations that include receiving the Complaint, determining Course of Action, Notification, developing the Pre-Investigation Checklist, and developing the Investigation Plan.

Conducts periodic and special reviews, evaluations, studies, and investigations concerning the use of command resources to detect deficiencies, improprieties, and inefficiencies.

Navy Information Dominance Forces, Suffolk, Virginia

Deputy Inspector General, May 2015 – May 2016

Program Manager and Master Inspector General for assessing the efficiency, effectiveness and readiness of 64 commands and executive teams for the Inspector General (IG) of all Navy Information Dominance Forces (NAVIDFOR) globally.

Provided independent oversight, analysis, and performance assessment of all NAVIDFOR commands and coordinated all internal and external audits and reviews.

Managed the NAVIDFOR Headquarters and Force Hotline Complaint Program and provided leadership to a team of 30 inspectors during the Inspector General and command Readiness Inspections.

Created business value by implementing process designs to meet organizational needs and produced direct program results in formulating program plans and communication networks.

Conducted in-depth investigations of wrongful action claims involving fraud, waste, mismanagement, harassment, and abuse of authority as the key investigator and compliance officer.

Translated inspections findings into "Best Practices" for the force and identified negative trends that required process improvements.

Served as a member of the U.S Forces Mangers' Internal Control working group and providing instrumental developments to the Fleet-wide Assessable Unit Inventory and MICP instruction.

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command JEB Little Creek, Fort Story, Virginia

Program Analyst, October 2008 – May 2010

Program Manager for Inspection Program providing independent oversight, analysis, and performance assessment of all NECC commands to develop, implement policy, and enhance criteria to measure work performance areas.

Conducted inspections designed to review the effectiveness of programs and operations in meeting their established goals/objectives.

Inspected over 20 commands and assisted in the assignment process of over 100 different subject matter experts needed to assess over 480 programs.

Assisted in identifying systemic FORCE wide problems concerning Table of Allowance (TOA) accountability; resulted in identifying significant discrepancies in logistic inventory operations in excess of $400M.

Conducted 180 Focus Groups for over 1620 personnel to assess the command climate and ensured each personnel had the opportunity to express both satisfaction and areas of improvement.

Created the enterprise frameworks for defining, evaluating, and processes designed leading to improved business value and program processes.

Provided administrative program management to include all report writing, reviewing and editing policy guidance, correspondence, and executive summaries.

Expertly prioritized, planned, and executed tasks based on importance rather than urgency. Coordinated with each Command Inspection team member to provide a report of their findings via their Directors.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Naval Service Training Command Officer Development, NAS Pensacola, Florida

Deputy for Inspections and Investigations, October 2008 – May 2010

SAIC, Baileys Crossroads Virginia, February 2008 – October 2008

Deputy Task Manager (Training and Instructional Development)

EDUCATION

Saint Leo University, Chesapeake, Virginia

Master's Degree in Criminal Justice, March 2014

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona

Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration, November 2007

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

Bachelor's Degree in Workforce Education and Development, December 2005

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