Victim Advocate

Fernando Grant

912-***-**** (Cell), 912-***-**** (Daytime)

**********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Human Resources Manager and Military Veteran with 15+ years of proven experience in comprehensive workforce planning, strategic leadership, managing human resource teams, and performance management in the United States Army. Consulted and supported 30 Executive Officers, Command Sergeant Majors, and 4,000 soldiers on the Department of Defense (DoD), Equal Opportunity Program (EO), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program, and Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Program’s (SHARP) policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Prepared budget execution plans, reserved training locations, designed training materials, created three engineer change proposals, and successfully maintained $5M worth of equipment. Leveraged the Deployed Theater Accountability System (DTAS) while deployed to Afghanistan, which increased accuracy in accountability. Designed over 30 ADHOC Query Reports to support the Pentagon, Joint Staff, Army G1, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC), and Theater Managers. Career supported by a Bachelors of Science in Human Services with a specialization in Business.

Regulation Compliance

Operations Management

Government & Military

Risk Management

Data Analysis

Training and Development

Policy Implementation

Organizational Design

Budgeting

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelors of Science in Human Services - Wayland Baptist University

Defense Equality Management Institution – United States Army

Senior Leaders Development Course – United States Army

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

United States Army – Various Global Locations 2002 – 2012

Brigade Equal Opportunity Advisor

Advised 30 Executive Officers, Command Sergeant Majors, and soldiers on the Department of Defense (DoD), Equal Opportunity Program (EO), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program, and Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Program’s (SHARP) policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Facilitated focus groups and trained 4,000 soldiers within the brigade on EO, EEO, and SHARP.

Served as a mediator and victim advocate, as well as a client intake specialist. Performed interviews with clients, tracked the status of formal and informal complaints, and ensured data was entered into a web based system in accordance with required standards of service and accuracy. Utilized command climate surveys and Staff Assistant Visits to assess the EO, EEO, and SHARP program.

Prepared Quarterly Narrative Statistical Reports to be submitted to FORSCOM and provides leaders and executive officers with a key component of organizational assessments.

Utilized eMILPO, Data Store, and other automated systems to maximize time and increase overall work effectiveness and productivity.

Senior Human Resources Supervisor

Led 13 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), 23 Soldiers, and eight Human Resource Specialists that provided Personnel Administrative services for 322 soldiers. These services included finance, resource and logistics management, efficiency reports, promotion transactions, eMILPO automation transactions, awards & evaluations, and organizational staffing reports.

Prepared budget execution plans, reserved training locations, and estimated funding requirements to support various missions during each fiscal year. Responsible for the movement of organizational equipment valued at $5M.

Performed administrative and logistical operations for 30 senior executive officers assigned to the Office of the Chief of Staff.

Maintained 100% accountability for training 400 personnel assigned to Field Artillery organization. Coordinated and conducted unit strength reporting actions with the Battalion Executive Officer to ensure compliance with Army regulations, policies, and directives.

Supported 14,000 soldiers stationed near Camp Victory Iraq with personnel services.

Incorporated the Deployed Theater Accountability System (DTAS) while deployed to Afghanistan, which increased accuracy in accountability. Ensured personnel were trained on Defense Casualty Information Processing System. Ensured daily transactions were entered into Electronic Military Personnel Office system (eMILPO), and tracked transactions through Enlisted Distribution Assignment system (EDAS), and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS).

Functional Software Design Analyst

Trained all users on DTAS Enterprise, Theater, and mobile systems. Designed over 30 ADHOC Query reports to support the PENTAGON, Joint Staff, Army G1, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC), and Theater Managers.

Conducted training for 400 Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF).

Maintained 97% data accuracy rate between DTAS and DFAS, resulting in notoriety from Defense Manpower Data System managers.

Created, tested, and fielded Aerial Port of Debarkation (APOD) engineer changes, which increased APOD theater accountability by 20%.

Served as Information Assurance Security Officer (IASO), for Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET), and room inspections.

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