Human Resources Leadership Development

MOTALE “MO” E. EFIMBA 361-***-**** ********@*****.***

HTTPS://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MOEFIMBA/ 3416 BLAIR RD, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22041 EXECUTIVE LEADER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPER MILITARY LEADER Award-winning executive Leader with proven track record of developing high-performing global teams. Coach and mentor to hundreds of executives within high-growth environments. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2024 Ranked #2 of 21 Reserve Center Commanding Officers in Navy Region MidAtlantic 2021 Top Officer. Ranked #1 of 3 selected Captains This is an exceptionally well qualified candidate. 2019 - 2020 Top Commanding Officer in Navy Region Northwest. Ranked # 1 of 8 2018 Navy Region Northwest Large Reserve Center of the Year 2012 - 2018 Top Officer. Ranked in top 10% of Commanders CORE SKILLS

• Personnel and Leadership Development • Executive Ethical Leadership • Developing Teams

• Coaching and Mentorship • Organizational Effectiveness • Cross-Functional Cooperation

• Strategic Planning • Data Analysis and Optimization • Interagency Coordination PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Commanding Officer, Navy Reserve Center Baltimore, MD 07/2022 – 09 /2024

Directed and managed a global team of 1300 personnel, representing 36 offices globally, with a 55- person leadership team; with responsibilities ranging from human resources, medical, legal, and payroll. With a budget of $16M, balanced strategic leadership with hands-on execution, including day- to-day administrative tasks as well as managing budgets, sourcing vendors, and negotiating contracts.

Spearheaded three seven-day festivals with nearly 1M attendees, generating $16M in revenue for the local economy. Coordinated with numerous government, corporate and non-profit organizations to provide safety, security, and facilitation during ship tours, parades, fly-overs, etc. Events generated 3.5 billion social media impressions and assisted the Navy with brand awareness and recruiting.

Leveraged design thinking to create learning experiences for 50 senior leaders in 30 states around leadership development, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution. Directly resulted in 95% retention of 50 leaders, and two selected as the Reserve Center Commanding Officers of the Year.

Provided thought leadership to coach 100 executives. Building manager capabilities and agility to create cultures of engagement, high performance, loyalty, and well-being within stressful workplaces.

Developed curriculum for onboarding new personnel. Trained 700 new personnel in 2.5 years.

Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance and attended briefings at NSA. Surface and Expeditionary Requirements Officer 08/2020 – 06/2022 Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve, Pentagon Arlington, VA

Researched and drafted requirements to obtain a $16.4B budget. Streamlined the budget to invest in cutting-edge programs and eliminated excessive, expensive & obsolete programs. Collaborated with senior leadership to optimize organizational design and resource planning to meet business objectives.

Coached and mentored 80 executive leaders globally, six were promoted to Commanding Officers. Commanding Officer, Navy Reserve Center Everett, WA 07/2018 – 07 /2020

With a 20-person leadership team, directed and managed a global team of 400 personnel, representing 14 offices globally. Similar responsibilities as Baltimore above with a budget of $10M.

Developed curriculum for Commanding Officers on etiquette, admin, legal, pay, HR, and medical. Trained 55 leaders in two years, resulting in 11 Commanding Officers. Curriculum adopted fleet-wide.

On tri-annual compliance inspection of 20 crucial programs, including HIPAA, team earned an above- average score of 90%. Shared lessons learned with four counterparts, resulting in compliant scores. Motale E. Efimba P a g e 2

In demand coach and mentor by 90% of Commanding Officer peers in the region (14 of 15). Chief Staff Officer (COO equivalent) 04/2016 – 04/2018 Navy Reserve Region Readiness and Mobilization Command, Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL

Managed a global team of 8600 personnel at 37 offices globally, with a budget of $250M supported logistics, comptroller, human resources, medical, legal, and pay functions.

Led monthly coaching meetings for 29 Commanding Officers that led 19 subordinate commands which resulted in 100% accountability for 1900 personnel during 15 natural & manmade crises, 92% satisfactory inspections, and 100% compliance with privacy/HIPAA.

Worked across the people team to create two annual leadership and business capabilities learning and development programs that trained 50 executive leaders on management, communications, human resources, legal, budgeting, and public affairs, resulting in 75% promotions.

Led end-to-end design and continuous improvement of core people programs, including onboarding, employee development, and engagement for 50 people.

Developed and executed performance management processes and strategic leadership development and succession program, including support materials and programs, individual development plans, mentoring, and coaching that resulted in 26 leaders getting selected for senior levels. Reserve Program Director 08/2012 – 03/2016

Military Sealift Command Washington, DC

Connected with business and across the people team by coaching and mentoring 45 Officers in Charge and personally leading 10 personnel who together managed 3,500 Sailors that performed Navy global logistics and special mission duties with 115 ships, other military services, contractors, and international partners with a $3.3 billion annual budget.

More than 50% of Officers in Charge I managed were selected for promotion during a 3-year tenure.

Regularly assessed the effectiveness of the organization, made data-driven recommendations for enhancing organizational design, and stayed up to date on emerging technology by directing 45 Officers in Charge to revise metrics to better inform top leadership teams of organizational capability.

Improved employee utilization by 10% by reorganizing teams to focus on core functions.

Impacted the career trajectories of 2000 employees by conducting talent assessments and succession programs to better align people with the current strategy of the organization. Commanding Officer, Navy Reserve Center Cincinnati, OH 07/2010 – 07 /2012

With a 15-person leadership team and $7M budget, directed and managed a global team of 250 personnel, representing nine offices. Similar responsibilities as Baltimore above.

Evolved workforce for greater efficiency, resulting in 75% reduction in payroll and travel claim processing time. Increased training readiness to 99%

With a budget of $6.7M, oversaw 3 leaders and 70 personnel constructing new guard facilities.

Public Relations; Regularly spoke to media and local officials about events involving 20,000 people. NON-PROFIT

Board Member - The American Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri State Chapter 07/2010 – 07/2012 Head Coach Ice Hockey - Seattle Junior Metropolitans 08/2018 – 05/2020 EDUCATION

Joint Professional Military Education II Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA 2018 Master of Arts National Security and Strategic Studies Naval War College, Newport, RI 2004 Master of Science Operations Research Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 2003 Bachelor of Science Mathematics US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 1997

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