PERRY DONNEL MCCRAE

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FORT KNOX, Kentucky 40121

United States

Home: (502) - 799-1023

WORK EXPERIENCE:

US Army Human Resources Command (08/30/2010 - 03/25/2011) - Human Resource Assistant

Fort Knox, Kentucky United States

Supervisor: Vickie Freed - 502-***-****; Contact: Yes Pay Grade: GS - 203 - 7

Salary: $18.50 per hour

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Responsible for over 21 critical functions associated with the requirements and procedures of Army Reserve personnel programs in support of over 150,000 AGR, IRR, IMA, and TPU Soldiers and their families. Work involves a comprehensive knowledge and the application of a variety of legislative, regulatory and procedural requirements applicable to reserve personnel actions and activities. Maintains a thorough knowledge of laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the Army Reserve Program. Reviews documents for proper format, content, and validates through use of military personnel records and related documents. Uses a variety of automated Human Resources systems such as RDMS, IPERMS, AGRMIS, RPAS, and SMS. Reviews all incoming correspondence and maintains an accurate account of all outgoing correspondence to ensure it is prepared in accordance with appropriate regulations. Respond to telephonic and Electronic mail inquiries professionally, clearly, tactfully and accurately exhibits knowledge of policies and procedures to provide customer service. Plans, organizes, and prioritizes work to meet mission suspense. Coordinates indirectly with five CMF Career Branches and their assigned personnel.

AMEDD PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMAND (04/27/2009 – 08/27/2010) - Human Resource Manager

JONESBORO, Georgia United States

Supervisor: MSG LANE - 404-***-****; Contact: Yes

Salary: $24.00 per hour

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Reviews and resolves pay problems for reserve officers and enlisted personnel.

Coordinates corrective actions with Unit Technicians and Reserve Input Stations.

Resolves a full range of pay problems for a variety of complex pay issues, including but not limited to; Student Loan Repayments, Incapacitation Pay, Severance Pay, Death Gratuity Payments, enlistment bonus, special pays (i.e., dental, flight, jump, medical, diving duty, hazardous duty, etc.), and problem cases of similar difficulty. Knowledge of a wide variety of standardized military pay rules, regulations, entitlement laws, procedures and operations in order to determine, process or explain the variety of military pay entitlements for reservists including pay for inactive duty training, active duty training, annual training, special pays and allowances such as incentive pay, retention pay, and other entitlements, allowances or debt collection actions.

Ability to explain retirement pay and credits when applicable. In addition to the knowledge of standardized military pay regulations, extensive knowledge of entitlement laws and procedures is also required to research pay actions involving bonuses, deductions, collections and incentive pays, which occasionally involves reference to prior pay laws, regulations entitlements and interpretation of Comptroller General decisions and past precedents. Recurring problems or pay actions are typically characterized by reviews of laws and regulations to determine entitlement and essential tasks or requirements to accomplish and process pay actions. A comprehensive understanding and knowledge of input procedures for the automated pay systems used and how input affects other data in a pay account, Maintains internal control procedures to prevent fraud, waste and abuse which involves a review, through internal computer checks, to ensure compliance. Ability to interact with others in order to explain provisions associated with entitlements, allowances or collection actions.

US Army Forces Command (07/30/2005 - 03/31/2008) - Senior HR Supervisor

Fort McPherson, Georgia United States

Supervisor: Emmitt Spurlock - 404-***-****; Contact: Yes

Salary: $45,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 45

Duties: Human Resource Manager in a United States Army Reserve unit whose mission is to augment the FORSCOM HQs by mobilizing reserve units. Responsible for the training of three personnel and supervised the day to day operations of the Human Resource Section. Duties included, Records Management, by conducting studies and surveys to include correspondence, forms management, reports management, directives, and the Freedom of Information/Privacy Act. Advised and made recommendations to the Commander on strength and personnel issues. Managed military personnel action programs, Awards, Promotions, Schools, Assignments, Retirements and Separations, Recruitment and Retention.

Provided guidance to the officers and enlisted soldier in reference to updating their records, OER, ERB and made sure the latest DA Photo was posted in DAPMIS for upcoming promotion boards. Provides guidance, interpretations, training and/or briefings on current and proposed policies for assigned military personnel action program(s) to a wide variety of individuals, managers, and key officials. Composed correspondence as necessary to higher headquarters or other military agencies to clarify questionable areas. Drafts correspondence detailing final decision to concerned individuals.

US Army Human Resource Command St Louis (02/16/2001 - 07/13/2005) - Personnel Manager

St Louis, Missouri United States

Supervisor: MSG Carla Sanders- 314-***-****; Contact: Yes

Salary: $43,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 50

Duties: Responsible for providing high quality life-cycle management and services to over 5000 Combat Support soldiers. Implemented the Enlisted Personnel Management Division's policies for USAR personnel; analyzed mission requirements and available resources and provided input to the Team Chief accordingly. Provides guidance, interpretations, training and/or briefings on current and proposed policies for assigned military personnel programs to a wide variety of individuals, managers, and key officials.

Prepares, or assists in preparing, regulations/policy. Performs research on program related issues and draft proposals on program initiatives for presentation to decision making officials. Reviews and analyzes changes in legislation/DoD/DA regulations/policies, identifies the impact of the changes on regulations/policies/procedures, and prepares guidance and procedures. Maintained a large records management population with 100% accountability. Personnel functions include personnel actions, rating schemes, position authorizations, personnel assignments and requisitions, position classification, performance standards, leave issues, recognition, and promotion/selection boards for approximately 570 soldiers stationed in several units around the United States and OCONUS. Coordinated and finalized over 125 assignments with 35 local realignments saving approximately $93,000 in Permanent Change of Station costs. Tracks personnel fill in high priority units for all categories of Troop Program Units (TPU) personnel compiles and reviews TPU personnel strength reports on Unit Status Reports (USR).

Provides program support, assessment, and consultation services for interrelated readiness issues/programs ranging from identification of required contingency response missions and support plans, to effective management of limited resources. Monitor authorizations, distribution, strengths, professional development and assignments worldwide in view of MACOMs, Installations, and separate BCTs, Units above separate Brigades/ for Army needs. Must be thoroughly knowledgeable of the Enlisted Distribution Assignment System (EDAS). You will review losses, gains, and open requisitions to ensure assignments are made within the limits of the distribution plan and establish priorities. You will prepare briefings and briefs senior management/key official regarding military personnel assignment matters. Prepares reports on decisions and recommendations. Requisition activity and worldwide distribution for the entire career management field, schools assignments, recruiter, retention, accessions, reclassification and special management. Provide guidance, interpretations, training and/or briefings on current and proposed policies for assigned military personnel action program(s) to a wide variety of individuals, managers, and key officials. You will reviews changes in legislation and DoD and higher level component policies. Identifies the impact of changes on the policies and procedures of the installation and subordinate organizations.

Prepares guidance and procedures, and coordinates implementation of such guidance.

Visits subordinate units to ensure that procedures are properly followed and to provide assistance or guidance. You will research historical documentation for use in developing recommendations for improved operations or action processing.

80TH ORD BN (08/15/1997 - 02/15/2001) - ASST HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER

FT LEWIS, Washington United States

Supervisor: SFC SMITH - UNKNOWN; Contact: No

Salary: $35,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Assistant Personnel Sergeant responsible for the supervision of 10 subordinate personnel in the areas of Records Management, promotions, personnel actions, mail operation, awards, and evaluations. Prepared records for promotion boards by reviewing them with the soldiers to make sure all data was correct and up to date. Reviewed, analyzed and consolidated reports and statistics to the higher headquarters. Maintained 100% accountability of over $200,000 worth of property and equipment while assigned to the command.

7th Bn 227th Aviation (09/01/1994 - 08/01/1997) - Personnel Sergeant

Hanau, Armed Forces Overseas Germany

Supervisor: SFC Valdez - Unknown; Contact: No

Salary: $35,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Liaison between servicing activities, such as finance, military personnel center, and subordinate units. Advised the command, staff, officers and enlisted on personnel matters. Reviewed and consolidated reports, statistics and personnel actions submitted to higher headquarters and ensured timely and accurate submission of SIDPERS. Advised the command on personnel strength, managed officer and enlisted promotions, evaluations, meal cards, ration cards, and the leave control system.

Was responsible for the accountability of over $110,000 worth of property. Supervised and trained three subordinate soldiers.

EDUCATION:

College/University

McKendree University (10/15/2009 – 05/15/2011) Radcliff, GA United States

Degree: - Major: Human Resource Management

Semester Hours: 79

ITT Technical Institute Louisville, KY (06/13/2011 – 12/30/2013)

Degree Associate in Nursing

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Training

Completed the Primary, Basic and Advanced Leadership Training for Human Resources Completed several computer based systems training to include RLAS, EMILPO, SMS, AORS, AGRMIS, ATRRS, IPERMS, DJMS, and JPAS Completed the Security Managers Course Completed the Computer Security Course part I & II Completed the Records Management and Accountability Course Completed the Unit Finance Course Completed CPR November 2011

Awards

Meritorious Service Medal(2); Army Commendation Medal (7); Army Achievement Medal (7); Overseas Service Medal (3); Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development ribbon (3); NATO Medal; Army Superior Unit Award; National Defense Service Ribbon(2)

Computer Skills

Computer skills include Microsoft Office and several Military Systems. Typing speed is approximately 45 words per minute.

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