Dedicated Human Resources professional bringing 10 years of expertise in benefits administration, recruitment and staff development. Talented in bridging gaps between labor forces and management to achieve objectives. Driven and decisive with passion for building and retaining highly effective teams.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Supervisor
1st Brigade, 87 Training Division, 84 Training Command
05.2023 - Current
Provide Brigade and Headquarters Commander advice on procedural and regulatory requirements and makes decisions and recommendations based on policy and precedents
Track over 500 personnel assigned to the Brigade as we support training exercises
Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees and Soldiers.
Improved communication between management and staff by organizing regular town hall meetings and feedback sessions.
Responsible for ensuring training and administrative requirements are maintained to standard to achieve mission readiness
Developed and implemented HR policies and procedures to promote clear and consistent approach to managing employees.
Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
Perform Leadership Officer Functions in absence of command team and ensure all higher-level engagements, higher headquarters meetings and conferences are properly represented by senior staff members, as well as staff directors or their representatives
Prepare and monitor requests for promotions, and arrange and conduct promotion ceremonies, to include promotion declinations, reconsideration for promotions, and arrange for reduction and removal boards for Soldiers on local promotion standing lists and processed centralized and decentralized promotions and reduction actions IAW AR 600-8-1.
Monitored employee attendance and performance, addressing issues in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Human Resources Speacialist
616th Quartermaster Company Unit
02.2021 - 05.2023
Perform Leadership Officer Functions in absence of command team and ensure all higher-level engagements, higher headquarters meetings and conferences are properly represented by senior staff members, as well as staff directors or their representatives
Publish clear and concise policy letters and SOPs to include Award and Evaluation SOPs
Track over 170 personnel assigned to the company as we support training exercises and units
Process service and achievement awards
Conduct detailed reviews of NCOER and OERs in coordination with administrative policies and procedures
Create and distributed Battalion specific publications, correspondence, to include monthly Battalion newsletter
Develop memoranda, briefings, workshop materials, articles and other communications
Maintain knowledge of established Manpower management principles, administrative regulations, and staffing guidelines as it pertains to the Unit’s Table of Distribution (TDA), Allowances, and Modification table of organization and equipment (MTOE).
Human Resources Specialist
301st Military Police Company
03.2018 - 02.2021
Observed, trained, and mentored other units during training events on commander training objectives consistent with adjutant general branch/ MOS functions
Monitored and slotted line of duty roles for personnel accounting and strength management using military personnel (MILPER) database to include temporary duty and travel, personnel processing, personnel Security Clearances, training and reassignment, retention, and special pay
Reviews soldier in-processing, out-processing, birth month audits, maintains military personnel files, medical and dental records
Trained Soldiers in appropriate methods, techniques and procedures: answered questions related thereto; and guided Unit and Soldiers in the identification of optimum solutions to problems
Conducted detailed reviews of NCOER and OERs in coordination with administrative policies and procedures
Conducted all protocol and public affair duties ensuring unit publications, photographs, websites, and documents adhered to regulation
Reviewed changes to, updated, and created administrative policies/ procedures.
Postal Administrative Clerk
271st Postal Company
04.2014 - 03.2018
Provided personnel support and assistance while working in the Transportation Battalion
Preforming Battalion level Human Resource Office (S1) servicing all divisions supporting the 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command
Evaluated personnel qualifications for special assignment
Prepared and processed requests for transfer or reassignment, and transition processing, meal cards, training Soldier support files, and unit administration to include identification cards, tags, and leave and passes IAW AR 600-8-10
Monitored and slotted line of duty roles for personnel accounting and strength management using military personnel (MILPER) database to include temporary duty and travel, personnel processing, personnel Security Clearances, training and reassignment, retention, and special pay
Updated daily PERSTATs, leave control Logs, processed promotion packets and conducted junior enlisted promotion boards, completed USR turn-in and updated/consolidated daily and weekly taskers for 10 units with over 900 Soldiers.
Education
No Degree - Kinesiology
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
Skills
Payroll coordination
Performance Evaluation Expertise
Policy Improvement Recommendations
Health and Safety Programs
Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word
Onboarding, Training, and Development
Military History
Houston, TX, 05/2023, Present, 1st Brigade, 87 Training Division, 84 Training Command, Headquarters, Adjutant General 42A, SSG, Full Time; Hours per week: 40-50 hours
Provide Brigade and HHD Commander advice on procedural and regulatory requirements and makes decisions and recommendations based on policy and precedents.
Track over 429 personnel assigned to the Brigade as we support training exercises.
Responsible for ensuring training and administrative requirements are maintained to standard to achieve mission readiness.
Perform Leadership Officer Functions in absence of command team and ensure all higher-level engagements, higher headquarters meetings and conferences are properly represented by senior staff members, as well as staff directors or their representatives.
Prepare and monitor requests for promotions, and arrange and conduct promotion ceremonies, to include promotion declinations, reconsideration for promotions, and arrange for reduction and removal boards for Soldiers on local promotion standing lists and processed centralized and decentralized promotions and reduction actions IAW AR 600-8-1.
Lafayette, LA, 02/2021, 05/2023, 616th Quartermaster Company Unit, Company S1/Adjutant, Adjutant General 42A, SGT-SSG, Full Time; Hours per week: 40-50 hours
Perform Leadership Officer Functions in absence of command team and ensure all higher-level engagements, higher headquarters meetings and conferences are properly represented by senior staff members, as well as staff directors or their representatives.
Publish clear and concise policy letters and SOPs to include Award and Evaluation SOPs.
Track over 170 personnel assigned to the company as we support training exercises and units.
Process service and achievement awards.
Conduct detailed reviews of NCOER and OERs in coordination with administrative policies and procedures.
Create and distributed Battalion specific publications, correspondence, to include monthly Battalion newsletter.
Develop memoranda, briefings, workshop materials, articles and other communications
Maintain knowledge of established Manpower management principles, administrative regulations, and staffing guidelines as it pertains to the Unit’s Table of Distribution (TDA), Allowances, and Modification table of organization and equipment (MTOE).
Fort Buchanan, PR, 03/2018, 02/2021, 301st Military Police Company, Company S1, Adjutant General 42A, SPC-SGT, Full Time; Hours per week: 40-50 hours
Observed, trained, and mentored other units during training events on commander training objectives consistent with adjutant general branch/ MOS functions.
Monitored and slotted line of duty roles for personnel accounting and strength management using military personnel (MILPER) database to include temporary duty and travel, personnel processing, personnel Security Clearances, training and reassignment, retention, and special pay.
Reviews soldier in-processing, out-processing, birth month audits, maintains military personnel files, medical and dental records.
Trained Soldiers in appropriate methods, techniques and procedures: answered questions related thereto; and guided Unit and Soldiers in the identification of optimum solutions to problems.
Conducted detailed reviews of NCOER and OERs in coordination with administrative policies and procedures.
Conducted all protocol and public affair duties ensuring unit publications, photographs, websites, and documents adhered to regulation.
Reviewed changes to, updated, and created administrative policies/ procedures.
Ft. Buchannan, PR, 04/2014, 04/2016, 271st Postal Company, Postal Administrative Clerk, 42A (F5), SPC, Full Time; Hours per week: 40-50 hours
Provided personnel support and assistance while working in the Transportation Battalion. Preforming Battalion level Human Resource Office (S1) servicing all divisions supporting the 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command.
Evaluated personnel qualifications for special assignment. Prepared and processed requests for transfer or reassignment, and transition processing, meal cards, training Soldier support files, and unit administration to include identification cards, tags, and leave and passes IAW AR 600-8-10.
Monitored and slotted line of duty roles for personnel accounting and strength management using military personnel (MILPER) database to include temporary duty and travel, personnel processing, personnel Security Clearances, training and reassignment, retention, and special pay.
Updated daily PERSTATs, leave control Logs, processed promotion packets and conducted junior enlisted promotion boards, completed USR turn-in and updated/consolidated daily and weekly taskers for 10 units with over 900 Soldiers.
Relevant Qualifications And Specialties
Equal Opportunity Leader Course (2024) Houston, TX 77049, HR Specialist Advanced Leader Course (2022) Fort Jackson, SC., Battle Staff (2020), Fort McCoy, WI., Basic Leaders Course: (2018) Fort Allen, PR., USAR Administration Basic: (2019) Guaynabo, PR., Combat Lifesaver Course (March 2015) Fort Jackson, PR., Military Driver Training Course (2017) Fort Jackson, SC., Postal Operations (F5) (2016) Fort Jackson, SC., Human Resource Specialist (2015) Fort Jackson, SC., English- Proficient, Spanish- Native
Clearance
Secret
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Human Resources Supervisor
1st Brigade, 87 Training Division, 84 Training Command
05.2023 - Current
Human Resources Speacialist
616th Quartermaster Company Unit
02.2021 - 05.2023
Human Resources Specialist
301st Military Police Company
03.2018 - 02.2021
Postal Administrative Clerk
271st Postal Company
04.2014 - 03.2018
No Degree - Kinesiology
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
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