Caitlyn Curtin
Lugoff,SC
Summary
Distinguished as Instructor of the Year by the United States Army, I excel in public speaking and curriculum development, demonstrating unparalleled ability in mentoring and HR operations. Leveraging strong communication and organizational skills, I significantly enhanced the academic and operational readiness of over 4,000 soldiers, embodying leadership and compliance excellence.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructor
United States Army
06.2022 - Current
- Serves as an Instructor for the Adjutant General School's Basic Officer Training Division, training and mentoring newly commissioned second lieutenants in the Human Resources field
- Prioritized, organized and coordinated with multiple entities, ensuring students graduated with a confident understanding of the technical and tactical application of Human Resources inside the Operational Army
- Provided constructive feedback on assignments to support student growth and improve academic performance.
- Mentored students in academic and personal challenges to foster resilience and self-confidence.
- Created an Instructor Onboarding program for new Instructors as the Senior Instructor
- Manages and enforces all larger Army policy as well as unit policy and procedures to ensure compliance
- Runs the Instructor Certification Program
- Selected as the Instructor of the Quarter Fiscal Year 2023
- Selected as Instructor of the Year for Fiscal Year 2024
Human Resources Officer
United States Army
05.2020 - 06.2022
- Responsible for Human Resources and administrative support for over 700 soldiers and their families to include attachments of a Patriot Air Defense Artillery Battalion while stateside as well as while deployed to contingency operations. Including, but not limited to plans and operations, mail operations, personnel accountability, casualty and evacuation operations, strength management, evaluations, personnel database management, awards, and morale and welfare
- Managed and enforces all larger Army policy as well as unit policy and procedures to ensure compliance
- Managed personnel operations between four locations simultaneously between the Rear Detachment in Fort Hood, TX, and our forward entities in Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia maintaining combat power and operational readiness
- Trained, mentored and developed two subordinate Non-Commissioned Officers and three junior soldiers
Human Resources Officer
United States Army
07.2018 - 08.2019
- Human Resources Officer for a Patriot Air Defense Artillery Battalion forward deployed to Camp Carroll, South Korea
- Responsible for the planning, Personnel Service Support, administration and staff operations of over 950 soldiers and their families
- Oversaw the training and development of 10 subordinate junior soldiers and two non-commissioned officers
- Established and maintained procedures in a high tempo operational environment to include evaluations, awards, leave and finance, promotions, strength management, policy and correspondence
- Managed and enforces all larger Army policy as well as unit policy and procedures to ensure compliance
Strenght Management Officer
United States Army
01.2017 - 07.2018
- Brigade-level Strength Manager for a forward-deployed brigade in a combined/joint environment
- Managed and dispersed personnel strength for four subordinate battalions consisting of over 4000 Soldiers
- Responsible for evaluating and reporting critical shortages utilizing the unit status reports
- Manged operations and operations orders for the brigade
- Managed and enforces all larger Army policy as well as unit policy and procedures to ensure compliance
Education
Master of Science - Management/Human Resources Management
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD05-2023
Master of Arts - Sociology
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA05-2016
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Public speaking
- Class instruction
- Lesson planning
- Curriculum development
- Collaborative team player
- Recordkeeping
- HR policies and procedures
- Human resources operations
- Organization
- Compliance
- Employee onboarding
Certification
- Integrated Personnel Pay System - Army Institutional Training Certificate - 2022
- Common Faculty Developer Course Certificate - 2022
- Human Resource Plan and Operations Certificate - 2020
- Adjutant General Captain's Career Course Certificate - 2020
- Adjutant General Basic Officer Leader Course Certificate - 2016
- Mountain Warfare School Certificate - 2015
Meritorious Service Medal
- Meritor
Military Awards
- Meritorious Service Medal - 1
- Army Commendation Medal - 4
- Army Achievement Medal - 2
- Certificate of Achievement - 1
- Army-Air Force Presidential Unit Citation - 1
- Meritorious Unit Citation - 1
Timeline
Instructor
United States Army
06.2022 - Current
Human Resources Officer
United States Army
05.2020 - 06.2022
Human Resources Officer
United States Army
07.2018 - 08.2019
Strenght Management Officer
United States Army
01.2017 - 07.2018
- Integrated Personnel Pay System - Army Institutional Training Certificate - 2022
- Common Faculty Developer Course Certificate - 2022
- Human Resource Plan and Operations Certificate - 2020
- Adjutant General Captain's Career Course Certificate - 2020
- Adjutant General Basic Officer Leader Course Certificate - 2016
- Mountain Warfare School Certificate - 2015
Master of Science - Management/Human Resources Management
University of Maryland Global Campus
Master of Arts - Sociology
Susquehanna University
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