Charles Holiness
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Legal professional with optimum skills in writing, organizing and project management. Expertly conducts research, organizes files and experienced working with diverse populations to maximize representation. Also, a detail-oriented team player with strong ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy or work independently with an emphasis on process improvement. Capable of tracking, managing and responding to FOIA requests for records in their organization's possession and control, and administering their organization's FOIA program.
Highly organized and detail-oriented administrative professional excels in office management and special projects. Resourceful and adaptive team leader with expertise in project management, financial tracking, customer relationship management and marketing. Results-oriented strategic planner with extensive knowledge of business practices.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Military Justice Administrator
US Pacific Command Headquarters (PACAF)
Honolulu, Hawaii
12.2021 - Current
- Spearheaded military justice for entire US Pacific Theater and mentored 72 attorneys/paralegals on disciplinary operations command-wide
- Aided with coordinating high profile or multi-bureau/office request issues
- Maintained office FOIA request library
- Monitored implementation of the FOIA throughout PACAF and keeping the Commander, the Solicitor, and the Staff Judge Advocate appropriately informed of the office’s performance in implementing the FOIA
- Principle enlisted advisor for U.S
- International law regulating military operations, foreign relations, HA/DR and DSCA
- Head of government purchase card program; Authorized $15K in supplies/equipment/deployment gear purchases
- Dedication to teamwork, technical expertise and acute attention to detail led to winning two spotlight awards.
Paralegal
United States Air Force
05.2009 - 06.2024
Civil Law Team Senior Manager
Kunsan Air Force Base
Rep of Korea
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Oversaw Civil Law section processing FOIA request, Wills, administrative demotions & separations (IAW AFI guidelines)
- Managed administrative suspense system & legal assistance program; drafted & notarized legal docs saving members $11k
- Streamlined information data base by eliminating over 10k documents and files which improved performance by 25%
- Responsible a $662,000,000 software program, conducting 9 inspections, streamlining management processes, developing document templates, which set the benchmark for 4 other organizations.
Community Legal Issues Division (CLSL) Liaison
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington D.C./Maryland
09.2017 - 02.2020
- Managed Air Force wide DL Wills projects worth estimated $10 million dollars
- These projects included a network expansion, an organization relocation, and upgrading will and notary execution methods
- Drafted 200+ appellant case status letters; to which clients awaiting appellate court decisions were diligently informed of case progress
- Guided office responsible for defending court-marital appeals in 3 appellate courts/including the US Supreme Court
- Teamed with attorneys on 1,870 briefs/petitions & motions; evaluated 90K+ pages of case documents
- Procured office equipment and laptops for 22-man team
- Also resolved computer connectivity issues as lead technician.
Medical Disability Paralegal Supervisor
Joint Base Lackland – Randolph
San Antonio, Texas
12.2012 - 09.2017
- Curated FOIA instruction training; oversaw crucial development training of 16 personnel on FOIA program policies, regulations, guidelines, procedures, and standards for Department wide FOIA implementation
- Halted a medical records data leak by collaborated with the Information Assurance Office, scouring 1,300,000 folders, and purging 84 files to prevent unauthorized access to patient data
- Developed office client management systemboosting productivity by 25%
- Advised 1000+ wounded/ill/injured clients on intricacies of Integrated Disability Evaluation System/Legacy Disability Evaluation System program and VA benefits
- Assisted wounded warriors by ensuring combat-related duty pay issues were verified and paid out in a timely manner
- Steered office through 5 annual safety inspections; achieved perfect result with 0 write-ups and Wing garnered 'Excellent' rating.
Paralegal Apprentice
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Rapid City, South Dakota
06.2009 - 12.2012
- Assisted in processing over 42 Article 15 actions; 100% processed within 20 days besting the Air Force metric by 20%
- Provided legal services and Law of Armed Conflict training for nearly 300 deploying troops
- Effectual front office customer service; provided 1,266 powers of attorney/notaries saving clients $63,750
- Ignited the office's 'Comply to Connect' initiative, by identifying office network security gaps which improved the cyber threat detection rate by 30%
- Hardened the Information Assurance accreditation package by scrubbing 100,000 applications on computers and removing 37 illegal programs.
Education
Bachelor of Science Business Administration -
University of Maryland - University College
Skills
- Secret Security/SCI Clearance
- Proficient in MS Office
- Client Communication
- Leadership
- Project Management Experience
- Vulnerability Management
- Training Manager
- Presentation Creation
- Information Management
- Performance Improvement
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Scheduling
- Business Development
- Team Collaboration
Timeline
Senior Military Justice Administrator
US Pacific Command Headquarters (PACAF)
12.2021 - Current
Civil Law Team Senior Manager
Kunsan Air Force Base
02.2020 - 02.2021
Community Legal Issues Division (CLSL) Liaison
Andrews Air Force Base
09.2017 - 02.2020
Medical Disability Paralegal Supervisor
Joint Base Lackland – Randolph
12.2012 - 09.2017
Paralegal Apprentice
Ellsworth Air Force Base
06.2009 - 12.2012
Paralegal
United States Air Force
05.2009 - 06.2024
Bachelor of Science Business Administration -
University of Maryland - University College
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