David Ramirez
Corporate Recruiter
Willis,TX
Summary
Active duty military service member with 12 years in the United States Air Force. The last two, of which, has been as a Goal-oriented Human Resource, Air Force Recruiter, determined to exceed expectations of higher level leadership in an effort to meet mission and Air Force requirements. As a recruiter he covers 22.5 square miles with seven high schools and one community college. He is responsible for establishing rapport with community organizations, school officials, and directs effective and detailed visitation plans. Additionally, his skills are utilized to professionally develop, motivate and lead members in areas of administering accountability, effective training, mentoring, and qualification reviews. Lastly, he is responsible for developing and maintaining the national defense structure by interviewing and hiring highly-qualified and highly-motivated men and women to fulfill a vast variety of career fields required in the United States Air Force.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Air Force Recruiter
United States Air Force, USAF
Willis, United States
07.2021 - Current
- Responsible for filling Air Force requirements, establishing effective advertisement, promotions and public relation programs within Area of Responsibility.
- Efficiently analyze applicants for enlistment through academic testing, physicals, and case file documentations.
- Supervises Delayed Entry Program enlistees by administering effective training, mentoring, and qualification reviews.
- Exceeded mandated mission objective directed by headquarters based on military needs and availability by 15%, subsequently resulting in Silver Badge for excellence.
- Initiated precision focus for Air Force priorities as number one in command for vital Linguist bookings. Guided United States Space Force stand-up, stapling the number two in command for Guardian contracts.
- Implemented new pre-screen process to filter interested candidates by eligibility and disqualifying factors. New process increased proficiency and cut man hours by 25%.
- Led Command's Area of Responsibility with marketing campaign; teamed with local station to boost Air Force story to 5K perspective applicants over 7,361 square miles.
- Assisted senior management with making key decisions by developing and submitting reports with status updates and improvement recommendations for hiring applicants to meet mission requirements.
- Selected as Non-Commissioned Officer Academy class leader; Oversaw daily tasks, 35 volunteer hours and ensured 100% pass rate/zero failures.
- Mentored and guided 60+ members with physical training and professional development; instilled customs and courtesies as well as maintained motivation.
- Traveled to schools in area to speak to students, parents, influencers about military careers and provided materials and literature about military careers; educated individuals on military jobs and compared interests as they correspond to ASVAB scores for potential career matches.
- Displayed exemplary personal and professional appearance, attracting local populace to inquire about military experience and opportunities; restored 9 neglected high school relationships for 15% zone production increase.
- Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employee; ensured security of personal identifiable information.
- Advocated for staff members, helping to identify and resolve conflicts.
Unit Deployment Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
Okinawa, Japan
12.2019 - 11.2020
- Responsible for establishing, preparing, and training 6 personnel/154 duty tasks to effectively and efficiently prepare Unit Commander's deployment readiness requirements.
- Oversaw, led and trained 6 personnel on Air Force Defense Readiness Reporting System (via Secret Internet Protocol Router Network); rectified mission essential tasks/records for Wing Commander's sight picture and warfighting integration.
- Postured, managed and trained 6 personnel on real-time readiness reporting tool program; oversaw 785 members, 216 unit type codes and 11 career fields.
- Reestablished command's readiness and posturing structure; evaluated and revised theaters support requirements to meet 97% of Air Force goal.
- Led Air Force Management Internal Control toolset for command; self-assessed, updated items, verified and Identified zero shortfalls, leading to a standard of "Excellent" by staff assistant inspectors.
- Managed the largest Logistics Readiness Deployment program at 495 personnel, inspected and corrected readiness deficiencies.
- Managed Noncombatant Evacuation Operations program. Guided 23 wardens in unit (498 Air Force members plus 1k dependents), educated 156 families on natural disaster emergency evacuation protocol.
- Initiated typhoon preparation for imminent storm; managed five Flights (498 personnel); secured 120 facilities/2K vehicles and secured $670M in vital military assets
- Directed COVID-19 travel data call program; managed 226 in/out-bound personnel and implemented Restriction of Movement guidance in order to reduce travel delays (duty and deployment)
Fuels Service Center Supervisor
United States Air Force, USAF
Okinawa, Japan
02.2018 - 01.2019
- Responsible for supervision of 6 Non-Commissioned Officers, directed daily activities for seven sections within organization/104 personnel.
- Managed $229M ground fuel contracts, streamlined delivery for 33 Department of Defense unites and 352 organizational tanks island-wide.
- Controlled 58 vehicle fleet in support of 101 Wing/joint unit F-15, KC- & RC-135, HH-60, C-130, E-3/8, and P-3/8 aircraft
- Reconciled 42M gallon jet and ground fuel account, processed Defense Logistics Agency-Energy inventory fuel transactions.
- Led Pacific Air Force's busiest fuel operations; responsible for the delivery of 56M gallons of fuel for 22K aircraft in and 20K mission sorties.
- Oversaw delivery of 6M gallons in support of United States Navy Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities ranging 100M square mile Area of Responsibility.
- Initiated and implemented new database tracker for 10 personnel in the midst of a four month system outage; averted delay in refuels/$60M sales.
- Managed restructure of Vehicle Identification Link Key index; generated and implemented transition of "hard copy" files to electronic database, cutting man hours by 50%
Fuels Distribution Supervisor
United States Air Force, USAF
Okinawa, Japan
02.2016 - 01.2018
- Responsible for supervision, training, and monitoring of airfield fuels operations for 22 personnel in support of Pacific Air Force's largest combat Wing.
- Administered all fuels training to include safety, flight line driving, upgrade training, and strict environmental compliance enforcement.
- Led interservice joint force effort/training plan for 21 United States Marines with 440 hours of on the job training flight line operations in support of the Chief Staff of the Air Force's number 2 priority.
- Manager for Command's airfield Driving Program; oversaw and qualified 6 outside organizations within command.
- Developed HH-60 Hot-Gas Lesson Plan; developed checklist, and application instructions for "engine -on/under the blades" standard operating procedure, mitigating operation hazard for 38 personnel.
- Deployment to Africa; selected as Operations Section Chief leading three sections. - Guided team's delivery of 106K gallons to 142 Remotely Piloted Aircraft in support of 66 combat strikes/32K Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance hours. - As the Fuels Laboratory supervisor, ensured receipt and delivery of all fuels products were in Air Force specification at all times; certified 1.2M gallons at $836M Department of Defense/Other Government Agency assets.
Fuels Distribution Supervisor
United States Air Force, USAF
Yigo, Guam
04.2015 - 01.2016
- Responsible for supervision of 28 personnel in support of 24/7 fuels distribution for Search and Rescue, Pacific Commander theater missions, and flying hour program.
- Created, conducted daily safety briefings to ensure entire element is in compliance with Air Force standards/regulations
- Trained all refueling operators on flight line safety, aircraft parking ramps, runway crossings, control tower procedures.
- Evaluated flight line operations, corrected deficiencies, unsafe operations on the spot to reestablish safety and reiterate appropriate operating procedure.
- Directed Fuels Laboratory operations and HAZMAT control program to ensure quality fuel is kept and "waste fuel" is disposed of properly.
- Oversaw Self Aid Buddy Care program, instructed unit on emergency management and maintained 100% compliance.
- Deployment to Qatar. - Led Fuels Laboratory operations for 9K Operation Inherent Resolve. Hosted Qatari General and Group Commander in an effort to increase host nation's fuel quality standard.
Skills
File and records management
undefinedAccomplishments
- Process Improvement
- Created new procedures for safe operating procedures in hazardous environment
- Created new Excel Spreadsheet for tracking
- Continued Education/Professional Development
- Honed Leadership and Management Skill set
- Air Force Commendation Medal (X2)
- Army Commendation Medal
- Air Force Achievement Medal (X3)
- 2015 Airman of the Year
Certification
Adult/Infant First Aid CPR Certification - American Red Cross
Timeline
Air Force Recruiter
United States Air Force, USAF
07.2021 - Current
No Degree - USAF NCOA
US Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
01.2021 - 02.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Human Resources Management
Community College of The Air Force
01.2021 - Current
Adult/Infant First Aid CPR Certification - American Red Cross
06-2020
No Degree - USAF Recruiter School
Air Force Total Force Recruiter
01.2020 - 02.2020
Unit Deployment Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
12.2019 - 11.2020
Fuels Service Center Supervisor
United States Air Force, USAF
02.2018 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Sports And Health Sciences
American Military University
07.2017 - Current
Fuels Distribution Supervisor
United States Air Force, USAF
02.2016 - 01.2018
Fuels Distribution Supervisor
United States Air Force, USAF
04.2015 - 01.2016
No Degree - USAF ALS
Air Force Airman Leadership School
02.2015 - 02.2015
No Degree - USAF Refueling Maintenance School
Air Force Refueling Equipment Maintenance
08.2012 - 08.2012
No Degree - USAF Fuels School
United States Air Force Fuels Apprentice
08.2010 - 09.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Logistics Management
Community College of The Air Force
08.2010 - 06.2016
No Degree - USAF BMT
Air Force Basic Military Training
06.2010 - 07.2010
High School Diploma -
Putnam City West High School
08.2006 - 05.2010
Education
High School Diploma -
Putnam City West High School
Oklahoma City, OK 08.2006 - 05.2010
No Degree - USAF BMT
Air Force Basic Military Training
Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX 06.2010 - 07.2010
No Degree - USAF Fuels School
United States Air Force Fuels Apprentice
Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX 08.2010 - 09.2010
No Degree - USAF Refueling Maintenance School
Air Force Refueling Equipment Maintenance
Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX 08.2012 - 08.2012
Associate of Applied Science - Logistics Management
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL 08.2010 - 06.2016
No Degree - USAF ALS
Air Force Airman Leadership School
Peterson AFB, CO 02.2015 - 02.2015
No Degree - USAF Recruiter School
Air Force Total Force Recruiter
Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX 01.2020 - 02.2020
No Degree - USAF NCOA
US Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL 01.2021 - 02.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Human Resources Management
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL 01.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Sports And Health Sciences
American Military University
Charles Town, WV 07.2017 - Current
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