Jessica Gardner
Salem,OR
Summary
Dynamic professional with a rich background in the Department of Defense, showcasing a blend of hard and soft skills including 10-Key proficiency and exceptional communication. Excelled in roles requiring HIPAA compliance and secret clearance, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and safety. Proven track record in improving service delivery and managing complex databases, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and teamwork.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructional Assistant
Salem Keizer School District
02.2024 - 06.2024
- Collated classroom materials to help students prepare for daily instruction and activities.
- Supported student with behavior management during lessons, minimizing distractions, and ensuring a safe and orderly classroom.
- Helping teachers and students with extracurricular activities and school functions.
- Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities.
- Perform general clerical duties, such as typing, duplicating, filing, and taking attendance
- Managed about 10-15 students daily for lunch detention
Food Service Assistant
Department of Defense
05.2018 - 11.2023
- Develop Food Service Program budget around $ 2 million for training requirements within the food program
- Managed the Army's food service program using the automated food management information system (AFMIS) for the entire State of Oregon Army National Guard
- Prepare correspondence, briefings, plans, operations orders and/or fragmentary orders to support the Food Service Program operations/services
- Review over 100 food packet for requesting and closing out monthly after military units would utilize facilities.
- Perform long-range planning to ensure efficient/effective provision and updating of equipment; food preparation, quality and facilities equipment, facilities, training, and personnel concerns
Human Resources Specialist (42A)
Department Of Defense Army
09.2009 - 07.2023
- Performs duties of and supervises functions of preceding skill levels. Supervise specific human resources functions in personnel office, Battalion S1 and medical resources support activity.
- Oversaw medical readiness for service members within National Guard.
- Acted as liaison between patient and care providers to track on going care
and follow up. - Advise commanders and other staff members on Soldiers, personnel readiness and medical cases of supported reporting units
- Scanned and indexed medical records into electronic data base, working with
Health Records Department closely. - Worked closely with service members on collaborative approach with several stakeholders, including command leadership, military and civilian providers, Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), and TRICARE to track continuance of care on over 275 patients annually.
Morale Welfare Recreation Operations NCO
Department Of Defense Army
10.2019 - 08.2020
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices for events on base.
- Supervised tour trips for soldiers off base ranging from 50-75 personnel at a time.
- Managed inventory and property book $ 1.7 million with no loss. Managed operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
- Managing incoming and outgoing requests for support, forces, and information
Accounting Technician
Department of Defense
09.2014 - 04.2018
- Entered figures using 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
- Organized budget documentation and tracked expenses to maintain tight business controls.
- Used systems to sort complicated factual information regarding public law; fiscal law; Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Army (DA), Forces Command (FORSCOM), National Guard Bureau (NGB), and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) regulations; Standing Operating Procedures; Comptroller General Decisions; and policies and issuances to apply variety of methods in order to execute full range of accounting services
- Used fiscal accounting and related interfaced systems to provide input/adjustments to fiscal accounting database of record and interoperable feeder systems of logistics, contracting, pay, travel, accounts payable, disbursement and interfund automated systems
- Analyze and evaluate data to conduct variety of fiscal reconciliations, reviews, and account adjustments
Education
High School Diploma -
Oregon City High School
Oregon City06-2008
Skills
- Classroom inclusion
- Enthusiastic Communication and interpersonal Skills
- Safety and incident management
- Computer Skills
- Secret Clearance
- HIPAA Compliance Certified Annually
- Experienced in all Microsoft Office Software
- 10-Key Proficient
- Program Files/Medical records
Maintenance - Customer service-oriented
Affiliations
- Oregon Army National Guard Sep 2009- July 2023 (Honorable Discharge)
Timeline
Instructional Assistant
Salem Keizer School District
02.2024 - 06.2024
Morale Welfare Recreation Operations NCO
Department Of Defense Army
10.2019 - 08.2020
Food Service Assistant
Department of Defense
05.2018 - 11.2023
Accounting Technician
Department of Defense
09.2014 - 04.2018
Human Resources Specialist (42A)
Department Of Defense Army
09.2009 - 07.2023
High School Diploma -
Oregon City High School
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