Johnnie Parton
Carlisle,KY
Summary
A detailed oriented professional with executive level leadership and senior program management experience within a professional and diverse organization. Excels at managing diverse staffs, peers, and subordinates through complex situations in a multidimensional operational environment. Specializes in organizational vision and philosophies, problem solving, account management, program management, change management, process refinement, training, operations, and organizational development through critical and creative thinking. Accomplished at adapting with changing landscapes in a constantly evolving organizational workforce by analyzing personnel and organizational performance indicators. Seeking to transition my knowledge, skills, and organizational expertise to a forward thinking, values-based management team that helps others help themselves through process and procedural refinement.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
High School Teacher
Fayette County Public Schools
Lexington, KY
08.2023 - Current
- Developed learning and training curriculum that exceeded Fayette County Public Schools and the Kentucky Department of Education's goals.
- Developed and implemented weekly, quarterly, and annual lesson plans to meet the individual goals of 192 students.
- Collaborated with stakeholders and shareholders with effective communication that established a comprehensive strategy that ensured a sustainable learning and training pathway for all students that resulted in five 4-year university scholarships.
- Developed and executed formal and informal educational instruction utilizing the classroom and virtual platforms during non-traditional instruction days that resulted in 98% pass rate.
- Established a safety program for my classroom and the six teams that I coach using a holistic approach by analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in regards to safety compliance resulting in zero serious incidents.
- Designed and implemented performance monitoring and measurement systems to evaluate student progress with educational and career readiness goals.
- Designed curriculum that met the needs of 28 non-english speaking students and fostered an all inclusive environment conducive to positive learning.
U.S Army Senior Advisor and Director of Personnel
United States Army National Guard
Frankfort, KY
01.2018 - 08.2023
- Established, monitored, and analyzed the battalion's leadership vision and philosophy for 1200 soldiers.
- Acted as the Director of the talent management program of 1200 personnel expanding across the organization.
- Responsible for providing guidance and oversight to human resources, operations, logistics, budgeting, information technology, and security for the organization.
- Acted as a change agent that focused on strategic goals, key performance indicators, stakeholder and team projections, and scope of the plan.
- Utilized an eight-step change model that created a sense of urgency, built the change team, formed strategic visions, removed barriers to change, focused on short-term wins, maintained momentum for long-term wins, and instituted the positive change.
- Developed and executed strategic plans through effective communication with stakeholders and shareholders that established short and long-term training and safety effectiveness, and sustainability.
- Regularly met with national leaders about tactical, operational, and strategical planning utilizing the Army's corps principles, concepts, tools, and techniques of our mission capabilities and training requirements.
- Managed a $20 million annual operational budget that ensured all objectives were met with zero budget discrepancies.
- Facilitated direct and indirect communication between subordinate units regarding safety policies and procedural updates.
- Analyzed safety and training metrics and data to develop strategies that improved through short and long-term goals and strategies.
- Developed and engaged in formal and informal training through institutional classrooms and virtual platforms.
U.S Army Operations Sergeant Major
Army National Gaurd
Frankfort, KY
01.2010 - 12.2017
- Developed and implemented plans for training, operations, logistics, and administrative activities through comprehensive analysis of human and organizational performance indicators.
- Advised leadership on risk management techniques to minimize potential losses during operations through the perpetual use of risks assessments.
- Monitored performance metrics through performance indicators and provided feedback on progress towards meeting mission objectives.
- Provided recommendations and direction on operational issues to subordinate commanders and stakeholders.
- Maintained accurate records pertaining to personnel assignments, equipment inventory, supply levels, training schedules, maintenance logs and other related datasets.
- Ensured compliance with Army regulations, procedures, and policies for all personnel assigned to the unit.
- Ensured proper use of resources, equipment, supplies, and personnel were maintained in accordance with established guidelines and policies.
- Managed budget allocations ensuring funds were spent wisely while meeting mission requirements.
- Reviewed after action reports submitted by subordinate units in order to identify lessons learned, personnel and organizational performance indicators from previous operations.
- Evaluated current procedures used in order to develop more efficient methods of accomplishing tasks.
- Coordinated with outside agencies to facilitate transportation requirements for personnel or equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Leadership
University of Charleston
Charleston, WV05-2023
Skills
- Instructional Design
- Interactive Classroom Instruction
- Curriculum Development
- Lesson Planning
- Operational Planning
- Personnel Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Intelligence Analysis
- Tactical Operations
- Logistics Management
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-Solving Aptitude
- Operations Monitoring
- Expert Communicator
- Change Management
- Program Management
Affiliations
- Boating
- Live Music
- Being a Grandfather
Accomplishments
- Promoted to the rank of Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
- 24 U.S Army Achievement Medals
Certification
- Kentucky Teacher Certification
- Secret Security Clearance
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
High School Teacher
Fayette County Public Schools
08.2023 - Current
U.S Army Senior Advisor and Director of Personnel
United States Army National Guard
01.2018 - 08.2023
U.S Army Operations Sergeant Major
Army National Gaurd
01.2010 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Leadership
University of Charleston