Jontae Simmons
Del Rio,USA
Summary
Experienced professional in the aspects of protective services with experience across various administrative duties including human resources and recruiting. Possess strong analytical skills, adept at program management and costumer service. Skilled in recruitment and employee relations. Possess strong communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to foster team performance and productivity. Adapt at navigating complex HR software systems to streamline administrative processes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Skillsbridge Talent Acquisition Intern (Remote)
B.E.A.T. LLC
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Conducted full life-cycle Information Technology recruiting requirements, requisition announcements, strategies and support for government contracts and DoD positions
- Delivered full life cycle recruiting for various roles such as IT, Project/Program Managers, Engineering, Administration and Healthcare collaborating on 5 new hires
- Applied HR methodologies, customer service inquiries for staffing requirements and the use of software to find the best candidate matches
- Applied organizational operating procedures to support job classification, descriptions, certificates, training, labor-management relations, employee award actions, benefits, HR policy and related questions
- Actively sought candidates and adapted strategies to fulfill job descriptions and analysis
- Prepared job announcements for Indeed, Dice, Clearance Jobs, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, Facebook, Boolean searches, various social media sites, industry networking, cold calling and targeted emailing
- Conducted interviewing, pre appointment security checks, application assistance, onboarding processes and applicant status
- Drafted job offers, formatted resumes, memorandums and HR organizational practices
- Assisted HR specialists by maintaining electronic official personnel folders, record keeping, database updates and various administrative work using Microsoft 365
Installation Access Manager
United States Air Force
Del Rio, TX
03.2020 - 10.2023
- Installation Access Manager, Managed Pass and Registration/Reports & Analysis
- Worked with the base human resource specialists for processing applicant electronic personnel folders and records updates
- Facilitated the base civilian onboarding process for new employees supporting the DoD Priority Placement Programs and familiar with DCPAS
- Ensures timely processing of personnel actions within established deadlines.
- Provided advice on group life insurance, health benefits, and Thrift Savings Plan programs.
- Handled coding, service computation dates, pay adjustments, and system errors efficiently.
- Processes and issues civilian employee and contractor ID cards using biometric data
- Proficient in using multiple military security personnel database systems and overseeing a 10-member team.
- Administered background checks and criminal history searches daily
- Worked with the security manager to verify member clearances or status
- Approval authority for visitors, foreign nationals, reoccurring personnel checks and new civilian hire applicants
- Regularly updates information into computer record systems by researching information, processing program requirements and inputting new data
- Provides customer service by answering questions or inquiries by email, phone and resolving request. Advisor to hiring managers, senior leadership for placement determination or base access approval
- Prepares statistical required reports monthly for supervisors, designated offices and higher leadership within timelines or by request. Performed in-depth assessments of confidential files involving various federal, state, and local agencies.
- Processes FOIA requests, sensitive documents, fingerprinting, investigative information for reports to the Air Force Justice Information Center and FBI ensuring 100% accuracy
- Maintained onsite documentation as the records custodian. Organized filing system to locate and prevent lost records
- Resolved customer record requests by searching databases and information provided to ascertain the location of individual records
- Managed incoming and outgoing mail
- Orchestrated formal briefings, meetings and presentations for monthly reports to leadership on trending data
- Effectively integrated flexible local operations according to technical guidelines
- Spearheaded various administrative programs to tackle complex issues
Procurement Specialist
United States Air Force
Del Rio, TX
03.2020 - 10.2023
- Sustained operating purchases and mission requests
- Expertly drove unit Defense Travel System Program and knowledgeable using the Joint Travel Regulations
- Oversaw travel arrangements, authorizations, vouchers, funding and settlements for 100 personnel unit
- Crafted detailed itineraries and provided support during travel
- Interprets local procedures, AFI, operating instructions and formulates the correct process strategy
- Advised leadership on purchases and availability of funds
- Reviews, validates charges, payment certification for all invoices and supporting documents for discrepancies
- Maintains records from all contractors, vendors and credit card purchases
- Preserves relationships with vendors, performs financial audits, disputes if necessary and program oversight reviews
- Executed $145,000 in annual budget as a government purchase card holder
- Maintained inventory and purchase log updates
- Processes monthly submissions of financial documents ensuring 100% accuracy for accounting, fiscal, and budget reports
Unit Deployment Manager
United States Air Force
Del Rio, TX
01.2017 - 02.2020
- Led 100 personnel in support of worldwide contingencies
- Maintained $1.1M in logistics equipment, monthly reporting, meetings, databases and SIPR access
- Expertise in UDM program requirements, training, ART, APACS, LOGMOD and passport/visa processing
- Adaptive to ever-changing tasking demands to ensure all requirements were met
- Accounted for all on-hand supplies and reoccurring purchases
- Oversaw shipping of property to worldwide military installations
- Managed the unit safety representative program
- Conducted physical inspection of all owned facilities and spot checks
- Promoted unit readiness and passed the annual base safety inspections
- Accomplished $125K in annual purchase requests for deployment equipment, training, and travel
- Provided program oversight, security manager coordination, administrative duties, annual projections and advises senior leadership on decisions to higher command
Training Technician
United States Air Force
Del Rio, TX
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Directed the unit training program and career development courses
- Led the monthly and annual training plans, reducing class needs by 25%
- Utilized meetings, presentations and on the job training programs to assist learning needs
- Coordinated attendance of all in-house, Del Rio PD and Border Patrol joint training
- Prepared training requests for career progression and contingency operation requirements
- Utilized a tracking system for planning training and for budget preparation
- Assessed individual milestones through crafted lesson plans and quarterly inspections increasing program proficiency 15%
- Provides monthly status reports to base training leaders and updates databases
- Evaluates unit administrative programs annually
- Reviews methods used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of programs or services at the unit level
- Collaborated with section leaders to refresh training methods
- Scheduled career progression courses to strengthen experience in tactics and law enforcement
- Improved selection process and course availability for members
Flight Chief
United States Air Force
Del Rio, TX
04.2014 - 10.2023
- Directed a team of 10-25 personnel in maintaining base law and order operations.
- Directed the response to incidents, accidents ensuring physical, security of facilities personnel and resources
- Applied sound judgement or split decision to situations requiring law enforcement responses
- Utilized sensor alerts, local data collecting and base perimeter surveillance by directing armed response to known and possible threats
- Coordinated directly with base patrols, Air Force OSI, Valverde Sheriff’s Department and Del Rio Border Patrol for installation breaches and unknown individuals along the base perimeter leading to a substantial number of individuals detained
- Handles administrative duties, customer service requests, report review, evidence and processing of offenders
- Documented video surveillance, sensor alarms, database analysis, geospatial information around the installation to produce reports and heighten physical security measures or features
- Leads ongoing investigations, research, reports and apprehensions in accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, DoD regulations, Air Force regulation as well as localized laws
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies-Human Resources
Park University
Parkville, Missouri01-2024
AS - Criminal Justice
Community College of The Air Force
Maxwell AFB, Alabama01-2018
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Oral/Communication Skills
- ATS/ADP
- Customer Service
- Recruitment/Placement
- Client Relations
- Program Management
- Human Resources/HRIS
- Conflict Resolution
- Interviewing techniques
Securityclearance
Secret
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Skillsbridge Talent Acquisition Intern (Remote)
B.E.A.T. LLC
11.2023 - 02.2024
Installation Access Manager
United States Air Force
03.2020 - 10.2023
Procurement Specialist
United States Air Force
03.2020 - 10.2023
Unit Deployment Manager
United States Air Force
01.2017 - 02.2020
Training Technician
United States Air Force
01.2015 - 01.2017
Flight Chief
United States Air Force
04.2014 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies-Human Resources
Park University
AS - Criminal Justice
Community College of The Air Force
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