Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Military Federal Government Professional Award
Timeline
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Latona Mae Lambert

Sumter

Summary

Dedicated professional with a history of meeting company goals, utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Experienced with driving operational improvements and enhancing team performance through effective management practices. Utilizes process optimization and strategic planning to meet organizational objectives.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager of Operations and HR Director

Its Hot Outside LLC
02.2023 - Current
  • Established positive and effective communication among contracting staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
  • Bid on contracts for subcontractor , i.e.. Electricians, Plumbers, Builders, Architects who relies on the company's Dodge Construction Network bids.
  • Oversee facility maintenance activities to ensure optimal performance of equipment and infrastructure elements.
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices and hold safety training for construction and cleaning sites.
  • Successfully managed budgets, consistently meeting financial targets while maintaining high-quality,stands and payroll employees and contractors.


Director of Operations HR

US Air Force 78 FSS
08.2016 - 12.2022
  • Responsibilities included but not limited to processing over 50 Federal Government employees time cards. Maintained staff members timesheets. Calculating bonuses and allowances. Preparing employees' compensation by the end of each month using payroll software. Also ensuring faculty used correct hours to qualify for leave.
  • Supervised workers and oversaw facility to meet state requirements and training.
  • Attended professional meetings and conferences to maintain and improve professional competence.

Coordinated compliance are met with military groups.

  • Manage and oversee a 1.8 million Dollar Budget. Supervise over 20 NAF and Government employee's.
  • Oversaw daily operations across multiple departments, ensuring function, supplies and employee performance for salary based promotions efficient execution of tasks.

Director of Operations

US Air Force 39 FSS
10.2015 - 08.2016
  • Diminished monthly CDC loss from 15% to an increased profit margin of 4%.
  • Collected 25 NAF and GS staff members timesheets. Calculating bonuses and allowances. Preparing employees' compensation by the end of each month using payroll software. Also ensuring faculty used correct hours to qualify for leave, issuing deductions, earnings and other statements to employees and updating payroll records regularly
  • Advised and counseled employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management, ensuring each personnel were knowledgeable of support the mission.
  • Provided direction and advice to employees to ensure resolution of work issues and concerns on daily basis.
  • Mentored employee self-development by coaching them regarding their career goals and the benefits of long-term employment with the Federal Government and NAF.
  • Organized monthly staff educational trainings guaranteeing Companies compliance with the AFI.
  • Selected and recommended selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualification, mission requirements, and EEO and diversity objectives.
  • Ensured that all staff are using appropriate practices
  • Monitored budget continuously to stay in the green, with no more than 4% profit; briefed NAF Counsel to explain the CDC budget to 39 Air Wing.

Supervisory Specialist

US Air Force 39 FSS
12.2015 - 04.2016
  • Planned program development, and implemented, directed, and coordinated the location's operations in accordance with regulatory guidance.
  • Initiated and recommended program construction/alteration and renovation projects to ensure safe, healthy, and comfortable facilities.
  • Developed and analyzed information and surveyed location and patron needs to ensure programs and hours of operation are adequate.
  • Collected 25 NAF and 15 GS staff members timesheets. Calculating bonuses and allowances. Preparing employees' compensation by the end of each month using payroll software. Also ensuring faculty used correct hours to qualify for leave, issuing deductions, earnings and other statements to employees and updating payroll records regularly
  • Tabulated funds and resources to include developing annual budgets, which include submission and prioritization of program component requirements.
  • Presented all updates to Commander, during weekly Flight Chief Meetings and submitted End of Week accomplishments to Leadership.
  • Coordinated with Deputy and Commander to ensure that all deadlines for our Flight are met in a timely manner, before the deadline.
  • Planned, directed, and assigned work to staff based on priorities and deadlines, considering the difficulty and requirements of the assignment and the capabilities of employees.

Director of Services

US Army Camp Casey
08.2014 - 10.2015
  • Monitored all staff to maintain an elevated level of competency and to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of each employee.
  • Certified all inspections are good and write the fixes for all findings and give them to the coordinator to be uploaded into the CAR after inspections.
  • Passed AHHI inspection and scored 93.51%.
  • Monitored facility budget ensuring all organizations stays in their allotted budget while having funds allotted for staff TDYs and staff cash awards.
  • Collected 70 NAF staff member's timesheets. Calculating bonuses and allowances. Preparing employees' compensation by the end of each month using payroll software. Also ensuring faculty used correct hours to qualify for leave, issuing deductions, earnings and other statements to employees and updating payroll records regularly
  • Become the Acting Coordinator when the coordinator is TDY or on vacation. I was responsible for stepping into this positions multiple times.

Education

Associate of Arts - Education Administration

Cochise College
Sierra Vista, AZ
06-1992

Skills

  • Financial planning
  • Performance Evaluation and Optimization
  • Microsoft Software Systems
  • Analytics and Documentation
  • Regulatory Compliance and Documentation
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Program Optimization
  • Programming best practices
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Decision-making
  • Strategic planning
  • Goal setting
  • Logistics management
  • Business process optimization
  • Budget management

Military Federal Government Professional Award

Baumholder CDC Facility Flight Chief Award of Excellence

Timeline

Manager of Operations and HR Director

Its Hot Outside LLC
02.2023 - Current

Director of Operations HR

US Air Force 78 FSS
08.2016 - 12.2022

Supervisory Specialist

US Air Force 39 FSS
12.2015 - 04.2016

Director of Operations

US Air Force 39 FSS
10.2015 - 08.2016

Director of Services

US Army Camp Casey
08.2014 - 10.2015

Associate of Arts - Education Administration

Cochise College
Latona Mae Lambert