Matthew Foubert
Cedar Rapids,IA
Summary
Reliable business professional with experience in project management, process improvement and financial analysis. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Farm Bill Specialist
USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Service
12.2017 - 01.2019
- Payments to the planned and completed conservation practices of land owners and operators (Participants) which meet the Natural Resources Conservation Service standards per their contract; contract modifications of various types for each of the Participants; first-level reviews of contract applications
- Series: 0344 - Grade: 5
- Hours per week: 40
Midwest Regional O-T-R Driver
West Side Transport
02.2011 - 06.2013
- Continued study of the differences in trucking companies with their individual and unique corporate cultures. Exercising improved performance. Emphasizing more professionalism rather than financial returns for the time and effort of working every day, every night, every weekend and every holiday. Regional freight hauler moving various dry goods throughout the Midwest and Eastern United States. Pre-trip and post-trip inspections of the tractor and trailers, daily drivers log updates, coordination with customer receiving and shipping departments. Observance of all published, posted and related laws and regulations. Safe driving practices. 24/7 availability for freight movement.
- Hours per week: 60
Human Resources Technician (Staffing/Office Automation)
Department of the Army, Ft. Sam Houston Civ Pers Actv Ctr
10.2007 - 03.2008
- Built internal and externally advertised USAJOBS announcements; qualify the applicants' submitted packet using a rating process of information after the closing date of the announcements. Assisted in providing technical advisory services to customers/Civilian Personnel Activity Centers (CPACs) to facilitate recruitment. Assisted in identifying recruitment needs & sources. Delivered staffing services to meet needs. Understand & comply with laws, regulations & guidelines. Assist in special projects (RIF, TOF, etc.) Understand/apply Civilian Human Resource policies, procedures & technology to effectively complete assignments accurately & within established time-lines. As appropriate, identify/recommend/provide feedback on improving automated tools, processes, procedures. Monitored the quality of data. Ensured position, applicant, personnel and recruitment data was correct and timely. Participated &/or assisted with quality initiatives & special projects, & data quality reviews. Displayed the contributing factors of cooperation, teamwork, customer focus and communication.
- Series: 0203 - Grade: 01
- Hours per week: 40
Human Resources Technician (Processing Team X)
Department of the Army, North Central Civ Pers Oper Ctr
07.2007 - 10.2007
- Reviewed incoming documents for the ability to complete promotion, promotion not-to-exceed, reassignment, reassignment not-to-exceed, change to lower grade, pseudo requests for personnel action and/or conversion actions. Used Civilian Personnel On-Line (CPOL) portal to review personnel records. Also, studying and setting Within Grade Increases (WGIs). Redesigned a WGI chart, in Excel, reducing four pages from Appendix A, Book 531 and converting it into a vertical two-page format making this chart a better tool. Building on the knowledge acquired from previous assignment.
- Series: 0203 - Grade: 01
- Hours per week: 40
Human Resources Technician (Staffing/Office Auto)
Department of the Army, North Central Civ Pers Oper Ctr
04.2007 - 07.2007
- Built internal and externally advertised USAJOBS announcements; qualify the applicants' submitted packet using a rating process of information after the closing date of the announcements. Assisted in providing technical advisory services to customers/Civilian Personnel Activity Centers (CPACs) to facilitate recruitment. Assisted in identifying recruitment needs & sources. Delivered staffing services to meet needs. Understand & comply with laws, regulations & guidelines. Assist in special projects (RIF, TOF, etc.) Understand/apply Civilian Human Resource policies, procedures & technology to effectively complete assignments accurately & within established time-lines. As appropriate, identify/recommend/provide feedback on improving automated tools, processes, procedures. Monitor quality of data. Ensure position, applicant, personnel and recruitment data is correct and timely. Participate &/or assist with quality initiatives & special projects, & data quality reviews. Displayed the contributing factors of cooperation, teamwork, customer focus and communication.
- Series: 0203 - Grade: 01
- Hours per week: 40
Medicaid-Waiver Programmatic Services Director
MACTown, Inc.
06.2006 - 04.2007
- Led the Medicaid-Waiver Programmatic Services to reestablish/reconnect employee relations to organizational management. Relations were at a severe low point. Vision was to motivate the workforce to stay focused on the fundamental details of the day’s work processes for professional growth and competence with all six personnel rising together through inspections and audits with myself being the confidant and liaison with staff and upper management. Delegated to popular and effective personnel to leverage proactive results. Crossed the “T’s” and dotted the “I’s” on paperwork and built from there on a Best or Clear approach to conducting business. Addressed communication with internal to external – employee to “Consumer”; And, internal to internal – employee to employee throughout the organization. Financial management costs, costs, costs. The lowest of low levels must be kept happy overall and given proper consideration. Director: MACTown Inc. El Portal, FL. Developmentally Disabled. Responsible for the 34 bed 3-story Adult Developmentally Disabled Facility but funding was not forthcoming. Made recommendations. Applied policies and procedures.
- Hours per week: 40
Executive Office Manager
MACTown, Inc.
09.2005 - 06.2006
- Built coalitions within contracting relationships to sustain a positive result for the services received. Partnered with any individual or prospective friend to the organization that could contribute to this not-for-profit – selling the benefit of the MACTown services. Executive Office Manager: An Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director; procuring and reviewing correspondence; providing advice to daily functions; a Human Resource consultant; Purchased day-to-day supplies to this 200 employee organization. Reorganized the Contracts binder and built an informative Table of Contents. Reorganized the Supply Room for better flow of product storage and retrieval. Enhanced Supply Room cleanliness. Solicited service estimates prior to contracting. Enforced the service commitments of the providers/vendors, specifically solid waste removal. Priced and contracted aluminum picnic tables due to the South Florida weather. Priced back-up generators for the 34 bed 3-story Adult Developmentally Disabled Facility but funding was not forthcoming. Made recommendations. Applied policies and procedures.
- Hours per week: 50
Agency Relations Field Monitor
Daily Bread Food Bank
05.2003 - 09.2005
- Agency Relations Field Monitor: Provided food program services and oversight to federally recognized non-profit organizations engaged in “Feeding the Hungry of South Florida”. The responsibility was comprised of onsite compliance reviews and writing follow-up reports, taking pictures, reporting the results and filing the results of each visitation/inspection. This department consisted of 600 agencies within the Miami-Dade County area. Performed much of the file maintenance. Optimized the receipt of a monthly $2,000 grant by analyzing the spending patterns of all of our nearly 1200 agencies using preferred analytical skills; it has been $700 before and after my departure. Supervisor: Martha Ferran, @ 305-633-9861x203; $24,000, 40+ hours per week. Also, Office Depot, Customer Experience Officer, Copy Center, September 2004 – September 2005; Eddie Baird, $11,500, 20-30+ hours per week. Monthly grant eligibility review based on spending patterns of agencies; “Excellence” rating: Hard-copy file maintenance from America’s Second Harvest – the conglomerate of national food banks; MS Excel and Word format contributions to the grant analysis, cost-of-business financial transaction accountability, documentation and general correspondence.
- Hours per week: 40
Health Services, Human Resources Manager (Supv Admin Off)
U.S. Army Reserve - 324th Combat Support Hospital
08.1998 - 03.2002
- This unit has stood down. But while I was there I served to the best of my ability as a staff-level advisor to complete and supervise a wide range of personnel actions affecting enlisted, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers and commissioned officer personnel. Planned and organized work around monitoring promotions, reductions, evaluations, payroll, bonuses, position qualifications, position management and classification, retirements, transfers, separations, sponsorship program, reenlistments, retention, personnel mobilization readiness, status reporting and briefings. Presented and provided technical advice to any personnel on these matters communicating effectively both orally and in writing. Applied regulatory policies and procedures to difficult situations. Analyzed problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions. Supervised a section of six full-time and twelve part-time Staff that covered a wide variety of personnel actions, some of which could be quite difficult and were always sensitive in nature. The hospital was comprised of professional, administrative and technical fields. In particular, the evaluation process was an example of exercised classification authority to develop and evaluate or certify position responsibilities for all of the position descriptions and each individual action within the boundaries of the position classification. Process official personnel actions for organizational segment with Army Reserve personnel positions; provide support for recruitment activities. Processed appointments, separations, promotions, changes to lower grade, reassignments, transfers, mass change actions; Review personnel action requests for accuracy, existence/adequacy of supporting documents, appropriateness of regulatory authority, proposed action cited in relation to intended purpose. Resolve discrepancies. Followed-up on suspense dates. Code/input personnel data into automated system. Check accuracy of computer generated actions. Answer questions about status of pending actions. Resolve processing problems such as failure to be promoted on effective date or irregularities in pay. Performed staffing clerical duties for recruitment organization. Use word processing software to produce forms, reports, correspondence. Transmit/receive documents electronically. Assisted the S-4, Logistician, with a Command Readiness preparation. This was an Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) position.
- Hours per week: 50
Asst Midwest Regional Acct Mgr (Pers Mgm Spec)
U.S. Army Reserve - Army Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERCEN)
07.1993 - 01.1995
- Assistant Midwest Regional Account Manager (75C) – Staff Sergeant: Liaison to eight commands in six states; representing each for position management and personnel management footwork within this vast organization for 13,000+ personnel. This was an Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) position.
- Hours per week: 40
Personnel Management Specialist
Army Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERCEN)
02.1990 - 07.1993
- Personnel Management Non-Commissioned Officer (75C) – Staff Sergeant: Primary responsibility was to cut automated transition orders, proficiency-pay orders, relocation orders, promotion orders and so forth for the entire Active Guard / Reserve Program – 13,000+ personnel as actions dictated. Worked closely with the Officers and NCOs of the Full-Time Support Management Center (FTSMC). This was an Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) position.
- Hours per week: 40
Unit Administrator
478th Engineer Battalion (Combat Corps)
03.1989 - 02.1990
- Completed a wide range of personnel actions affecting enlisted, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers and commissioned officer personnel. Planned and organized work around monitoring promotions, reductions, evaluations, payroll, bonuses, position qualifications, position management and classification, retirements, transfers, separations, sponsorship program, reenlistments, retention, personnel mobilization readiness, status reporting and briefings. Presented and provided technical advice to any personnel on these matters communicating effectively both orally and in writing. Applied regulatory policies and procedures to difficult situations. Analyzed problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions. Process official personnel actions for organizational segment with Army Reserve personnel positions; provide support for recruitment activities. Process appointments, separations, promotions, changes to lower grade, reassignments, transfers, mass change actions; Review personnel action requests for accuracy, existence/adequacy of supporting documents, appropriateness of regulatory authority, proposed action cited in relation to intended purpose. Resolve discrepancies. Follow up on suspense dates. Code/input personnel data into automated system. Check accuracy of computer generated actions. Answer questions about status of pending actions. Resolve processing problems such as failure to be promoted on effective date or irregularities in pay. Perform staffing clerical duties for recruitment organization. Use word processing software to produce forms, reports, correspondence. Transmit/receive documents electronically. This position required concurrent United States Army Reserve membership in this unit.
- Series: 0301 - Grade: 06
- Hours per week: 40
Unit Administrative Technician
961st Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy)
03.1987 - 03.1989
- This company has stood down. As an initial hire and having achieved full status as an Army Reservist I completed a wide range of personnel actions affecting enlisted, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers and commissioned officer personnel. Planned and organized work around payroll, bonuses, transfers, separations, sponsorship program, reenlistments, retention, personnel mobilization readiness and status reporting. Presented and provided technical advice to any personnel on these matters communicating effectively both orally and in writing. Analyzed problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions. This position required concurrent United States Army Reserve membership in this unit.
- Series: 0301 - Grade: 05
- Hours per week: 40
Education
Master's degree - Business Administration
FONTBONNE COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY (OPTIONS)
Clayton, MO12.1994
Bachelor's degree - Business Administration
MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY
Cedar Rapids, IA05.1986
Some college (no degree) - Political Science
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Iowa City, IA08.1980
Some college (no degree) - Liberal Arts
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Cedar Rapids, IA05.1979
High school diploma or equivalent - undefined
ST. LOUIS HIGH SCHOOL - THE U.S. ARMY (KOREA)
Honolulu, South Korea07.1974
Some high school (no diploma) - undefined
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
Clinton, IA06.1973
Skills
- Customer service expertise
- Skilled in analytical problem resolution
- Data-driven decision making
- File management proficiency
Timeline
Farm Bill Specialist
USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Service
12.2017 - 01.2019
Midwest Regional O-T-R Driver
West Side Transport
02.2011 - 06.2013
Human Resources Technician (Staffing/Office Automation)
Department of the Army, Ft. Sam Houston Civ Pers Actv Ctr
10.2007 - 03.2008
Human Resources Technician (Processing Team X)
Department of the Army, North Central Civ Pers Oper Ctr
07.2007 - 10.2007
Human Resources Technician (Staffing/Office Auto)
Department of the Army, North Central Civ Pers Oper Ctr
04.2007 - 07.2007
Medicaid-Waiver Programmatic Services Director
MACTown, Inc.
06.2006 - 04.2007
Executive Office Manager
MACTown, Inc.
09.2005 - 06.2006
Agency Relations Field Monitor
Daily Bread Food Bank
05.2003 - 09.2005
Health Services, Human Resources Manager (Supv Admin Off)
U.S. Army Reserve - 324th Combat Support Hospital
08.1998 - 03.2002
Asst Midwest Regional Acct Mgr (Pers Mgm Spec)
U.S. Army Reserve - Army Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERCEN)
07.1993 - 01.1995
Personnel Management Specialist
Army Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERCEN)
02.1990 - 07.1993
Unit Administrator
478th Engineer Battalion (Combat Corps)
03.1989 - 02.1990
Unit Administrative Technician
961st Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy)
03.1987 - 03.1989
Bachelor's degree - Business Administration
MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY
Some college (no degree) - Political Science
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Some college (no degree) - Liberal Arts
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
High school diploma or equivalent - undefined
ST. LOUIS HIGH SCHOOL - THE U.S. ARMY (KOREA)
Some high school (no diploma) - undefined
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
Master's degree - Business Administration
FONTBONNE COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY (OPTIONS)