Michael Thayer
Lithopolis,OH
Summary
Highly motivated and skilled professional seeks position as a Remote Recruiter with dynamic organization that welcomes initiative and dedication and demands excellence in consistently meeting organizational objectives. Offering an exceptional ability to work under austere conditions with solid management acumen with a proven ability to build teamwork, client and public loyalty.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Recruiter
Mission Essential LLC
New Albany, OH
07.2017 - 07.2020
- Mon-Fri 0700-1530 / 40 hrs per week.
Mission Essential
U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) Linguist Contract
Greenville, Kandahar, Afghanistan, MI
04.2014 - 11.2014
- Responsible for the complete machining process of aluminum wheels.
- Leads and manages 16 production employees involved with the machining cell.
- Responsible for production/quality control of the machining process (as a startup aluminum wheel factory, the expectation from the machining department was 94% quality, to date I have exceeded that standard holding at 98.2%).
- Routinely worked with multiple vendors in the setup and ongoing operations of the wheel machining process from robotics, automation and chemical consumption Mission Essential U.S.
- Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) Linguist Contract Task Order Area Manager, Department of Defense Language Interpretation and Translation Enterprise (Mon-Sun 0800-2000 / 84 hrs per week, -level Mission Essential Manager in-theater and senior representative for all business and contract related activities for a $350M program in Afghanistan.
- Monitored, executed direct day-to-day personnel/operational functions for 34 staff & 1,220 Full Time Equivalent (FTE).
- Responsible for Regional Management Office operations and resourcing of requirements for linguist staffing, Government Furnished Property (GFP) accountability, & Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) tasking responses.
- Responsible for meeting all technical, financial and contractual requirements of the Region.
- Ensured management processes and business systems and facilitates meeting performance requirements Confidential Resume – M.
- Thayer.
- Ensured unity of effort, economy of scale, operations continuity, resource conservation, and effective staff action.
- Maintained customer satisfaction through efficient and effective communication, responsiveness, and quality management of the assignments process.
- Maintained 100% accountability of all program employees under SCOPE and promotes SCOPE as the primary management tool to track, assign, and account for personnel.
- Oversaw the 5 EYE (Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, United States) and Local National Linguist (LNL) security clearance process, hiring, testing, pay, accountability, and retention efforts.
- Supervised and developed assigned personnel through appropriate application of counseling, mentorship, & evaluation.
- Established relationships across the Mission Essential workforce to resolve issues and concerns.
- Adhered to and promoted all Mission Essential programs policies and procedures to include continuous training.
- Provided for the overall morale, welfare, and safety of all assigned personnel.
- Maintained and documented an active Quality Assurance and Control program focused on implementing processes and procedures IAW applicable contract Statement of Work (SOW) requirements.
- Aligned drawdown efficiencies to meet the Presidential mandated Resolute Support Mission (RSM) of 9,800 troops.
Site Manager
Sun
11.2013 - 03.2014
- (Mon-, 0800-2000 / 84 hrs per week.
Assistant Site Manager
Essential Personnel
U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) Linguist Contract
Kandahar, Afghanistan
06.2013 - 11.2013
- (Mon-Sun 0800-2000 / 84 hrs per week.
Site Manager
United States Army
06.2011 - 06.2013
- In day to day operational functions for linguist program.
- Monitored and executed direct day-to-day personnel and operational functions for 1,135 5 EYE (Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, United States) and Local National Linguists (LNL).
- Supported OEF-A initiatives in Afghanistan.
- Directed and affirmed all technical, financial and contractual requirements were met and management process and business systems facilitated performance to benefit the war fighter throughout southern Afghanistan Mission Essential Personnel U.S.
- Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) Linguist Contract Theater Retention Manager (Mon-Sun 0800-2000 / 84 hrs per week, Led and directed the day to day activities of the company’s OEF-A Retention operations with a team of 4 full time employees supporting corporate awards program, retention incentives, human resource tracking, admin databases and exit interviews for 3,400 US Hired Linguists.
- Maintained an annual retention expense account of over $65,000 that was disbursed throughout theater for retention operations.
- Responsible for overall analysis and reporting of employee attrition, resignations and/or terminations.
- Confidential Resume – M.
- Thayer.
- Created, planned and executed a simultaneous Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) event that raised over $27,000 for the WWP, and was the largest recorded run event in Bagram history.
- United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) First Sergeant / Company Leadership (Mon-Fri 0800-1800 / 50 hrs per week.
United States Army
Charlotte, Cleveland, NC, OH
06.2005 - 06.2011
- Led, trained and mentored 44, Soldiers in support of meeting USAREC’s recruiting and accession goals.
- (Increased production over 40% during the 1st two years in the quality market).
- Developed and conducted training for over 200 recruiters assigned across the command’s area of operation.
- Maintained all historical and research data for ongoing analysis to better penetrate an ever changing market.
- Managed all logistics of the recruiting mission including, but not limited to 10 recruiting facilities, 43 laptop computers and 39 government vehicles totaling over $1.2 million., United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC).
SFOD-D Delta Force Recruiter
Ft Bragg, NC
06.2001 - 06.2005
- (Mon-Fri 0800-1800 / 50 hrs per week, Responsible for the planning, construction and implementation of the worldwide recruiting of officers and Non Commissioned officers for the nation’s premier tip of the spear unit.
- (2002 recruited the Highest recorded number of selectees in unit history).
- Conducted large audience briefings, qualification, testing, and administrative processing.
- Conducted IQ and Psychological testing for all applicants during the recruiting process.
- Assisted with EPSQ/SF 86 processing.
United States Army
Big Rapids, MI
09.1997 - 06.2001
- United States Army Recruiting Command Station Commander (Mon-Fri 0800-1800 / 50 hrs per week, Managed all operational, financial and administrative aspects of recruiting operations for western Michigan.
- Led a 5 man human resources recruiting center responsible for the prospecting, processing and testing of applicants enlisting into the Unites States Army.
- Inspirational leadership led to the recruiting station be Top station for the state of Michigan two consecutive years.
United States Army
01.1999 - 01.2000
- United States Army Aviation Regiment.
EH-60 Helicopter Crew Chief
US Army
Ft Bragg, Republic of Korea, NC
10.1990 - 09.1997
- Responsible for maintaining all scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance on assigned 3 EH-60 helicopters.
- Maintained a 99.2% fully mission capable rating while supporting intel operations for division level assets.
Bagram, Afghanistan
United States military
- Responsible for all day to day management of linguistic support services that directly support, and coalition forces across northern Afghanistan.
- Provided appropriate oversight of all functions for 7 staff, over 600 linguists, personnel accountability in proprietary databases, proper timesheet submission, and proper accounting for Mission Essential and government property in excess of $18M.
- As the senior manager for the northern region of Afghanistan, I coordinated with military POCs to resolve issues, confirm accountability of linguists assigned to each unit throughout the region, and educated the POCs on the INSCOM Linguist Program along with their duties and responsibilities as Government agents of the contract.
- Maintained health and welfare of all assigned staff and linguists (maintained a 98% retention rate for assigned linguists).
- Frequently traveled to various locations throughout the area of operation AOR conducting site visits.
Education
United States Army First Sergeant Academy -
2005
M. Thayer - Business Management
Troy State University
2000
Associates Degree -
Central Texas College
1997
Skills
- Expert Recruiting and Recruiting Management skills
- Client Services Management Quality Assurance Performance Management
- Public Relations Personnel Management Strategic Planning/Forecasting
- Human Resources Business Development Budget Financial Analysis
- CLEARANCEINFORMATION
- Top Secret/SCI DCID 6/4 – Granted October, 2014
- PROFESSIONALPROFICIENCIES
- Leader of over 20 years of extensive operational, contract, and human resource management experience
- Diverse 21 year Army career ranging from aviation, special operations, and human resources
- Perform comprehensive analyses to identify negative trends in logistical support
- Successfully build and maintain key corporate and military relationships
- Identify, establish, and manage strategic relationships to leverage significant long term business opportunities
- Balance budgets-organizational goals with leadership via conceptual thinking and strategic planning
- Ensure customer service and satisfaction is afforded highest attention and priority
- Verify appropriate action plans, milestones and performance measurements based on organizational goals
- Mentor, train and motivate dynamic employees for optimum operations
- Thorough knowledge of Middle East cultural, economic, geopolitical, and military issues
- Accounting, Interpretation, Quality control
- Administrative, IQ, Quick
- Premier, Laptop computers, Recruiting
- Army, Leadership, Reporting
- Automation, Logistics, Research
- Balance, Market, Robotics
- Budgets, Mentor, Safety
- Budget, Office, Security clearance
- Business Development, 2000, Staffing
- Business systems, 98, Strategic
- Counseling, Enterprise, Strategic Planning
- Client, Organizational, Sun
- Customer satisfaction, Performance Management, Translation
- Customer service, Personnel
- Databases, Personnel Management
- Financial, Policies
- Financial Analysis, Processes
- Forecasting, Project Management
- Government, Public Relations
- Hiring, Quality
- Human Resources, Quality Assurance
- Human resource, Quality
- Intel, Management
Timeline
Corporate Recruiter
Mission Essential LLC
07.2017 - 07.2020
Mission Essential
U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) Linguist Contract
04.2014 - 11.2014
Site Manager
Sun
11.2013 - 03.2014
Assistant Site Manager
Essential Personnel
U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) Linguist Contract
06.2013 - 11.2013
Site Manager
United States Army
06.2011 - 06.2013
United States Army
06.2005 - 06.2011
SFOD-D Delta Force Recruiter
06.2001 - 06.2005
United States Army
01.1999 - 01.2000
United States Army
09.1997 - 06.2001
EH-60 Helicopter Crew Chief
US Army
10.1990 - 09.1997
Bagram, Afghanistan
United States military
United States Army First Sergeant Academy -
M. Thayer - Business Management
Troy State University
Associates Degree -
Central Texas College
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