Sherry A. Dixon
Jacksonville,Florida
Summary
Obtain an adjunct position to effectively teaching in the areas of human resource, computers resources and information management, training, labor relations, strategic planning and staffing, contract negotiations, civilian and military manning requirements. Dedicated professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Prior Adjunct Professor for Strayer University Newport News, St. Leo University Newport News, Columbia College Jacksonville Florida' and Webster University Jacksonville Florida.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Workforce Strategy Division Director
Natural Resources Conservation Center (NRCS) Washington, DC
12.2016 - 12.2021
- Principle advisor to the Chief Human Resources Office
- Plan, direct, coordinate and supervise three divisions
- Assess policy needs and develop policies governing HR/IT activities
- Identify and address strategic workforce planning and management issues
- Provide enterprise architecture guidance, support and coordination to NRCS customers
- Promote awareness of strategic planning initiatives among management and ensuring sound principles are reflected in organization’s mission and vision and goals
- Retired
Strategic Planning Director/Command Support Services Director (Code1100)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center
08.2007 - 12.2017
- Principle advisor to the Commander and Executive Director
- Plan, direct, coordinate and supervise six divisions
- Assess policy needs and develop policies govern IT activities
- Identify and address IT workforce planning and management issues
- Provide enterprise architecture guidance, support and coordination to customers and IT project teams
- Promote awareness of security issues among management and ensuring sound security principles are reflected in organization’s vision and goals
- Provide services that permit the publication and transmission of information about MARMC programs to internal and external audiences using the Internet
- Principle staff member within the command to provide professional advice for BRAC, mergers, consolidations, training, human resource, civilian & military manning, security, facilities, labor and employee relations
Human Resources Branch Head (PERS-331)
Naval Personnel Command
10.2004 - 08.2007
- Principle advisor to the Director, Admin and HR Services
- Plan, direct, coordinate and supervise computer related activities and evaluated new technology
- Plan and implemented the Staffing Database for Naval Personnel Command Human Resource Support Office
- Principle staff member within the command to provide professional advice and guidance on matters of civilian and military Training
Director, Workforce Operations
Fleet Industrial Supply Center NAS Jacksonville
12.2002 - 10.2004
- Developed total workforce reduction strategy while streamlining budget constraints
- Responsible for the overall management of400 Military and Civilian personnel, manning and manpower database system
- Manages $100M annual budget for supply procurement supporting base operations
- Manages labor negotiations with union and staff
- Initiates background investigations, computer security and database design
Management Analyst
Fleet Industrial Supply Center NAS Jacksonville
01.2000 - 12.2002
- Responsible for development and administration of training courses program directly influencing300,000 employees on4 U.S
- Navy bases
- Developed and delivered training to200 employees on the human resource, benefits and payroll system
- Install, configure, and maintain the operating systems environment, including system servers and operating system software on which applications program runs
- Developed and implemented Activity Based Costing models to measure program effectiveness, efficiency and productivity
- Designed and developed organizational and manpower utilization studies, which identified improvements and efficiency of manpower resources
- Provided personnel, training and communications program while directing efforts to reposition, renew, and reinvigorate the workforce
Computer Specialist
Personal Property Office NAS Jacksonville
10.1996 - 01.2000
- Develop and administer databases used to store and retrieve data and develop standards for the handling of data
- Test, install, configure, and maintain networks including hardware (servers, hubs, bridges, switches, and routers) and software that permit the sharing and transmission of information
- Translate technical specification into programming specifications; develop, customize, or acquire application software programs, and test, debug and maintain software programs
- Managed, developed, maintained and monitor reporting systems affecting FISC Jacksonville Personal Property Office and two satellite sites
- Provide computer security support and account functions ensuring restrictions and user rights are controlled and security procedures followed
- Provide forecasts and estimates, program requirements and prepared reports, and statistical narrative data
- Provided basic assistance to users regarding computer training and use
- Prepared network access requests, developed, tested and installed all new system hardware
Education
DBA in Business Administration - Information Management
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN01.2017
Master of Arts - Human Resource Development
Webster University
Saint Louis, MO01.2002
Master of Arts - Computers Resource and Information Management
Webster University
Saint Louis, MO01.2001
Bachelor - Psychology
Columbia College
Saint Louis, MO01.1998
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Building relationships
- Relationship building
- Training and mentoring
- Public speaking
- Strategic planning
- Communication management
- Data-driven decision making
Certification
- Intro to Database III Plus (Florida Community College at Jacksonville20hrs3/89)
- Advance Database III Plus (Florida Community College at Jacksonville40hrs5/89)
- Leading Edge Word Processing (Florida Community College at Jacksonville20hrs9/88)
- Unisys Tops Functional Training (Unisys40hrs5/90)
- Basic System Administration Rel.3 (Lucent Technologies40hrs8/96)
- Fundamentals of Unix Operating System (Lucent Technologies40hrs8/96)
- Advanced System Administration Rel.3 (Lucent Technologies40hrs8/96)
- Hardware Troubleshooting (PC Software Academy3/99)
- Understanding and Configuring Cisco Routers (Data-Tech Institute1.5 CEU3/98)
- Troubleshooting & Supporting PCs (Strategic Seminars, Inc.3/98)
- Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities (Time Management)
- Computer Technician
- Active Security Clearance (Secret)
- Action Officer Course (Navy Personnel Command4hrs7/2005)
- Corporate Management Development Program (CMDP)
- AMDS8115 Management of Technology (Walden University)
- AMDS8120 Information Systems Management (Walden University)
- AMDS8125 Organization Performance Review: Business Process Requirements (Walden University)
- AMDS8135 Project Management (Walden University)
- AMDS8215 Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation (Walden University)
- AMDS8225 Database Concepts (Walden University)
- AMDS8235 Communications and Networking (Walden University)
- AMDS8300 Advanced Individual Studies (Walden University)
- AMDS8315 Emerging Technology Assessment & Risk Management (Walden University)
- AMDS8325 E-Commerce Strategy (Walden University)
- AMDS8335 Knowledge Management (Walden University)
- AMDS8427 Research Design in AMDS (Walden University)
- AMDS8437 Data Analysis in AMDS Research (Walden University)
- AMDS8000 Intro & Orientation to Online Learning (Walden University)
- AMDS8801 Principles of Learning Management (Walden University)
- Lean Six Sigma Champion (Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center24hrs4/2007)
- American Society for Training & Development (ASTD10/2004)
- Essentials for Personnel and HR Assistants (Rockhurst University6 CEU5/2004)
- Military Traffic Management Command, Eastern Area Multimodal Training (6/1994)
- Position Classification for supervisors and Administrative Staff (Graduate School9/2004)
- Position Classification: Advanced (Graduate School9/2004)
- Alternative Dispute Mediation (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service12/2001)
- Advanced ADR Mediation (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service12/2001)
- Labor Relations for Practitioners (FPMI Star Mountain, Inc.7/2003)
- Basic Supervision (Rockhurst University6CEU6/2003)
- Human Resource Management: Introduction (Graduate School5/2003)
- Human Resource Management for Supervisors and Managers (Graduate School6/2003)
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Logistics and Supply Chain Management Pennsylvania State University (08/2002)
Timeline
Workforce Strategy Division Director
Natural Resources Conservation Center (NRCS) Washington, DC
12.2016 - 12.2021
Strategic Planning Director/Command Support Services Director (Code1100)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center
08.2007 - 12.2017
Human Resources Branch Head (PERS-331)
Naval Personnel Command
10.2004 - 08.2007
Director, Workforce Operations
Fleet Industrial Supply Center NAS Jacksonville
12.2002 - 10.2004
Management Analyst
Fleet Industrial Supply Center NAS Jacksonville
01.2000 - 12.2002
Computer Specialist
Personal Property Office NAS Jacksonville
10.1996 - 01.2000
- Intro to Database III Plus (Florida Community College at Jacksonville20hrs3/89)
- Advance Database III Plus (Florida Community College at Jacksonville40hrs5/89)
- Leading Edge Word Processing (Florida Community College at Jacksonville20hrs9/88)
- Unisys Tops Functional Training (Unisys40hrs5/90)
- Basic System Administration Rel.3 (Lucent Technologies40hrs8/96)
- Fundamentals of Unix Operating System (Lucent Technologies40hrs8/96)
- Advanced System Administration Rel.3 (Lucent Technologies40hrs8/96)
- Hardware Troubleshooting (PC Software Academy3/99)
- Understanding and Configuring Cisco Routers (Data-Tech Institute1.5 CEU3/98)
- Troubleshooting & Supporting PCs (Strategic Seminars, Inc.3/98)
- Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities (Time Management)
- Computer Technician
- Active Security Clearance (Secret)
- Action Officer Course (Navy Personnel Command4hrs7/2005)
- Corporate Management Development Program (CMDP)
- AMDS8115 Management of Technology (Walden University)
- AMDS8120 Information Systems Management (Walden University)
- AMDS8125 Organization Performance Review: Business Process Requirements (Walden University)
- AMDS8135 Project Management (Walden University)
- AMDS8215 Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation (Walden University)
- AMDS8225 Database Concepts (Walden University)
- AMDS8235 Communications and Networking (Walden University)
- AMDS8300 Advanced Individual Studies (Walden University)
- AMDS8315 Emerging Technology Assessment & Risk Management (Walden University)
- AMDS8325 E-Commerce Strategy (Walden University)
- AMDS8335 Knowledge Management (Walden University)
- AMDS8427 Research Design in AMDS (Walden University)
- AMDS8437 Data Analysis in AMDS Research (Walden University)
- AMDS8000 Intro & Orientation to Online Learning (Walden University)
- AMDS8801 Principles of Learning Management (Walden University)
- Lean Six Sigma Champion (Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center24hrs4/2007)
- American Society for Training & Development (ASTD10/2004)
- Essentials for Personnel and HR Assistants (Rockhurst University6 CEU5/2004)
- Military Traffic Management Command, Eastern Area Multimodal Training (6/1994)
- Position Classification for supervisors and Administrative Staff (Graduate School9/2004)
- Position Classification: Advanced (Graduate School9/2004)
- Alternative Dispute Mediation (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service12/2001)
- Advanced ADR Mediation (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service12/2001)
- Labor Relations for Practitioners (FPMI Star Mountain, Inc.7/2003)
- Basic Supervision (Rockhurst University6CEU6/2003)
- Human Resource Management: Introduction (Graduate School5/2003)
- Human Resource Management for Supervisors and Managers (Graduate School6/2003)
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Logistics and Supply Chain Management Pennsylvania State University (08/2002)
DBA in Business Administration - Information Management
Walden University
Master of Arts - Human Resource Development
Webster University
Master of Arts - Computers Resource and Information Management
Webster University
Bachelor - Psychology
Columbia College
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