Shirley Ann Casias
Administrative
Rio Rancho,NM
Summary
Accomplished leader with extensive experience at United States Central Command, specializing in strategic planning and personnel management. Demonstrated ability to enhance operational efficiency and build international partnerships. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with strong organizational skills. Achieved a 30% reduction in force strength, showcasing exceptional leadership and problem-solving capabilities.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Education Director
United State Embassy
Baghdad
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Served as the Education director to assist and lead in building an Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), institutional capacity and operational capacity, enable border security, and unified action partnering through Security Cooperation and Security Assistance activities in support of the Government of Iraq (GoI).
- Manage a professional, affordable, sustainable, and effective ISF structure and ensure an enduring strategic partnership between the U.S. military and the GoI security forces responsive to the GoI and accountable to the people of Iraq.
- Lead the Security Cooperation Office, Combined Education and Training Program Plan which offers training to the three major GoI security-related organizations, namely Ministry of Defense (MoD), Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), and Ministry of Interior (MoI).
- Also lead the Training for the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs (MoPA) located in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a subset of the MoD.
- Developed the Iraqi's Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior (MoI) long-term integrated security strategy, train and equip the force.
- Developed and expanded new English language labs, worked close with the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC) in San Antonio, Texas.
- Support funding through Foreign Military Sales and International Military Education and Training programs provides grand financial assistance for training in the US and some cases in overseas facilities as the George C. Marshal European Center for Security Studies.
- Ensures that all language interpreters working on the team are qualified to support one or more OSC-I contracts; check for initial and continuing interpreter competencies, coordinate efforts with various Foreign Military programs, to include Recruiting, Operations, Travel, Quality, and Finance.
- Education Director, The Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq (OSC-I) (Active Duty)
Joint Manpower and Personnel Director
United State Central Command
Camp Arifjan
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Served as the Joint Manpower and personnel director 24/7 to the Commander's personnel and manpower liaison with the Joint Staff, Office of Secretary of Defense, the Services Headquarters manpower and personnel departments, and the Service Component Commands (Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines).
- Lead for Deployed Theater Accountability System (DTAS), personnel accountability and service members entitlements, and mail distribution throughout United States Central Command (USCENTCOM).
- Cornerstone for accurate accountability of deployed personnel.
- Managed DTAS- Enterprise which serves as the Strategic top-level database of deployed and non-deployed service member data from the United States Pentagon.
- Managed the Major Commands (CONUS/OCONUS), as an operational level database for USCENTCOM.
- Resolve by name accountability deficiency that existed in theater.
- Provide, developed the Joint Personnel Status Report (JPERSTAT) (excel for mobility/manifest purposes), and assist with standard accountability tools and procedures.
- Provide accurate and timely deployed personnel accounting data to the Joint Staff, Department of Defense, and War Fighting Commanders.
- Joint Human Resource Operations (Active Duty)
Joint Force Manpower and Personnel Director
United State South Command
Guantanamo Bay
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Served as the Joint Force Manpower and Personnel Director, provide policy oversight on joint manpower and management of Guantanamo Bay joint forces and United States contributions of the prison facilities.
- Provide operational oversight of all inputs, outputs and outcomes associated with program Performance, specifically within the Fulfillment Operations workflow (e.g., Scheduling/Operations, Quality, and Cost Management processes).
- Led a joint personnel team to implement the Presidents Order to reduce the Force to 30% strength within 6 months.
- Provide weekly updates to the review panel with the full cooperation and participation of the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.
- Joint Human Resource Operations/Human Capital (Active Duty)
Joint Task Force-North Administrator
United States North Command
Joint Base San Antonio/Fort Sam Houston
06.2019 - 06.2020
- As the Joint Task Force-North administrator and advisor to the Mission Command Element (MCE), and the NORTHCOM Commander concerning performance management capabilities, briefed weekly of all inputs, outputs and outcomes associated with mission performance.
- Led the Joint Task Force Manpower team and advised on the allocation of military and civilian resources.
- Provide wide oversight of all daily performance of contract support personnel ensuring program requirement are met in accordance with the contract statement of work and advised best value (Performance, Quality and Cost).
- Communicate directly with Unit Commanders and program leads to maintain a good, effective working relationship.
- Provided proactive support to Generating Force Army organizations for all manpower requirements determination issues.
- Joint Human Resource Operations (Active Duty)
Joint Human Resource and Logistics Action and Administrator/Operations Officer
United States Indo-Pacific Command
Camp Smith
01.2016 - 06.2019
- Served as the lead administrator and advisor to the Operations and Readiness Officer and the Logistics Engineering and Security Assistance Officer on matters pertaining to personnel accountability, joint manning document, joint logistics operations and readiness (Defense Readiness and distribution policies).
- Responsible for planning and implementing all activities associated with strategic operations and policy recommendations, resource management and contract management.
- Full responsibility for planning and implementing all activities associated with operating Mortuary Affairs with Service Components, Port Mortuary in Dover and Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), including policy recommendations, resource management and contract management.
- Provided the logistics, operations, military exercise and academics leadership with advice and guidance on matters, such as: development of time-phased plans, guidelines and direction for accomplishment of prescribed objectives; monitoring/adjusting schedules of major milestones; continuing readiness evaluation/assessments and analysis policies; objectives; resources; inter-program balance; identification of problem areas; and trends and accomplishments.
- Coordinate tactical and strategic training and manning support (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard) for Joint Operations Center (JOC) activities in support of USINDOPACOM exercises.
- Served as the JOC Watch Stander during exercise.
- Joint Human Resource and Logistics Action and Administrator/Operations Officer (Active Duty)
Safety and Occupational Health Manager
4th Infantry Division
Fort Carson
08.2015 - 01.2016
- Served and as the Senior Safety and Occupational Health Manager and in that capacity, was the direct representative of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in all safety matters.
- Inspected and evaluated operational plans, organizational directives and coordination and evaluating complex programs for broad occupational field involving a wide variety of change, highly hazardous work and operational problems, environmental conditions, and dangerous materials.
- Acted as a liaison with Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Air Force to resolve unique or unusual design issues.
- Managed a Radiation program.
- Shared responsibility with Range Control to develop and maintain a program of support, conservation, protection and management of the land, natural resources and maintains a multiple-use concept to produce sustained yield products and services.
- Safety and Occupational Health Manager (Civilian GS-13)
Joint Operations Human Resource Director
NATO-led Resolute Support Mission
Mazar-e Shariff
07.2014 - 04.2015
- Served as the J1 Director as the subject matter expert for all administrative matters for the Train, Advise, Assist Command-North, Camp Marmal, which encompassed 21 nations/coalition forces and 449 civilians and contractors, other government agencies and local nationals.
- Provided human resource managerial guidance and comprehensive advice on a wide range of human resource/personnel management/program resource operations that's functional to ISAF/Resolute Support commanders, managers, supervisors and senior leaders.
- Oversee daily Joint Manning Document by position classification, position management and advisory services in dealing with difficult, complex, and other controversial position management issues under the command of USFOR-A and Resolute Support organizations.
- Prepared and oversee daily Foreign Service Agreements and other documents relative to contract support personnel, ensuring program requirements are met in accordance with the contract statement of work (SOW) at best value.
- Managed Site Security Operations for Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS), DEERS/RAPIDS for Common Access Cards (CAC); create, reset, and update information.
- Joint Operations Human Resource Director (Active Duty)
Health Readiness Coordinator
451ST Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC)
Wichita
12.2012 - 05.2014
- Served as the Health Readiness Coordinator (HRC) in an Army Reserve Command Mission Support Element (MSE).
- Manage, oversee and implement DOD Medical, Dental Readiness and immunizations for the Command.
- Managed the transition from CHAMPUS to TRICARE by developing new procedures and maintaining them.
- Maintain as liaison with the WTU and CB-WTU, and all necessary agencies concerning health care issues.
- These agencies include Military Entrance Processing Stations, Veterans Administration Hospitals, Regional Medical Commands, DOD Medical Treatment Facilities, DOD Dental Treatment Facilities, TRICARE Regional Service Representatives, National TRICARE offices, such as TRICARE Prime Remote and other contractors, such as Logistics Health Incorporated.
- Analyzes medical readiness posture, recommend courses of action to increase Medical/Dental Readiness to meet USAR standards.
- Health Readiness Coordinator (Active Duty)
Director J2
Central Command (CENTCOM)
Doha
11.2011 - 11.2012
- Served as the Intelligence and Threat Support (I&TS) advisor on Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capability development on threat and international matters.
- Initiates, interprets, reviews, researches, develops and recommends, intelligence and threat data decisions in compliance with DOD and DA directives and regulations.
- Managed the production and dissemination of threat analysis and force protection updates in a timely manner.
- Coordinated the deployment of a Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) network to ensure threat streams are disseminated in support of C4ISR programs.
- Participated in Threat Working Groups, National Geospatial- Intelligence meetings, Force Protection meetings, Open-Source Center training and other similar gatherings, which bring together Intelligence Community experts.
- Provided and maintained situational awareness of the current threat environment facing C4ISR capabilities, people, information and technologies and reviews as required proposed Retrograde Operational Order (OPORD), C-JTSCC OPORD and drawdown OPORD.
- Executed all functions of intelligence lifecycle with in-depth understanding of the Intelligence Community mission needs and objectives.
- Served as the primary Security Manager for the command, utilizing the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) to verify security clearances and investigations are within guidelines of DOD.
- Served as Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) control officer.
- Joint Theater Support Contracting Command (CJTSCC), Camp As Sayliyah (CAS), Doha, Qatar
Safety and Occupational Health Director
Forces Command (FORSCOM)
Fort Bragg
01.2007 - 11.2011
- Safety and Occupational Health Officer (Active Duty)
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico08.2004
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Video conferencing technology
- Organizational skills
- Windows operating system
Certification
- Knowledge Management Officer Certified, #03307
- National Guard Bureau, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist Certified, (CP-12)
Personal Information
- Citizenship: US
- Title: Administrative Assistant
- ID Type: SSN
- ID Number: 1155711163
- Nationality: US
Biography
United States Army Reserve, CW5(R), 40, 1982-01-27, 2023-11-29, Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, New Mexico Highlands University, 2004-08-02, Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom/NATO, 2007-01-01, 2008-12-31, Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2009-01-01, 2010-12-31, Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, USCENTCOM-Joint Theater Support Contracting Command/NATO, 2011-01-01, 2012-12-31, Mazar-e Shariff, Afghanistan, NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, 2014-01-01, 2015-04-30
Timeline
Education Director
United State Embassy
06.2022 - 10.2023
Joint Manpower and Personnel Director
United State Central Command
06.2021 - 06.2022
Joint Force Manpower and Personnel Director
United State South Command
06.2020 - 06.2021
Joint Task Force-North Administrator
United States North Command
06.2019 - 06.2020
Joint Human Resource and Logistics Action and Administrator/Operations Officer
United States Indo-Pacific Command
01.2016 - 06.2019
Safety and Occupational Health Manager
4th Infantry Division
08.2015 - 01.2016
Joint Operations Human Resource Director
NATO-led Resolute Support Mission
07.2014 - 04.2015
Health Readiness Coordinator
451ST Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC)
12.2012 - 05.2014
Director J2
Central Command (CENTCOM)
11.2011 - 11.2012
Safety and Occupational Health Director
Forces Command (FORSCOM)
01.2007 - 11.2011
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
New Mexico Highlands University