Shantel M. Phillips
Monterey
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Drill Sergeant
Presidio of Monterey
09.2022 - Current
- Serves as mentor, coach, and trainer for 2,000 language trainees (PVT through SSG).
- Serves as expert language advisor to multi-echelon command teams to foster an environment conducive to both the DoD language objectives and the Solidarization process.
- Supervises the good order, discipline, comprehensive wellbeing of all assigned troops; administers physical readiness, corrective, and technical training; enforces doctrinal standards concurrent with rigorous academia to produce well-rounded language professionals into the operational force.
- Restructured quarterly Battalion Mentorship Nights; allowed 800 initial-entry Trainees to ask questions to MOS and CLANG-aligned mentors in small groups in preparation their first follow-on assignment.
- Selected over 48 drill sergeants as NCOIC of BDE-level court martial; established positive working relationship with I CORPS SJA for exemplary professionalism and thorough coordination.
- Standardized DLPT performance incentives at DLIFLC; resulted in the recognition and award for over 50 Soldiers achieving their first 3/3 DLPT upon completion of the Basic Acquisition Course.
Group Command Language Program Manager
Fort Liberty
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Served as subject matter expert for language acquisition, sustainment, and enhancement for 55 MI language analysts and 1200 CMF 18 language-dependent operators assigned to 3d SFG (A).
- Established and chaired biennial TALP CLPM Conference for 12 MI CLPMs across 1st SFC (A); enabled best practice across the division improving language currency/qualification over 75%.
- Created CMF 35 OCONUS immersion contract; garnered command buy-in up to division for language, regional expertise, and culture (LREC) and DLPT enhancement opportunities.
Senior Cryptologic Linguist; Technical Control and Analysis Element NCOIC
Fort Liberty
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Instituted Group SIGINT Qualification (GQS) rubric; trained five analysts through completion.
- Responsible for $8.7M of SIGINT equipment; created property subcomponent book and successfully coordinated battalion relocation with zero losses.
- Received a perfect rating on the SIGINT ICI; ensured the 3d SFG (A) exemplified standard.
Signals Intelligence Analyst (35N)
Fort Liberty
06.2019 - 10.2019
- Constructed training and readiness tracking mechanisms; achieved and maintained 100% OVSC and AR350-1 compliance for all SIGINT professionals across five MI detachments.
- Cultivated Sergeant’s Time Training Program resulting in 15 Soldiers promotions to NCO.
Cryptologic Linguist
USAG Wiesbaden
05.2017 - 05.2019
- Served as the Garrison Better Opportunities for Single Service Members (BOSS) President; headed a committee of 18 joint-service representatives servicing 1,000 joint-service first termer’s quality of life and positive community engagement.
- Leveraged linguistic abilities to triage, translate, and verify counter-terrorism targets throughout U.S. AFRICOM; contributed to more than 8- high-value intelligence reports that were viewed more than 6,000 times and contributes to answering 200 specific customer requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Language Studies
Defense Language Institute
Monterey, CA11-2025
Skills
- Training development
- Leadership training
- Instructional skills
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Operations management
- Personnel management
- Training management
- Mentorship programs
- Curriculum design
- Multi-echelon coordination
Certification
- Associate of Arts in Arabic-Egyptian
- Defense Language Proficiency Test
- Egyptian 2/3/1+
- Iraqi 2/3/2
- Levantine 2/3
- Modern Standard Arabic 2+/3
- Sudanese 2+/3
- Yemeni 2+/3
- DoD SAACP Victim Advocate; ID: UH-2182-6434
Honors, Awards and Special Achievements
Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal – 6th, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal – 4th, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon – 2nd, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Certificate of Achievement – 7th, Nijmegen Vierdaagse (Four Day March), 2016 DLIFLC ACS Military Volunteer of the Year, 2018 USAG Wiesbaden ACS Military Volunteer of the Year, 2020 Presidential Volunteer Service Award – Gold
Self-Development and Training
- Advance Leader Course
- Aerial ISR Precision Guidance (APG) Operator (ASI V3)
- Combat Life Saver
- DLIFLC Advance Command Language Program Manager
- Equal Opportunity Leader Course
- Foundry Intelligence Training: Network Exploitation and Target Analysis (NETA)
- Master Resilience Trainer (ASI 8)
- Military Cryptologic Career Education Program (MCCEP) Language Analysis Phase 1 & 2
- Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (SEJPME)
- SIGINT Terminal Guidance (STG), Mode 1 and 3, Aerial and Ground Certified
- USSOCOM Command Language Program Manager
Languages
Arabic
Full Professional
Timeline
Drill Sergeant
Presidio of Monterey
09.2022 - Current
Group Command Language Program Manager
Fort Liberty
10.2020 - 07.2022
Senior Cryptologic Linguist; Technical Control and Analysis Element NCOIC
Fort Liberty
10.2019 - 10.2020
Signals Intelligence Analyst (35N)
Fort Liberty
06.2019 - 10.2019
Cryptologic Linguist
USAG Wiesbaden
05.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Language Studies
Defense Language Institute