Tanya Allbritten
Vinemont,AL
Summary
Accomplished human resources professional with a proven track record at the Veterans Benefits Administration, specializing in human capital operations and strategic succession planning. Demonstrated expertise in talent acquisition and leadership development, significantly enhancing organizational effectiveness. Skilled in fostering workforce innovation and executing comprehensive training programs, achieving notable improvements in personnel performance and satisfaction. Known for reliability and adaptability, with a strong skill set in conflict resolution, strategic planning, and organizational development.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Management Analyst
Veterans Benefits Administration
Orlando, FL
08.2023 - Current
- Serves as the administrative expert within the Training Administration and Consulting Division for the Veterans Benefits Administration, Human Capital Services.
- Leads significant projects, enhancing organizational performance and effectiveness in the training and development of Veteran Claims Processors.
- Serves as a senior-level consultant; provides expert consultation to leadership on intricate program development, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Crafts comprehensive plans encompassing workforce management, performance management, human capital management, succession planning, performance assessments, and annual reporting.
- Resolves complex human capital management challenges, fostering effective solutions to recruitment and succession planning barriers.
- Analyzes budget forecasts, workforce plans, and mission requirements that impact the attainment of administration goals, priorities, and mission needs.
- Serves as a subject matter expert in personnel transformation, continuous process improvement, and training program assessments.
- Analyzes data, written materials, and documents to determine the course of action.
- Engages in studies aimed at enhancing staffing strategies (recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and succession planning), within Human Capital Services.
- Monitors the impact of training initiatives on stakeholder satisfaction.
- Formulates solutions to preserve organizational knowledge while tackling anticipated staffing needs.
- Assesses the impacts of federal regulations on programs, human resources management, and budget activities.
- Trusted advisor; demonstrates discretion, initiative, and mature judgment in managing human capital processes.
- Regularly engages with managers and senior officials within Veterans Benefits Administration for complex integration.
- Directs and assists lower-graded staff across multiple departments.
- Coordinates cross-functional teams in developing solutions for complex problems.
- Drafts recommendations for policy changes based on research results.
- Documents research findings and prepares polished reports highlighting results and potential improvement strategies.
- Implements unique methods and methodologies, which help reduce, and resolve issues.
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
Huntsville, AL
10.2017 - 08.2023
- Served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for G1, directly overseeing five divisions within the G1 Human Capital Department, including 58 employees, ranging from grades GS-05 to GS-15.
- Analyzed staffing needs by researching labor markets and benchmarking best practices in hiring processes.
- Supported workforce planning and staffing strategies to align with organizational goals and objectives.
- Implemented performance management systems, including performance appraisals and goal setting, to boost productivity.
- Liaised between management and employees by relaying work information, adjustments and grievances.
- Prepared presentations to company executives regarding employee performance and retention trends.
- Developed and implemented employee onboarding programs to accelerate new hire integration and productivity.
- Managed employee separation processes, including exit interviews and termination paperwork, ensuring a smooth transition.
- Created and implemented employee retention strategies.
- Developed strategies to improve morale among staff members through recognition programs or team-building events.
- Aligned personnel and functions by overseeing a comprehensive civilian personnel management program.
- Offered expert guidance in personnel management areas such as recruitment, training, and employee relations.
- Actively managed Army Organic Industrial Base modernization projects to enhance workforce pipelines.
- Developed comprehensive command-wide programs addressing labor-management relations, recruitment, employment of disadvantaged individuals, Army-wide career initiatives among other areas.
- Readily analyzed diverse information needs from senior management, middle management, and operational management to support decision-making; collaborated across functional areas to ensure understanding of objectives, addressed the right issues, analyzed risk and return on investment, created alternatives, and ultimately improved communication and customer/employee satisfaction.
- Created equitable business and talent management models that served all customers, fostering a sense of belonging and engagement, and breaking down systemic inequities.
- Directed the development and implementation of civilian personnel portions of mobilization and contingency plans.
- Participated in Army/AMCOM downsizing and rightsizing initiatives.
- Maintained close liaison with representatives of the Department of the Army, the Office of Personnel Management, and other federal government establishments to obtain or provide information on high-priority personnel projects, and to ensure consideration of command problems, policies, and recommendations.
- Determined major policy compliance with laws and regulations governing civilian personnel.
- Developed and implemented policy and program guidance in the area of civilian talent management.
- Led staff in planning, developing, operating, and evaluating a comprehensive personnel management program for the command.
- Led recruitment, retention, development, and utilization of a qualified workforce supporting command missions.
- Led development of innovative programs enhancing internal skills training within the Army.
- Oversaw and managed comprehensive training and development programs for 5,000+ personnel.
- Command expert for the "Army People Strategy" lines of effort (attract, employ, train, retain).
- Oversaw operations and resource allocation at Toftoy Hall Education Center.
Career Program 15, Proponency Manager
U.S. Army Materiel Command
Huntsville, AL
09.2015 - 10.2017
- Served as the U.S. Army Career Proponency Manager for Career Program 15 (CP15), overseeing the Army-wide training and development mission for Quality and Reliability Assurance civilians.
- Consulted Army's Functional Chief, AMC Deputy Commanding General, and Career Management Director on civilian career program policies.
- Created monthly reports for senior management summarizing operational performance metrics.
- Evaluated individual and team business performance and identified opportunities for improvement.
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions.
- Established and monitored KPIs to evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.
- Provided guidance to the Quality and Reliability Assurance workforce across government entities and private sectors regarding CP15 career development.
- Provided expert guidance on professional education and training programs for CP15 personnel in the Army Civilian Force Structure.
- Successfully completed the mission by providing guidance, integrating resources, and optimizing collaborations with other career programs to exchange ideas and best practices, making programs efficient, effective, and agile.
- Managed a team of Career Program Managers (CPMs), offering technical guidance, coordinating training logistics, optimizing manpower data for human capital planning, overseeing civilian leadership development programs (SETM/ETM and Emerging Leaders in Quality), and administering the Pathways Recent Graduate/Student Internship Programs for CP-15.
- Managed the CP15 Team’s workload, established priorities, counseled, provided instruction, and ensured the team understood and adhered to EEO principles.
- Led Subject Matter Expert (SME) panels and screening boards from across Major Army Commands (MACOMs) to hire interns and evaluate CP15 programs.
- Developed and evolved existing competencies to maximize employee engagement, development, and career satisfaction.
- Developed concepts of operations to identify upcoming trends and talent management transformational techniques within the Army enterprise.
- Monitored the effectiveness of career management to include transcription, documentation, and publication of strategic plans to maintain well-qualified, motivated, and well-balanced civilian employees.
- Oversaw the Army Civilian Training, Education, and Development System (ACTEDS) for CP15.
- Managed the recruitment, nomination, and selection of civilian CP15 personnel for Pathways Internships, CP15 training programs, developmental assignments, university training, and senior service schools.
- Oversaw the application approval process and execution of ACTEDS funding; manages all HQs AMC and 852 (DAWDF) funds allotted to CP15 on an annual basis.
- Managed the training and briefings of careerists on automated training systems, such as the Resource Allocation Selection System (RASS), Go Army Ed, and Army Career Tracker (ACT).
- Ensured the enforcement of continued service agreements, training plans, and Memorandums of Agreement (MOA).
- Determined and justified resource requirements for CP15 training and development programs; prepared written justification and defended resource requirements through the HQDA G-3/5/7 Program Objective Memorandum (POM) process.
- Developed, executed, and updated quarterly program funding obligation plans.
- Developed and submitted Unfunded Requirement (UFR) documentation for additional funding requests.
- Reviewed travel orders to ensure all temporary duty (TDY) costs were in accordance with budgetary guidance provided by the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR).
- Maintained budgetary reports of all ACTEDS expenditures to ensure compliance with budget guidance.
- Developed and executed the marketing strategy for CP15 developmental programs, training opportunities (formal classroom and online) and new CP15 initiatives
Education
Master of Arts - Education
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL10-2004
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD10-2003
Practicum - Counseling Psychology
Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI09-2002
Skills
- Human capital operations and management
- Talent acquisition
- Performance management
- Personnel training and organizational development
- Leadership development
- Recruitment strategies
- Workforce planning
- Strategic succession planning
Accomplishments
- (Dec 2024) Time-off Award
- (Dec 2024) Cash Award
- (Sep 2024) Cash Award
- (Apr 2023) Civilian Service Commendation Medal
- (Mar 2023) Nominated AUSA Civilian of the Year, Huntsville Chapter
- (Apr 2022) Civilian Service Commendation Medal
- (Jan 2022) Performance Award
- (Jan 2021) Performance Award
- (Jan 2020) Performance Award
- (Jan 2019) 20 Years of Service Award
- (Jan 2019) Performance Award
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
- Coaching for Growth and Success Certification
- Supervisory Skills Development Program Certification
- Crucial Conversations Facilitator Certification
- Myers Brigg Type Indicator Facilitator Certification
- Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management Certification
- U.S. Army Human Resources for Supervisors Certification
- U.S. Army Basic Staffing Certification
- Leadership in Action Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Managing Army Career Programs Certification
- Civilian Leader Advanced Course Certification
- Level 2 Information Technology Certification (Defense Acquisition University)
- Level 1 Information Technology Certification (Defense Acquisition University)
Affiliations
- CEO Emerging Equestrians Saddle Club, LLC
- American Quarter Horse Association Member
Timeline
Management Analyst
Veterans Benefits Administration
08.2023 - Current
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
10.2017 - 08.2023
Career Program 15, Proponency Manager
U.S. Army Materiel Command
09.2015 - 10.2017
- Coaching for Growth and Success Certification
- Supervisory Skills Development Program Certification
- Crucial Conversations Facilitator Certification
- Myers Brigg Type Indicator Facilitator Certification
- Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management Certification
- U.S. Army Human Resources for Supervisors Certification
- U.S. Army Basic Staffing Certification
- Leadership in Action Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Managing Army Career Programs Certification
- Civilian Leader Advanced Course Certification
- Level 2 Information Technology Certification (Defense Acquisition University)
- Level 1 Information Technology Certification (Defense Acquisition University)
Master of Arts - Education
American InterContinental University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Maryland, College Park
Practicum - Counseling Psychology
Hawaii Pacific University
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