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Wayne Wagner

Wayne Wagner

Arlington

Summary

Extensive career in DOD and civilian sectors with a focus on senior leadership support. Managed Navy-wide employee engagement initiatives and executive competency development programs for top military officials. Proven track record in civilian HR management, enhancing recruiting, compensation, and organizational safety programs.

Overview

50
50
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Support

Serco Global Services
Arlington
06.2024 - Current
  • Provided direct executive level support to Studies and Analysis Program Manager
  • Managed Navy Postgraduate School curriculum review working group leading to brief to Navy Leadership.
  • Create and distribute monthly industry training report
  • Provided manager of organizational Brown Bag program ideas for all research presentations.
  • Created and manage studies assessment program,
  • Manage two key organization-wide executive level events.
  • Create and distribute research summary reports across the organization.

Program Manager; Program Support

SERCO LLC
Arlington
06.2019 - 05.2024
  • Directed CNP’s executive engagement program, strengthening industry collaboration.

Program Manager; Program Support

AE Strategies
Arlington
07.2014 - 06.2019
  • Responsible for management of OPNAV-wide analytic studies program at Naval Postgraduate School. Responsible for setting up and managing first ever N1 executive industry engagement program. Responsible of co-management of N1 survey program.
  • Significant projects/accomplishments… With little advance notice, set up OPNAV-wide studies program when centralized funding was provided. Program included process management, metrics and value assessment and collaborative study opportunity. In 2015, created, marketed and developed detailed execution plans replete with value assessment criteria for an organization wide executive industry engagement program. Spent the remainder of this contract period growing the program over 240%. Slowly weaned off of studies program management to a supportive role.

Program Manager; Program Support

SERCO
Arlington
08.2004 - 05.2014
  • Responsible for management of Navy-wide employee engagement program called Navy’s “Top 50” program. Responsible for N1 engagement with NPS through taking over responsibilities for the N1 Boorda chair from a retired Flag Officer. Responsible for co-management of N1 survey program. Responsible for both management of NPS student Thesis Day presentation to N1 leadership and the curriculum review of the MSA curriculum at NPS. Responsible for management of an industry best practices program utilizing three corporate knowledge portals. Responsible for management of executive strategic training program.
  • Significant projects/accomplishments- Obtained over 50 industry awards for Navy personnel support programs. Managed strategic communications for award receipt. Placed awards on Navy.com site. Managed award receipt program. Created and distributed best practices newsletter sent across Navy. Program had personal attention of CNO. Helped create an manage Navy’s “Quick Poll” program. Set up and managed executive strategic training program for N1 Flag Officers/civilians. Selected to be member of first ever strategy office in N1.

HR Manager

AMVETS
Lanham
06.1997 - 08.2004
  • Responsible for full scale of HR responsibilities for a national veterans support organization.
  • Significant projects/accomplishments- Negotiated health insurance premium rates, which for 6 years were 40% below national avg. Improved by 22%/49%/41%/26% worker’s compensation coverage costs, through development and management of targeted safety programs based on incentive-based rewards. Researched, analyzed and marketed preferred choice for health care system to support national employee workforce. Through personal revamping of retail outlet truck and driver safety programs, and generating unique incentive program, number of vehicle accidents dropped from 42 in year prior to my taking program responsibility to 28 in 1998 and 11 in 1999. Insurance premiums dropped over 39% from 1998-2001. Created pay banding program saving organization over 17% in excess salary costs. Drove outstanding EEO cases from 14 and average of 5 new ones per year since 1995, to 0 during first year, and less than an average of 1 through tenure. Reengineered performance evaluation system for three different organizational functions. Created incentive-based compensation system for minimum wage employees at retail establishments. This increased first year retention by 43% and store sales by 19%. As 201K administrator, managed all compliance issues, communications, disbursements, coordinated 5500 filing and discrimination testing under ERISA guidelines. Authored investment policy statement.

Commander

US Navy
05.1975 - 09.1995
  • Positions of increasing responsibility

Education

Master of Science -

Navy Postgraduate School
01.1980

Bachelor of Arts -

Cornell College
01.1973

Skills

  • Aviation (P3, C130)
  • Military Operations
  • Executive Management
  • Navy N1 Experience
  • Program Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Training
  • Executive level networking
  • HR Management (Civilian)
  • Strategic Communications
  • Media/Community Relations
  • Program development
  • Executive support
  • Curriculum development
  • Program follow-up and assessment

Security Clearance

Secret

Timeline

Program Support - Serco Global Services
06.2024 - Current
Program Manager; Program Support - SERCO LLC
06.2019 - 05.2024
Program Manager; Program Support - AE Strategies
07.2014 - 06.2019
Program Manager; Program Support - SERCO
08.2004 - 05.2014
HR Manager - AMVETS
06.1997 - 08.2004
Commander - US Navy
05.1975 - 09.1995
Navy Postgraduate School - Master of Science,
Cornell College - Bachelor of Arts,

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