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Extensive expertise in the field of personnel management and relocations. Progressive responsibility throughout twenty-year military career in customer service, personnel readiness and other human resources vital to the morale and welfare of military personnel. Expertise was critical in creating over five hundred short notice deployments to a real-world crisis in Haiti. Decorated for contributions in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn while serving in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait. Professional logistician and leader eager to apply critical thinking in a dynamic organization to solve problems and achieve organizational objectives. Top Secret Security Clearance since 2000. Current in CPR. Fluent in the Korean language. WORK HISTORY Mar 2017 - Present Personnelist - Commander's Support Staff 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kirtland AFB, NM Oct 2015 - Feb 2017 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge - 58th Maintenance Group, Kirtland AFB, NM Commander's Support Staff Provides personnel support for active duty officer and enlisted members. Oversees guidance and instruction on all commander's support staff functions, to include active duty deployments and classifications. Guides and processes personnel relocations, separations, retirements, promotions, benefit programs, retentions, bonuses, classifications, training and retraining, and personnel reliability program, personnel readiness and career progression. Creates, maintains and audits personnel records. Reviews and processes evaluation reports. Conducts and monitors the virtual out-processing program. Provides a variety of services to include casualty assistance to next of kin to apply for death pay, veterans affairs, social security, life insurance and other benefits. Supervisors state: Recognized as an exceptional personnelist cleared a ten-year backlog on eligible members for mid-tour decorations. Improved the sponsorship program by assigning and training sponsors before arrival of new personnel. Revitalized evaluation case one year past suspense resolved a confined member's record for discharge, clearing backlog. Sep 2011 - Sep 2015 6th Field Investigations Region, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Director of Personnel Supported military, civilian and reserve personnel, wing staff, field investigations squadron, eleven detachments and four force protections detachments. Provided guidance and instruction on all director of personnel functions including, civilian and military personnel employment, training and retraining, relocations, separations, retirements, promotions, performance reports and decorations. Supervisors stated: Resilient senior non-commissioned officer overcame difficult challenges during multitude of Air Force timesensitive personnel program changes. Highly skilled personnel manager with huge impact to wing's success. Tireless and hardworking manager processed over one thousand personnel actions. Took on challenges outside his realm. Aug 2009 - Sep 2011 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge - 377th Force Support Squadron, Kirtland AFB, NM Force Management Provided personnel support to over three thousand active duty to include four wings and over one hundred mission partners. Managed evaluations, feedbacks, duty status and history, G-Series orders, classifications and permanent change of assignment programs. Advised and assisted senior leadership, commanders, First Sergeants and supervisors on personnel and quality force issues. Conducted analysis to identify personnel management trends and problem areas, supervised and mentored airmen. Supervisors stated: Outstanding appearance and professionalism, served as representative for recognition board, shaping future leaders. A superb professional, technician, leader and high caliber non-commissioned officer. Key member of most diverse Air Force squadron in Kuwait/Qatar. Aug 2006 - Aug 2009 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge - 15th Medical Support Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii Commander's Support Staff Responsible for providing support to over 200 military members and civilians from the entire medical group. Provided administrative support and technical guidance to Commanders, Executive Staff and First Sergeants on personnel issues and procedures. Monitored personnel concept transactions, updated reporting officials and duty titles. Produced rosters for extensions, promotions, reenlistments, separations and other required documentation, unit unfavorable information files, weighted airman promotion system, evaluations and decorations. Validated and tracked leave web actions, coordinated newcomer's orientation and in-processing for newly assigned staff. Supervisors stated: Exceptional leadership, talented, dependable and accurate in carrying out responsibilities. Proficiently managed government travel card program, proactively resolved delinquencies making unit 100 percent compliant. Aug 2005 - Aug 2006 604th Air Support Operations Squadron, Assistant Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge - Camp Red Cloud Army Installation, Republic of Korea Commander's Support Staff Planned, organized and directed personnel actions for nearly 200 unit personnel. Provided administrative support and technical guidance to Commander, Director of Operations and First Sergeant on personnel related issues and procedures. Provided quality control measures for personnel awards and decorations, enlisted and officer evaluation programs and temporary duty funding and orders processing. Directed actions to include assignment notification and processing, mid-tour leave requests, duty status changes, unfavorable information file and selective reenlistment programs. Supervisors stated: Superior non-commissioned officer with no Jesse J. Darden, Jr.prior commander's support staff experience. Customer service expert epitome of professionalism, tirelessly put service before self. Energetic office leader and exceptionally conscientious. Feb 2002 - Aug 2005 Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge - 12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona Decorations/Plans Responsible for providing personnel plans and programs support essential to air component operations in the execution of wartime and contingency mission supporting twenty two Central and South American and Caribbean countries. Conducted personnel, mobility and contingency planning for exercise and real world deployments. Responsible for creating personnel annexes for all operational orders and transmitting personnel support for contingency operations inputs to the time-phases force deployment data listing. Updated individual augmentee requirements into the Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment (DCAPES). Supervisors stated: Exceptional work ethics with a dedicated attitude and technical knowledge that allowed him to overcome any challenge. True professional with contagious attitude. Jesse is a military professional all the way enthusiastic, determined, and dedicated to the mission. Feb 2001 - Feb 2002 751st Communications Squadron, Assistant Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge - Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea Commander's Support Staff Led the daily operations of a staff consisting of three military personnel. Directed correspondence from the Commander and First Sergeant on unit policy and procedures. Managed unit ration control, basic allowance for subsistence, substance-in-kind, weight and body fat management program, unfavorable information files, relocation activities, promotion and testing, enlisted and officer performance reports and awards and decorations programs. Organized bi-weekly individual newcomer's treatment and orientation briefings and monthly commander's calls. Liaison with the military personnel flight to ensure completion of all personnel actions. Supervisors stated: Excellent non-commissioned officer, went above and beyond to ensure squadron members received first class customer service. Responsible for setting up, coordination and presentations for commander's calls. Outstanding and motivated mentor. Feb 1998 - Feb 2001 488th Intelligence Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom Personnel Programs Accountability Manager Responsible or day to day support for over 400 personnel in four geographically separated locations. Monitored the squadron leave program, allocations on incoming personnel, gas ration and ration card programs. Performed duties as unit fitness program manager and unit intro monitor, scheduled dental and physical health assessment examinations. Processed squadron personnel for in and out processing. Created and coordinated temporary duty orders for overseas incentive options eligible personnel. Processed squadron humanitarian reassignments and early return of dependents requests. Supervisors stated: Dependable and efficient. Expertly counseled airmen moving off base on their allowance. Positive role model sharp, dedicated and compassionate airman who volunteered on visit to sick children at hospital. Jun 1996 - Feb 1998 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron McGuire AFB, New Jersey Commander's Support Staff Clerk Assigned to base's largest squadron with over 550 personnel. Issued leave numbers, monitored the daily register of transactions. Ensured sponsors are assigned to incoming personnel and mails sponsor packages. Conducted mass in-processing briefings and individual out-processing sessions. Updated assignment preferences, duty status changes, unfavorable information files and sponsor information. Manipulated and printed all daily products, typed line badge paperwork for all newcomers. Processed basis allowance for subsistence requests. Updated emergency data cards and maintained current alpha listings. Supervisors stated: Adapted a computerized leave program to meet squadron needs learned to operate and manage various functions, increased accuracy. EDUCATION Community College of the Air Force Human Resource Management University of Phoenix Business Management
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