WILLIAM C. ARMSTRONG659 Shipley Avenue, Grovetown, Georgia 30813

Home: 706-631-7284 william.c.armstrong89@gmail.com

OBJECTIVEHuman Resource Management Professional seeks opportunities where experience in staffing, technology innovation, program development and management, employee relations will enhance a company’s overall strategic and technical plan and direction.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY27 -year military Veteran who has earned numerous commendations and awards for superior performance in academic, operational and technical capacities. Focused, accomplished human resource manager with a strong record of success providing leadership with practical understanding of collaborative business needs, implementing change, and building positive working and team relationships. Repeatedly selected for high-impact roles in managerial positions with sophisticated and innovated results. Multi-dimensional hands-on human resource management professional with experience in the development, growth, and execution of new projects and processes. Proven ability to define problems, sort through data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Adaptive to rapid change with the ability to quickly learn new applications and technology. Possesses a steadfast desire to continue working in public service following completion of military career. Able to advise managers on organizational policy matters and recommend changes.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLSHolds a Top Secret clearance and has had Sensitive Compartmented Information access.Proficient with MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point

LeadershipProject ManagementResource ManagementTeam Leader/PlayerRegulatory Compliance

Personnel RecordsCritical ThinkingEmployee RelationsQuality ControlProficient Communicator

InnovativeSchedulingConfident Decision MakerTroubleshootingProcess Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESenior Visual Information Career Manager (Sergeant Major)U. S. Army Signal School, The Office Chief of Signal, 08/2013 – PresentU.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Augusta, GA

Personally selected by the Office Chief of Signal, Enlisted Division Chief for this prestigious and illustrious high level position in the Army Signal Corps. Applies knowledge of personnel life cycle management for human resources to the execution of job classification, human resource requirements and management, occupational structures, and job placement for four job areas that encompass more than 1,100 personnel positions within the United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence. Develops, maintains, and analyzes force integration updates, plans, analytical reports, and briefings for Senior Army and various Department of Defense (DoD) staff. Analyze organizational requirements that are derived from continuous assessments to identify what new or modified processes are necessary for tomorrow’s operational environment. Review and analyze enlisted Army authorizations using the Personnel Authorization Management system to ensure compatibility between organizational needs and workforce requirements. Monitor, analyze, and propose solutions which maintain the balance and integrity of MOS’s through the Average Grade Distribution Matrix. Review Basis of Issue Plan (BOIP) Feeder Data

to ensure compatibility between proposed equipment and desired personnel. Review proposed Force Design Updates (FDU) for Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) units to ensure proper selection, placement, and supportability of personnel within assigned MOS’s. Collect, analyze, and prepare occupational reports using the Force Management System (FMS), Enlisted Distribution and Assignment System (EDAS), and Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS). Review, evaluate, and recommend changes to individual and collective training programs, Course Administrative Data (CAD), and Programs of Instruction (POI). Coordinate and participate in change management projects with functional managers, faculty, staff, and contractors. Draft reports and studies based on proposed force structure changes. Conduct management studies, review new equipment concepts, and assess impacts of proposed organizational design changes.

Developed, analyzed, and evaluated Military Occupational Classification and Structure proposals including the merger of two career fields and the transformation of 17 other job areas within the Army.

Represented the organization in meetings with other government agencies as both a technical consultant and a subject matter expert due to his vast knowledge and experience on what technical skills should be taught to initial entry Soldiers in the Army

Personally worked to create six new Training With Industry opportunities that allowed Soldiers to work and train alongside their civilian counterpart for one year at a time and advance their technical knowledge. Collaborated with CISCO, General Dynamics, and the National Football League to ensure it was a perfect fit for Soldiers to learn and bring the knowledge back to the Army.

Directly advised the Department of the Army for the first ever program of record for visual information equipment to be fielded to more than 700 Soldiers across the entire United States.

Mentored 103 brand new Army officers on their duties and scope of dealing with their Soldiers

Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) Sergeant Major 160th Signal Brigade, Southwest Asia Cyber Center 08/2012 - 08/2013Kuwait and Afghanistan

Responsible for the human resource management and training of 62 military and 216 civilian personnel who conducted Network Operations of Southwest Asia's Army LandWarNet in direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Provided network and information system operations and protection for 40 strategic sites which supported 65,000 users throughout 7 countries in the Middle East.

Hand selected to SEA position at the Southwest Asia Cyber Center due to his leadership capabilities and ability to adapt to any situation and continue to learn and grow.

Mandated professional development; 18 personnel obtained IT certifications, raising the company’s compliancy percentage by 85%

Maintained 100% accountability of over $5 million of equipment Traveled to various locations within Kuwait and Afghanistan to provide guidance and support to

partnered organizations ensuring they understood the mission or the organizations personnel

Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) First Sergeant 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 114th Signal Battalion, 21st Signal Brigade 02/2009 - 08/2012Fort Meade, Maryland

Directly responsible for and managed the execution and supervision of all programs designed to ensure the training, health and welfare, and human resource management of 221 Soldiers, civilians and contractors was maintained. Managed the readiness of Soldiers deploying worldwide in support of

missions mandated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Department of the Army.

Implemented a reorganization program that enabled the unit to prepare the Soldiers to be ready to deploy more efficiently, increased company readiness by 80%

Selected to represent the Army as a subject matter expert, due to his extensive knowledge of combat operations, at the Department of the Army Joint Combat Camera Conference, briefed high level dignitaries from all the military services on the units capabilities

Senior Enlisted Advisor (SEA) First Sergeant Headquarters and Operations Company, 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion 05/2007 - 02/2009National Security Agency (NSA), Fort Meade, Maryland

Directly responsible for and managed the human resource management, training, combat readiness, and morale of 152 Soldiers and civilians working in 15 different work areas located on 11 different military installations across the United States in support of the National Security Agency.

Standardized operational training and testing procedures, resulting in 100% performance improvement in technical evaluations

Managed the organization’s occupational safety program; planned and executed monthly safety training events and performed organizational safety inspections

Used extensive management and human resource knowledge to ensure all 15 work sections had a valid Job Qualification Standard Book relevant to each personnel’s duty position to monitor training status and assess advancement potential

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Senior Training Developer, Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Meade, MarylandDrill Instructor, 3/13th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, South Carolina

EDUCATIONBachelor of Art’s: Business Administration (2014), Trident University, 3.39 GPAMaster of Art’s: Human Resource Management, Trident University, Projected Graduation Fall 2017Preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP)Certification Test

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTForce Management Course / Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course / Sergeants Major Course / Equal Opportunity Leader Course / Unit Victim Advocate Course / Systems Approach to Training Course/ Army Combatives Course level 1 & 2 / Basic Airborne Course / Air Assault Course / Drill Sergeant Course / The Army Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer Course / Combat Lifesaver Course

AWARDSBronze Star Medal for Operation Iraqi freedomUS Army Signal Regimental Bronze Order of MercuryCertificate of Achievement for support during Hurricane KatrinaThe Meritorious Service Medal (4) / The Joint Commendation Medal / The Army Commendation Medal (4) / The Joint Service Achievement Medal (3) / The Army Achievement Medal (6) / Iraqi Campaign Medal / Southwest Asia Campaign Medal/ Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal / Global War on Terrorism Service Medal / Korea Defense Medal / Humanitarian Service Medal / United Nations Medal / Southwest Asia/Kuwaiti Liberation Medal / Kuwaiti Liberation Medal