MGySgt Mark Edwards

Marine Corps | Personnel/Administrative Chief

Dates of Service: Aug 1978 - Aug 2006

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Looking for employment in the Human Resources/Office Manager field.Served 20 plus years active military service in the U.S. Marine Corps, duty assignments includes 3 assignments in support of Marine Reserve Support organizations, 3 deployments in the European theatre, 2 deployment to Okinawa Japan, and 1 deployment in the Kingdom of Bahrain supporting Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom. Developed new employee orientation policies and procedures. Conducted training to staff to review lessons learned from inspection conducted internally and externally from various agencies to include Federal, interagency employee development, and training officials. Developed training curriculum, negotiating agreements with outside contractors to provide training and organizational development services and evaluation agreed partnership criteria.

Military Experiences

Jun 2005 - Aug 2006

senior administrative advisor

H&S Bn, MCB Quantico | MCB Quantico, VA

Responsible for 90 employees, within 6 departments. Development of studies and reports for presentation to management which included administrative policies and procedures. Responsibilities included overseeing the acquisition of data and information needed by management. Performed special projects and recurring assignments relating to program operations. Analyzing problems and issues involving administrative and management functions. This position included monitoring organization wide compliance with established procedures for assigned organizations. My responsibilities include overseeing budget and inventory aspects of office supplies and equipment. Preparing and/or presenting briefings and reports of findings and recommendations for top management based on analyzing DOD guidelines.

Jun 2004 - Jun 2005

Marine Corps Retired List Maintenance Section

HQMC Personnel Management Division | MCB Quantico, VA

Supervised 40 employees, within seven departments. Ensuring Marines were retired from the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve (FMCR) promptly. Developed procedures to for maintaining and updated over 300,000 personnel records in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) that pertain to retired members. Processed the accurate and prompt activation of newly retired pay accounts. Developed procedures for establishing liaison with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Kansas City and Cleveland. Developed guidelines for processing requests and issue orders for members requesting or selected for recall to active duty. Developed records and compiled statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.

Sep 1998 - Jun 2004

Human Resource/Pay/Personnel/Administrator

III MHG, III MEF | Okinawa, Japan

Developed procedures to enhanced support/liaison between the Consolidated Administration Branch (CONAD) and outside agencies such as Disbursing, Post Office, Reserve Liaison Office, and Passenger Transportation Office. facility management of the Consolidation of the Camp Courtney Administrative Buildings and associated procurements of office products. As the Administration Officer I planned, organized, and completes analytical studies and special assigned projects for the consolidated efforts. I served as team leader and coordinates activities involving other members of staff to accomplish large camp consolidation of 2 organizational projects. I had planned and coordinated the efforts of the group, monitored completion of tasks and consolidated results of completed projects.

Oct 2002 - May 2003

Human Resource/Personnel/Pay Chief

Marine Central Command (Bahrain) | Manama, Bahrain

deployed to Bahrain in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. developed organizational policy's procedures international theater and reported findings to senior management for presentation to several supporting organizations. Acquisition of data and accounting procedure information needed to track and provided funding for over three million dollars for employees during assignment to Bahrain. Established guidelines for transmitting funding data to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Kansas City and Cleveland, for active and reserve employees. Solved special projects and recurring assignments issue relating to arriving and departure operations, and deployment tracking. Analyzed problems and provided solution involving security, data storage, human progress.