Senior HR Officer, Change Management & Policy Analyst

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, and Training (OPNAV N1);

NR Navy Manpower & Analysis Center (NR NAVMAC) 

Arlington, Virginia, and Millington, Tennessee, Dec 2013–May 2024

OPNAV N1 overseas the Navy’s HR Function. OPNAV N1 creates and manages programs and policies affecting manpower, personnel, and training across the Navy enterprise, affecting a force of half a million military and civilian employees. Duties included facilitating change within the scope of MyNavy HR Transformation (digital transformation), and to evaluate over 100 military policies and business processes affected by transformative efforts for the governance team. 

   •    Rank: Commander (O5)

   •    Facilitated the development of ZipServe, an applicant tracking system (ATS) for opportunities aimed at a Reserve workforce of over 50,000.

   •    Engaged stakeholders, integrated Agile teams, product owners, and subject matter experts across the enterprise to redesign business processes and recommend user interface and data element changes to HRIS systems. 

   •    Managed policy revisions and managed various HR programs. Researched and drafted responses and recommendations, including advisory opinions, of a legislative nature such as congressional inquiries, in collaboration with Legal.

   •    Conducted quantitative research related to talent management and engagement.

   •    Prior to 2017, on part-time basis, updated various articles in personnel manuals, policies, and directives as part of the operational support provided or as assigned by Reserve unit.

 

NR NAVMAC supports NAVMAC. NAVMAC’s mission is to define, translate, and classify the Navy’s work into a workforce structure and position demand signal to sustain a combat ready force.

 

    •    Conducted research into higher education faculty workload and how that affects faculty management, to support a greater effort to manage faculty-student ratios and monitor compliance with Secretary of the Navy’s directives.

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KEYWORDS: government, military, talent management programs, policy analysis, policy management, policy recommendations, program management, legal, advisory opinions, legislative affairs, engagement, community relations, quantitative research, OD, organization development, change management, HR, human resources, process re-engineering, consulting, facilitating, research, higher education, faculty workload, compliance

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