Dana Hampton

Provide transitional assistance to eligible Reserve Component (RC) Members, dependents and Veterans who’ve served on active duty for more than 180 consecutive days, including Army Guard/Reserve, Navy/Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Guard/Reserve, Space Force Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve. Provide information, coordination, and assistance to transitioning RC members in the following benefits: employment assistance, health/life Insurance, financial assistance, disabled veterans benefits, legal assistance, relocation assistance, physical/mental health VA assistance, education/training assistance, and state benefits. Perform outreach services on social media and outreach marketing methods providing information and assistance to eligible RC Members, families and Veterans to understand/obtain benefits/services through Veterans Affairs (VA) and the military health system. Topics include: effects of a career change, employment, relocation assistance (homelessness), education/training physical health and mental health well-being, health and life insurance, finances, Disabled Veteran benefits, Service Members Civil Relief Act, and legal assistance. Coordinate with appropriate VA, TRICARE, Veteran Service Organizations, and other resources to provide required information or assistance. Participate in the mobilization and demobilization process to brief/advise eligible RC Members and families and Veterans on transition and information resources. Research and resolve issues associated with transitions when RC members and their families encounter problems. Coordinate with VA centers to assist various legal and mental health agencies with awareness concerning RC members and Veterans that may need crisis intervention. Assist, RC leadership personnel with reintegration programs and activities for returning members returning. Provide information to RC leadership and coordinate with Family Support Specialists, Employer Support Groups, regarding available entitlements.

Mentoring TN Army & Air National Guard Service Members and their spouses in an employment transition on finding the career that meets their needs. • Provide career transition counseling services to an average monthly case load of 50-80+ program participants. • Assist service members with CVs for graduate school applications, as well as, helping them find educational opportunities to fill skills gaps and become more competitive in the job market. • Successfully coordinate, plan and put-on 1-2 major job fairs yearly focused on veteran and military dependent hiring while recruiting an average 45-65 employers to participate. • Participate in veteran networking events designed to provide veterans the opportunity to engage with other veterans in transition and facilitate introductions to various employer's talent acquisition and recruiting teams. • Prepare and conduct Employment Program briefings at the unit level and at large scale Yellow Ribbon deployment/re-deployment seminars. Conduct out reach at Yellow Ribbon and trade show events to individual service members/dependents with information booths and as a panelist on veteran employment transition issues. • Write/review/edit resumes, cover letters and counsel 1-on-1 with program participants. • Communicate best practices through on-site employer presentations and webinars on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and Veterans Opportunity for Work Act. • Responsible for employers and TN National Guard job seekers within 26 counties.

• Executed a $2.5 million 5-year contract supporting 5 counselors and an average yearly 900+ program participants across the State of TN. • Managed the internal / external communications and reporting for counselors, TN National Guard leadership, contract company and program participants. • Find new career opportunities meeting the skills of the service members. • Reviewed / edited / wrote resumes and counsel 1-on-1 with participants. • Served as an adviser on the TN Governor’s Veterans Talent Pipeline Task Force. • Conducted public speaking engagements as a veteran’s employment panelist and webinar instructor.

• Director of Military Support to Civil Authorities: led a staff of 20+ through planning / training emergency exercises to provide smooth effective support. • Promoted to Colonel which is a position that only 5.5% of officers advance. • Officer-in-Charge / Senior Instructor led 10 subject matter experts in skills-based curriculum development, lesson plans, instruction and training for 2500+ US and foreign military personnel. • Battalion Commander: mentored and communicated monthly with 8 directors in the coordination and execution of training spanning 7 locations and 440+ personnel. Directed preventive maintenance and quality assurance inspections for $145M+ of vehicles, sensitive equipment, and facilities with zero losses. • Fire Support Coordinator: planned and coordinated effects for 3,500+ personnel to include public affairs, key leader speeches, press releases, social media and newsletters. Coordinated the logistical movement of $50M+ of equipment and 3,500+ personnel to / from Iraq, Kuwait, Kosovo, and exercises in MS and LA. • Director of Personnel and Administration: spanning 5-nations with 250+ military, civilian and contract employees overseeing all human resource needs, public affairs and distinguished visitors arrangements. • Bilateral Affairs Officer, US Embassy-Bulgaria: planned 60+ civil and military events over 2-years with budgets of up to several million dollars. Wrote senior leader press engagement plans / speeches. Drafted strategic engagement plans for the State DPT and European Command. • Personnel Manager for an organization of 440+ personnel, managing a staff of 10 coordinating all personnel actions including: on-boarding, separations, performance reporting, awards, disciplinary actions, investigations, personnel/health records, and staff reports. • Battery Commander successfully lead and trained a 115 person field artillery organization for 3 yrs. • Skill Identifiers: Field Artillery Officer-13A and Human Resource Manager-42B.

• Led the retail pizza shop redesign project with 8 executives from 3 large distributors and support company. • Coordinated with Marketing to develop messaging on the roll-out of the pizza shop and new website. • Led the new corporate offices final build out coordinating contractors with minimal disruption to operations. • Managed upgrades to the loading dock and parking lot resurfacing to the Jonesboro, AR warehouse. • Assisted the Strategic Initiatives Director with testing and launching of a new corporate website. • Advised / assisted the Distribution Director on developing, and sourcing a new commercial freezer.

• Led numerous physical security / access control projects through their life cycle from engineering, submittals, contract management, construction, schedules, budgets, billing, user training, to stakeholder reports and customer acceptance. • Managed 30+ projects, simultaneously managing 7-10 contracts w/ values >$15M of annual revenue. • Increased contract value 7-30% through superior customer service and seeking additional opportunities increasing annual revenues with additional contracts and change orders. • Awarded for outstanding contract execution by US Army Garrison-Detroit Arsenal, DPT of Law Enforcement-Aberdeen Proving Grounds and Dennis Construction Inc. at White Sands-NASA Test Facility. • Recruited other project managers and associates while improving processes and procedures; negotiated with stakeholders / suppliers for resources. • Assisted the sales team with client presentations and Requests for Proposal. • Mentored personnel while coordinating activities, preparing status reports, analyzing, and summarizing trends and writing supporting safety, communication, risk, and response plans.

• Selected for company-paid attendance to Nashville School of Law. (Completed 1-yr and withdrew due to Federal mobilization for overseas military service.) • Principal adviser for researching / drafting outside complaint correspondence. • Developed / improved operational practices with detailed process mapping, cost modeling, project planning, vendor selection, contract negotiation, and development of service level standards. • Researched, documented, planned, coordinated & resolved inquiries for all business units. • Developed a fully integrated complaint resolution / tracking process across all operational disciplines. • Promoted: Life Specialist, Technical Support Analyst, Worksite Marketing Project Director, Document Automation Director, Process Evaluation & Improvement Team Director, Legal Affairs Consulting Group Manager. • Led 2 major year + long IT projects including writing service level agreements.

• Led a 50,000 sq. ft. department with a 32-peson sales staff generating >$8.5 million in 1st year sales. • Recruited, trained, and developed 50+ sales people on merchandising, inventory control, sales, customer service and security, developing 4 into assistant and area managers. • Developed sales incentives and targeted merchandise recommendations increasing sales approx. 5 -15%.

• Led profitable operation of 19 small box retail store chain stores across a 2-state territory (KY & IN). • Promoted: Manager Trainee, Store Manager, Manager Developer, Area Sales Manager to District Manager. • Generated $7+ million in annual sales (approximately 3% increase over projections). • Reduced district level inventory shrinkage by 1/3rd. • Successfully recruited, trained and mentored 15 management trainees, nearly 100 managers and associates. • Opened 2 new stores, each exceeding 1st year sales plan by >12%. • Closed / liquidated 3 non-profitable stores, saving the company nearly $0.7 million.

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