Eric DuBois

- Provide direction and guidance to all levels of employees on HR policies and procedures, ensuring consistency. Actively participate as a functional resource on business team ensuring human resources is an integral part of the business strategy. Keep employees, managers, general managers and leadership members advised on changes. Play an integral part in the facility Employee Opinion Survey (EOS) results through integrating cultural values in the day-to-day business activities. - Provide direction to Facility Management in interpretation and application of employee-related policies, practices and procedures, as well as international laws if applicable, governmental regulations, and internal investigations to enhance consistency and maintain and improve the work environment of the facility. Provide employment and personnel services including hiring new employees, administering benefits, providing appropriate training, and ensuring a safe work environment. - Provide directives considering impact upon the company (financial), employee engagement, and consideration for the future (new practices, policies, and procedures). Support and maintain regional point of contacts for competitive businesses for local wage and benefit surveys to be conducted. Research, benchmark, create strategic initiatives, and design implementation strategy to improve business unit results at all locations. Formulate and/or implement policies, practices and procedures related to employment practices, appropriate training, benefits, and safety. - Coordinate programs for management recruiting and selection. Develop and coordinate, training, development, and promotion to ensure proper and effective staffing, personnel selection and practices, manpower planning and succession planning, skills development, training, policy & practice interpretation and application. Assist managers in addressing individual and organizational effectiveness issues and compensation administration.

• Spearheaded executive management of 8 distributed team leaders and 25 local Air Force Special Warfare operations and support personnel with direct supervision of 4 unit leaders, ensured strict adherence to DoD publications and guidelines and led monthly national-level recruiting and retention briefings. • Cultivated strategic relationships with key leaders across the Department of Defense, actively participated in stakeholder briefings on the force's current state and contributed to strategic-level decision-making. • Drafted performance work statements and assisted in contract development to meet required Human Performance Optimization initiatives, served as the contracting officer’s representative, and facilitated the contract review board. • Advised the Group Commander on most effective processes to achieve Congressionally directed organizational changes, oversaw daily operations and support functions, and staffed interview and hiring boards for all qualified job applicants. • Corrected internal manning discrepancies through local and state Human Resource offices, tailored job posting information for nationwide release, requested desk audits to edit position description and recommended pay scale changes as required.

• Provided invaluable senior advisory support to the Squadron Commander, contributed to program efficiency, addressed identified issues or training gaps, and facilitated promotion and hiring boards for the squadron. • Supervised 6 team leaders responsible for 88 Squadron operations and support personnel, ensured readiness for inspections and compliance with Higher Headquarters publications and guidance. • Led the initiative for the JTAC Simulator Program Upgrade; As the SME played a key role in the design, development, and testing of a multi-million- dollar dome simulator. Worked closely with contracted simulator operators to ensure compliance, identified maintenance issues, and maintained simulator usage logs for reporting purposes. • Instructed at Baltic Leadership Course, increased the knowledge base of Special Operations students from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & Poland.

• Conducted extensive research and training to develop unit members in emerging Close Air Support Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures and effectively created highly skilled and combat-ready teams for deployment. • Developed comprehensive scenarios for live-fly and simulator training, addressed training shortfalls and improved readiness for 88 team members. • Identified and analyzed trends identified through the Evaluations Program, updated training syllabi and SOP and addressed training deficiencies. • Researched in-depth aircraft capabilities, air-to-surface munitions effects, and emerging technologies. Collaborated with industry partners to ensure the modernization of the force and aligned with Joint Publications for effective training practices.

Manager of Operations Personnel

• Instructed all candidates through a rigorous curriculum in preparation for initial qualification course and provided continuous education on return.

Special Warfare Operator conducting Close Air Support and Liaison duties.

Tactical Air Control Party Apprentice/Journeyman