J.T. Thompson, MA Leadership and Management

Responsible for talent acquisition in the St. Louis metro area, leading a team of 5 talent managers and over 30 acquisition talent specialists. Developed and implemented programs to address both long and short-term operational and professional development needs within the organization. · Conducted training oversight, provided observations, coached and mentored on talent acquisition procedures and policies for 35+ personnel resulted in over 80% increase in acquisition production · Improved operational readiness to over 95% by implementing weekly engagements and monthly training providing accurate market assessments utilizing analytics, social media trends, and current events to meet or exceed acquisition goals · Prepared and delivered 20+ quarterly and annual presentations to senior leadership teams identifying post operational impacts, strategic assessments, and forecasted metrics to achieve or exceed benchmark goals · Coached and mentored mid-level managers in professional development and career advancement strategies, leading to promotions and greater retention rates across departments · Developed robust relationships with community influencers enabling opportunities for acquisition teams to expand influence and awareness while upholding the values of the United States Army.

Directed 14 Soldiers and 6 Government Civilians serving 7 companies and 2 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) within a multi-state area of operations. Responsible for all planning, coordination, and generating operation orders to execute missions in support of U.S. Army Recruiting Command. · Increased process functionally by 35% by leading strategic implantation of Task Management Tool (TMT) to streamline tasks, completion status, and reporting requirements · Incorporated Power BI to provide recommendations to executive leaders on training growth in numerous agencies by analyzing and interpreting operational key performance indicators from training operations · Developed and implemented contingency plans to address potential disruptions or emergencies. Assessed risks, developed mitigation strategies, and ensured the organization was prepared to respond · Facilitated leadership development workshops both in person and through Microsoft Teams, aimed at improving cross-functional collaboration, which resulted in a 20% improvement in team synergy and problem-solving effectiveness · Implemented advanced conflict resolution strategies, enhancing collaboration among international teams and reducing project delays by 25%

Led a combined U.S.-South Korean team of 250+ personnel and supervised the operational readiness for senior staff sections that support the Ground Operational Command (GOC) and the Counter-fire Task Force (CFTF). Responsible for Q53 and Q50 radar platforms and installation property valued at $140M+ dollars. · Assessed, planned, and implemented strategic programs to ensure the organization’s personnel, infrastructure, and equipment readiness for wartime, contingency, and peacetime operations; resulting in an overall readiness of 95% · Enriched U.S.-South Korean military relations by nurturing strategic stakeholder partnerships through weekly engagements with senior military executives resulting in an increase of combined operations by 50% · Developed and executed contingency plans for large-scale operations, ensuring a 95% operational readiness rate and earning top remarks from senior executives for operational excellence · Improved daily operations of over 20 U.S.-South Korean combined cross-functional teams, streamlining planning processes for human resources, intelligence, operations, logistics, and communications

Managed the full life-cycle operations, training, and accountability of a quick response, rapid-deploying unit consisting of 8 M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) valued at over $18M+, advised senior leadership on national response planning and capabilities for combined national operations, coordinated logistics of essential supplies and munitions to maintain fleet readiness. · Led a team of 10 Soldiers to coach, mentor, train and evaluate subordinate units for tactical rocket and missile deployment; resulted in 100% readiness and zero safety incidents · Promoted to a lead planner through the organization resulted in multi-national strategic plan to stage, deploy, and win decisive key engagements supporting mission essential tasks · Supervised cross-functional teams to develop short- and long-term planning, resource allocation, and logistics preparation for the overall safe execution of 25+ exercises over a 13-month period · Implemented quarterly training strategies with key metrics to develop junior managers and drive organizational success

Coordinated surface-to-surface fires for 18 M109A6 Howitzers leading a team of over 20 Soldiers in the certification and qualification of artillery weapon systems to maintain readiness for deployment operations. Responsible for digital network communication, computational procedures, and safety of all firing operations. · Supervised and led over 75+ training exercises resulting in over 180 Soldiers certified and qualified with 100% mission readiness · Responsible for the computational procedures and safe firing of over 3,000 155mm artillery rounds with zero incidents · Selected as a Fire Direction Officer for the testing of the M109A7 Howitzer with the Army’s Operational Test Command (OTC)

Cohort 62 Candidate

U.S. Army Field Artillery Captain’s Career Course

U.S. Army Field Artillery Basic Officer Leaders Course

Joint Fires Observer & Target Mensuration Only Course