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Work History
Education
Skills
Military Service
Certification
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Matthew Shively

Matthew Shively

Management
San Antonio,TX

Summary

Accomplished management professional with over 10 years of career progression in operations and human resource operations. Proven effective leader skilled in development and oversight of high-performing, multi-disciplined and quality-oriented teams. Adept problem solver, employing creativity and innovation to overcome challenging and complex issues across employees, processes and costs. Focused and meticulous in all financial and regulatory compliance objectives to strategically plan and execute budgets, forecasts, cost-reduction techniques and safety initiatives. Outstanding communicator well-versed in employee, vendor and partner relations.

Overview

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4
Certifications
19
19
years of post-secondary education
15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Law Operations/Human Resources Manager

United States Air Force
Various, Locations
06.2010 - 08.2021
  • Established standards and evaluated completed actions to determine accuracy, content, and compliance with governing directives and statutes.
  • Identified manpower requirements, developed position descriptions, spearheaded talent management strategies, oversaw hiring and discipline of personnel, and assigned workloads.
  • Established and administered annual budget with effective controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
  • Identified resource requirements, ascertained, appropriate funding sources, submitted budgets, reviewed and coordinated budget execution and implemented adjustments.
  • Developed and implemented daily operations plans such as employee assignments and promotional strategies.
  • Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to demands.
  • Implemented policies and standard operating procedures for continuous improvement.
  • Assessed and processed requests for facility maintenance, modification and new construction to meet requirements.
  • Managed team of 190 military and civilian personnel world-wide.
  • Drafted 38 legal reviews for purchase of $8,600,000 of Air Force supplies ensuring fiscal laws were followed.
  • Supervised review of 135 contracts to acquire quality of life upgrades to installation and to safeguard $1,700,000,000 in tactical air and strategic command and control assets.
  • Developed first ever Air Force Court Reporter Course and instructed 480 hours for 19 new court reporters world-wide.
  • Directed 36 personnel during crisis management operations following 7.1 magnitude earthquake leading to 95% mission readiness that same day.
  • Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
  • Developed succession plans and promotion paths for all staff.

Training and Development Specialist

United States Air Force
Montgomery, AL
04.2006 - 06.2010
  • Instructor of 6 substantive areas of law (Operations Law, International Law, Criminal Law, Claims Law (includes Tort Law), Contract/Fiscal Law, Labor Law).
  • Served as lead flight instructor, responsible for monitoring and supervising over 1,100 attorney and paralegal students.
  • Developed, administered, evaluated and updated course materials, assignments, flight problems and test exams.
  • Analyzed course curriculum, student progress, and academic performance.
  • Critical to complete rewrite of Air Force Paralegal Career Field education and training plan, resulting in modification of course curriculum and focusing paralegal training on current issues
  • Authored rewrite of Air Force Operations and The Law Handbook and created searchable, electronic version, linking handbook to all source documents facilitating better research for more than 3,000 attorneys and paralegals
  • Evaluated success of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management to enhance effectiveness.
  • Liaised between trainers and course participants.
  • Gathered data about course success and participant experiences to help with future course planning.

Education

Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management - Human Resources Management

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL
12.2011 - 11.2013
  • Member of Delta Epsilon Tau International Honors Society
  • Graduated with 4.0 GPA

Master of Science - Organizational Leadership

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL
04.2009 - 12.2011
  • Member of Delta Epsilon Tau International Honor's Society.
  • Graduated with 4.0 GPA

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Finance

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL
07.2004 - 03.2009
  • Graduated cum laude.

Associate of Applied Science - Instructor of Technology and Military Science

Community College Of The Air Force, Montgomery, AL
08.2006 - 04.2007

Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies

Community College Of The Air Force, Montgomery, AL
07.2004 - 04.2005

Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice

Community College Of The Air Force, Montgomery, AL
12.1999 - 07.2004

High School Diploma -

Wichita Heights High School, Wichita, KS
08.1995 - 06.1999

Skills

Strategic Planningundefined

Military Service

  • Honorable Discharge/Retired United States Air Force, 1999 - 2021

Certification

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, OpusWorks Institute

Timeline

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, OpusWorks Institute

07-2020
Columbia Southern University - Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management, Human Resources Management
12.2011 - 11.2013

Professional Manager Certification

10-2011
Director of Law Operations/Human Resources Manager - United States Air Force
06.2010 - 08.2021
Columbia Southern University - Master of Science, Organizational Leadership
04.2009 - 12.2011

Technical Training Instructor Level I Certification

04-2009

Technical Training Instructor Level II Certification

04-2009
Community College Of The Air Force - Associate of Applied Science, Instructor of Technology and Military Science
08.2006 - 04.2007
Training and Development Specialist - United States Air Force
04.2006 - 06.2010
Columbia Southern University - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration/Finance
07.2004 - 03.2009
Community College Of The Air Force - Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies
07.2004 - 04.2005
Community College Of The Air Force - Associate of Applied Science, Criminal Justice
12.1999 - 07.2004
Wichita Heights High School - High School Diploma,
08.1995 - 06.1999
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