Roderick Brown: First Sergeant in Crofton, MD

Training Development and Human Resource Manager for a 80 plus member organization • Developed and implemented a risk management system that reduced vehicle accident by 21% • Improved the company inventory system for $10,000,000 of equipment reducing shelf life loss by 27% • Planned, implemented and supervised training that certified 97% of all personnel in mandated Equal Opportunity and SHARP training • Through analysis, evaluated long range training plans and developed solutions to resolve significant shortfalls to senior leaders • Managed the training, discipline, morale, welfare, professional development and combat readiness of 76 personnel. • Integrated Risk Management into all garrison and training exercises. • Managed and facilitated the accountability, serviceability and maintenance of over $40,000,000 of equipment. • Mentored officers and senior enlisted personnel; maintained an above average positive organizational climate

Senior Operational Advisor reporting directly to the Commander of the Training and Doctrine Command; responsible for ensuring all team members are trained to deploy; analyzed current combat operations in order to assess, mitigate and defeat asymmetric threats • Conducted and prepared a training resource assessment to the African Command (AFRICOM J5 which resulted in the allocation of $10,000,000 to my recommendation to build African partner capacity. • Provided United States Africa desk officers advisory support to assist in focusing and enhancing Security cooperation efforts in east Africa. • Organized and supervised security cooperation advisory support teams in Uganda; provided critical awareness to Combatant commanders and multinational forces for Regionally Assigned Forces and United Nations assessments. • Coordinated resources and trained Special Operations Command (Forward) East Africa personnel on adaptive Soldier and Leader training; enhanced training programs in foreign countries and US operations in Uganda and the Horn of Africa

Supervisor for 55 assigned officers and over 500 assigned and attached enlisted personnel. • Maintained 95% operational readiness rate for section’s Intelligence systems; ensured assigned equipment was serviceable and maintained for mission readiness. • Maintained 100% accountability of highly classified equipment valued in excess of $750,000 during the brigade’s field training exercises. • Commended by the JRTC Intelligence training team lead on my vast working knowledge of Intelligence sub-systems and Threat Network Targeting. • Developed and executed an in-depth Key Leader Engagement lane that trained over 30 leaders within the Squadron.

Advisor to the Command Inspector General on regulations, policies, programs, assistance, and inquiry results organization • Developed effective teaching and training support packages for Commanders, Sergeants Major, and senior NCOs which developed the appropriate regulatory solutions for complex problems. • Spearheaded Senior Mission Commanders non-tactical vehicle management inspection directives; provided 2- recommendations to increase fleet accountability • Ensured absolute compliance was maintained with all Department of Defense, Army, and Command policies, rules and regulations regardless of rank or position of authority. • Committed to Soldiers and Families; diligently worked pay, promotion, and non-support issues resulting in the rightful recoupment of over $55,000. • Selected by the Inspector General of the Army to become his Senior Enlisted Advisor on Inspector General Processes and functions.