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Joshua Shropshire

Richmond,VA

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience with the Virginia National Guard, excelling in budget planning and administrative oversight. Proven track record in building high-performing teams and implementing effective resource allocation strategies. Adept at fostering relationships and enhancing operational efficiency, consistently achieving high performance evaluations. Committed to continuous improvement and strategic problem-solving.


Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy Counterdrug Coordinator

Virginia National Guard
09.2022 - Current
  • Entered data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.
  • Built highly-efficient administrative team through ongoing coaching and professional development opportunities.
  • Hired, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff.
  • Kept high average of performance evaluations.
  • Coordinated individual duties after careful evaluation of each employee's skill level and knowledge.
  • Resolved issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to manager.
  • Implemented project management techniques to overcome obstacles and increase team productivity.
  • Developed internal requirements and standards to minimize regulatory risks and liability across program.
  • Delegated tasks to administrative support staff to organize and improve office efficiency.
  • Conducted ongoing reviews of program financial systems to assess cost control measures.

Helicopter Pilot

Virginia National Guard
04.2019 - Current
  • Planned and filed daily flight plans for training missions, sorties, and patrol flights.
  • Completed post-flight maintenance reports and worked with crew chief for post-maintenance check flights.
  • Planned routes, altitudes and speeds to provide fastest, safest and smoothest flights for on-time arrivals and high levels of passenger satisfaction.
  • Reviewed aeronautical charts and used navigational instruments during each flight and maintained strong knowledge of government and company regulations.
  • Checked aircraft prior to flights to maintain proper functionality of engines, controls, instruments and other systems.
  • Filed instrument flight plans with air traffic control, enabling proper flight coordination.
  • Organized and completed routine charter routes and paths requested by customers.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.

Operations Officer

Virginia National Guard
08.2020 - 08.2022
  • Updated and published standard operating procedures (SOPs) using stakeholder, customer and employee input and feedback resulting in clearer and more useful instruction for users.
  • Provided excellent customer care to maintain and improve customer relations, strengthen loyalty.
  • Planned and resourced personnel and logistics for operations component exercises resulting in highly trained personnel ready to act quickly in critical roles.
  • Coordinated and led meetings to inform management and stakeholders of operational challenges and suggested improvements.
  • Interfaced with department heads to establish tracking mechanisms and processes that created clear and effective information flow internally and with customers.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
  • Applied excellent problem-solving, process development, and strategic implementation skills to lead and support all areas of operations.
  • Set clear goals to monitor targets and offered real-time input on performance and motivation.
  • Defined strategic goals to drive resource allocation, capability requirements and budgeting activities.
  • Reviewed and revised standard operating procedures to incorporate employee and management feedback and streamline training processes.
  • Coordinated visits and provided briefs to very important personnel (VIPs) improving knowledge and awareness of operational activities, programs and offerings.

Budget Analyst

Virginia National Guard
07.2016 - 03.2019
  • Monitored and reported budgetary discrepancies to corporate senior management to maximize reporting efficiency and finalized spending plans.
  • Reviewed monthly operations to assess compliance with budgets and determine necessary adjustments for future plans.
  • Identified and monitored budget expenses for accuracy and signs of fraud.
  • Implemented budgetary monitoring techniques to improve spending habits.
  • Evaluated procurement needs and projected expenditures.
  • Monitored contracts and analyzed expenses to facilitate financial objectives.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Created and updated expenditure reports in GFEBS (SAP).

Criminal Analyst

Virginia National Guard
06.2013 - 06.2016
  • Utilized intelligence collection platforms and analysis techniques to identify and document intelligence gaps.
  • Incorporated lessons learned from previous operations to improve intelligence capabilities.
  • Briefed upper-level personnel on emerging threats.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
  • Created useful and timely intelligence products to support field operations.

Skills

  • Consulting

  • Database management

  • Relationship building

  • Business administration

  • Task prioritization

  • Budget planning

  • Administrative oversight

  • Contract management

  • Recordkeeping

  • Resource allocation

  • Event coordination

  • Accounts reconciliation

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 36 staff members.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop budget tracking spreadsheets.
  • Collaborated with team of 3 in the development of Internal SharePoint Site.

Timeline

Deputy Counterdrug Coordinator

Virginia National Guard
09.2022 - Current

Operations Officer

Virginia National Guard
08.2020 - 08.2022

Helicopter Pilot

Virginia National Guard
04.2019 - Current

Budget Analyst

Virginia National Guard
07.2016 - 03.2019

Criminal Analyst

Virginia National Guard
06.2013 - 06.2016

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