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Gary A. Johnson
Gary A. Johnson
has extensive experience in the areas of multicultural
management and facilitation. He has developed, implemented
and managed comprehensive programs in cultural diversity,
leadership, team building, racial harassment and sexual
harassment prevention, interpersonal conflict, and personal
empowerment for several large federal government agencies
and Fortune 500 clients. Gary holds an active Top Secret/SCI
clearance and serves as consultant for several Intelligence
Community (IC) organizations.
National Security, Leader, Trainer, Facilitator
Gary has over 30 years of work experience including 18 years
working for a large federal government Agency in a variety of
disciplines including
Special Agent/Investigator and Area Security Officer.
For The White House, Gary was assigned to the National
Security Council staff where he worked for three Assistants
to the President for National Security Affairs. Gary also worked as an
Intelligence Watch Analyst, and served as a
Diversity Program Manager and an management Instructor. In
this capacity Gary also produced and hosted several videos on
diversity and harassment prevention.
Prior to starting his consulting business, Gary worked as a
Senior Trainer and later as a Regional Account Manager for
J. Howard & Associates, part of NOVATIONS, Inc., in
Boston, MA. As a Senior Trainer and Consultant, Gary
worked exclusively with executives and senior managers in
Fortune 500 companies. As a Regional Account Manager, Gary
was responsible for new sales and account management with
companies in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States.
Selected Clients
Gary either independently or in collaboration with other HR
firms, provided training, consulting and facilitation
services to numerous organizations in the areas of
career and employee development. Among these
organizations are The MITRE Corporation, Proctor &
Gamble, Deere & Company, Bank of America, United Airlines,
Northwest Airlines, Abbott Laboratories, American Honda
Motor Company, Inc., DuPont-Merck, Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Zeneca
Pharmaceuticals, JP Morgan, Citibank, Salomon Smith Barney,
CitiGroup, The American Petroleum Institute, The World Bank,
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National
Weather Service and other federal government agencies
including branches of the military.
Education
Gary
received his Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational
Management from Columbia Union College and studied at the
Antioch University School of Law, in the Masters of Legal
Science program. He has taught classes at Prince George’s
Community College and Arizona State University on behalf of
Motorola.
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Dr. Jerry "Doc" Semper
Dr.
Semper is an effective
"Team Development Coach",
as a result of an extensive background, which included
work with every type team available. "Doc" works with
Corporate Entities,
Educators,
Government Employees,
Law
Enforcement,
Community Groups,
Youth,
Parents and,
Ex-offenders.
Using a unique style that is high energy, informative,
and entertaining, has allowed enormous success with each
and every group of two or more seeking to work together.
When seeking
"Harmony," and
/or
Increased Productivity, "Docs" courses and
methods make it happen, to the delight of all.
An
internationally known,
Leadership Life Skills,
training consultant and seminar leader for organizations
and individuals seeking to improve in both productivity
and harmony. He uses effective, practical principles
developed from
academic training,
combined with hands-on involvement as a team member with
police, military, and
Fortune 500 corporations. A provider of
specific programs for Youth and Families, for several
national organizations; a Police Department
trainer/consultant; a trainer for Educators, and
Government employees; and a sought-after Corporate
trainer, whose "Leadership Life Skills" programs have
received widespread recognition for substance, humor,
and immediate results.
Unique Qualifications:
College Education
Training
- National Trainer Skillpath
Seminars
- Federal Certifications in
Training Trainers, Diversity, and Sexual Harassment
- National Trainer Milton S.
Eisenhower Foundation
- National Trainer - Police
Athletic Leagues
- National Trainer/Spokesperson
- Parenting Coalition International
- Minority Affairs Specialist
for AARP
Justice System
- Federal EEO Investigator
- Co-Author of the National
Curriculum for Community Oriented Policing
- Prince George's County
Maryland States Attorney - Auto Theft School Liaison
- New York City Police
Department Internal Affairs Investigator
- Decorated New York City Police
Officer
- Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney
- Maryland District Court
(Magistrate)
Corporate
- 3M Inc. - Regional Sales
Manager
- IBM Inc. - Regional Sales
Manager
- EDS Inc. - Systems Engineer
- Chase Manhattan Bank - Systems
Auditor
Military
- Vietnam era Veteran - U.S.
Navy
- White House Naval Ceremonial
Honor Guard
- Guard of Honor - Funeral of
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Association/Memberships
- National Bar Association
- Phi Alpha Delta Law
Fraternity, International
- American Bar Association
- The American Legion
- Prince Hall Masons
- A.E.A.O.N.M.S.
- Fordham University Alumni
Association
- Howard University Law School
Alumni Association
- National Speakers Association
Author, and frequent, television
and radio host guest
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Edward E. Smith
Background Summary:
Edward Smith has been a trainer, facilitator, and leader
of organizational improvement efforts for over 25 years.
Smith has used his training in curriculum development
and instructional design to prepare training materials
for a wide variety of courses designed for
organizational improvement. He has assisted a wide array
of organizations such as school systems; government
agencies, associations, faith-based and youth
organizations bring on new initiatives and shore-up
existing management or development strategies. He
utilizes a unique blend of training in modern management
procedures, personal development strategies, and group
dynamics skills. As an official of the United States
Department of Education (USDE), he reviewed/monitored
educational programs in over 45 states, and led a team
of USDE educators with responsibility for K-12 programs
in New York and the New England states. In the two years
prior to his retirement, he received seven cash bonuses
for superior performance and won Vice-president Al
Gore’s Hammer Award.
Smith has demonstrated strengths in team building,
training delivery, curriculum development, educational
program development, public speaking and facilitation.
He is a strong initiator, and an effective motivator
with expert-level skills in conducting effective
meetings. Mr. Smith frequently serves as a seminar and
workshop leader in a variety of related subjects with a
special emphasis on experiential learning.
As
a Total Quality Management trainer and group process
facilitator at the U.S. Department of Education, Smith
facilitated numerous group sessions and conducted
numerous focus group interviews for designated
headquarters units, and for gatherings in the field. For
compensatory education employees in the U.S.
Department of Education, the topic was "What Can
We Do To Make Our Meetings More Productive?” for
randomly selected employees the topic was
"How Can Total Quality Management Produce Greater
Results In The Department?" Mr. Smith received
the Hammer Award for his work in-group facilitation.
Edward Smith has done extensive doctoral work in Public
Administration, has a Masters Degree in Adult Education,
a certificate in-group dynamics, and basic and advanced
training in-group process facilitation. He has earned
six different training and development certifications,
and is also certified in the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator. He is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) with
Toastmasters International.
Mr. Smith has also studied with Stephen Covey, Ken
Blanchard, Joseph Liberti, and Brian Tracy among others.
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SUE E.
PRESSMAN, Ph.D.
Dr. Sue E. Pressman
is nationally recognized
as one of the country’s leading career management
and transition experts. With a strong background in
counseling and coaching, training, assessment,
performance management, training, research, and project
management, Sue selects counseling techniques and
training interventions targeting all learning styles,
research methodologies and assessments that match client
requirements. She creates easily understandable and
factual executive level reports that are based on
qualitative and quantitative measurements incorporating
results for government and private sector organizations.
Professional Acknowledgments:
Sue is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC); National
Certified Counselor (NCC), National Certified Career
Counselor (NCCC), Master Career Counselor (MCC),
Certified Global Career Development Facilitator
Instructor (GCDFI). Sue is currently serving as a
Trustee on the National Employment Counseling
Association (NECA) Board of Directors. Current Security
Clearances: Defense Security Service (DSS); Department
of Treasury (FMS) Security Clearance. Fluent in
American Sign Language.
Leadership Credentials:
Sue serves as a Trustee on the Board of Directors for
the National Employment Counseling Association a
Division of the American Counseling Association and an
organization closely linked to the U.S. Department of
Labor. She has served on advisory committees for the
National Career Development Association, is an active
member of the American Counseling Association, and a
Past President of the Washington DC chapter of the
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association. Sue is
a Senior Advisor and to the Board of Directors of the
Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Government (DHHIG), a
nonprofit organization which she co-founded. She is the
only hearing person to be recognized and awarded the
Founders Award for her volunteer efforts from this OPM
recognized non-profit organization.
Educator, Researcher, Coach and Trainer
Sue designed and established Gallaudet University’s
first career center where she served as the Director for
five years and prior to that appointment a career
counselor for seven years. She has taught at Gallaudet
University, Virginia Tech, the USDA Graduate School, and
been a visiting instructor at the Johns Hopkins
University. She has conducted research projects for
government organizations throughout the U.S. using both
qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
Her client list includes The White House, Department of
Defense, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education, Department of
State, Department of Treasury (IRS, OCC, FMS, BEP),
Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice,
Department of Transportation as well as business and
industry nationwide. She is certified and skilled in
using a variety of leading career development and
management assessments used to improve communication,
understand personality, develop teams and resolve
workplace conflicts including certification in
Benchmarks™ 360 leadership assessment, qualification for
The MBTI™, experience with the DISC, wide use of the
SkillScan Personal Profile and the Thomas-Kilmann
Conflict Mode Instrument. A few of her most recent
projects included training for many groups of employees
and managers of the Department of Defense facilities
division on site at the Pentagon. Sue designed and
implemented a Federal Career Management Certificate™
program for the Intelligence Community. For the National
Cemetery Administration’s new director/interns
leadership program under the Department of Veterans
Affairs she implemented career management, team
building, change management, IDP, and disability
communication and ADA compliance training.
Author
Published Dissertation: The First National Study on
Deaf Business Owners: Implications for Career
Counseling. Numerous career management and
consulting articles in professional journals (Internet
accessible). The Ultimate Resume Writing Guide. The
Ultimate Job Interviewing Guide. Sue has written,
developed and implemented career development programs,
curriculums on performance management, strategic
planning in government organizations, job search
strategies, networking, negotiation, and leadership
development.
Education:
Dr. Pressman’s credentials include a Ph.D. in Counselor
Education from Virginia Tech with secondary
concentrations in Adult Education & Human Resource
Development and Psychology; M.A. in Rehabilitation
Counseling from Gallaudet University; and a B.A. from
the University of Florida in Speech Pathology and
Education.
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Gillian Sescoe
Gillian Sescoe has over 30
years of work experience as a project manager, trainer, facilitator,
change agent and consultant for the Federal Government.
During the course of her Federal Government career, Ms. Sescoe, a
certified instructor/trainer and team builder, designed, developed and
delivered workshops on professional development, succession planning, team
building, train the trainer, harassment and diversity issues.
In addition, she conducted feedback, communication, career development,
conflict in the workplace training, and specialized customer directed
training. Ms. Sescoe also specializes in coaching, counseling and
employee recruitment and retention.
During her career, Ms. Sescoe was the recipient of numerous awards and
citations. On her retirement she received the Career Intelligence Medal.
Born and educated in London England, Ms. Sescoe has lived and traveled
extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, giving her the
opportunity to understand other societies and cultures. In her volunteer
life, Ms. Sescoe is Co-President of a Hadassah Chapter, and volunteers at
a local elementary school as a reading and cognitive skills specialist.
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M. Janice
Wilson
Janice Wilson is a Diversity Consultant and Human
Relations Specialist who is currently retired from the
Federal Government after 35 l/2 years of federal
service. During her career, she sought and obtained
positions of increasing responsibility rising to a
mid-management position as a Program Manager. Her
responsibilities included managing and leading a
Diversity Best Management Practices program for over
5,000 employees. Mrs. Wilson is a certified Instructor
and training consultant specializing in management and
leadership development. Her most recent experience is
in working with the local Board of Education and her
county public school system. Mrs. Wilson has provided
diversity training to High school, middle school and
elementary school teachers. She was recently called on
to work with the school principals and vice principals.
She is certified in the use of the PDI Profilor
Instrument and has experience working with managers and
employees helping them interpret their feedback. Mrs.
Wilson has also provided one on one coaching to senior
level federal government personnel. She has received
numerous performance awards and kudos for her work in
this area. Mrs. Wilson’s background is in Human
Resource Development and she has worked as a Human
Resource Manager. Her non-confrontational style has
proven to be very effective in working with difficult
audiences. She is known for engaging in straight talk
that facilitates progress for everyone she consults
with.
E-mail:
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Carla Scopeletis
Carla Scopeletis
retired from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after 33 years as an
analyst; a manager with positions of increasing responsibility; a senior
inspector with the Office of Inspector General who headed numerous teams
examining critical issues affecting the resources, organizational
structure, personnel policies, and strategic planning for the CIA; and,
finally, the Associate Deputy Inspector General for Inspections. A
member of the Senior Intelligence Service, she received seven SIS
Performance Awards and a Meritorious Officer Stipend for Achievement.
While at the Agency, Mrs. Scopeletis was actively involved in mentoring
women, working on various studies designed to break the “glass ceiling,”
speaking on issues relating to women in the workplace, and working
actively with managers at all levels to increase opportunities for hiring
and advancement of minorities.
Upon her retirement,
Mrs. Scopeletis started her own consulting business, working primarily for
the Intelligence Community. Many of the consulting jobs involved
examining personnel policies, including issues such as feedback, open
communication, establishment of fair and “transparent” career panels,
grievance and discrimination processes, and the role of training and
education in career development. She has been a consultant for
Organization 21 for the past two years and is a professional actress.
Mrs. Scopeletis
received a B.A. in History with Honors from Wittenberg University and an
M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy. Mrs. Scopeletis is also a graduate of the National War College.
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Susan
Burgoyne
Susan Burgoyne received her BA in Speech
Communication from Towson University. She went on to earn an MA in
Speech Communication from San Diego State University's top ranked
graduate program. She has taught in the Communication field for
over thirteen years. She has a passion and a love for teaching and
the discipline of Communication.
Susan’s past teaching experience has been at George
Washington University, University of Maryland University College,
San Diego State University, Grossmont Community College, University
of San Diego, and Towson University. She has taught a wide range of
communication courses including: Interpersonal Communication,
Nonverbal Communication, Organization Communication, Public
Speaking, Advanced Public Speaking, Small Group Communication,
Listening, Intercultural Communication and Introduction to Human
Communication.
Currently, Susan is teaching for George Washington
University's Communication Program and the University of Maryland
University College's Communication Department. In addition to
teaching in the traditional classroom, she also teaches in the
virtual classroom. Although she enjoys instructing in an on-line
format, she prefers the quality interaction of the traditional
classroom.
While Susan lived in California, she established a
small consulting business where she assisted executives on the
construction of speeches and coached them on the delivery of public
presentations. Her clients were able to greatly lower their
communication apprehension and eloquently deliver their
presentations.
GAJCO is thrilled to have Susan on its team, where
her expertise and talents are put to good use. She is a dynamic
speaker and an experienced researcher.
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Ricky Ford
Mr. Ford has
more than 24 years of experience in project management, network
security, telecommunications, systems integration, technical
training, LAN/WAN design/installation/support, technical
training and end-user support. The technical experience
consists of systems integration, turnkey systems
design/development/installation, network engineering,
hardware/software installation/testing, and prototype
development.
Management/business development experience includes management
of CPFF, T&M, and FFP contracts along with proposal and
presentation development.
Professional
Experience
Mr. Ford has been providing network engineering
and proposal development support for the following clients:
Unisys, Century Planning Associates, Alliance Insurance, Quality
Technology, Planning Research Corporation, Keen Technology
Consultants, and Public Technology, Inc. Engineering support
includes network, firewall installation/support, network
design/implementation, maintenance, system administration, and
second/third level engineering trouble support.
Mr. Ford is providing network design, equipment
(hardware/software) specification, procurement support, system
installation/integration, disaster recovery, network security,
system administration and management support to various
clients. He is also providing technical proposal support
(writing, Red/Gold/Purple team reviews)) to clients on Federal
procurement efforts.
Mr. Ford provided network-engineering support to
PRC and Unisys on the DOJ/AFMS Consolidated Asset Tracking
System (CATS) project from 1995 - 2006. He performed the
following functions: Installed and maintained all firewalls;
provided support for all C&A activities (penetration tests,
network scans, documentation), performed network vulnerability
scans, installed Windows-based LANs, installed/configured Cisco
routers, installed/configured DSUs, designed/implemented TCP/IP
and SNA WAN connectivity, setup VPNs, completed network traffic
analysis, designed/configured the custom CATS desktops, served
as the email and TACACS administrator, performed system
administration tasks on Windows, Linux, and Solaris machines,
provided desktop, application, and end-user support, provided
technical training, and second/third level engineering trouble
support.
On the
DOJ/AFMS CATS contract, Mr. Ford was also responsible for the
successful transition of the CATS systems from the US Treasury
network to the DOJ network in 2000. He was also responsible for
the successful network transition of CATS user agencies from the
mainframe environment to a client-server environment in 2005.
He also served as the AFMS engineering contact with all CATS
user agencies.
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Duane E. Jenkins
Summary:
More than 17 years of executive-level expertise and
knowledge in the areas of public and private
financial management, government performance
management, program evaluation, strategic
planning/implementation, business process
re-engineering, federal statutory and regulatory
development, information technology integration, and
business accounting and finance.
Work Experience:
Performance Strategies, Inc.
– Founded company specifically to market and
implement the Performance Evaluation and Integration
Tool (PEIT©). Accomplishments include
creating a rapid application development approach to
couple with PEIT‘s technological approach that would
enable clients to realize value quickly and hasten
their return on investment in PEIT’s government
performance management content development approach.
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Working with the Department of Health and Human
Services’ Chief Financial Office to develop
financial performance business questions and the
related analytics/metrics that will enable HHS’
financial managers to identify data from its $700
billion budget authority execution activities to
glean performance information. This information
will be used as the integral component of HHS’
solution to evidence how its managers use financial
information on a day-to-day basis, to satisfy the
Presidents Management Agenda’s Improving
Financial Performance element.
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Working within the Federal Trade Commission’s Chief
Financial Office to capture and analyze “as-is” work
processes, data flows, workflow improvements as a
part of initial analysis required for FTC’s 5-year
financial management system migration project.
·
Helped design a performance-based solution for HUD’s
Office of Single Family Housing query, analysis, and
reporting tool in response to problems uncovered in
recent GAO studies.
·
Worked as a subcontractor to rectify performance and
structural accountability problems in the TSA
employee parking assistance program.
Conducted the “Introduction to Performance
Measurement” training module during HUD’s July
2004 2-day Management Plan Workshop. Provided
expert advice and consultation to the
participants (which were comprised of 60
HUD-wide executives and manager) on how to
integrate GPRA- and PMA-related performance
requirements into the Department’s overall
strategic, annual performance and management
planning processes.
Experience and
Overview:
Director of Operations, Program Manager,
Senior Systems Engineer, Senior Intelligence
Analyst/Trainer, Professor of Mathematics,
Technical Director & Senior Cryptologic
Mathematician with a wide range of engineering
applications and experiences. Focus of
expertise in SIGINT, MASINT, FISINT, ELINT,
COMINT, HUMINT & OSINT. Has vast experience in
Project Management, Team Management and joint
Department of Defense knowledge.
Angela Taylor
Angela Taylor is a certified Event
Planner and Public Relations professional who manages our Event Planning
unit. Angela has 10 years of experience in the special events/public
relations industry. Her specific expertise lies in special event
development, design & management.
If you or
your team are spending time planning and managing events that are not the
most effective use of your time, then you're costing your organization
money.
Contact us
to see how we can help you plan and manage your events from start to finish
and increase your productivity.
Angela holds a
BA degree in Communications from Mt.
Vernon College in Washington, DC and a certificate from The George
Washington University Special Event Management Certificate Program. As
a member of the International Special Event Society (ISES), Angela plans to
sit for the Certified Special Events Professional
(CSEP)
designation within the next 6 months.
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