Employee Spotlight - Dwayne Ford

Photo By Pfc. Trevor Seiler | The CP26 Employee Spotlight for Winter/Spring 2017 is Mr. Dwayne Ford  

WIESBADEN, HESSEN, GERMANY

04.10.2017

Story by Cory Hancock 

U.S. Army Career Program 26

Name: Dwayne Ford

Years of Federal Service: 9

Activities and Hobbies: Hanging with family and friends, writing/making music, traveling and learning about different cultures.

Where do you work? Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, G8, Manpower and Management Division, Wiesbaden, Germany

What is your job title? Management Analyst

Describe your job:

I am an action officer with primary focus on building and administrating the manpower portion of the USAREUR Program Objective Memorandum (POM). Additionally, I help build annual civilian workyear allocation and execution plans. I also develop annual civilian manpower resource guidance for USAREUR staff and subordinate Major Support Commands and provide guidance on the utilization of resources to accomplish programmatic objectives and goals. Finally, I am responsible for projecting, tracking and comparing manpower workyear and resource execution to the program.

What do you like best about your job?

I love data analytics, data mining, critical thinking and statistical modeling/analysis and this job gives me plenty of opportunities to exercise those skill sets. I like the constant change of pace and find myself regularly needing to adapt and think outside the box. Most importantly, I absolutely love supporting the Soldier and the Army as a whole.

What is your most memorable and/or challenging experience during your time as a Manpower and Force Manager?

My last 4 years here in USAREUR without a doubt. I have learned so much from my supervisors and colleagues, who by the way are true experts in the Manpower and Force Management/Resource Management world. It has been a very eye-opening experience, learning about USAREUR’s history, to the nuances of the Local National Pay Systems. The biggest challenge has been managing USAREUR reductions and balancing resources across the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), while trying to avoid under/over execution and risk to resources.

Would you recommend working in this career field to other federal employees?

Absolutely, it is an extremely important and diverse career program.

• Date Taken: 04.10.2017
• Date Posted: 04.10.2017 14:50
• Story ID: 229848
• Location: WIESBADEN, HESSEN, DE
• Hometown: WIESBADEN, HESSEN, DE