Joshua Gray

Experienced leader and manager with over 25 years of expertise in successfully managing all levels of multiple projects and up to 90 personnel in highly demanding and constantly changing environments. Proven track record in providing management consulting and process improvement support for government and private organizations. Adept at effectively managing day-to-day operations, with extensive experience in DoD organizations ranging from 15 to 675 personnel in various worldwide settings. Skilled in providing comprehensive human resources support, including coordinating domestic and international travel, managing pay and benefits, conducting performance and disciplinary counseling, fostering positive employee relations, writing and delivering evaluations, implementing talent management strategies, and resolving conflicts.

-Awarded two cash awards for developing the position management program, and leading NGA-Denver’s annual growth efforts, resulting in NGA being the only agency within the ADF-C to maintain a 100% accuracy rate.

-Collaborated with partner agencies to develop a tri-agency personnel and position management tool, to track all positions within the Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado.

-First NGA site in 2024 to complete and submit new growth projections for review by the Deputy Director of NGA.

· Coordinated all aspects of the arrival of new government civilians, military, and contracting personnel arriving at NGA-Denver.

· Created all In-Processing Requests via the Human Resources Management System (HRMS).

· Created Personnel Management System to track and manage all positions within NGA Denver.

· Managed an annual budget of $25M.

· Drafted annual spend plans, provided weekly briefings for NGA-Denver’s Business Executive team, and monthly contracts and budget briefings for top agency leadership.

· Created and maintained budget spreadsheets, created Military Interdepartmental Procurement Reports, prepared contract funding packages, and coordinated funds transfer across multiple government agencies.

· In my first year as Budget Officer, I facilitated the obligation of 100% of NGA-Denver’s annual budget, getting funds on contract, three months ahead of schedule.

· Coordinated with Agency Directors and Chiefs of Staff to coordinate all aspects of visits, to include drafting agendas and coordinating briefs and tours for a site that hosts 40,000 visitors annually.

· Worked collaboratively with site mission partners, developing strategic planning and development of site-wide processes and governing documents that increased program efficiency by 60%.

· Improved program processes by creating spreadsheets and tracking systems, allowing for visitor agendas to be created more quickly and efficiently, decreasing visitor lead time by 50%.

· Coordinated with outside agencies to assess the needs of incoming Distinguished Visitors, creating more streamlined program processes, specific to each visitor.

· Led weekly meetings with the Director, Deputy Director, and Chief of Staff for NGA-Denver, coordinating schedules with incoming high-level visitors, outlining priorities for each visitor based on their position, in order to draw attention to, and increase funding for NGA-Denver, and it’s site mission partners by tens of millions of dollars.

· Founding member of the Veterans Council, on-site. Created an organization that partnered with local commands and organizations to provide volunteer services, transition assistance to more than 2000 military members, and consulting support to civilian government officials.

· Provided organizational development, process improvement, and management consultation to leadership from four different government agencies, allowing them to improve their human capital challenges, process improvement, and overcome leadership challenges.

Awarded five cash awards for developing and managing the In-processing and Position Management programs, and leading NGA-Denver’s annual growth efforts, resulting in NGA being the only agency within the ADF-C to maintain a 100% accuracy rate.