Bryan M. Cheney is a twelve-year U.S. Army veteran with extensive experience in leadership, training, and operational management. He has a strong track record of enhancing team performance, streamlining administrative processes, and ensuring compliance with regulations, while mentoring personnel to become skilled leaders. Cheney's education includes courses in leadership and business administration, along with proficiency in computer skills.

1. Bryan M. Cheney
1698 Highway 341, Pontotoc, Mississippi 38863
(662) 297-8257
bryan.cheney83@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Twelve year U.S. Army veteran equipped to succeed in any environment against the most extreme
adversity. A consummate professional and insightful mentor accomplished in the transformation of entry
level personnel into highly skilled leaders. A driven leader with an established record of excellence
achieved through the construction and development of strong teams by maximizing individual potential
and team productivity.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Rapidly identifies and corrects administrative and operational deficiencies.
 Leads by example as a multi-faceted, experienced and confident leader.
 Ensures trainees fully understand instruction and are equipped to train others; expert trainer that
trains to standard, not time.
 Fluidly adapts to changes and prioritizes tasks to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(U.S. Army: February 2004-Present)
Operations Manager April 2015-Present
Establishes and maintains personnel records, processes personnelactions, schedules service school
attendance,tracks training requirements, and ensures the timely submission of fair and accurate
evaluation reports for a 201 personnel organization.
 Developed tracking systems and standardized procedures that eliminated the loss of personnel
administrative actions, evaluations, and awards; increased administrative processing efficiency by
75% in one month.
 Provided key professional development courses for personnel in leadership roles ensuring
organizational train-the-trainer instructional standards.
 Adapted to new industry standards by tracking and enforcing mandatory online training ensuring
organization remained in compliance with new regulations.
 Prevented the loss of over $147,600 in hazardous duty incentive pay for 82 personnel by
adjusting policy to better reflect regulations.
 Identified and ceased hazardous duty incentive pay for 23 personnel saving the organization
$41,400.
Division Supervisor November 2011 – April 2015
Oversaw the training, administration, operations, logistics, and readiness of a 39-man team which
included 10 subordinate leaders. Responsible for the maintenance, accountability and serviceability of
equipment valued at $1,250,000.
 Prevented workplace accidents by incorporating composite risk management, encouraging safe
working practices and preserving company equipment; zero incidents despite harsh environments.
 Consistently assigned to lead the lowest performing teams. Transformed three teams with initial
poor performance into the most elite teams in the organization.

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 Initiated separation on 15 employees; encouraged retention of over 200 quality employees.
 Achieved mission success leading 39 personnel in over 16 named operations, two base closures,
and over 90 security patrols.
 Planned, resourced,developed, and instructed a Leadership Course for over 63 personnel.
Personally commended by the Chief Executive Officer for execution and professional
development of subordinate leaders.
 Developed operating procedures incorporating newly fielded equipment during a subordinate
leader’s absence; resulted in organizational trainers adapting and instructing these procedures.
First Line Supervisor November 2010 – November 2011
Oversaw the training, administration, operations, logistics, and readiness of a 20-man team which
included four subordinate leaders. Responsible for the maintenance, accountability and serviceability of
equipment valued at $8,500,000.
 Led team of 18 personnel to score 681 out of 700 possible points during annual training event,
achieving an expert rating.
 Rated sole expert team out of four total teams.
 Team was recognized as “Top Gun” for highest overall performance by organizational leadership.
 Mentored five subordinates prior to Introductory Leader Development Course attendance; three
out of five graduated within the top 10% of their 600 personnel classes.
Team Supervisor November 2008 – November 2010
Oversaw the training, administration, operations, logistics, and readiness of a seven-man team which
included one subordinate leader. Responsible for the maintenance, accountability and serviceability of
equipment valued at $2,775,000.
 Established the most successfulCombined/Joint Operation Center throughout all of Operation
New Dawn through host nation system integration enabling seamless multinational operations
over six months.
 Trained and mentored 18 Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement personnel to enable personnel
to operate independently from Coalition Forces within their assigned 50 km area.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
 U.S. Army Infantryman, Honorable Discharge
 Introductory Leader Development Course, 200 hours, Fort Bragg, NC
 Leadership and Management Development Course, 264 hours, Graduated in the top 10%,
Fort Bragg, NC
 Central Carolina Community College, 18 Semester Hours in Business Administration, 3.8 GPA,
Sanford, NC
 Itawamba Community College, 27 Semester Hours in Computer Engineering, Fulton, MS
 North Pontotoc Attendance Center,High School Diploma, 4.0 GPA, Ecru, MS
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
 Hardware and Software Troubleshooting