hpo presents: june 9 th, 2015 ben c. gaither iii director, source and underserved student...

HPO Presents:

June 9th, 2015

Ben C. Gaither IIIDirector, SOURCE and Underserved Student Participants Affairs, [email protected] 929-4397

Agenda

Introductions/Mentor-Protégé Intern Program (MINTs) MINT program overview and it’s mission Example of Protégé Firms Overview of tasks and duties HPO MINT Preparation, Education and Training

Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

What is the MINTs Program ?


Laura AcostaSpatial Data Integrations

North Carolina Central University- Criminal Justice Major- Homeland Security Concentration

Experience

• Mentor-Protege Program Intern

• President of Alpha Phi Sigma- Criminal Justice Honors society

• NCCU Emergency Management Intern

• President of Habitat for Humanity at NCCU

• U.S. Marshall Service Summer 2015, Intern

Skills

• Basic ArcGIS knowledge, Business Government Query, Verbal and written communication skills, Microsoft Applications knowledge, Research skills, Leadership Skills, Professional public Speaking Skills, Bilingual


North Carolina Central University – M.S. Earth Science, B.S Georgraphy

Experience

• Mentor-Protege program Intern

• North Carolina Department of Transprotation: Photogrammetry Unit Intern

• UNC-CH, Highway Safety Researc Center: Data Collector

Skills

• Microsoft Application,Business Government Query, SPSS

• ArcGIS, Microstation, geo-statistics, spatial and data analysis, GPS technology, Aerial Imagery, digitizing

Nelson HoldenSpatial Data Integrations


Introducing the Mentor-Protégé Intern Program (MINT)MINT Internship Objectives:

Acquire and Demonstrate Skills… MINT participants have the job-ready skills, business acumen and

experiences to be immediately productive and successful

MINT Participants have acquired “in demand skills” required forparticipation in the DoD/IC Next Generation Workforce

Personal mentorship for professional growth

• Training plan based on individual need and workplace requirement

• Security clearances

• Real life Work place experience through internships

Efficient and effective teamwork

Prepare program participants to meet the requirements for specific tasks in the IC (NGA) and industry


MINTs Assigned to Protégé Firms for OJT

To provide Underserved/Underconnected Individuals with job/career ready training and in-demand skills to effectively perform in the Next Generation Workforce (NGWF) for the Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community (DoD/IC).


Protégé Firm Example: Spatial Data Integrations INC. Services: Geospatial solutions that

are enabled by utilizing a host of services to collect, analyze, integrate, design and manage data and information linked to location

Small Business Owned Business , Women Owned Business, Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

Mission: To be the company of choice in providing geospatial solutions and a full range of geospatial services to government agencies, utility companies and private sector businesses


MINT Duties and Responsabilities


Fall 2014

• Market Research• Branding Research• Finding GIS Women Owned

Businesses • Create Map with locations

found• Excel Spreadsheet • Word Documents weeklySpring 2015

• Geospatial data processing software research

• Downloadable geospatial data sources research

• Create Map of sources location

Preperation Before OJT


• Communication

• Business Acumen and Appropriate Behavior

• Business Research

• Teaming and Information sharing

HPO Education/MINT Job Ready Training

• HPO Orientation• MINT Development Training• Research Project

HPO OrientationBecoming Job Ready:

Critical Success Factors Selling SWOT: “Selling Yourself”

Workplace Preparation - workplace, marketplace, personal time

• Preparation

• Expectations

• Behavior

Career Assessment

Daily Journals

Intro to working in the Federal Government

FARS: Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest

Research Methods and Tactics

Professional PresentationsIntroductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

MINTs Business Development training;Education sessions, task and material included the following:

FPDS

Fed Bus Opps

USA Spending

Reverse Auction sites

GSA Schedule Sales Query

Set Aside Award Opportunity

Freedom of Information Request

REASON: Identifying bid that SDI can go after

Innovation Research Project

10 page research paper assignment that all MINTs will be working on-assigned research project on a real problem the NGA has

Start date March 2015, due date May 2015 Topic to be researched: Evaluating effectiveness of Business Process

Management Tools in the Federal Government

Questions:

1. Discuss the use of Business Process Management Tools in the Federal Government.

2. How can organizations in the Federal Government use these tools to improve business process.

3. Discuss the technical (security issues) and cultural hurdles(people more comfortable with using old processes) to implementing these tools.

4. Discuss digital vs. manual processes.


Summary

MINT participants have the job-ready skills, business acumen and experiences to be immediately productive and successful

• Critical need for Data Analytic skills

-Learned need for certain tools & how important they are to businesses

• Researching methods and tactics

• Learned about different companies that use commercial market based tools

Mint Participants have acquired “in demand skills” required forparticipation in the DoD/IC Next Generation Workforce

Personal mentorship for professional growth

• Training plan based on individual need and workplace requirement

• Security clearances

• Real life Work place experience through internships

Efficient and effective teamwork

Prepare program participants to meet the requirements for specific tasks in the IC (NGA) and industry


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