Kristi Simmons

Serve as primary HR representative for a small business, leading onboarding/offboarding, payroll coordination, compliance, and full-cycle technical recruitment supporting government contracts; drive staffing strategy for federal RFPs and strengthen proposal responses.

Led full-cycle recruitment for technical and cleared roles for the Missile Defense Agency, developing compliant job postings, employer branding, and university partnerships while ensuring OFCCP compliance and accurate candidate data management.

Coordinated operations, deployments, and logistics for 30+ cyber defense personnel supporting national security missions, managed multimillion-dollar budgets and procurement, and delivered technical briefings and contractual deliverables.

Ensured industrial security and classification compliance for MDA programs by preparing DD Form 254s, conducting classification reviews, managing FCL verifications, and delivering security training and policy recommendations.

Managed daily RD&A security program operations including scheduling classified meetings, maintaining agency-wide security task tracking, and delivering Security Professional Education Development support and program assessments.

Provided executive-level administrative support for the U.S. Army Mission Command Training Program, managing travel, budgets, onboarding, and public affairs duties while ensuring compliance with information security and classified material handling.

Led industrial security and classification management efforts for MDA, conducting classification reviews, FOIA assessments, FOCI/SSA correspondence, and digitization of legacy classified documents to improve compliance and training resources.

Revitalized a government printing operation (DAPS), restoring profitability within six months while overseeing production, secure handling of sensitive documents, budgeting, and financial database management.