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Ellen M. Helmerson (Ellen)

Senior Executive Service
Stellar Advisor
HQDA, TRADOC, MTMC
Secret

A distinguished Senior Executive Service (SES) leader within the Department of Defense and the Department of Army, Ellen retired after 38 years of service and now brings extraordinary experience and expertise to our Stellar Advisor ranks.

During her civil service years supporting the U.S. Army, Ellen served as a business executive with exceptional strategic leadership while managing numerous domains to enhance Soldiers, Civilians and Organizations.  On multiple assignments, she served as a Deputy Chief of Staff or organization Director and focused on critical activities to include resource management, resource programming, financial management and accounting, audit readiness, acquisition, manpower management, human resources, logistics, engineering, medical, religious, diversity and history functions.

While assigned as a Senior Executive Service Tier-2 at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), she administered resource and financial operations, manpower, and executed acquisition oversight.  Effectively managing an annual operating budget in excess of $8.4 billion educating over 500,000 students in 37 campuses nationwide, she additionally designed and directed resourcing for a $6.9 billion facilities construction program.

Ellen also optimized organization design and structure to reshape the workforce, adapt individual best practices across TRADOC and the Army, and save over 1000 manpower spaces to offset expanding training mission requirements.  Finally, she led the command’s efforts to develop workload-based models, manpower documentation, and equipment requirements in support of 100 organizations and 52,000 manpower positions.

As a Stellar Advisor, Ellen offers a broad spectrum of functional knowledge with expansive U.S. governmental and commercial experience that includes strategic planning, organizational design, change management, business transformation, business services and analysis, leader development enhancement, and influential consulting.

                           Security Clearance:  Secret

Professional History Highlights

President and CEO Ellen M. Helmerson & Associates Wilmington, NC Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management and Acquisition (G8) Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Fort Eustis, VA Deputy Chief of Staff for Human Resources, Logistics and Engineering (G1/4) Headquarters, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Fort Eustis, VA Director, Strategic Planning and Integration Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA) Assistant Secretary of the Army Washington, DC Director, Manpower Analysis Agency Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA) Assistant Secretary of the Army Washington, DC Director, Business Initiatives Office of Business Transformation Department of the Army

Professional Affiliations

Board Chairwoman AUSA Civilian Advisor Board Executive Partner Mason School of Business William & Mary University

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Management Studies University of Maryland Certified DoD Financial Management, Level III Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

Advisor Teams
Command & Control Crisis Response & Continuity of Operations Cyber Operations, Resilience & Security Exercises -- Development, Facilitation & Emulation Interagency (IA) & Whole-of-Government Operations International Engagement Joint Warfighting Logistics & Transportation Other Areas of Expertise Space Operations, Planning & Acquisition Special Operations Strategy & Planning
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