HPO Presents: June 9 th, 2015 Ben C. Gaither III Director, SOURCE and Underserved Student Participants Affairs, HPO

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 ? Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

Laura Acosta Spatial 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 Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

 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 Holden Spatial Data Integrations Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

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 for participation 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 Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

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). Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

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 Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

MINT Duties and Responsabilities Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion Fall 2014 Market Research Branding Research Finding GIS Women Owned Businesses Create Map with locations found Excel Spreadsheet Word Documents weekly Spring 2015 Geospatial data processing software research Downloadable geospatial data sources research Create Map of sources location

Preperation Before OJT Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion 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 Orientation Becoming 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 Presentations Introductions/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. Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

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 for participation 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 Introductions/Individual Tasks Pilot Projects Conclusion

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