1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:03,240 mm hmm , mm hmm , mm hmm , mm hmm . 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:07,840 Mhm . 3 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:21,840 So the pathway to Career Excellence 4 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,896 Program , otherwise known as Pace is 5 00:00:23,896 --> 00:00:25,896 essentially a two year program that 6 00:00:25,896 --> 00:00:28,007 gives you a high level view of how we 7 00:00:28,007 --> 00:00:30,173 operate within this tradition services 8 00:00:30,173 --> 00:00:32,173 along this to your journey . You'll 9 00:00:32,173 --> 00:00:34,470 take part in branch rotations projects 10 00:00:34,470 --> 00:00:36,930 and assignments and director shadows . 11 00:00:37,140 --> 00:00:39,307 And so far it's been life changing for 12 00:00:39,307 --> 00:00:38,850 me . 13 00:00:45,030 --> 00:00:47,197 Some of the biggest takeaways from the 14 00:00:47,197 --> 00:00:49,197 Pace program was the opportunity to 15 00:00:49,197 --> 00:00:51,308 develop relationships with the people 16 00:00:51,308 --> 00:00:53,363 around me . I believe a good working 17 00:00:53,363 --> 00:00:55,880 relationship builds a cohesive work 18 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,400 unit and therefore increasing 19 00:00:58,410 --> 00:00:59,854 productivity and morale . 20 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,462 As I said before , the Pace program has 21 00:01:08,462 --> 00:01:10,629 been life changing for me . Where else 22 00:01:10,629 --> 00:01:12,684 can you find a developmental program 23 00:01:12,684 --> 00:01:14,851 that takes you from a G . S . Seven to 24 00:01:14,851 --> 00:01:16,851 Gs 11 level in two years time . The 25 00:01:16,851 --> 00:01:19,073 Pace program has tremendous promotional 26 00:01:19,073 --> 00:01:21,018 opportunities and it helps develop 27 00:01:21,018 --> 00:01:22,740 future leaders for D . L . A . 28 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,207 I think I can see myself stepping into 29 00:01:30,207 --> 00:01:33,520 a DSR role . DSR is responsible for 30 00:01:33,530 --> 00:01:35,697 providing outstanding customer service 31 00:01:35,940 --> 00:01:38,162 and also delivering messages in a clear 32 00:01:38,162 --> 00:01:40,218 and concise manner . And I believe I 33 00:01:40,218 --> 00:01:42,480 can check both of those boxes . I could 34 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,258 also see myself stepping into a 35 00:01:44,258 --> 00:01:46,020 supervisor role or perhaps an 36 00:01:46,020 --> 00:01:48,740 instructor , the Pace program has 37 00:01:48,750 --> 00:01:50,639 opened my eyes and showed me that 38 00:01:50,639 --> 00:01:52,806 there's a lot more on the horizon than 39 00:01:52,806 --> 00:01:52,660 I originally thought 40 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,407 for those of you who might be hesitant 41 00:02:01,407 --> 00:02:03,407 on whether or not this is the right 42 00:02:03,407 --> 00:02:05,740 move for you . I was once in your shoes . 43 00:02:05,740 --> 00:02:07,629 I was wondering where I could see 44 00:02:07,629 --> 00:02:09,740 myself in the next 20 years . I don't 45 00:02:09,740 --> 00:02:11,796 have a college degree , I don't have 46 00:02:11,796 --> 00:02:13,907 high level experience in the business 47 00:02:13,907 --> 00:02:15,796 world and I don't have experience 48 00:02:15,796 --> 00:02:18,018 leading a team , but I do have ambition 49 00:02:18,018 --> 00:02:19,796 and drive to better myself on a 50 00:02:19,796 --> 00:02:21,907 personal and professional level . The 51 00:02:21,907 --> 00:02:24,073 bottom line is this , they call it the 52 00:02:24,073 --> 00:02:26,129 pathway to career excellence program 53 00:02:26,129 --> 00:02:28,073 for a reason . And if you have the 54 00:02:28,073 --> 00:02:30,184 ambition and drive to better yourself 55 00:02:30,184 --> 00:02:32,240 on both levels and this is the right 56 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,400 career move for you . Yeah . 57 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,607 Hello Dan Shuman . I'm The Operational 58 00:02:47,607 --> 00:02:49,884 Contracting Division Chief for J seven . 59 00:02:54,740 --> 00:02:56,907 Um I came into the pacer program fresh 60 00:02:56,907 --> 00:02:59,073 out of college as a 22 year old kid um 61 00:02:59,073 --> 00:03:00,907 knowing absolutely nothing about 62 00:03:00,907 --> 00:03:02,573 government or what a contract 63 00:03:02,573 --> 00:03:04,629 specialist contracting officer was . 64 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,610 The number is 1102 , 02 , 1104 were 65 00:03:08,610 --> 00:03:10,832 just numbers to me . So coming into the 66 00:03:10,832 --> 00:03:12,888 pastry program , I really started at 67 00:03:12,888 --> 00:03:15,120 zero , so probably the most important 68 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,260 skill I learned as a pacer is what my 69 00:03:17,260 --> 00:03:19,470 job is , what exactly I'm supposed to 70 00:03:19,470 --> 00:03:21,637 do , how I'm supposed to do it . So it 71 00:03:21,637 --> 00:03:24,120 basically taught me everything that I 72 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,140 need to know about my career coming up 73 00:03:27,150 --> 00:03:30,050 and the skills necessary to do my job . 74 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,351 Well , the patient program really set 75 00:03:37,351 --> 00:03:39,518 me up for success in my current career 76 00:03:39,518 --> 00:03:41,629 and my future by not only training me 77 00:03:41,629 --> 00:03:43,740 what I need to know as an 11 02 , you 78 00:03:43,740 --> 00:03:45,851 know , it took me through all my D au 79 00:03:45,851 --> 00:03:47,962 classes , got me to level two and for 80 00:03:47,962 --> 00:03:49,573 contracting but also gave me 81 00:03:49,573 --> 00:03:51,684 opportunities to develop leadership . 82 00:03:51,684 --> 00:03:53,851 We took a lot of course is you know in 83 00:03:53,851 --> 00:03:56,250 public speaking communication and just 84 00:03:56,250 --> 00:03:58,472 a lot of things like that has helped me 85 00:03:58,472 --> 00:04:00,250 through my career as becoming a 86 00:04:00,250 --> 00:04:02,417 contracting officer and a branch chief 87 00:04:02,417 --> 00:04:04,472 and division chief . I took a lot of 88 00:04:04,472 --> 00:04:04,190 those skills that I developed in that 89 00:04:04,190 --> 00:04:06,190 Pacer program and from the training 90 00:04:06,190 --> 00:04:08,190 that they set up for us and utilize 91 00:04:08,190 --> 00:04:10,357 them and it's really helped me develop 92 00:04:10,357 --> 00:04:12,301 into the person I am today and the 93 00:04:12,301 --> 00:04:14,246 leader that I'm trying to become . 94 00:04:17,940 --> 00:04:19,884 My favorite part of the program is 95 00:04:19,884 --> 00:04:21,940 probably just the relationships that 96 00:04:21,940 --> 00:04:21,910 I've built throughout . Um I spent a 97 00:04:21,910 --> 00:04:23,966 lot of time with people in different 98 00:04:23,966 --> 00:04:25,743 career fields and even going to 99 00:04:25,743 --> 00:04:27,743 different field sites and I've been 100 00:04:27,743 --> 00:04:29,521 able to maintain a lot of those 101 00:04:29,521 --> 00:04:31,743 relationships and it's really helped me 102 00:04:31,743 --> 00:04:33,966 out through my throughout my career but 103 00:04:33,966 --> 00:04:35,910 just knowing what the people do um 104 00:04:35,910 --> 00:04:37,910 respecting what they do , having an 105 00:04:37,910 --> 00:04:40,132 idea of how I fit into the puzzle as 11 106 00:04:40,132 --> 00:04:43,060 02 . And now my my 11 02 is under me . 107 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,662 And just gathering appreciation for the 108 00:04:45,662 --> 00:04:47,662 entire agency as a whole . Not only 109 00:04:47,662 --> 00:04:49,829 decision services but also D . L . A . 110 00:04:49,829 --> 00:04:51,940 And I think a lot of that started the 111 00:04:51,940 --> 00:04:54,051 pastry program by getting a wide view 112 00:04:54,051 --> 00:04:56,218 of everything that we do with decision 113 00:04:56,218 --> 00:04:58,384 services and D . L . A . And just yeah 114 00:04:58,384 --> 00:05:00,840 figure out where I fit and taking those 115 00:05:00,840 --> 00:05:03,450 relationships , expanding on them and 116 00:05:03,460 --> 00:05:05,571 being able to utilize that throughout 117 00:05:05,571 --> 00:05:09,380 my career . Mm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm 118 00:05:09,380 --> 00:05:10,380 hmm . 119 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,329 Alright , before we conclude this 120 00:05:21,329 --> 00:05:23,551 meeting , I wanted to let you know that 121 00:05:23,551 --> 00:05:26,310 the job posting for the Pacer program 122 00:05:26,310 --> 00:05:28,660 has been posted . This is a great 123 00:05:28,660 --> 00:05:30,882 opportunity to further your D . L . A . 124 00:05:30,882 --> 00:05:34,330 Career . I advise you to check it out 125 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:35,640 and apply , 126 00:05:39,140 --> 00:05:42,210 wow these look pretty good . I do a lot 127 00:05:42,210 --> 00:05:44,930 of these things already . However , I'm 128 00:05:44,930 --> 00:05:48,320 only away trade . No tim look look at 129 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,430 the eligibility we qualify . That's 130 00:05:51,430 --> 00:05:53,780 right kevin as you can see here here 131 00:05:53,780 --> 00:05:55,947 are all the eligibility types that D . 132 00:05:55,947 --> 00:05:57,891 L . A . Looks for . There's career 133 00:05:57,891 --> 00:05:59,613 transition federal employees , 134 00:05:59,613 --> 00:06:01,780 competitive service , individuals with 135 00:06:01,780 --> 00:06:04,002 disability , military spouses , special 136 00:06:04,002 --> 00:06:06,336 authority veterans and recent graduates . 137 00:06:06,336 --> 00:06:08,058 If you fall under any of these 138 00:06:08,058 --> 00:06:10,224 categories , please go to usa jobs dot 139 00:06:10,224 --> 00:06:13,560 gov and apply . Mm hmm mm hmm mm hmm mm 140 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:14,660 hmm mm hmm . 141 00:06:26,940 --> 00:06:28,996 There's a lot of things that I favor 142 00:06:28,996 --> 00:06:31,300 about the space program and the 143 00:06:31,300 --> 00:06:33,189 training program that you guys go 144 00:06:33,189 --> 00:06:35,580 through , not only here at the 145 00:06:35,590 --> 00:06:37,812 headquarters but out in the field , you 146 00:06:37,812 --> 00:06:39,923 know like in the military when when I 147 00:06:39,923 --> 00:06:41,979 first went into the military several 148 00:06:41,979 --> 00:06:44,210 years ago they started me off at basic 149 00:06:44,220 --> 00:06:46,387 basic training at boot camp and then I 150 00:06:46,387 --> 00:06:48,990 went on to learn the aircraft . I was 151 00:06:48,990 --> 00:06:51,520 going to work on basic training and 152 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,687 everything on the on the aircraft from 153 00:06:53,687 --> 00:06:55,464 different parts of the , of the 154 00:06:55,464 --> 00:06:57,640 aircraft and and the different systems 155 00:06:57,650 --> 00:06:59,372 that I will be responsible for 156 00:06:59,372 --> 00:07:01,539 repairing on the aircraft that give me 157 00:07:01,539 --> 00:07:03,740 that solid foundation knowledge . So 158 00:07:03,740 --> 00:07:06,110 when I actually made it to my squadron , 159 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,460 I was ready to be um what what they 160 00:07:09,460 --> 00:07:11,630 call a fully qualified certified 161 00:07:11,630 --> 00:07:14,120 mechanic and that foundational training 162 00:07:14,130 --> 00:07:16,560 that I learned there in the military . 163 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,296 Um Certainly , well when I got to my 164 00:07:19,296 --> 00:07:21,518 squadron now with the Pacers , the same 165 00:07:21,518 --> 00:07:23,880 training that you guys get here for the 166 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,713 various classes that you guys go 167 00:07:25,713 --> 00:07:27,769 through , plus the time she spent at 168 00:07:27,769 --> 00:07:29,769 the various directorates , not only 169 00:07:29,769 --> 00:07:31,547 learning the different types of 170 00:07:31,547 --> 00:07:34,530 programs and how um our functions and 171 00:07:34,530 --> 00:07:36,680 roles tie into the overall strategic 172 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,958 objectives that we have for the agency . 173 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,190 I think that thing about them being on 174 00:07:46,190 --> 00:07:48,301 their own . I don't really know where 175 00:07:48,301 --> 00:07:50,750 that comes from . Um because when they 176 00:07:50,750 --> 00:07:52,800 come out to the field during their 177 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,560 first year of visiting various sites 178 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,120 throughout Conus , their assigned 179 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,480 people um that's going to shadow them 180 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,480 and take them through the different 181 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,424 processes that they're working out 182 00:08:04,424 --> 00:08:06,647 there at that specific site . One of my 183 00:08:06,647 --> 00:08:08,647 sites people always want to go to , 184 00:08:08,647 --> 00:08:10,758 they like to go to Tucson so they can 185 00:08:10,758 --> 00:08:12,980 see the email operation side . And then 186 00:08:12,980 --> 00:08:15,091 the last group that went through they 187 00:08:15,091 --> 00:08:17,147 came um to the SAn Diego area and we 188 00:08:17,147 --> 00:08:19,036 actually let them see the site at 189 00:08:19,036 --> 00:08:20,813 Pellington and they also had an 190 00:08:20,813 --> 00:08:23,036 opportunity to sit down with myself and 191 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:25,202 my deputy at the GSD staff to see what 192 00:08:25,202 --> 00:08:28,690 we do out there um in the field as 193 00:08:28,700 --> 00:08:31,810 um as a regional directorate . And plus 194 00:08:31,820 --> 00:08:33,931 the training that they get out in the 195 00:08:33,931 --> 00:08:35,987 field when they come in when they're 196 00:08:35,987 --> 00:08:38,550 under their second year now it's a real 197 00:08:38,550 --> 00:08:40,772 world environment . So all the training 198 00:08:40,772 --> 00:08:42,939 that they learned from the year , year 199 00:08:42,939 --> 00:08:45,161 on time here , the various schools they 200 00:08:45,161 --> 00:08:44,850 have now they're in a real world 201 00:08:44,850 --> 00:08:47,020 environment and they're able to apply 202 00:08:47,030 --> 00:08:49,086 all those tools and things that they 203 00:08:49,086 --> 00:08:52,850 learned throughout that time . Mm hmm . 204 00:08:56,540 --> 00:08:57,540 No , 205 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,560 my name is Tim Dalton . I work in the 206 00:09:10,940 --> 00:09:13,020 disposition operations directorate . 207 00:09:13,310 --> 00:09:16,310 I'm in the issue division chief here at 208 00:09:16,310 --> 00:09:18,643 Headquarters delay disposition services . 209 00:09:18,940 --> 00:09:21,120 I went through the Pacer program back 210 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,120 in 2011 when it was a . D . L . A . 211 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,600 Corporate intern program . Through that 212 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,500 program , I learned a lot about the 213 00:09:28,510 --> 00:09:30,621 headquarters level within the L . A . 214 00:09:30,621 --> 00:09:32,843 Disposition services and it was a great 215 00:09:32,843 --> 00:09:35,066 opportunity . I came from the field . I 216 00:09:35,066 --> 00:09:37,232 worked at Delay disposition services , 217 00:09:37,232 --> 00:09:39,399 colorado Springs at the time . My name 218 00:09:39,399 --> 00:09:41,510 is Tim Prock . I'm an intern graduate 219 00:09:41,510 --> 00:09:43,950 back when I went through refer to us as 220 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,127 interns with the pastry program . Same 221 00:09:46,127 --> 00:09:48,140 program I work in the environmental 222 00:09:48,310 --> 00:09:51,040 support branch , specifically in the 223 00:09:51,050 --> 00:09:54,460 vetting office and I graduated in 2012 224 00:09:54,460 --> 00:09:56,740 from the program . And it was clear to 225 00:09:56,740 --> 00:09:59,780 me at the time that I was going through 226 00:09:59,780 --> 00:10:02,430 the program that there was a 227 00:10:02,430 --> 00:10:04,652 significant amount of importance placed 228 00:10:04,652 --> 00:10:06,930 on the program um that it wasn't just 229 00:10:06,930 --> 00:10:10,370 another program that the employees were 230 00:10:10,370 --> 00:10:11,370 going through . 231 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,440 First off , it helped me understand 232 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,607 that there's a lot of different career 233 00:10:20,607 --> 00:10:22,607 paths that you can take through the 234 00:10:22,607 --> 00:10:24,773 agency . And through that it helped me 235 00:10:25,940 --> 00:10:28,162 connect with others within the agency , 236 00:10:28,162 --> 00:10:30,420 learn more about the agency other than 237 00:10:30,430 --> 00:10:32,486 just from the field side . I learned 238 00:10:32,486 --> 00:10:35,640 about the headquarter side , should 239 00:10:35,650 --> 00:10:39,090 would or could interact with other 240 00:10:39,090 --> 00:10:41,540 supervisors , other managers . And it 241 00:10:41,540 --> 00:10:44,090 also set us on a path to success . 242 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:46,320 Because we were afforded the 243 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,450 opportunity to observe success . 244 00:10:54,540 --> 00:10:57,100 I was able to interact with a lot of 245 00:10:57,110 --> 00:10:59,388 different people throughout the agency . 246 00:10:59,388 --> 00:11:01,443 Uh those at the headquarters level . 247 00:11:01,443 --> 00:11:04,840 Then I also got to meet a lot of people 248 00:11:04,850 --> 00:11:07,210 out in the field at the field level 249 00:11:07,220 --> 00:11:10,350 through different classes that I took 250 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,840 the intern graduates . They don't stay 251 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,951 here , they do go back to the field . 252 00:11:14,951 --> 00:11:17,340 So through those relationships , 253 00:11:17,350 --> 00:11:19,590 whether it's with a supervisor or 254 00:11:19,590 --> 00:11:21,812 manager here when you did your rotation 255 00:11:21,812 --> 00:11:24,030 here in the headquarters or when you 256 00:11:24,030 --> 00:11:26,197 rotate out into the field , because we 257 00:11:26,197 --> 00:11:28,141 had to go out to the field to , it 258 00:11:28,141 --> 00:11:30,141 afforded us the opportunity to meet 259 00:11:30,141 --> 00:11:33,100 other folks out there and maintain 260 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:35,850 those relationships . So wherever you 261 00:11:35,850 --> 00:11:38,940 move up through the intern program , 262 00:11:38,950 --> 00:11:41,061 you're gonna run across somebody that 263 00:11:41,061 --> 00:11:43,283 you've probably already matter , talked 264 00:11:43,283 --> 00:11:45,506 to specifically because of this program 265 00:11:50,940 --> 00:11:53,250 first and foremost , I learned patience 266 00:11:53,940 --> 00:11:55,910 and how to be resilient . The only 267 00:11:55,910 --> 00:11:57,940 thing that is constant is changed , 268 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,302 especially in this because we deal with 269 00:12:00,302 --> 00:12:02,302 all of the military services . What 270 00:12:02,302 --> 00:12:04,413 happened yesterday is not necessarily 271 00:12:04,413 --> 00:12:06,580 what's going to happen today . Um , so 272 00:12:06,580 --> 00:12:08,691 it teaches you that there's more than 273 00:12:08,691 --> 00:12:11,490 one way to address a problem or issues . 274 00:12:11,490 --> 00:12:14,450 So be persistent , gather the data , 275 00:12:14,460 --> 00:12:16,627 gathered , the information , talked to 276 00:12:16,627 --> 00:12:18,900 people , review information and then 277 00:12:18,900 --> 00:12:21,260 make a decision . Try to be informed . 278 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:23,320 Mm hmm . 279 00:12:27,740 --> 00:12:28,740 Mhm . 280 00:12:33,740 --> 00:12:35,851 I heard the bases were coming to this 281 00:12:35,851 --> 00:12:37,907 meeting . Really I feel like they're 282 00:12:37,907 --> 00:12:40,073 only in these needs to get shown off . 283 00:12:40,073 --> 00:12:42,073 I have an announcement . The Pacers 284 00:12:42,073 --> 00:12:43,907 have entered the room . Mm hmm . 285 00:12:51,140 --> 00:12:54,850 Now we can start the myth is 286 00:12:54,860 --> 00:12:57,082 your headquarters to get shown off when 287 00:12:57,082 --> 00:12:59,138 really you're here to get views from 288 00:12:59,138 --> 00:13:00,916 the top down within disposition 289 00:13:00,916 --> 00:13:03,120 services by shadowing directors . You 290 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,287 will also be able to travel to various 291 00:13:05,287 --> 00:13:07,342 locations and visit various branches 292 00:13:07,342 --> 00:13:09,287 with the opportunity to learn from 293 00:13:09,287 --> 00:13:11,176 subject commander experts . These 294 00:13:11,176 --> 00:13:13,231 experiences can be taken with you to 295 00:13:13,231 --> 00:13:15,398 the field and apply during Phase two . 296 00:13:15,398 --> 00:13:17,620 Please check us a jobs dot gov to never 297 00:13:17,620 --> 00:13:19,731 miss an opportunity like this again , 298 00:13:19,731 --> 00:13:20,650 that's usa jobs dot gov