A methodical, versatile, and adaptable leader offering 11 plus years of leadership experience through industry and service in the United States Marine Corps. Timely and professional with extraordinary communication skills and confidence in cultivating relationships to drive impactful results. Strong ability to develop and lead diverse teams and cultures towards collaborative success. Documented strengths in building and maintaining effectiveness with wide range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Seeking growth opportunities from local to federal government service pertaining to domestic and international policy, development, and relations, program management, or logistics; a position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Lead unit planning efforts across various U.S. Government agencies to include the Departments of Defense and State (U.S. Embassies), USAID, and partner nation leadership, to ensure effective and impactful capacity building, implementation of humanitarian actions, and strengthening of key ally and partner relationships.
- Guide a team of nearly 150 members to maintain high productivity, operational tempo, and safety throughout a 100-plus day deployment to the western Pacific.
- Track trends and suggest enhancements to both challenge and refine future years' execution of similar operations.
- Implement vital administrative procedures that foster legality and transparency throughout the lifecycle of planning and execution of key activities.
- Define clear targets and objectives and communicate to other team members spread across multiple functional areas and job responsibilities .
- Performing duties in line with contingency planning, SOP development, Joint and Multi-National Logistics.
- Analyzing logistics data, providing metrics and developing courses of action in order to create increased efficiencies within logistical processes and distribution operations.
- Addressing USMC/Navy cargo problems related to standard port procedures and providing assistance to aerial port customer service representatives regarding DOD transiting shipments.
- Developing operational plans and concepts, designing data collection requirements to support operational planning, providing advice and recommendations to high level officials regarding operational plans and concepts.
- Supervised over 90 distinct government property and fiscal accounts totaling over $30 million dollars.
- Governed General Services Administration (GSA), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and military Oracle-based procurement vehicles and software systems.
- Introduced new battalion SOPs for that vastly improved asset management (disposal, specifically), receipt/storage/issue of material shipments and the delivery/pick-up of mission-enhancing items.
- Provided excellent supply and financial support for a 2,000-plus Department of Defense and Civilian customer base by streamlining user-interface.
- Established new courses of action (COA) and Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) in preparation for HQMC inspections and audit preparedness.
- Routinely briefed O-6 Commanders on pertinent supply/budgeting matters.
- Served as the one of the lead Project and Procurement Managers for 20-plus Military Construction (MILCON) projects valued at over $500 million dollars.
- Assisted in the upper management of the installation Logistics Department that included a team of over 800 U.S. and Japanese Civilians, Sailors, and Marines dispersed in over 10 divisions. Vital sections included the Air Terminal and Distribution Management Office for the transportation of various types of cargo shipments; both Household Goods and operational requirements.
- Served as the lead Contracting Officer Representative between the Marine Corps and Japanese vendors during the largest bilateral community relations event for multiple years.
- Ensured all operations within the Logistics Department were complying to U.S. and international regulations while providing timely support for over 15,000 base personnel.
- Led an installation-wide effort in the completion of comprehensive inventories for government property valued at approximately $180 million dollars.
- Developed and executed budget plans for a 400+ organization, ensuring milestones and timely execution was achieved.
- Acted as a Government Commercial Purchase Card Approving Official for purchase requests valued over $100,000.
- Maintained 100 percent accountability of over 500 weapon systems and high-value items for 36-months.
- Served as the Approving Official within Defense Travel System, validating and certifying authorizations and vouchers for service member travel.
- Ensured accountability, serviceability, and contents inventory of over 100 Marine Corps containers (PALCONS, QUADCONS, ISO-containers) within an operational environment.
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Project Management Professional (PMP) 35-hour training
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety
- Automated Interface Systems (AIS)/Oracle web-based procurement and material management systems
- Active 'Secret' Clearance
- Member of The National Society of Leadership and Success
- Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5 Certificate