Benton Hawkins Email and Phone Number

Managed over $500,000 in inventory and 4 employees in 3200 square-foot warehouse for Fort Chaffee Range Control.Supervised upkeep of equipment and physical condition of warehouse, identifying and ordering needed repairs, renovations and replacements.Operated within a yearly budget of $200,000 to keep range supplies stocked with approved vendors through the purchasing procedures required by the State of Arkansas Military Department.

Oversee all Logistical Operations for the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade, as well as manage the budget for the entire Brigade.

I supervise or perform duties involving request, receipt, storage, issue, accountability, and preservation of individual, organizational, installation, and expendable supplies and equipment. I perform supervisory and management duties shown at preceding level skill; analyzes statistical data and reports to ascertain trends, conformance to standard and directives, and conducts assistance visits to subordinate elements; develops and executes training programs. I perform organizational inspections on subordinate elements as part of the Commanders Supply Discipline Program. I also monitor and perform monthly reconciliation on five subordinate units funding and purchase transactions.

I served aboard the USS Nimitz from 1991-1995 in the air detecting and tracking module as a radar operator. Some of my additional duties were physical fitness coordinator for 96 personnel, as well as the custodian for all of our classified and secret material. I was also a first responder with the import fire party.