William Feaster Email & Phone Number

Tacoma, Washington, US

• Part of the Saltchuk Family of Companies, I worked with leaders across 30+ organizations to identify opportunities for growth and assist with developing strategy and plans for execution.
• My role blends business development and capture management, with an entrepreneurial spirit across the group of five companies to orchestrate and enable go-to-market strategies to drive revenue.
• Leverage industry trends, customer insights and emerging technologies to enhance the overall go-to-market strategy.
• Identify, research, and establish contact with a potential new client.
• Proactively generate leads and work with team members to pursue business relationships with prospective clients.
• Understand prospects’ needs and objectives to provide tailored logistics solutions.

Washington, DC, US

• Recalled to Active DutySpecial Advisor to Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC) (Sep 2019 to Aug 2020)
• Provide strategic guidance on the force development, generation, and employment of forces and aligning capabilities to the National Defense Strategy.
• Served on the Commands COVID action team, to include the deployment of two hospital ships and "bubble" operations to ensure MSC continues to support the US Navy Fleet and Joint Force requirements.
• Executing white paper proposal to revamp a community of 2,300 Officers, aligning capabilities with strategic guidance from the Secretary of Defense to ensure an organic sealift capability for the Nation.Program.
• Serving as Program Manager for the 2,000-member Strategic Sealift Officer (SSO) Force. Executing a $11M budget to provide a capable Force for USTRANSCOM and MSC.

US

• Recalled to Active Duty
• Advised the four-star General (CEO) responsible for 120,000+ personnel and $8+ billion enterprise to project and sustain military power around the globe. Each day managing 1,500 household good movements, 468 airlift.
• Provided strategic guidance on issues relating to transportation and logistics in air, land, and sea.
• Developed, planned, and executed strategy development sessions with Cabinet Secretaries, Combatant Commanders, Service Chiefs, Interagency, and Commercial partners on behalf of the Combatant Command.
• Crafted correspondence to multiple audiences; the Secretary of Defense, Congressional testimony, and media.
• Prepared the Commander for engagements with the President, Cabinet Secretaries, and Congress.

US

• Managed vessels day-to-day operations, ensured safety, security, and best business practices to maximize available capacity and capability to serve the clients.
• Drove small unit leadership that empowered and held Captains accountable to lead their crew, execute their orders with pride, and to be good stewards of the company's money. This led to less safety mishaps and.

Houston, Texas, US

• Managed a staff of six, advised the CEO on managing employees and execute HR programs. Increased employee retention and decreased the time of vacant billets.
• Developed a training program and partnered with local training school and the state of Texas to utilize a grant to train crewmembers. Designed to cut the company training budget by 75%.

Houston, Texas, US

• Led a team of recruiters to manage full life cycle of recruiting. -Doubled year over year personal sales
• Created company Standard Operating Procedures to maximize efficiency and effectiveness across entire company.

• Coordinated with the government of Jamaica to create the Jamaican Yacht Registry, now with 500+ yachts.
• Approved sub-contractor to an Appointed Representative, conducting safety surveys, internal audits, and inspections to vessels registered in the U.S., Jamaica, Marshall Islands, Belize, Panama, St. Vincent & the.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Developed relationships and full sales cycle along the Atlantic Ocean to drive new business. -Doubled individual sales and became the leading sales person in the United States. -Earned COO award for maximizing revenue.

• Created new yacht licensing program for the third largest maritime flag in the world to capture an untapped portion of the market.
• Acted as technical liaison, reviewed and approved/denied yacht surveys for approval against Marshall Islands Yacht Code for acceptance into Marshall Islands fleet.

• Brought the ship from shipyard to deployment. Built the safety program (firefighting, lifesaving systems including preventative maintenance system).

Bs, Logistics And Intermodal Transportation

Ms, Project Management

Joint Professional Military Education Phase I

Advanced Joint Professional Military Education

Education record

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