Bob St John Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Washington

• Responsible for providing efficient and economical delivery of parts and equipment to international customers by researching and planning shipping through various transportation method systems. • Processes international sales orders by developing freight quotes, booking and scheduling. • Contributes to continuous improvement efforts by documenting processes and procedures, eliminating non-value added areas• Proficient in US Customs regulations, NAFTA, AES filings, export B/L preparation, document legalization, daily use of International Incoterms and Letter of Credit shipments.

Greater Seattle Area

Performed nuclear work following verbatim compliance to required work documents in support of ripout operations. Worked in team and individual environments. One of four within office to be trained in nuclear qualified work standards, out of over 150 people. By name requested for every assignment. Trusted to work with little to minimal supervision, self-motivator.

Greater Seattle Area

Temporary Services Marine Electrician. Installed, maintained, and removed temporary electrical services in support of dry dock operations. Performed installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical wiring systems and associated fixtures, controls, alarms, and equipment aboard naval ships and submarines.

Greater Seattle Area

Worked as an Organizational Change Management (OCM) Project Manager on the Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support System, an ORACLE based ERP IT data system, designed to transform the Air Force’s Logistics Supply and Maintenance functions. Northwest Region OCM Project Manager for 8 Air Force locations. Established a network of military customers to deliver a final product at project completion. Coordinated a 2 year, long term action plan to ensure program success. Conducted stakeholder interviews with diverse groups of users and captured feedback for future assessment of program readiness. Briefed town hall sessions to a diverse base population to educate and inform Air Force members about changes in the technology architecture and processes. Developed relationships with the Air Force Change Agent Coordinators to ensure program messages were delivered timely and accurately. Briefed Air Force senior leaders and middle managers to communicate critical program updates and processes. Designed data test scenarios in the ECSS ERP system that stress the software capabilities in simulated real world environments operated by Air Force military members which led to a better final system design.

Greater Seattle Area

Assigned to the Headquarters Command Operations Center to support the planning and executing surface deployment and distribution efforts for military operations worldwide. Planned and lead military operations to ship and receive military cargo shipments at the Ports of Tacoma and Olympia, WA. Maintained inventory of hazardous material containers and equipment ensuring on time, secure delivery. Safely supervised up to 20 military members during port operations in hazardous work environments.

Greater Seattle Area

Conducted preventative maintenance, installation, and repairs on a wide range of electronics equipment to include welding, conventional equipment, security systems, industrial wiring and assisting electrical trades.

Greater Chicago Area

Managed union team, up to 40 members focused on safely achieving production and customer service goals. Supervised handling and distribution of up to 30,000 bags daily to over 200 destinations worldwide.Performed quality control and performance audits.Implemented and tracked performance metrics data including cost per man-hour and missed bag trend analysis.Provided oversight to Lean Six Sigma Management techniques of continuous process improvement reducing costs

Managed one of the largest Air Force Vehicle Maintenance shops in the United States, managed over 200 personnel at 14 work centers in 11 facilities with $5.5M budget. Responsible for fleet management services, repair, operations, requirements and replacement of 1,924 vehicles. Increased on-time delivery rate of aircraft parts to aircraft mechanics to 98.2%, 13.2% above standards. Created a process improvement aircraft tow tractor rebuild program, improved fleet reliability 25%. Provided weekly budget, inventory and work load updates to senior leaders.While deployed to Iraq as Operations Officer, responsible for all daily operations and functions for unit to include Warehouse Inventory Management. Supply Procurement and Distribution, Airport Cargo Operations, Aircraft Refueling and Logistics Plans. Managed 208 personnel at key logistics base in Iraq while supporting 80,000 troops at 32 different sites. Forecasted future supply provisions for base maintenance requirements. Provided oversight of aerial port operations for 50,000 passengers and 52,000 tons of cargo on over 4,000 missions. Designed and managed relocation of 7 section work areas to provide shelter for 6 additional fighter aircraft, $120M value. Oversaw vehicle maintenance and customer service operations for 836 vehicles.Negotiated vehicle maintenance contract with private vendors, cut parts delivery time in half.As an Acquisition Officer, planned for and managed multiple weapon systems and support equipment utilizing system life cycle management concepts. Tasked to deploy alone to retrofit a GPS guided weapon system, by using computer test equipment and software, upgraded avionics and guidance systems. Defined programming, testing, and fielding requirements for advanced Hard Target Smart Fuze technology program.While a Logistics Planning Officer, responsible for ensuring all base organizations were mobility trained, qualified and prepared deploy.