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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Senior technical and operational expert in a cross-functional National Guard department of 40 people with 5 direct reports. Typical responsibilities are to ensure the operational readiness of all team members by coordinating all training, logistic, maintenance, administrative, and medical support. Plans and supervises execution of all operations in areas of assigned responsibility. Advises senior management in strategic operational planning.• Analyzed staffing requirements for security of assigned US infrastructure; implemented efficiencies and reduced required staffing by 20% • Planned and coordinated supply operations and demand forecasts for internationally-dispersed departments for 30-day, 6-month, 12-month, and 24-month time frames • Principal planner and manager of operations for assigned area; owned end-to-end planning and execution of more than 50 operations projects with combined budgets over $250 million; collaborated and synchronized efforts between all supporting departments• Planned 8 joint operations projects with Kenyan partner military; met with stakeholders, refined cooperative organizational objectives, worked alongside multinational counterparts on all projects with budgets exceeding $80 million of assets • Responsible for organizational training, administrative, and federal compliance requirements for 125 staff; created new standard workflows for execution and monitoring and improved cycle time by 14%• Standardized planning processes between Army, Air Force, Marine, and private stakeholders in a dynamic forward deployed environment• Established KPIs to evaluate performance and training; identified key units of analysis and improved senior leadership’s understanding of operational environment

Seattle, Wa, Us

Senior manager leading an 80 person shift with 5 direct reports in the Inbound department of a 1 million sq ft Amazon Robotics/Kiva Systems fulfillment center and daily production goals in excess of 300,000 units. Day-to-day duties were to ensure overall department production goals were met or exceeded safely and efficiently. Responsible for utilizing lean principles and regular kaizen and gemba events to improve processes across the facility. Collaborated with stakeholders in other departments to increase overall operational efficiencies. • Planned, sourced, and executed small and medium-scale projects and process improvements with budgets up to $1 million• Developed new quality control standards; improved overall inventory control/quality assurance in department by 12% year over year• Drafted new training standards for defects processing; led to 59% increase in defects volume processed and corrected between Q2 and Q4 2020• Oversaw deployment of 50 Nike Intent Detection System (IDS) work stations; coordinated delivery and installation with vendors; developed pre-deployment training programs for associates and management; documented QA changes; monitored and reported impact to senior management• Planned and coordinated regional site-to-site inventory transfers remotely, resulting in over 450,000 units and 37 trailers being pre-positioned over two weeks to prepare for peak consumer demand• Overhauled freight storage and handling processes; reduced average trailer dwell time by 22% and decreased associated storage and security costs• Monitored quarterly department production data; briefed regional senior leadership on performance and made recommendations for network-wide improvements• Led department professional development workshops to standardize processes across shifts; oversaw program expansion to cross-functional operational briefs between departments to improve facility-wide collaboration

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Leader of a 9 person US Army team across multiple departments and duty locations. Responsible for leading the squad in all operations, supervising maintenance, and assessing, mentoring, and developing junior leaders• Coordinated all rail logistics operations between private contractors and Federal, State, and local authorities to move organizational equipment from home stations to national sites on strict timetables; successfully moved inventory valued over $100 million• Selected as subject matter expert for joint project with the Air Force; led innovation and design of pre-configured deployment vessels for immediate combat use; completed specialized training in air load planning, hazmat transportation, and international shipping and customs to aid in project execution• Responsible for managing annual maintenance services between Department of Transportation, Department of Defense, and supporting private contractors; reduced cycle time by 20%• Experience working in classified environments to include creating, handling and storing classified and sensitive materials; maintained chain of custody and accountability for same• Prepared materials and created standardize content for organizational training courses

Master'S Degree, Public Administration

B.A, History