Provides overall management for a major food service unit.Plans, organizes, assigns, and supervises the work of a number of diversified personnel engaged in food preparation and service.Observes quality of food service and gives instructions for maintenance of high standards.Develops and prepares menus according to sound dietary principles.Develops, prepares, and prices menus to satisfy customers' desires; promotes cash sales and catering/banquet service.Coordinates catering/banquet service activities; recommends menus to customers.Works as necessary to insure customer satisfaction, which may include occasional odd hours and/or remaining on-call for problem solving.Reviews inventory and requisitions and purchases food supplies as required; makes direct special purchases.Assigns and trains personnel and determines work schedules.Interviews and hires employees; evaluates employees' performance; resolves minor employee grievances.

Manages and directs Force Support programs, operations, and retail operations. Supervises and works in appropriated fund (APF) food service activities; lodging activities; recreation, fitness and sports programs; laundry operations; mortuary affairs programs; honor guard teams; protocol operations, missile alert facilities, and Force Support readiness programs. Operates and supervises automated information management systems.

- Oversight of fire equipment technician team to perform testing and maintenance IAW manufacturers guidelines and NFPA requirements.- Knowledgeable in principles of Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), ladder, hose, structural, ARFF testing, and National Fire Protection Agency requirements.

Inspects, repairs, maintains and cleans self-contained breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units, Compressors, Cylinders, A-Level & B-Level Suites, J-Fire Masks and Hurst Hydraulic Power Packs. Performs annual testing on fire hose, nozzles, firefighting appliances, SCBA Units, and HAZMAT detection equipment.

• Managed, coordinated, and conducted comprehensive fire prevention visits for 946 base buildings.• Coordinated welding, cutting, braising permit program; conducted site visits to ensure safety of personnel & buildings.• Directed the garrison fire safety program, produced 3 fire safety videos, and conducted fire evacuation drills for the 1.3K base populous.

• Managed, coordinated and conducted comprehensive fire prevention visits for 4.8K base buildings in excess of 11.3K acres. • Coordinated welding, cutting, braising permit program; conducted site visits to ensure safety of personnel & buildings.

• Directed 18th Wing 24-hour emergency response coverage for 10K+ annual aircraft sorties of USAF, DoD/commercial civilian aircraft. • Assisted senior firefighters to safely mitigate structural, aircraft, HAZMAT, medical and technical rescue emergencies. • Oversaw 14 firefighters and 8 emergency vehicles. Planned base public education program; delivered fire safety, emergency evacuation & fire extinguisher training.

• Executed and managed unaccompanied housings $215K annual budget; balanced/fulfilled base sections financial requirements.• Managed 1.2K residents and 6 dormitories. Submitted and tracked work orders, ensured building deficiencies were corrected promptly.

• Responsible for fire and life safety of 87th Air Base Wing, 38K personnel, 65 aircraft, 4.2K facilities; over $22B in assets.• Directed 18 firefighters, 2 functional areas & 2 fire stations in protecting AMC global airpower projection.

• Managed training & readiness, $47K War ready material assets/$26M fleet of 55 vehicles/equipment with a $1.55M annual budget.• Maintained $27M in fire station facilities/grounds & vehicles ensuring a safe response environment for 149 firefighters.

• Assured all duties and responsibilities related to structural/ARFF firefighting, HazMat response, and medical response to U.S./local national Armed forces, and civilian personnel on base. • Held the position as Driver operator on all equipment located on site. • Executed additional obligations including improvement/development of operations programs to include accountability system, installation map and firefighter fitness programs.

• Executed obligations as an emergency dispatcher, provided effective 9-1-1 operator qualities and emergency radio transmissions to responding units.

• Assured all duties and responsibilities related to structural/ARFF firefighting, HazMat response, and medical response to U.S. Armed forces and civilian personnel on base. • Held the position as firefighter/driver operator on all equipment located on site.