Douglas W. Sands Jr., Mba, Acquisition Program Specialist Email and Phone Number

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Logistics Management Specialist supporting the INSCOM mission in the greater Maryland, DC, Virginia area. Provides Logistic oversight of acquisitions, purchase cycles, property accountability, fleet management, and logistics planning at an O6 level command. Provides specialized logistics support and guidance to a Brigade level organization to include the preparation and monitoring of requisition documents, document register maintenance, assignment of document numbers and recording status of supplies and material management. Ensuring proper inventory management procedures in line with maintaining a positive logistics readiness posture. Maintains adequate supply stock and provision levels, oversees the administration of various systems and accounts for equipment through standard Army systems of record. Virtually accounts for all assigned equipment and stock on standard and nonstandard US Army systems and forms. Moves equipment, creates hand receipts and sub hand receipts utilizing GCSS-Army. Produces and maintains ARIMS compliant filing systems as required. Reviews the General Funds Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) to assist in the creation of Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders for Direct Requisitions. Requisitions, receives, stores, issues, segregates, cares, preserves, inspects, and accurately inventories all equipment and repair parts, processes any items in line with local policy for processing into Defense Reutilization Management System (DRMS) with higher headquarters, and all requisite agencies. Ensures proper disposition of sensitive equipment through localized destruction. Prepares correspondence in accordance with AR 25-50 and maintain vehicle fleet management within the GSA Drive THRU system. Updates and maintains unit file library in accordance with local standards and policy for accounting through standardized operating procedures and local policy letters. Ensures unit compliance with all inspection checklists through INSCOM and DoD.

Tasked with the management of commercial off the shelf and government provided equipment through the use of a myriad of DoD property management systems. FAC Level 2 / Contracting Officer Representative; with a wealth of knowledge in the application of signature reduction in all facets of operational logistics and planning, standardized accounting procedures. Entry level work within GFEBS in establishing and completing purchase requests (PR's). Tasked with the management and oversight of specialized acquisitions through a myriad of contracting vehicles. Government IMPAC card billing official for six cardholders. Directly responsible for the deployment of individuals and equipment and ensuring the efficacy of all facets of logistics planning and achieving the operational end states as provided by the customer. Responsible for providing direct oversight of contractor performance for three contract personnel and three Government employees within two staff sections. Directly report to organizational leadership on all supply budget, property management, financial, and logistics functions to include specialized procurement, internal programs for maintenance and repairs, offline and online property accountability, and the management and monitoring for compliance with regulatory guidance in line with higher headquarters inspection and accountability programs. Developed and prepared supply chain management programs to provide support to worldwide deployment cycles and drawdown operations within multiple areas of operation. Coordinates theater level support and assistance for the management and security of forward deployed property and personnel. Provided guidance and assistance to senior executive and organizational leads in line with furthering organizational missions. Responsible for all property book transactions and management.

Developed specialized complex multi-agency logistics support and movement plans collapsing two commercial sites into one 41k square foot commercial facility, netting a total saving of $7,000,000. Resolved systemic issues with INSCOM to establish an organizational IMPAC/GPC credit card program. Conducted systemic analysis of DoD level systems of record to facilitate the onboarding of GCSS(A). Briefed INSCOM G4 and multi-agency organizational leadership on identified sensitivities altering MACOM’s implementation plan for multiple units. Developed MACOM level funding plan for the implementation of multiple construction contract projects; ranging from conference room construction, facility repair, and infrastructure changes. Acting as the COR oversaw multiple contractors ensuring proper technical execution in line with specified contract guidelines. Maintained and established financial legacy documentation. Conducted daily and weekly briefings to organizational leadership defining specialized needs, developing recommendations and action plans in line with current signature reduction postures. Ensured the development of the best operational support approach through five subsequent MACOM inspections in preparation for Department of the Army Inspectors General inspection; received laudatory marks with recognized best practices in Operations and DTS tracking systems established in house. Established specialized logistics accounts with multi agency contracting offices in support of organizational consolidation desires; utilizing multiple avenues of funding to coordinate execution of multiple contract functions. Coordinated, managed, and conducted 100% of property transfers, inventories, and changes of hand receipt holder with zero loss of accountability through the tenure of five Commanders. Identified logistics related deficiencies and shortcomings within contracting systems of record, ensured zero compromise of integrity of unit functions.

Senior Logistics Officer in the greater National Capital Region. Responsible for facility management of an accredited SCIF facility. Signature reduction leads off daily organizational functions which include maintenance of manual property books, PbUSE (Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced) system use, WAWF (Wide Area Work Flow), GSA Vehicle Fleet Manager, Contract Officer Representative duties, as well as authoring and maintaining a robust Equal Opportunity and Safety Program for a diversified population of Civilian, Military, and Contractors. Manage multiple funding streams as well as manage acquisitions through a myriad of contracting vehicles or through the use of the Government IMPAC card as needed. Directly responsible for the deployment of individuals and sensitive equipment through multiple agencies.

Responsible for the procurement management, and accountability of more than $3,000,000 of government and commercial off the shelf equipment divided over two combat zones and multiple locations within the Continental United States and abroad. Led acquisition cycles for lifecycle planning, funds allocation, and directed forecasting within General Fund Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS), Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), and nonstandard funds acquisition avenues. Independently responsible for preparing the annual spend plan and budget totaling over $1,000,000. Devised and implemented cost saving strategies to minimize costs to the annual budget, and ensure product service cycles did not impact funding. Provided advice on all phases of the organizational supply budget, including planning, formulation, justification, and presentation. Assisted in establishing and presenting Tables of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) changes to be evaluated in FMSWeb through an expansion of the 4610R process. Established contracting procedures with multiple agencies for the procurement of equipment to support an individualized war time mission as designated by DOD. Provides proper and appropriate oversight of Contractor performance and contract execution to ensure financial and technical compliance with the contract terms and conditions. Fulfilled duties as a unit Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Equal Opportunity Advisor, Command Supply Discipline Monitor Program Administrator.

Served as the forward deployed Logistics Manager for a force of 900 personnel openly assigned and affiliated with the 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Served in a myriad of capacities to include Contracting Office Representative for the construction of 23 Forward Operating Bases and Combat Outposts and multiple equipment contracts for rapid fielding of equipment in the establishment of the STRYKER as a combat multiplier within the borders of Afghanistan. Duties also included the Unit Movement Officer for the ingress of the unit during the first two months of deployment. Served as the convoy commander on multiple log pac missions across RC South; I was directly responsible for the life support and day to day surviveability of all forward deployed troops for our Battalion, while on site and at remote locations. Managed an eleven man team to ensure the proper flow of all classes of supply to even our most distant outposts without fail. Recognized with the Presidential Unit Citation (NAVY) for Operations in Marjah, Helmand Province, RC-S, Afghanistan jointly conducted with the Marine Corp.