Lead Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Repairs Teams focused on the CFM56-7 and LEAP-1B powerplants, as well as the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) that keep our planes flying. Also lead the Logistics Team responsible for moving those Engines (and anything else that needs moved around the world that we can't move on our own planes!!) to our Outsourced Engine Service Providers in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

• Led Technical and Operational Material Planning and Technical Purchasing Teams focused on material support for all aircraft ATA chapters, to include powerplants and APUs, to ensure over 700 Boeing 737-700/800 and 737-8 (MAX) aircraft remained within operational specifications and in revenue service at all Southwest Airlines Maintenance Hangars, Line Stations, and Outsourced Aircraft Maintenance Vendors. Key accomplishments:- At various junctures, also led Inventory Management and Tooling Teams, as well as Enterprise Planning Team charged with supporting various Supply Chain IT initiatives, including Maintenix, Service Parts Management (SPM), and Aeroxchange development and implementation.- Configured, implemented, and continued to develop and improve SPM material planning and forecasting system in close coordination with software vendor (PTC).- Configured and deployed Aeroxchange's AeroAOG, AeroBuy, and AeroRepair electronic data interface modules to streamline the flow of information between Southwest Airlines and its Suppliers.- Provided material support to main Southwest Airlines Maintenance Bases and Lines to ensure parts availability rates remained above target service levels, while remaining within annual budgetary limits, and with Unscheduled Aircraft Delays (UAD) due to materials remaining below 10 hours per 1000 flights.- Provided material support to strategic projects, including preparation of new 737-800 and -8(MAX) deliveries for revenue service; transition of over 80 - 737-700 aircraft previously owned by other operators to Southwest Airlines configuration; planning initial spares levels and parts distribution as launch customer for 737-8 (MAX) in preparation for Entry Into Service; retirement of 737-300/500 aircraft; and planning and fielding of various WiFi and Scimitar Winglet systems.

-Partnered with various business process owners to successfully plan and execute all project activities with a focus on driving the project, not owning it.-Established and led special teams as required to meet specific objectives or quickly resolve critical issues.-Projects included: - Airplane Health Management: planned and deployed an integrated system to detect pending aircraft systems conditions that could lead to delays/cancellations for operational aircraft, and schedule maintenance actions to proactively correct the condition. - Supply Chain Inventory Optimization: planned and deployed several efforts to reduce inventory costs, optimize inventory investments, and improve component availability. - Outsourced Maintenance Provider Oversight: facilitated efforts to create processes, procedures, documentation and system to enhance oversight of outsourced maintenance/component repair vendors to satisfy FAA concerns.

Experienced Supply Chain Management, logistics information technology and ERP implementation expert who provides behind-the-scenes assistance and insights in developing strategic plans, technical solutions and stakeholder engagement strategies for various clients.

Taught classes for Marine Corps Command and Staff College (MCC&SC), Marine Corps Logistics Education Program (MCLEP), and Marine Corps' Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) within Marine Corps University (MCU), Quantico, VA.

• Key member of command team led by 3-star Commander leading over 100,000 Marines, Sailors (active duty and reserve) and civil servants at over 180 sites nation-wide.• Led all aspects of human resources, operations, supply chain, information systems, facilities and financial management, as well as public affairs, safety and security, and community services, leading a headquarters staff of nearly 1400 personnel with an annual budget of over $450M.• Hand selected to serve on enterprise level effort (USMC Force Structure Review Group) to identify efficiencies enabling a greater than 10% reduction in manpower requirements for an employee base of over 200,000 active duty personnel. •Coordinated far-reaching staffing efforts, including hiring actions for over 200 new civilian personnel positions, due to moves related to two major Base Realignment and Closure actions. • Completed consolidation of Force headquarters into new facility designed in an open-architecture framework supporting matrix organizational structures, which improved coverage of staff functions by 20%.

Career logistician, ground supply officer and data systems/communications officer, as detailed in below assignments:

•May 04 - Apr 05: Dep Center Head, USMC Logistics Enterprise Integration Ctr, HQMC, Washington, DC•Jul 03 - May 04: Commandant of the Marine Corps' Senior Logistics Fellow, Penn State, State College, PA•Mar 03 -Jun 03:OP Iraqi Freedom, I MEF Liaison Off to Marine Logistics Command, Kuwait•Jul 01 - Jul 03: Inspector-Instructor, 4th Supply Bn & 4th Civil Affairs Group/Site Commander, USMC Training Ctr, Newport News, VA•Oct 00 -Jul 01:Force Materiel Readiness Off, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan•Sep 99 - Sep 00: Division Supply Off, 1st MarDiv, Camp Pendleton, CA•May 98 - Sep 99: Executive Off, 1st Supply Bn, Camp Pendleton, CA•Jul 96 - May 98:OIC, Operations & Customer Service, Supply Mgt Unit, 1st Supply Bn, Camp Pendleton, CA•Oct 93 - Jul 96:Sr Supply Analyst/Asst Off in Charge, Field Supply & Maintenance Analysis Office (FSMAO) 2, Camp Pendleton, CA •Jul 92 - Sep 93:Sr Logistics Advisor to Royal Saudi Naval Forces Marine Force, USMC Technical Assistance Field Team, US Military Training Mission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia•May 92 - Jul 92:Computer Sciences School, Quantico, VA •Jul 91 - May 92:Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, VA •Mar - Apr 91:OPER Desert Storm - Beach & Terminal Ops Company, 1st Landing Support Bn, 1st Force Service Support Group•May 90 – July 91:Project Mgr, Information Resources Management Directorate, MCLB, Albany, GA•Jul 88 - May 90:Data System Testing Mgr, Marine Corps Central Design & Programming Activity, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, GA •Jun 87 - Jun 88:Supply Off, 4th Bn, 12th Marines, 3d MarDiv, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan•Jan 85 - May 87:Supply Support/Support Maintenance Management/Group Fiscal Off, Brigade Service Support Group 1, 1st Marine Brigade, Kaneohe Bay, HI•May 84 - Jan 85:Supply Off, Marine Service Support Group 31, Kaneohe Bay, HI•Jan 84 - Apr 84:Ground Supply Off Course, Camp Johnson, NC•Nov 83 - Jan 84: Asst Property Control Officer, MCB Quantico, VA

•Collaborated with Acquisition Program Manager in developing Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps (GCSS-MC); obtained funding and personnel, and controlled requirements for $1.1B web-based Oracle 11i e-business software solution replacing 35 year old mainframe-based information systems, while reducing total ownership costs and complexity of logistics systems portfolio by 24%. •Managed logistics information technology portfolio and reviewed/validated emerging requirements for over 130 logistics information systems with annual budget of nearly $500M on behalf of Marine Corps enterprise.•Led complex modernization initiative (USMC Logistics Modernization) to revitalize logistics systems, processes and organizations across enterprise, improving logistics response time by nearly 70% in expeditionary environments.•Led efforts to develop and field expeditionary data communications capabilities, including active and passive RFID technologies and satellite tracking, to enable world-wide asset visibility.•Recruited and led high performance team of subject matter experts focused on continuous process improvement projects for supply chain management across enterprise. •Co-led joint Navy and Marine Corps team recognized by Admiral Stanley Arthur Award for Logistics Excellence in 2007 for improved integration of logistics efforts.