Julia Grabowski Email & Phone Number

• Participated in mission planning for hurricane disaster response operations.• Ensured adherence to Covid risk mitigation guidelines during response operations and food support service events.• Remote and local logistics support for disaster response operations.• Updated local cache inventories to adhere to National standards.

South Central Territory

• Remote logistical support for Operation Kick the King - Covid-19 Response.• Ordering and tracking of rental vehicles for multiple response programs.• Coordinated shipping to new and ongoing operations.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Designed and built Covid-19 related tools and created manuals for them to be replicated across the ToolBank network.• Implemented online tool repair manual directory.• Tool repair and maintenance. • Warehouse repair area optimization.• Coordinated volunteer project to transport 21,605 books for the Books For Better Lives program• Conducted outreach to promote Covid tool lending.• Set up GPS tracking system.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Deployed for 5 months to Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael response• Deployed for 2 months to Nebraska / Iowa border for Bomb Cyclone Ulmer response• Managed complex logistics and asset tracking across multiple locations and inventory platforms, in person and remotely, frequently while on deployment in austere disaster response environments.• Fleet maintenance and tracking of disaster response trailers and vehicles.• Volunteer management• Inventory management including purchasing, incoming, and outgoing donations for multiple locations.• Oversaw emergency domestic and international orders.• Coordinated with governmental and non-governmental entities.• Coordinated shipping of disaster response trailers within the US.• Conducted entirety of response operations including pre-deployment set up, demobilization,

Houston, Texas, United States

• Directed the rapidly scaled up tool lending program following Hurricane Harvey.• Oversaw donations, expanded program and inventory.• Trailer fleet management.• Maintained an inventory of more than 200 tool types in a 10,000 sq ft warehouse.• Assisted the Director of ToolBank Disaster Services and oversaw relocation of Disaster Services assets.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Duties included scheduling, payroll, social media, management of staff and daily logistical restaurant functions.• Coordinated complex customer service events. • Used humor and diplomacy to improve relations between front and back of house staff and diffuse confrontations with guests.• Specialized in turning disgruntled guests into repeat customers.• Receiving and rotation of incoming inventory.• Assisted in hiring and discipline of staff.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Acted as Interim General Manager after unexpected disappearance and death of GM and co-owner of the restaurant.• Supported staff during traumatic period of transition• Oversaw difficult reopening of restaurant during the busiest time of the year - Jazz Fest weekend.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Responsibilities included logistics, purchasing, and inventory management.• Responsible for fleet management - purchasing, license and tagging, tracking, repair and maintenance, and insurance claims.• Welding repair and fabrication of handrails, burglar bars, AC theft prevention cages, and fence braces.• Repair and maintenance of tools, warehouse, storage lot, workshop, and AmeriCorps housing.• AmeriCorps team orientation, training, and supervision.• Developed contacts with local NGOs for mutual tool loan programs and helped organize large volunteer projects of up to 2000 participants on 50 concurrent work sites, including purchasing and logistics.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• I began my AmeriCorps term as one of 25 House Captains - responsible for leading volunteers rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Upon seeing the great need for a functional warehouse, I permanently shifted into a logistics position for the remainder of my term.• Created a tool tracking system.• Conducted an inventory of existing tools and implemented a numbering system.• Created standardized kits for construction managers and for specific repair jobs.• Brought the fleet into compliance with local licensing and tagging laws.• Implemented a fleet repair and maintenance schedule.• Transformed a notoriously messy warehouse into an organized and functional base of operations.