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• Works with plant management and other supervisory staff to assign, direct, review and monitor work of supervised staff to maximize productivity in the plant. • Ensure proper procedures are in place and being followed for production efficiency, quality of product, employee safety, and state and federal guidelines. • Inspects products to verify conformance to specifications and directs setup and adjustment to machines. • Coordinates production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignments. • Evaluates needs in production for daily assignment of duties; establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules. • Recommends improvements to production methods, equipment performance and quality of product. • Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems. • Maintains time and production records as required. • Collaborates with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments. • Provides supervision of assigned employees in scheduling and daily activities, ensuring effective selection, retention, feedback, disciplinary action and performance management. Trains and instructs employees regarding production and equipment standards and processes. Oversees instruction, implementation and enforcement of policies as they relate to employees. • Leads by example with the Kraft Foods Core Values. This includes following Company policies, standards and specifications. • Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating. • Performs other duties as assigned.

Project EngineerSubsurface SME, receiving prioritized requirements from the NWDC M&S Development Lead, will employ military domain expertise in the development of detailed requirements, documenting measures of performance (MOEs) and measures of effectiveness (MOEs), performing simulation model knowledge acquisition (KA), interacting with other SMEs and developers to investigate submarine capabilities, plan and assist in the integration and development of the JSAF simulation system and other Navy, Service, Joint and Agency training systems that will include current and evolving capabilities into NCTE. Review and monitor submarine capability requirements from Fleet Forces, CSFTL, TTGL/P. Continually review current US/Threat/Coalition subsurface capabilities and evolving technology as they apply to the NCTE and ensure joint/service and coalition interoperability considerations. Act as subsurface JSAF operator for COCOM/experiment events.The Subsurface Subject Matter Expert (Sub SME) is member of the Navy Warfare Development Command's (NWDC) Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Directorate in support of the Navy Training Baseline (NTB) and Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE). As Program Manager for NCTE, the M&S Director provides modeling and simulation application development, live, virtual and constructive systems integration support and in-service engineering support to US Fleet Forces (USFF), the numbered fleets, Navy systems commands, US Combatant Commanders and Navy Warfare Centers of Excellence (WCOEs).

•USW expert. Leadership, analytical acumen, and tactical insight was the foundation in the development of the Surface Force Readiness Manual and the phased approach to the Basic Phase of Training, including the development of Common Assessment Procedures and Interoperability test plans to support USW on all combatant ships. •Instructor Qualified (NEC 9502) Conducted 228 in-situ/ classroom training sessions and 1,500 assessment events in Undersea Warfare (USW). •Training Liaison Officer responsible for conducting and managing multi-warfare area certification events onboard CG’s, DDG’s and FFG’s•Communicated, tracked, witnessed and inspected numerous equipment grooms as well as conducted pre-testing, post testing, troubleshooting and repair of the AN/SQQ-89 (V) Sonar Suite and Underwater Fire Control System. Significantly contributed to the completion of ships Basic Phase Certification.•Established criteria for Final Shipboard USW certification events focusing on the search, detect, and track of subsurface units in both littoral and open ocean environments. Emphasis was on the proper execution of establish search plans in different scenarios to include choke point operations, HVU transit, open ocean based on datum, SAU procedures utilizing current TACMEMO directives. Events were conducted both underway and in port during FST-U.•Responsible for the training and certification of ASW Evaluators, Sonar Supervisors, operators on Aegis and Non Aegis platforms. Expert trainer in Target Motion Analysis and SQQ-28 tactics and operations. •Responsible for improving the materiel and tactical readiness of 58 Norfolk-based ships.

Coordinates and oversees the day to day training of over 120 midshipmen in support of USNA's mission of developing future officers "morally, mentally, and physically." Responsible for tracking all grades and curriculum requirements for all assigned midshipman. Consistently briefsCaptain and his staff on physical mission standards, planning, logistics, and individual midshipman performance.

•Directly managed 23 military personnel in the operation and maintenance of multi-million dollar sonar systems and Underwater Fire Control to detect, track, classify, report and destroy any submarine threat. Expert Trainer, Responsible for 100% advancement within his Division.•Surface Warfare Coordinator during Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom allowing 80 merchant ships to transport critical war materiel to Iraq. •Anti-Submarine Warfare Evaluator (ASWE) for LANTFLT USW Exercises Smart Search 02 and KEVTACEX 202/SHAREM 143, logged over 100 hours sustained passive tracking against diesel submarine. Responsible for the planning and execution of all search plans based intel and operating environment for the exercises.•USW Lead for Extended Dry-Docking Selective Restrictive Availability (EDSRA). Planned coordinated, and executed all USW work for the first scheduled DDG-51 class EDSRA, including repair, modernization, lite-off and interoperability testing.•Supervised Underwater Fire Control System (UFCS) and Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube (SVTT) Work Centers. Provided leadership, maintenance expertise, and guidance resulting in the proper maintenance and performance of the SVTT enabling the command to complete the USW mission•As a Combat System Training Team (CSTT) Member, demonstrated superb technical and tactical knowledge therefore greatly enhancing USW readiness. •SONAR SUPERVISOR (NEC 0466) for Multiple ASW Exercises to include TRE’s, SHAREMS, and LANTFLT USW Exercises•Achieved 0417 NEC (ASW Specialist).

Master Acoustic Analyst for the United States Navy. Operated on legacy IUSS System, SURTASS, and Fixed Distributive System.•Supervised six military (E5-E6) personnel and two civilian contractors. Responsible for development of 144 hours of interactive courseware for ten 21h30 Instructional Delivery systems, worldwide.•Developed and coordinated a plan of action and milestones for completion of 52 lesson outlines, delivering them to contractors ahead of schedule.•Conducted 4 Preliminary Courseware Reviews (PICR) and supervised 4 Graphic Reviews for technical accuracy, lesson flow, and correct format.•Responsible for the rewriting of OPNAVINST. 1540.3 For CNO-879.•Maintains NEC 0507 Master Acoustic Analyst

•Supervised the military and professional performance of 12 (E1-E6) personnel. Senior on-watch acoustic analyst; reviewed all time critical acoustic information prior to submission to Type Commander, ensured accuracy and timeliness of all message traffic and positional information. Ensured proper completion of all assigned PMS.•Led division to a near flawless detection record sending over 1000 tactical messages with a 98.5% accuracy rate and 96% containment rate. •As Quality Assurance LCPO performed in-depth acoustics analysis, ensured timeliness and accuracy of all data forwarded to higher authority, conducted liaison with TYCOM and ASWOC personnel. Coordinated with Training division resolving operational section performance