Us Army Work Values

Daily Duties at Us Army:

Jul ‘03 - Jul ‘14: Operations, Plans, Logistics & Contracting Officer - US Army 2012-2014 – G4 Operations & Plans: COR for Weapons Maintenance Contract consisting of 40 contractors and $13M/year contract and Assistant COR for Vehicle Maintenance Contract consisting of 200 contractors and $40M/year contract requiring significant reviews of LOAs and SOO/SOWs due to new Contract as well as use of the WAWF to verify and report credentialing. Managed Inter-post move of an entire Brigade: comprised of two Battalions and six companies (3,000+ personnel and equipment) through oversight and coordination with eight company-level Action Officers and contractors. Contributed to other contracted work for Post to include new construction and movement of other units as well as land use analysis. 2011 – OSC-I-TT, CJ35 Operations: Selected as member to the Office of Security Cooperation - Iraq Transition Team (OSC-I TT) of less than 200 U.S. personnel supporting the transition of US military presence from over 3,000+ outposts and 70,000+ Troops to just 10 sites and less than 200 military members. As part of the OSC-I TT represented the SES3 (3 Star DOD Civilian) for this transition as Liaison with the Iraqi Security Commander for coordination with the US Embassy, CENTCOM and the OSC-I Commander for one non-military security contract worth $100+M/year comprised of 10 subcontracts totaling 30,000 foreign contractors. Air Liaison for movement of all contractors through Iraq to their specific sites concluding the transition efforts and successful on-time hand-over of military to civilian operations in Iraq for transition from DoD to DoS. 2009-2010 – G3 Operations: 1st Army East’s Active Component to Reserve Component (ACRC), Certification Team for six National Guard Brigade Combat Teams (3,000 each, 18,000 total) for deployment to SW Asia requiring scheduling, monitoring, training certification and monitoring of all individual, team and licensed professional training for all mandatory, strict 3-months’ timeline covering every aspect of operations from manning and logistics, to new equipment fielding, to managing and tracking multiple training certifiers and reporting daily progress to the 1st Army Commander and weekly progress to the FORSCOM Commander sometimes requiring travel of up to 4-months at a time. Intensive multi-echelon scheduling and tracking of certification and equipment fielding teams to meet wartime requirements. 2008-2009 – S3/G3 Operations: Responsible for and Liaison to the Royal Tongan Marines and transition to contracted foreign/non-military security transition Forces for Victory Base Operations Center, Baghdad, Iraq entailing inventory and transfer of all equipment from military to contractor and all associated contract certifications and LOA and SOW validation. Lead Coordinator for the Task Force movement of all troops and equipment to Iraq through Kuwait, consisting of 3,000 troops and associated equipment; responsible for all housing, all transportation in country (G3 Air Liaison) and flight manifests and responsible for all armed-escorts for VIP travel, accommodations in and around Iraq. Operations Officer: oversight of six convoys a day plus special VIP convoy tracking requiring manifests, coordination with all First Responders, Quick Response Teams and Air assets setting up an operations center that was second only to the USF-I Commanding General. Project Officer: responsible for planning and execution of Emergency Contingency Plans for 5,000 Troops and contractors, liaised with Fire Rescue, Flight Operations, Emergency Ops, Hospital, as well as Contract Security Forces to ensure the safety and security of all 5,000 Troops and personnel in case of wartime contingency. Deployment Officer: credited with the most proficient transition ever, from prior preparation, planning and acquisition of required training supplies and ammunition, fuel and sustenance forecasts, to over four months of training and 100% completion of all required certifications freeing up the certifying unit to further assist our movement on to Iraq ahead of schedule. As Operations Officer: oversaw the development of streamlined reporting processes for daily reports, dispatch and manifests that saved 85% man-hour requirements and provided the end-user complete empowerment to change their manifest requirements while continuing to maintain 100% visibility of all sensitive/reportable requirements. Regularly contributed to wartime OPORDs, and tactical update briefings. 2003 – 2008 – Company Command and Battalion Staff - US Army. S3, Operations, Company Command: Responsible for over $400M of rolling stock and equipment, coordinated the largest turn-in of military vehicles in Fort Jackson history within 87 days turning in over 100 vehicles while simultaneously receiving 13 new vehicles. Responsible for the largest Platoon with over 100 Soldiers and over $300M of Direct Fire Air Defense Artillery Weapons (reporting daily to the Joint Chief of Staff) and 100 pieces of rolling stock and support equipment. Responsible for entire Battery/Company operations of up to 200 Soldiers, responsible for all required logistics and operational management skills that encompassed every single aspect of Soldier life and wartime preparation: from lodging to schooling, to promotions, to wartime training, family counseling, unit readiness and readiness drills where our unit continued to excel above our peers. Developed three different unit web-portals (two on SharePoint) and Post-Level discussions for Social Media and outreach where Facebook, Twitter and the other Social Media platforms benefits and risks. Oversaw high visibility Classroom XXI migration at Fort Jackson worth in excess of $300M. Additional certified duties as a Safety Officer, Information Management Officer, and Unit Movement Officer (UMO). Additionally school trained Air Defense and Airspace Management (ADAM) graduate, HAZMAT, and Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC). Regularly worked with G/C/CJ3 Air on airspace control measures and orders to develop and coordinate tactical air operations with coordinated air defense of these regions and theaters of airspace.

What they like about Us Army:

You highly value a work environment built on a formal structure, rules, and regulations. You do not enjoy the unpredictability of shifting priorities and deadlines that upset your routine. You require and enjoy direction, input and accountability as part of your work environment. You have a strong need to participate in making key decisions and feel left out if your superiors or co-workers do not seek your input when making decisions. You thrive on providing good customer service to both internal or external customers, and doing so makes you feel good.

Tags

Scheduling, Diagnostics, Management, Program Manager, Project Manager, Program Analyst, Project Analyst, Database Analyst, WooCommerce, Magento, Shopify, Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, Operations, Training, Officer, Executive, PowerPoint, Excel

Skills

Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Magento, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Database Analysis, Program Management, Leadership, Online Store Development, WooCommerce, WordPress, Big Commerce, SAMS-E, WAWF, SharePoint, Shopify, Wix, Training, Mentoring & Coaching

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