Supply Chain Manager, Project Controls Manager, (1989 to 2002)
While working for the US Navy, I was in charge of managing the budget and schedule of various assets, beginning with aircraft and running the gauntlet from individual squadrons to airwings, vessels, an aircraft carrier, Naval Station, and ultimately the European operating theatre. My professional duties were budget control, purchasing and establishing of purchase orders- both national and international, scheduling of planned and unplanned maintenance, quantity estimating and staging of assets to support operations, fiscal year close out and reconciliation, aircraft logbook maintenance, establish and maintain inventory for pool of consumable material and spare parts, warehouse organization and set up, shipping and logistics including certification of loading of hazardous material, and disposal of material and assets. Personal duties included providing professional training for direct reports, management of personnel, establishing of procedures for transfer and newly reporting staff, instructor in several topics the US Navy required personnel to be trained such as Total Quality Leadership (TQL) and prevention of sexual harassment, establishment and follow-up of KPI’s for all direct reports.