WILLIAM R BICKFORD

*** ******* ****** ** ******* TN 37716 856-***-**** ace3ax@r.postjobfree.com

Plans and Operations Supervisor

Experienced planner, professional with strong leadership and relationship building skills.

Meticulous leader, excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure.

Operations Chief with 5 years experience. Areas of expertise include mission analysis,

development of courses of action, and problem solving.

Key Skills

Office Management Report & Document Preparation

Teambuilding & Supervision Spreadsheet & Database Creation

Staff Development & Training Operations Planning & Analysis

CompTIA A+ Certified Records Management

CompTIA Net + Certified Meeting & Event Planning

Experience

Detachment 4, JPAC 2008 to 2012

Operations Chief

Assists the Detachment Commander and Operations Officer in providing oversight in the

coordination and direction of Joint Field Activity (JFA) preparation, operational

planning, logistical support, and administrative support for each deploying element.

Supervises subordinates and participating in the performance evaluation process,

promoting and enhancing the EEO program, making decisions on training needs and

evaluating and resolving group grievances.

Debriefs teams upon completion of Joint Field Activities.

Coordinates and prioritizes the work of subordinate office personnel and clerical staff.

Serves as the primary point of contact in scheduling and maintaining the Commander’s

calendar.

Reviews purchases required for daily operations.

Written numerous standard operating procedures for the unit due to vast knowledge of

policies and procedures.

Develops courses of action for recommendations to supervisors to resolve issues during the

planning procedure and during missions.

Serves as the coordinator for visitors and meetings, schedules conference rooms and

notifies attendees.

E Co, 3rd Battalion 69th Armor Regiment 2005 2008

Operations Chief

Deployed a unit of 125 Soldiers to combat for 16 months without any fatalities.

Responsible for planning more than 200 combat missions throughout Al Anbar Province,

Iraq.

Set standard operating procedures for E Co. during combat operations.

Prepared recommendations for problem solving and risk management to the command.

Due to superior leadership skills and knowledge of policies and procedures, was selected to

serve as Company First Sergeant during his absence of 3 months.

Supervising subordinates and participating in the performance evaluation process,

promoting and enhancing the EEO program, making decisions on training needs and

evaluating and resolving group grievances.

Assisting the Commander and Executive Officer in providing oversight in the coordination

and direction of combat mission preparation, operational planning, logistical support, and

administrative support for each deploying element.

Dearborn Recruiting Company, Great Lakes Recruiting Battalion 2001 2005

Field Recruiter/Station Commander

Responsible for the recruitment of qualified people into the U.S. Army.

Recruited more than 50 people into the Army during this assignment.

Was selected to serve as the Station Commander for 3 years due to knowledge and

leadership, a position normally held by a career recruiter.

Was rewarded numerous times for being in the top 10 percent of recruiters in the State of

Michigan

Education

New Horizons Help Desk and Network Support Specialist

CompTIA A+ Certification,CompTIA Net+ Certification 2014

Negaunee High School 1992

Academic Diploma

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