Kevin Paulson

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Scott AFB, IL 62225 Cell 618-***-****

Summary of Qualifications

U.S Air Force Veteran; active government Top Secret/SCI eligible security clearance; Bachelor of Arts in Management and Program Acquisition (May 2012), Three Associates Degrees in Logistics Management, Aircraft Maintenance Technology and Human Resource Management; Master Certificate in Applied Project Management; extensive knowledge of transportation scheduling, analysis and cargo tracking & movement; project manager on wide range of projects. Experienced in workflow analysis for efficient operations. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Proficient with MS Office Suite. 15 months experience in oil & gas industry.

Management Experience

* 15 years experience leading employees in production focused high stress environment with limited or no supervision; proven track record of decisive leadership/followership.

* Responsible for 55 employee shop, supervised 8; wrote evaluations & bonus endorsements; experienced in employee training, motivation, development, mentoring & change management.

* 6 years mechanical experience on large body military & commercial aircraft. Supervised Maintenance teams; launched & recovered aircraft, planned & assigned work priorities and executed work schedules while promoting a safe working environment.

* Excellent people skills; consistent ability to coordinate operations, logistics & production while sharing best practices allowing improved efficiency throughout organization.

* Managed $200K government property account and $160K yearly travel budget.

* 10 years experience in lean operations; chaired monthly meetings focused on process improvement; eliminated choke points; reduced cargo & personnel processing time by 35%. Initiated 40 person process review; eliminated 2 positions; increased production 10%.

* 10 years experience as Project Manager; managed 1000 employee & work center moves, complex document rewrites and $200K+ construction projects.

* Set up procedures to hire new employees; improved work quality & output by 20%.

* Organized and taught leadership classes to Senior Non-Commissioned Officers.

Logistics Experience

*12 years experience in transportation/supply-chain environment (i.e., shipping, receiving and inventory management, and distribution); utilized computer databases for incoming cargo manifests; parts tracking and coordinating pickup & delivery to final destination.

* Lead logistics manager on Guam; facilitated movement of 10K personnel/13K tons of cargo.

* Lead logistician facilitating FEMA support following Super Typhoon; managed reception of 68 aircraft, 838 people and 2.3K tons of relief supplies; enabled food, medicine, & water deliveries.

* Managed 12 employee ground transportation (truck, train & barge) work center; evaluated customer’s requirements & developed the most efficient transportation solution; automated antiquated file system; saved 128 hours a year in file management costs.

* Handpicked to develop Logistics Compliance Assessment Program affecting 12 installations & 45K employees; analyzed guidance, solicited inputs, developed policies, published checklists & trained 5 evaluators; assessed unit’s ability to transport 1,000+ passengers & 100 tons of cargo to final destination; shared best practices; program adopted by two other peer organizations.

* Program Manager; responsible for $65 million equipment account; ensured 100% accountability; solicited, scheduled, submitted funding requirements; managed budget & distributed funds to unit managers; approving official for expenditures.

Work History

2009 - 2012 Superintendent, Logistics Plans, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

2005 - 2009 Superintendent, European Deployment & Distribution Center, Sutttgart, Germany

2003 - 2005 Superintendent, Logistics Plans, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

2001 - 2003 Base Support Plan Non-Commissioned Officer, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

1999 - 2001 Non-Commissioned Officer, Logistics Plans, Hill Air Force Base, Utah

1997 - 1999 Aircraft Mechanic, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas

1993 - 1997 Recruiter, Carson City, Nevada

1988 - 1993 Aircraft Mechanic, Travis Air Force Base, California

Education and Training

Bachelor of Arts, Mgmt & Program Acquisition, American Military University, WV – May 2012

Master Certificate in Applied Project Management; Villanova University - Dec 2011

Associate’s Degree, Aircraft Maint Technology, Community College of the Air Force - Dec 2011

Associate’s Degree, Human Resource Mgmt, Community College of the Air Force - Jun 2011

Associate’s Degree, Logistics Management, Community College of the Air Force - Jan 2006

Apprentice Airlift Aircraft Maintenance Specialist (C-5), Dec 1988

Human Resource Hiring Course, Feb 1993

Logistics Plans Course, Mar 1999

Leadership School, 1992, USAF NCO Academy, 1999, USAF Senior NCO Academy 2006

Overview of SAP Solutions, 2012

(References available upon request)

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