GERALD CONWAY

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Logistician position in a midsize to large Logistics Program

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Highly awarded Logistics Manager with extensive experience supporting Air /

Sea / Defense Technology. Provided multifunctional team leadership and

experience that extended from inception, through field deployment,

disposal, and encompasses a full range of Integrated Logistic Support

planning, implementation, contract monitoring, and modification. Researched

and developed the best solutions regarding acquisition (packages) strategy,

which also included identifying and verifying funding. Tracked and

maintained schedules to ensure that the contract data requirement lists

reflected the service or deliverable products needed for weapon systems

sustainment.

Areas of Expertise:

. ILS Elements (Life Cycle)

Support

. Federal Acquisition

Regulation

. Equipment Management

. Warehouse Management System

. Packing, Handling Shipping &Department

of Transportations guidelines

CAREER EXPERIENCE

FULL TIME STUDENT (Bachelors Degree Received 05/23/2009) 09/2006 - PRESENT

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 09/2003 - 09/2006

Naval Base Ventura County, Naval Surface Warfare Center

Charged with project planning, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of

ship's weapons systems and support equipment to effect improvements in

reliability, maintainability, and availability. In association with the

Engineering Branch evaluated and documented detailed data analysis of

weapon systems testing (failure rate), problematic maintenance issues and

acquisition requirements. Prepared reports/presentations detailing ship's

data analysis findings, acquisition requirements, and recommendations to

program managers, NATO Allies, engineering activities, and defense

contractors for remedy at the department's annually scheduled ILSMT

conference.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Develop and implement the requirements for timely support of Commercial

Off the Shelf (COTS) system. Responsible for COTS obsolescence tracking

and management through the use of vendors.

. Saved the Ships Expeditionary Department over $1.2M in labor and moving

costs by re-warehousing government inventory and substituting contractor

labor with government employees when the contract ended.

. Cultivated and coordinated a trusted network of Naval Inventory Controls

Point managers, customers, Defense Logistic Agency Supply Center

contacts, and local supply support personnel known for immediate and

effective response to mission critical needs. Guaranteed their

productivity by participating in ILS working groups & co hosting annual

Integrated Logistic Support Management conferences with 100% attendance.

. Reviewed Class I ECP and Ordnance Alteration plans for maintenance and

supply support impact.

. Researched, wrote, revised, and executed acquisition packages; review and

re-wrote Integrated Logistics Support Plans, User Logistic Support

Summaries, Ships Installation Checkout Plans, and Supply Support Plans

covering the entire life cycle of the following systems: NATO SEASPARROW

SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM, and four classes of combat ships, Radars AN/SPQ-

9B; and Underway Replenishment.

. Skillfully used maintenance engineering tools such as Level of Repair

Analysis, Reliability and Maintainability Analysis to identify

Maintenance Assist Modules, Operating Space Items, Bills of Materials

implementation, Allowance Parts Lists and other initial outfitting

support lists requirements to support ship's operations.

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EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST/INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST 05/1984 -09/2003

Naval Base Ventura County, Aircraft Target Maintenance Office

Accountable for management of a Material Control Center that encompassed a

revolving support equipment inventory valued at $5M yearly and for the

$2.5M Aviation Depot Level Repairable Component Management Budget. Oversaw

the Packing, Handling, Shipping & Transportation of departmental assets

within the CONUS and OCONUS deployments; in addition to management of a

Supply Support Programs for remotely controlled Full-Scale Aerial Target

Systems (QF-4N & QF-86F aircraft) and related weapon systems. As the lead

Equipment Specialist I trained and mentored junior specialist, prioritized,

executed, monitored all project tasks, and advised Division Head, Program

Manager, and Engineering Branch on all significant supply chain &

maintenance support issues.

Performed special studies involving Equipment/Material Utilization Trend

Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, and Stock Levels Analysis which increased

supply support effectiveness by 90 %. Discussed alternative sources of

supply support with the program manager, engineers, defense contractors,

and made approved revisions on maintenance plans, work request procedures

to expedite the repair & return, and overhaul of critically needed

unserviceable assets. Ensured information accuracy by utilizing electronic

or manual publications, Navy's ERP database system, and other provisioning

software/hardware both commercial and proprietary.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Managed a $ 25M Naval Industrial Fund warehouse containing sponsor owned

materials. Inventory consisted of nearly 10,000 repairable and consumable

line items (kitting) with minimum shortages or stock excesses.

. Serve as the focal point for internal plant property management, bi

annual/annual inventory cycle counts, and accountability procedures.

Redistributed or disposed of unusable, obsolete, and Beyond the

Capabilities Maintenance components and equipment through the Defense

Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMO).

. Saved the Navy thousands of dollars in support equipment losses by

implementing a strict Equipment Test & Metrological (Calibration)

Program, ensuring prompt identification, custody assignment, and support

equipment repair &return.

. Empowered the Division to achieve 100% maintenance/supply readiness by

identifying requirements for funding, manpower, and services through

sound timely advice to branch and department managers interested in

affects on current/forecasted trends and changing mission needs.

. Executed a full range of supply and maintenance support activities,

including but not limited to processing daily transactions for tracking

the repair & return of retrograde components, ensured that strategic

initiatives were met, cost center analyses, purchasing, expediting,

material delivery, and proper warehouse stowage, receipt of materials,

maintained service and warranty contracts, and support equipment

provisioning /tool procurement and issuance; from consumable items to

complex electronic/structural/support equipment.

EDUCATION

University of La Verne, La Verne CA - Bachelor of Arts in Business

Administration -2009

Oxnard College, Oxnard CA - Associate of Arts Degree - 1980. Holds 2

Federal Acquisition Management Certifications. Solid relationship

builder with excellent customer service skills. Computer literate.

U.S. Citizen. Veteran. Secret clearance.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Defense Acquisition Workforce Initiative (DAWIA, Level I & II Logistics

Certification); Aviation Depot Level Repairable Training; Lean Training;

Management of Material Transmittals/Requisitions; HAZMAT Training; Aviation

Storekeeper A & C School.

Contracting Officer Technical Representative; Bank Card Holder; Overview of

Navy Industrial Funding; DBase II; SUPERCALC; Intro to Computers; Microsoft

Office Suite Products, Electronic Data interchange Systems.

HONORS/AWARDS

Special Achievement, 1986-2006 / Outstanding Performance, 1993, 1994

Quality Step Increase, 1991 / Letter of Appreciation, 1990

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