James Wade

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Jacksonville, North Carolina 28546

E-mail: abja41@r.postjobfree.com

Home: (910) - 937- 2657

Cell: (910) - 340- 5611

Work: (910) - 451- 5134

Work Experience

DoD - United States Marine Corps (10/01/1985 - 10/31/2010) - Postal Chief

Jacksonville, North Carolina United States

Supervisor: CWO4 Mark Montalbano - 910-***-****; Contact: Yes

Salary: $81,876.00 per year

Hours per week: 55

- Served as a Marine Corps Recruiter (MOS 8411) for three years,

including 18 months as supervisor for a 5 recruiter sub-station.

- Served as the senior member for interview panels to determine best

qualified applicants for various positions at Post Offices throughout

Okinawa, Japan.

- Manage five stationary Military Postal Facilities and two mobile

locations.

- Plan and coordinate global mail transportation with United States

Postal Service (USPS), Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force Central

Command (CENTAF) transportation.

- Coordinate with USPS, Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA) and the

Joint Military Postal Activities, New York and San Francisco (JMPA-

LANT) (JMPA-SFRAN) on the movement of all mail for Camp Lejeune units

or units in support of II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)

operations deployed world wide.

- Initiate, prepare and develop addresses for deploying military units

utilizing the Automated Military Postal System (AMPS).

- Monitor USPS and DoD Air Transportation air carrier contracts.

- Official Mail Manager overseeing Pitney Bowes Paragon Mail processing

machine to include oversight of all official mail funds utilized to

process mail for Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune.

- Plan and coordinate Military Postal Service (MPS) mail transportation

to supported camps and firm bases utilizing military air support and

civilian ground transportation.

- Supervise and monitor Postal Net Alerts (PNA) submitted into the

Automated Military Postal System (AMPS).

- Brief senior level management on establishment of deployed military

addresses, military post offices and mail routing procedures.

- Integral part in establishment of the Joint Military Mail Terminal

(JMMT) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom by determining location,

acquiring vehicle support and manning requirements.

- Served as the Marine Postal Officer for Operation Enduring Freedom

developed policies and procedures in the establishment of three full

service post offices and one Postal Operations Center to support

Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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- Supervise and instruct over 50 Marines, Soldiers and civilians in a

Joint Postal

Operations Center, ensuring duties and responsibilities are accomplished

expeditiously and in accordance with local directives, Department of

Defense (DoD) and USPS guidelines in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 5.7-

1.

- Supervise, manage and instruct over 30 Marines in a Postal Operations

Center, ensuring duties and responsibilities are accomplished

expeditiously and in accordance with local directives, Department of

Defense (DoD) and USPS guidelines in support of Operation Enduring

Freedom.

- Perform finance audits on postage stocks in excess of $300,000 and

administrative inspections of military postal facilities to include

all internal functional areas.

- Develop and publish mail handling and mail routing instructions for II

Marine Expeditionary Units.

- Review and revise postal directives, orders and manuals as required

- Investigate postal offenses, money order fraud, financial

irregularities, postal inquiries and complaints from the DoD and USPS.

- Prepare investigation reports and submit to higher headquarters,

Military Postal Service Agency and to the U.S. Postal Inspectors

office.

- Develop and prepare mail volume reports, chronological reports and

personnel performance reviews on a monthly, quarterly and annual

basis.

- Maintain and manage government transportation assets as the

Responsible Officer ensuring policies and procedures are followed.

- Ensure vehicles are maintained and all are in compliance with

Department of Transportation (DOT) safety guidelines.

- Prepare after-action reviews to identify shortfalls and lessons

learned in addition to developing corrective action reports.

Education

High School Graduate (1985)

Additional Information

- SECRET CLEARANCE (ACTIVE)

- Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership School (1987)

- Postal Operations Army Course (1986)

- Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Career Leadership School (1997)

- AAG Postal Supervisor Course (1998)

- Marine Recruiter School (1998)

- Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Advanced Leadership School (2001)

- Typing Skill: 70-80 wpm

- Computer Skill: Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet friendly

Awards:

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4th award)

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (5th award)

Good Conduct Medals (8th award)

Letter of Commendation

Certificate of Commendation

Certificate of Appreciation

** Willing to relocate for employment purposes

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