Management Manager

KEISHA THURMOND

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Herndon VA. 20171

Process Analysis & Development Government Contract Project Management Lifecycle Management

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Clearance: Secret (Active)

SUMMARY

Trusted, accountable Logistics Management Expert with 20+ years of extensive diverse experience meeting strict deadlines under pressure. Strong ability to build and direct unified teams, develop and train key staff. Skilled in collaborating with external customers as well as members of the organization to achieve objectives. Instrumental in streamlining and improving processes, enhancing productivity, and implementing technology solutions. Superb written and verbal communication skills, combined with excellent ability to maintain professional relationships with a wide variety of high-level personnel.

Operations & Logistics

Prioritizing Key Tasks

Collaboration & Mentorship

Skilled Negotiator

Staff Training and Development

Strategic Planning/Analysis

Procurement & Contracts

Readiness Reporting

Inventory Control

Asset Accountability & Management

Quickly Resolving Problems

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office Suites

Logistics Interface Warehouse

Property Specialist

Logistics Modernization Program (LMP)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Statement of Work (SOW)

Asset Management Systems (AMS)

Cargo Management Operations System (CMOS)

DAWIA Level I

Defense Property Accounting System (DPAS)

Integrated Logistics Supply (ILS-S)

Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Continuous Process Improvement Methodologies (Supportive Activities & Supply Systems

E DUCA T I O N

Master of Science, Management/Human Resources, Kaplan University, Davenport, IA

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Kaplan University, Davenport, IA

CERTIFICATES

Computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)

Integrated Logistics Management System (ILMS)

Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE)

MAXIMO Asset Management

Standard Property Book System-Redesign (SPBS-R)

Integrated Logistics Analysis Program (ILAP)

Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced (PBUSE)

Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARSS)

Lean Six Sigma Certified – Black Belt

EMPLOYMENT

Subject Matter Specialist

Infrastructure Resources Inc. 01/2017 – Present

Directly responsible for a team of 10 personnel

Provide guidance and work leadership, professional development and performance evaluation

Provide recommendations on policy and procedures, corrective action support and sustainment

Assist USAF with Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR)

Respond to all inquiries internal and external and work with client to identify financial control issues and gaps

Interpret Federal guidance and regulations, perform risk assessments and provide guidance to agency management

Analyze and evaluate major program goals and objectives and revise processes

Assist client with Existence and Completeness (E&C) and Valuation of all Mission Critical Assets (MCA)

Interface with client to perform corrective action plan validation activities to verify if remediation activities have been implemented

Industrial Property Management Specialist

Department of Defense (DOD), Chantilly, VA 01/2016 – 12/2016

Responsible for planning and implementing the total property management system for assigned contractors and for the continuous surveillance/evaluation of the assigned contractors' property control systems.

Determines the functional areas of property management, acquisition, receiving, identification, records, movement, storage, physical inventories, reports, consumption, utilization, maintenance, subcontractor control, disposition, and contract property close-out are controlled as required by pertinent directives and/or are in accordance with applicable provisions of the contracts.

Resolves complicated issues by the need to address difficult property administration problems for which there are no established guidelines or precedents.

Conducts investigations pertaining to assigned contractors' liability when Government property is lost, damaged, or destroyed, or when there is evidence of unreasonable use or consumption.

Reviews and analyzes new contracts to determine and ensure that the assigned contractors' property control systems and procedures are adequate to fulfill contractual requirements.

Assures that there are no unresolved and outstanding issues pertaining to property administration matters prior to recommendation of final property closeout.

Senior Property Management Specialist

BUSINESS INTEGRA, Arlington, VA 01/2014 – 01/2016

Manage overseas-based regional engineering services, ensuring efficient, equitable, and standardized fulfillment of technical security services at Department of State (DOS) facilities.

Lead team of 12, assigning schedules, authorizing hours and travel, and delegating tasks to ensure productivity.

Implement and coordinate domestic technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) program, technical support for the Secretary's traveling mission, ensuring all safety protocols are met or exceeded.

Perform quality assurance and acceptance inspections of Technical Security System (TSS) projects, monitoring performance based contracts (PBC) for acceptable quality levels (AQL) and compliance.

Demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of ST property, including items used by field offices.

Supervise and manage domestic personnel and directly support overseas logisticians on the use of core CMMS (IBM Maximo) and mobile CMMS, providing essential training, guidance, and assistance.

Advised on issues regarding Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Task Orders, Memorandums, and periodic logistics reports pertaining to procurement handling, programming and inventory/accountability of all ST equipment deployed worldwide.

Verify that ST Field personnel adhere to all relevant Foreign Affairs Manual and Foreign Affairs Handbook (FAM/FAH) regulations regarding asset management, ensuring best practices are executed.

Reconcile inventory annually, track purchase requests and purchase orders, and support DOS shipping regulations and processes, to ensure seamless operations and identify areas for improvement.

Develop application questionnaires and work collaboratively with management and evaluate applications to ensure qualifications were met.

Provide managers with viable options for filling positions using multiple appointment authorities.

Approve time and expense reports

Lead interview process by conducting initial phone screen for potential applicants as well as scheduling interviews

Lifecycle Manager

MANTECH, Bagram Afghanistan 08/2013 - 04/2014

Planned, organized, directed and coordinated activities of functional specialist including contracting, engineering, manufacturing, program control configuration/data management, and logistical testing.

Resolved a wide variety of logistics or acquisition problems within the production, supply and or technical support of weapon systems, ensuring all safety protocols and best practices were observed.

Analyzed interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency and productivity, developing key recommendations to solve problems in a timely and useful manner.

Collected and evaluated data on complex weapons and aging ground weapon systems to determine trends and report needs and requirements.

Maintained asset management for more than 6000 line items.

Organized, developed, and directed acquisition strategy for programs, ensuring cost, schedule and performance baselines were consistently met or exceeded.

Researched and assessed complex and unique problems associated with system acquisition and support areas, initiating corrective action plans to minimize spoilage, contamination, and improper supply practices.

Provided technical guidance to lower grade personnel and prepared detailed reports on labor, equipment, and available storage, relocation of materials, supply refusals, and stock requirements to improve operations.

Forecasted and executed budgets, controlling and allotting funds directly chargeable to unit, implement a logistics project program.

Met all system integration milestones and timelines while achieving performance criteria.

Execute full recruiting cycle including researching and evaluating candidates, pre-screening applicants, reference checks and onboarding.

Develop accurate position descriptions to attract talent

Logistic Management

PRIME TECH, Albany, GA 11/2011 – 7/2013

Served as key logistical advisor on supply, maintenance, procurement, transportation, inventory management, quality assurance, property disposal, resource and fiscal management, and other logistical support and services.

Oversaw workforce of contractors performing logistical functions, furnishing equipment and monitoring results.

Managed government property, including controlled critical and reserve stocks as well as operational floats, performing regular function checks and preparing reports to personally ensure accountability for the U.S. Army.

Accounted for requisitions for non-expendable and expendable property, monitoring and ensuring proper usage.

Coordinated demobilization of government property, leading others to follow protocols and ensure safety.

Determined trends in contracts to save the government countless dollars in mission support, while actively resolving logistics problems affecting numerous activities and units spread over large geographical areas.

Used technical expertise/knowledge of Army programs, policies, regulation of logistics, property accountability and theater- wide asset management to design and implement essential and productive processes.

Asset Manager

LSI, APO, Iraq 11/2006 – 12/2010

Lead others, directly managing or supervising 24 personnel in developing and instituting projects to continuously improve business development processes.

Supplied resources and training necessary to assess, screen, and prioritize viable opportunities, actively supporting departmental mission.

Applied LMP theories and principles of logistical support planning, development and execution to coordinate and integrate functions into a unified and sustainable program.

Developed and recommended policies and procedures based on knowledge of logistics management related to warehousing, ensuring implementation and evaluation of best practices.

Analyzed, planned, and coordinated acquisition systems, serving as technical advisor and seamlessly integrating them into operational use.

Identified material, services, and shipping requirements to accurately project costs for system life cycles.

Achieved customer service and time objectives within existing financial constraints in order to meet marketing and financial objectives.

Encouraged participation in development programs/continuous learning, mentoring subordinate employees.

Property Manager

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, Savannah, GA 07/1994 – 02/2005

Oversaw procurement of maintenance, minor appliances, and utility vehicle contracts, ensuring significant cost savings, efficiency, and best practices were institute.

Managed all existing contracts to ensure accountability, maintainability, and reliability.

Directed and lead geographically dispersed Brigade Logistics Support Team (BLST) and/or Logistics Support Teams (LST) as a key multi-functional logistics staff officer and subject matter expert (SME).

Performed supply and maintenance workload analyses, coordinating with Directors of Logistics Material Management and maintenance operations to ensure equipment was properly maintained and serviced for reissue.

Supported integration of contingency contracting and acquisition, as well as logistics and technology, into Battalion operations, ensuring efficient integration and proper usage.

Chaired logistics workload meetings, participating in operational planning with supported commanders.

Planned detailed assessments of logistics situations affecting readiness, serving as member of team conducting military decision-making process (MDMP) to recommend necessary actions to commanders.

Responsible for planning, coordinating and managing total cradle-to-grave lifecycle logistics support.

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