William H. "Hank" Long, Jr.
Justin, Texas 76247
************@***.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Buyer ERA Helicopter
. Purchased components for rotary wing aircraft for local, national and
international
locations.
. Purchased components for local stock locations.
. Purchased tools for local maintenance unit.
. Responsible for maintaining largest fleet aircraft type account.
. Sourced for new vendors and negotiated "best price," availability,
terms and delivery as
well as expedited orders to meet customer needs.
. Exposure to Sharepoint and RAMCO computer systems.
Field Representative State of Texas 09/2008
- 07/2012
(Department of Emergency Management)
. Hurricanes Ike and Alex Response and Recovery
. Texas West and East Wildfires
Public Assistance
. Educated community entities about the FEMA reimbursement process.
. Accompanied FEMA personnel on site visits/damage assessment visits.
. Attended applicant briefings, Kick-Off meetings and exit interviews.
. Assisted FEMA personnel with Project Worksheet preparation.
. Resolved applicant inquiries and questions.
. Assisted applicants with completion of Grant Signing Packages.
. Forwarded completed packages to State office for processing and
payment to applicants.
. Monitored private property, public Right of Way and major electric
cooperative power lines debris removal.
Individual Assistance
. Worked with disaster impacted individuals to ascertain needs and
issues, explained guidelines of disaster assistance programs and
encouraged victims to register for assistance while providing points
of contact.
. Provided field offices with written and telephone reports on disaster
activities, issues and problems.
Buyer Verizon Logistics 12/1996
- 05/2008
. Managed all aspects of procurement process involving authorization,
placement, and follow-up of purchase orders.
. Sourced for new vendors and negotiated "best price," availability,
terms and delivery as well as expedited orders to meet customer needs.
. Created and maintained vendor relationships.
. Established and maintained inventory levels through historical usage
analysis - utilized Just in Time and Vendor Managed Inventory
parameters.
. Coordinated material transfers between inventory locations.
. Troubleshot and resolved materials management issues and procurement
invoice errors.
EDUCATION
University of Dallas - Irving, Texas
MBA - Health Services Management
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, Oklahoma
BSBA - Management and Marketing