Gabe Hardage

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Jacksonville, NC

910-***-****

acva5t@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

BS Professional Aeronautics Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, Fl 2000 3.7 GPA

Enrolled in MS Leadership Trident University International Cypress, Ca Expected Graduation Spring 2017

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification AGI Supply Chain Design Technical Expert Training

EXPERIENCE: Major, United States Marine Corps

Operations Officer Jacksonville NC Sep 2015 – Present

Direct the operation and employment of a 500-person organization and liaise with outside agencies to coordinate training and real-world operations.

Planned and supervised the personnel movement in support of 11 world-wide operational and training events that consisted of over 250 individual pre-deployment training requirements and movement plans.

Planned the executed a successful two-week 90-member reserve unit training visit.

Planned briefings for three high-level personnel visits to discuss unit status and capabilities.

Led training effort to ensure 600+ personnel were annual training complete for calendar year 2015.

Maintenance Officer Jacksonville NC Aug 2014 – Jun 2015

Manage the daily functioning of a 400-person department to ensure optimal personnel assignment and utilization, standard compliance, timely and accurate documentation, and that requisite customer support is provided.

Led and directly supervised 26 personnel in the Department’s daily administration.

Designed and implemented procedures to streamline daily/weekly/monthly reporting that accurately reflected aircraft status for executive decision-making and data analysis.

Reinstituted and presented monthly award program recognizing individual and team excellence.

Production Control Officer Jacksonville NC Jun 2013 – Jul 2014

Responsible for leading a 15-person team in the supervision of approximately 300 people in daily production and repair goals in support of 100+ aircraft. Manage five critical maintenance programs.

Spurred personnel realignment and process improvements that resulted in 880% throughput increase.

Through management and improvement initiatives, reduced critical material backlog by 316%.

Through collaborative resourcing, reduced critical equipment deficits by 233%.

Through customer collaboration, developed and fielded tooling that reduced maintenance cycle time.

All managed programs were graded “on track” by external audits; four were cited as model programs.

Student / Expeditionary Warfare School Quantico VA Jun 2012 – May 2013

Executive Officer Pensacola FL Aug 2011 – Jun 2012

Lead and manage an 11-member staff in the execution of personnel administration, legal, training, substance abuse counseling, family readiness, and billeting functions. Serve as second in command of 1000-person unit. Responsible for organization’s travel, budget, and equipment inventory to include 23 vehicles.

Oversaw legal administration of over 130 written infractions and 23 separation actions. Liaised with Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Pensacola Naval Hospital, and civilian law enforcement agencies.

Wrote 42 personal awards and 30 performance reports. Reviewed and certified 128 performance reports.

Promoted 390 Marines to higher rank. Served as retiring, reenlistment, and investigating officer.

Department Head Pensacola FL Aug 2009 – Jul 2011

Lead, supervise, and inspect 90-member staff in the training of eight unique occupational specialties with a student population of up to 1000 individuals at a time.

Oversaw staff training and student instruction effort that produced 1236 military occupational specialty graduates, 11 instructor qualifications, 35 instructor certifications, 16 Group Paced Evaluators, 3 Course Supervisors, 2 Testing Officers, and 9 Academic Review Board certified personnel.

As Officer in Charge, presided over 44 Graduation ceremonies in which I conferred military specialty designation and spoke before faculty, staff, graduates, and families to mark the occasion.

Spearheaded reorganization of training configuration to improve class integrity and reduce student backlog.

Maintenance Officer Jacksonville NC Apr 2007 – Jul 2009

Lead and supervise 12-person team in the planning, direction, and recordkeeping for a 150 maintenance personnel and 12 aircraft maintenance effort to include the requisite tooling and support equipment.

Organization achieved mission readiness and flew first sortie within two weeks of establishment.

Directed and oversaw 4,079 maintenance actions totaling 10,366 direct maintenance man-hours in support of 750.8 flight hours that enabled organization to reach core capable status ahead of schedule.

Led first fleet-supported maintenance effort on six MV-22 aircraft enabling 100.8 flight hours in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Class 2-08.

Supervised 12-aircraft maintenance effort in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 08.2 that generated up to 660 flight hours per month. Responsible for safe retrograde of 12 MV-22Bs from combat theater to U.S.

Process Improvement Officer Jacksonville NC Oct 2005 – Mar 2007

Manage and supervise an organizational-wide continuous process improvement initiative implementation. Additionally, lead, supervise, and inspect the repair effort of aeronautical structures and support equipment. Responsible for a 30-person section’s production and safe employment of welding, machining, tube manufacturing, composite repair, and calibrated non-destructive inspection equipment.

Led engineering, procurement, and manufacturing effort to supply the final east coast CH-46 Marine Expeditionary Unit deployment with critical mission equipment that had been depleted due to OIF-1.

As lead change agent, oversaw the organizational transformation from inefficient and internally-focused to efficient, customer-focused supply and aeronautical repair facility.

Learn, master, and teach process improvement concepts including Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints to 600+ personnel organization.

Awards:

Jul 2012 Personal decoration for successfully training 7,800 military students, conferring 76 staff qualifications, and providing staff leadership.

Aug 2008 Personal decoration for leading the organization’s resourcing and maintenance effort to enable flight operations two weeks after establishment.

Jun 2005 Commanding General’s Honor List for graduating in top 10% of the Officers Basic Course finishing 3 of 233.

Dec 2004 Personal decoration for teaching and performing avionics battle damage repair in support of Operation Vigilant Resolve in Fallujah, Iraq.

Feb 2001 Personal decoration for earning qualifications outside of job description, supporting new weapons system testing, and Color Guard service.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Expert in MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications.

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