Howard Alspach

Task Order Labor Category:

Senior Supply Analyst

Contractor Labor Category:

Senior Logistics

Current Security Clearance Level:

Secret

Citizenship:

US

Education / Professional Development

Academic: N/A

Non-Academic: Five (5) years+ of prior military, Department of Defense or related business experience in Inventory Management, Logistics, & Plant Property & Equipment/Asset Management. 3 years+ of experience with NAVY and NAVY Enterprise Resource Planning (N-ERP) solutions and 10 years+ of experience with managing Department of Defense Logistics including Sponsor Owned Material (SOM) or OM&S. Relevant experience in a management capacity with responsibilities for material accountability, major projector program level management of contractors/subordinates, and performance of physical inventories of PP&E/AM or OM&S.

Professional licenses and specialized certifications.

11i Oracle Implement and Use Work in Process Ed 1 PRV

11i Oracle Warehouse Management Fundamentals

11i Oracle Bills of Material and Engineering Fundamentals

11i Oracle Service Request Fundamentals

Oracle 9iAS Discoverer for End Users

Chronological Work History / Experience

Sedulous Consulting Services: Senior Logistics Analyst Marine Corps Systems Command, PM-AAA, Stafford, VA

08/2019 – 09/2023

Developed and maintain the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) inventory tracking system from a Microsoft Access database template to provide current and historical supply and inventory data.

Developed a Microsoft Access database to track and report Contracts Data Requirements List (CDRL) A035 Vehicle Configuration Data As built for each vehicle received from BAE Systems.

Developed and maintained current United States Marine Corps (USMC) Stocklist SL-3-13133A

Maintain Supply Instruction (SI) 13133A-OD with current National Stock Number (NSN) assignment, Part Number, and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code

Review and provide input on support plans to include Packing, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) plan, ACV Maintenance Plan version 1.0, disposal plan, and the supply support management plan.

Provide direct support to the Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA) Supply Chain Manager. Conduct research through Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Federal Logistics (FEDLOG) and Web Federal Logistics Information System (WebFLIS) or Government Services Administration (GSA) global supply webpage.

Assist in the management of the Consolidated Asset Report (CAR) and Global Combat Support Systems - Marine Corps (GCSS-MC). Consolidated Memorandum Receipt (CMR) accounts for PM AAA by converting files from PDF format to Microsoft Excel files.

Provide knowledge of Microsoft products by inserting formats, formulas, or data into various products needed by the PM AAA customer

Defense Logistics Agency VIA All Solutions, KBR Wyle and LTM Inc.: Sr. Logistics Analyst Defense Logistics Agency-Aviation, Richmond, VA

04/2013 – 08/2019

Extracted and analyzed demand and procurement plan data for the AV-8B Harrier and provide supportability analysis to PMA 257 and DLA personnel.

Provided DLA vendors with monthly data spreadsheets containing current information stored by DLA in order to provide production and shipping information to update our EBS System with.

Gathered and analyzed data and performed monthly backorder, material availability, diminished manufacturing and life of buy assets, litigated stock and quality deficiency notification and Non-Mission Capable Status (NMCS) incident analysis for all Air Force aircraft through the use of Microsoft Access and Excel.

Prepared monthly customer focused metrics presentations and detailed reports for Program Managers and support personnel, PMA 257 Item Managers, and director’s review as required.

Conducted analysis of weapons systems to determine root cause of logistics failures for critical parts.

Coordinated with key personnel to include buyers, contract administrators, resolution specialists, and product specialists on ensuring expedited actions were taken to resolve parts issues.

Prepared briefings of customer data as it relates to DLA material readiness and supportability.

General Dynamics Amphibious Systems: Order Management Lead/Logistics Specialist Woodbridge, VA

06/2002 – 07/2011

Assisted Cost Account Manager and held key role in proposal submission, budget scheduling and monitored spending on an annual budget of $115 million for spare or replacement parts replenishment and supplies and component repairs supporting test and evaluation requirements. Researched demand history for historical data relating to past usage and cost for test events compared to future test events. Validated failure rates and repair costs.

Justified variance of scheduled budget against actual budget.

Responsible for the budgeting, scheduling, management and tracking of labor hours against five projects and 17 task codes as a Labor Work Package Manager. Validated time recorded and project/task codes on time card entries prior to approval. Trained team members on correct project/task code usage (i.e., direct charge, expense, and/or indirect charge). Completed Calendar Year (CY) 2010 Earned Value Management System with SPI rating of 1.0 and 1.08 CPI.

Gathered business requirements; mapped data flow and processing steps and reported findings to developers; tested product against requirements and report in Reports Interfaces Conversions and Extensions (RICE) program for implementation of Oracle; and E-Business Suite Manufacturing and Navy Supply Chain Management Enterprise Resource Planning (N-ERP) System.

Lead initial system data load and implemented new Oracle 11i, E-Business Suite

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management.

Provided comprehensive management, training, and support for the Integrated Product Team (IPT) as an Oracle Subject Matter Expert (SME), functional user, and trainer. Responsibilities included inventory, Bill of Materials (BOM), IProcurement, and supervision of five commodity managers and two supply analysts.

Participated in two Lean Six Sigma Kaizan events to assist with cost reduction warehouse and maintenance response times.

Prepared training aids, which consisted of Microsoft PowerPoint desktop presentations for senior leadership and support staff personnel as well as government personnel.

Determined site resource allocations and stock levels by analyzing historical purchase quantities, lead times and test schedule events for commodities and maintained these levels in five Spares System Support Package Warehouses, valued at $52 million and storing over 15,000 lines. Mapped business processes using Microsoft Visio to develop and implement Supply Support Process Definitions and Work Instructions for ISO 9001 compliance. Trained team members on Work Instructions (WIs) to ensure adherence. Developed internal checklists for IPT to conduct periodic self-inspections. Conducted semi-annual site visits to perform internal compliance audits. Monitored and assisted in actions to correct deficiencies identified in audits. Performed annual review and updates to process definitions and WIs and advised team members of changes and the effectiveness.

Developed and oversaw repairable assets tracking program for items returned from test sites to vendor and return-to-stock or disposal. Enhanced and expedited the flow of repairable assets with a supply/maintenance interface process expediting documentation approval and decreasing overall repair cycle time. Calculated, analyzed, and reported meantime between failure rates, repair and return times for vendors, and repair costs.

Extracted, analyzed, verified accuracy, and presented Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Supported integrated logistic support functions including Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) reviews, user logistics support summaries, supply support, sparing and models, program support data, and spares cost.

Supported test and evaluation planning.

U.S. Air Force MSgt (E-7) Retired 2S071 Supply Management

04/1976 – 09/1995

Performed administrative and management functions. Performed and monitored management (and procedural application) of manual or automated inventory control actions. Computed and accumulated data for use in analysis. Performed inventories, and ensured timely correction of discrepancies. Prepared, analyzed, and evaluated reports, procedures, and policy data.

Inspected and evaluated inventory management activities. Periodically inspected activities for compliance with policies, procedures, and directives for accuracy. Analyzed reports and records activities, reports inefficiencies to supervisors and recommends corrective actions to improve operations. Evaluated supply efficiency and equipment management activities.

Provided support to maintenance activities. Coordinated with maintenance activities on repairable component actions. Controlled and issued bench stock property. Obtained material required for equipment modification, periodic component exchange, and bills of material in support of maintenance. Accounted for all items contained in mobility readiness spares packages.

Inspected and identified property. Inspected condition of property received. Compared property with procurement specifications. Identified property, using technical data and blueprints, and identified components to subassemblies. Performed shelf life inspections of stock.

Issued, delivered, and transferred property. Issued, shipped, delivered or transferred property from issue, shipping, or transfer destination points through coordination with customers. Pulled, issued, and binned bench stock property.

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