Frank Wacholtz

**** ******** **. **** *****, IA, 50501, adfp48@r.postjobfree.com,

c) 515-***-****

Former Army officer with 9+ years’ experience in management, including 3 years budgeting, 2 years working with contracting, and 5+ years in operations

CERTIFICATIONS:

PMI-PMP (Project Management Professional) certification # 1912141, MAR 2016-MAR 2019

PMI-ACP (AGILE) certification # 1929331, MAY 2016-MAY 2019

KEY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Strategic Logistics Planner / Operations Officer, Plans, US Army South

Fort Sam Houston, TX, Jun 2015-Dec 2016

Facilitated Plans and Operations department of 20 senior personnel (O-4s-06s and GS 11s-13s) in developing and facilitating short, long range and strategic mission plans. Develops and writes RFQs in support of PANAMAX. Tracks and updates records for ~25 people to ensure deployment readiness. Alerts and assists those out of compliance. Gathers data and maintains long term master planning calendar. Plans and schedules all leadership development and training events for senior personnel. Represents Plans department and serves as liaison to other agencies and internal organizations. Executes studies and writes reports. Manages agreements with vendors.

Maintained a continuing dialogue with senior leaders and Contracting Office Representative (COR) in DCMA to develop budgets, estimates, write performance standards and schedules, and refine contracts (transportation, lodging, translation services, class I), and provide oversight of performance in support of 400+ person multi-national/agency Joint Training Exercise (JTX)

Project leader of multiple one-time-only special projects involving multiple directorates

Identified systemic planning problem and planned venue and logistical support, executed, and monitored & controlled major training initiative to increase knowledge and skill of 50 cross-functional senior leaders to improve scope generation

Operations Manager (Company Commander HHC, HHBN, US Army South)

US Army, Fort Sam Houston, TX, Mar 2014-Jun 2015

Trains, develops, leads, plans and provides all administrative and office support for~130 multi-skilled personnel in nine departments and accountable for $33M worth of assets. Directly supervises, assigns workload, provides oversight, and ensures performance evaluations of ~45 primarily technical and admin personnel. Develops and clarifies project scope, objectives, detailed work plans, resource plans, communications, project deliverables, status reports and budgets. Conducted analyses to determine required specifications and capabilities to successfully push through an MTOE equipment change to better support US Army South primary HA/DR mission. Supports internal logistics customer through superior customer service.

Planned and implemented records digitization project covering 130 people

Assisted in SAP changeover planning an implementation

Developed budgets, estimates, and schedules; executed; monitored & controlled; and coordinated support in ten areas for 350+ person, multi-national/agency JTX including transportation and Class I

Developed from scratch easy to analyze, multi-sheet Excel tracker covering compliance data of ~130 personnel in 25+ regulatory compliance areas for coordination of administrative projects

Planned and managed an average of 4-5 mid-size training exercises and projects through multiple teams at any given time

Planned, and coordinated logistics and travel support (lodging, trans, food, etc.) for off-site HA/DR planning project involving 100+ SOUTHCOM senior leaders with only three weeks remaining before action.

Finance and Supply Chain Officer (S4 OIC, HHC, HHBN, US Army South)

US Army, Fort Sam Houston, TX, Mar 2013-Mar 2014

Supervises, mentors, and reviews performance of 8 logistics, procurement and finance specialists. Indirectly oversees and mentors three other supply teams (2 each) in other units as well as ~15 mechanics and drivers. Serves as main planner and overseer of unit budget. Oversees all department travel expenses and purchase orders worth $500,000 and assets worth $53.4M. Evaluates data on cost and pricing of materials and services. Executes forecasting, preparing, and justifying budgetary requirements for unit funds. Prepares and updates clerical records and updates equipment deployment plan. Oversees Government Purchase Card program. Reviews financial information and adjust operational budgets. Ensures legality and conformity to regulations.

Conducted audit of financial books, identified deficiencies, presented findings, then reformed unit procurement processes and procedures setting new standard in the larger organization of 800+ for Government Purchase Card accountability

Redesigned/improved budget tracking tool in Excel into single input system and wrote documentation for its on-going upkeep by at least next 3 successors

Warehouse and Logistics Manager

CertainTeed, Fort Dodge, IA, AUG 2017-AUG 2019

Leads team of 11 people w/ 3 direct reports. Implemented ERP change over to SAP. Gap analysis and / Customer Service improvements. Tracks ~$900K in assets cycling every 2-3 weeks. Implements employee safety and recognition programs. Plans and monitors day-to-day running of business. Keeper of Customer Service KPI’s. Plans and executes Warehouse department budget. Signs off on purchases and contracts work to be done. Hires, evaluates subordinates and does succession planning. Oversees customer support and enhances customer satisfaction.

Developed specification and capabilities requirements for equipment fleet purchase.

Conducted root cause data analysis studies at organization to track and resolve customer complaints resulting in Closing 62.6% of CSI(p) gap.

Built Excel sheet to use SAP data to create 5 day sales outlook and improve actual inventory records management resolving complex problems

Operations Officer (Security Forces Assistance Team S3/XO)

Arghandab, Afghanistan, Jul 2011-May 2012

Supervises team of 14 and $12M in assets in extremely fast-paced environment. Serves as COR. Writes business cases, represents to stakeholders, secures legal approval (DFARs compliance), and closes all projects $100-$3,000 totaling over $250,000 involving 100+ projects. Plans and conducts special study through quality assurance evaluations and tracking charitable Non-Government Organizational, as well as Governmental projects throughout the district as part of a complex study to determine effects of US expenditures over last three years (150+ projects) and assist determining a better way forward through complex technical reports. Maintains dialogue and acts as liaison to US AID and US State Department and Government of Afghanistan.

Earned Meritorious Honor Award from Ambassador for collaboration with State Department on local schools

Aided in fraud, waste, and abuse investigations saving over $300,000

Assistant Operations Officer

Fort Carson, CO, May 2012-Sep 2012

Provides technical guidance to 8 company executive officers in equipment and human resource reporting. Develops and administers the processes and procedures Quality Assurance Program from start to finish evaluating adherence to policies and recommending adjustments. Knowledge Management Officer duties. Public Affairs Officer duties.

Assisted Human Resources extensively in compiling secret technical reports for presentations on status of over 800+ personnel in the battalion and their equipment in 9 sub-organizations

EDUCATION:

Certified Logistician, Army Logistics University (90A Certification)

Bachelor of Arts, (Magna Cum Laude) Howard Payne University

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