Kevil Arnold
Thirty years of supervisory and managerial experience. Sixteen years of International experience within the USG and as a Civilian Contractor. Extensive logistical and Materials Management experience working with Government and Commercial entities. Warehouse operations management to include design, layouts, accountability and tracking systems such as bar codes and RFID technology. A retired noncommissioned officer, professional, leader, team player, self-motivated and excellent communication skills.
Specific Experience:
A-1 Construction
Owner
2019 - Present
Commercial Construction company Owner responsible for the development of long- and short-term goals offering commercial and residential construction services in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region. Planning of sales, marketing and daily logistics and operations, based upon your goals and strategy. Company growth of $11 million USD since inception managing the supply of raw materials, deployment of work crews and training of trade supervisory staff.
Site Material Manager
McDermott
Oct 2015 – Dec 2019 Hackberry, Louisiana
Managed the $2 Billion-dollar material operation of the joint venture ($6B USD) Cameron LNG project located in Hackberry LA. Directly managed a team of 22 direct supervisory staff over 5 locations and indirectly 200 plus team members, to ensure all required material is purchased, received, preserved and stored in according with company requirements and manufactured equipment standards. Directed frontline supervisors to ensure all receiving/ issuing discrepancies (OS&D’s) are resolved and closed out in a timely manner. Monitored/ tracked all procurement reports to ensure required material meets Required on Site (ROS) dates. Established material procedures for subcontractors to ensure the material requirements were met for construction needs. Briefed Project and Construction Management daily and provided updates on Material requirements, forecast, and issuance. Established Project Demobilization Plan to ensure all excess material is properly dispositioned. Material Planner
Fluor
2013- 2015 Houston, Texas
Monitor and report material and equipment required quantities to ensure they are in the procurement cycle in time to meet their ROS dates. Material shortages identified in planning reports that should be on purchase requisition are reported to the responsible engineering groups and to project management. Use Material Management system data from requirements, purchasing, expediting, logistics, and warehousing to monitor and report materials and equipment availability. A primary activity involves reporting on materials that have an Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) that is later than their Required On Site (ROS) dates. Monitor and report isometric issue schedules against actual Isometric issues in order to forecast potential delays in fabrication by module fabricators. Use data imported into the Material Management system from fabricator’s status reports to monitor and report forecasted material ETA of Fabricator purchased material against their ROS dates. Validate material availability with the Materials Management team at the Fabrication site(s) by using 30, 60, and 90 day look ahead reports for required bulk materials and tagged items and initiate corrective measures as required. Government Property/Material Supervisor/HSE Coordinator Fluor
2011-2013 Humble, Texas
Correlated with Functional Procurement Leadership to implement and monitor Procurement Supply Programs that are cost effective, expedient and in compliance with company and Government policies and procedures in support of supply and sustainment of Afghanistan operations. Manage daily processing and auctioning of all inbound cargo and materials through bar coding and RFID technologies for expedient tracking shipments into the LOGCAP IV Afghanistan Theater of Operations supporting 70 plus Forward Operating bases. Enforce personnel participation in scheduled and un-scheduled HSE, Procurement, Supply and Inventory training in accordance with Logistical Functional Leadership. Monitoring of the receipt of materials with full accountability of all inbound cargo while reporting on Overages, Shortages, and damages of cargo as it equates to CONUS (Continental United States) and regional geographical locations and the estimated arrival into Middle Eastern areas of operations in support Procurement regulated procedures of Operations to include vetting shipments and compliance with Maritime commission standards, Export Control laws and ITAR regulations. Regional Distribution Center (RDC) Manager
Fluor
2010-2011 Sharana Afghanistan
Directed and structured a team of 76 Material and Property professionals throughout two Military Base sites in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Monitoring of the receipt of materials and cargo as it equates to geographical locations and estimated arrival to designated and regionally supported forward operating bases. Ensuring Government Property functions are employed in reference to contractual guidelines as per the FAR regulations and DFAR regulations. Management and direction of Procurement disciplines Property, Materials, Traffic/Logistics as equated to overall Supply receipt and distribution operations to maximize usage, improve schedule and minimize additional cost incurred. Government Property/Material Manager
Fluor
2009-2010 Camp Wolverine, Afghanistan
Materials Control Manager
KBR
2007-2009 Alasad, Iraq
Assistant Site Manager
KBR
2006-2007 Alasad, Iraq
Construction Superintendent
KBR
2004-2006 Camp Fallujah, Iraq
Non-Commissioned Officer
United States Army
Command Sergeant Major (Retired)
1995-2004 Columbus, GA
Education and Training
Certificate in Security Force Training, Vance Corporation, Ft. Benning, GA (2004) Retired United States Army, Non Commissioned Officer (1995) General Contractor License/Residential, Commercial, Industrial, State of Georgia (1995) REFERENCES: Available upon request