Kenneth Shepard, DBA, CM

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Senior Logistician / Supply Chain Management

Summary: A high-performing - award winning Logistician / Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert (SME) with 15+ years’ experience spanning the full spectrum of aerospace Logistics and Supply Chain activities, meeting cost and schedule requirements on Government programs. Recognized as a trusted business partner, advisor, and SME to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the US Army AMEDEC Facility. I bring to the table, extensive technical and managerial experience spanning Manufacturing, Production Control, Material Management, and Procurement. Recognized for Professionalism and Leadership qualities for overcoming functional issues affecting schedules / cost. For example:

Logistics Project Lead for the missile field construction site in Alaska – supervising 25+ diverse skilled workers and meeting all scheduled milestones, project costs, and material requirements.

Directed annual resupply and construction operations, supporting the MDA early warning radar site at Thule Air Base, Greenland. Achieved all program and budget objectives.

Designed and implemented the Satellite Resources Management and Tracking System (SARMATS) database to manage NASAs Hubble Space Telescope (HST) assets consisting of over 20,000+ line items with a value exceeding $750 Million. The database - with upgrades, is still supporting the HST Program after 20+ years.

Cited by NASA and MDA for professionalism and customer satisfaction achieving program objectives and achieving cost-savings exceeding $2.25+ Million over a five-year period.

Key Strengths: Strategic Planning & Policy Development – Negotiation / Decision Skills – Data Analytics –

Risk Management - Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project Management

Professional Experience

ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY, Athens, AL Aug 2016 – Present

Adjunct Professor – Logistics & Supply Chain Courses

Designed engaging curriculum and taught undergraduate courses in Logistics and Supply Chain operations management. Provided a collaborative, creative, and interesting learning environment for a diverse mix of student majors.

Key Achievements:

Mentored, coached, and empowered students with steadfast work ethics, loyalty, commitment to learning proper English. Improved overall student satisfaction and knowledge transfer of each course/section.

Integrated hands-on learning, experiences, engaging discussions, and other exercises into course materials and offerings that enhance learning new technologies and tools supporting learning goals/objectives.

ON SABBATICAL – Graduated with a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree - July 2015.

Completed dissertation – “A Survey of the U.S. Intermodal Freight Transportation System to Meet Future

Requirements: A Case Study”. July 2015.

Kenneth Shepard, DBA, CM

QUANTECH SERVICES, Inc., Huntsville, AL Jan 2011 – May 2013

Senior Logistics Analyst, V

Developed and published Project / Transportation Plans supporting Logistics operations. Optimized routing, inventory levels, and movement of materials throughout supply and production operations.

Key Achievements:

Orchestrated the annual logistics resupply operational loading of cargo aboard a maritime resupply ship supporting the MDA radar site at Thule AB, Greenland. Met all operational mission requirements and expectations.

Drafted the Transportation Plan facilitating rapid implementation of the Presidential mandate to move the Aegis missile system to Qatar to counter Soviet missile deployments to the Middle East. Achieved all milestones.

Carefully transported a prefabricated MDA Missile Control Center to the Pacific Test Range in Hawaii.

All objectives met.

Took a sabbatical to complete Doctorate degree.

INTREPID CORPORATION, Huntsville, AL Jul 2010 – Dec 2010

Senior Logistics Analyst, V

Key Achievements:

Conducted Reliability and Supportability studies of support equipment used by the primary contractor – Boeing.

Validated all relevant missile test data generated by subcontractors, and reviewed for relevancy, accuracy, and completeness before being entered into the master reliability database maintained by Boeing.

Contract expired.

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Huntsville, AL Jun 2002 – May 2010

Senior Logistics Analyst, IV

Key Achievements:

Lead Logistician for transportation and principal advisor to the Deputy Chief, Directorate of Logistics, Ground Based Missile Defense (GMO) Program Office, Missile Defense Agency.

Authored supportability strategies IAW DA Pamphlet 700-56 to develop the framework for the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) program.

Conducted a Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) for Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) hardware, MIL-SPEC hardware used in missile field facilities, and conducted Provisioning Analysis (PA) studies to establish optimal spare(s) requirements.

Monitored the movement of mission critical equipment to Ft. Greely, AK, Thule Air Base, Greenland, and RAF Fylingdales, UK, to support Upgrading of the Early Warning Radar (UEWR) sites.

Coordinated with the Air Clearance Authority (ACA) at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, to successfully transport 45 Booster Motors and Interceptor warheads on-time without incident to classified locations over a four (4) year period.

Designated as Principal Logistician and SME for transportation matters associated with the movement of missile hardware to OCONUS locations. All objectives met.

Position eliminated due to re-organization of the Company.

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Additional Experience

LOCKHEED MISSILES AND SPACE COMPANY, Huntsville, AL

Sr. Logistics Analyst, IV

Project Leader developed and implemented a Material Management System to capture Hubble Space Telescope (HST) program materials / resources located at contractor facilities worldwide. Managed 15+ diverse skilled workers.

Key Achievements:

Designed and implemented the Satellite Resources Management and Tracking System (SARMATS) to manage NASA’s HST assets and to support on-orbit maintenance for the estimated 15 – 20 year on-orbit life of the program.

Identified life-cycle component requirements critical to support the HST on-orbit maintenance missions by identifying components no longer available through suppliers. Initiated urgent procurement action.

Conducted an inventory of HST assets world-wide and entered 20,000+ line items in the SARMATS database.

NASA awarded Certificates of Appreciation and a monetary stipend to the SARMATS Team.

Education & Certifications

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – Global Operations - Supply Chain Management

Capella University – Minneapolis, MN (2015)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Logistics Management

Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida

Bachelor of Science (BS) – Marketing Management / Business Development

Jacksonville University – Jacksonville, Florida

Level 1, DAU Course ACQ 101 – Fundamentals of System Acquisition Management

Certified Manager (CM) #2582 – Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM)

Publications & Presentations

Doctoral Dissertation: “A Survey of the U.S. Intermodal Freight Transportation System to Meet Future Requirements: A Case Study”, July 2015.

”The Role of Inventory Management in Satellite Servicing”. Presented at the First International Space Logistics Symposium.

“Enhancing Orbital Servicing Operations – Providing Positive and Effective Management of Spare and Installed Hardware: A Case Study of the Hubble Space Telescope Program”. Presented at the Third International Space Logistics Symposium.

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