Logistics Manager

Japheth D. Sims Camp Humphreys, South Korea, +82-10-843*-****, *****@*****.***

Professional Summary

Senior equipment maintenance and logistics manager; OSHA certified inspector, Military Veteran, and more than 20 years of leadership experience. Extensive knowledge in leadership, maintenance, safety, logistics, and employee training programs. Genuine passion for developing junior and senior leaders through shared knowledge and experience. Demonstrated leadership in global operations by creating mentorship and training programs for the team, mastery of field and sustainment maintenance operations, and continues to improve the organization at every level. Expert in all phases of the program management to include: direction, planning, coordinating, supervising and expansion of maintenance program activities.

Education and Training

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) within concentration: Leadership and Logistics, American Public University System, 2023 (3.7% GPA)

• Leadership and Logistics Graduate Certificate, American Public University System, 2023

• Bachelor of Arts in Transportation and Logistics Management, American Public University System, 2020 (3.5% GPA)

• Associate of Arts in General Education; Central Texas College, 2014

• 40hr EM385-1-1 USACE Safety & Health Certificate; FEB 2024

• OSHA Safety, Health & Environmental Professional (SHEP); Barton Community College JUL 2021

• OSHA Certified Safety & Health Official (CSHO) – Construction & General Industry; Barton Community College, MAY 2021

• OSHA Specialist in Safety and Health – General, Construction, & Healthcare Industry; Barton Community College, May 2021

• OSHA 30-hour General Industry Safety and Health; Fort Riley, KS AUG 2020

• OSHA HAZWOPER – 29 CFR 1910.120; Barton Community College, MAY 2021 Professional Experience

Site Safety and Health Officer / Quality Control Manager January 2024 – January 2025

• Directly responsible for the workplace safety of 15 local national technicians providing facilities maintenance services to a medical facility consisting of 9 separate buildings (175,000sq ft) across Osan Air Base, South Korea

• Oversees scheduled and preventative maintenance services as well as contracted service projects conducted by third-party sub-contractors, provides escort service, overwatch, and transportation

• Creates and teaches daily safety briefs, weekly safety educational seminars, direct mentorship on OSHA specific policy and regulations, The Joint Commission standards, and military standards

• Collects and reports feedback from customers on quality of work, timeliness and overall satisfaction to link contractors and customers - establishing continuous harmonious service relationship

• Maintains site safety board for construction site providing written safety procedures, personal protective equipment, and safety deficiency reporting logs in accordance with EM385-1 requirements

• Conducts quality control inspections on all scheduled and preventative maintenance, individual work requests, and completed third-party sub-contractor completed service orders through the Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS) system

Senior Maintenance Manager; Fort Riley, KS July 2019-July 2021

• Managed fleet maintenance production control office consisting of 12 Automated Logistics Clerks in support of heavy armored tactical vehicles, wheeled vehicles and trailers, small arms weapons, power generations units, and various specialized support equipment; utilizing Global Combat Support System (GCSS-A), The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS), and a variety of applications throughout the Logistics Information Warehouse (LIW)

• Responsible for the facilities management, safety and security compliance programs within 4 facilities valued at $200M (110,000sq ft); conducted workplace-safety inspections, created and enforced equipment safety procedures, created and implemented activity hazard analysis, enforced risk management controls; served as key control manager and building security officer

• Designed and implemented maintenance program budget to include man-hour and labor costs, service and repair parts expenditures, all lubricants and hazmat requirements, and vendor contracts

• Managed the inventory, receipt process, and daily use of over 300 lines of Prescribed Load List (PLL) Class 9 repair parts valued at $2.5M; responsible for all supply transactions between Class 9 Supply Support Activity (SSA) and local vendors; saved over $1.1M in turn-in of recoverable items and included documentation processing

• Designed and implemented equipment scheduled and unscheduled equipment maintenance service plans to include the requisition and stockage of service and repair parts, procurement of required petroleum products, and coordinated with assigned vehicle crews and teams in order to schedule services on unit training calendars

• Managed Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) calibrations program consisting of 3,000+ tracked items within the organization: maintained zero delinquencies in 24 months

• Managed stockage, disposition, Safety Data Sheet (SDS) documentation, and overall Environmental and HAZMAT program compliance to include bulk fuel operations and transportation in the 30,000- gallon range; maintained oil analysis program (AOAP) for all required equipment

• Responsible for individual maintenance program compliance across 5 separate maintenance teams to include 40 maintenance and clerical personnel throughout garrison, field environments, and deployment operations throughout the continental US and Europe

• Trained and mentored midgrade and junior personnel on technical procedures utilizing ‘-10, -20, and

-30’ level manuals and available automated resources. Certified journey-level technicians on technical proficiency of automotive, material handling equipment, and small engine service, repair, and troubleshooting procedures; coached leaders on repair parts verification through federal logistics record system (FEDLOG); taught various electrical and hydraulic troubleshooting methods and procedures; including training that translates and utilizing schematic diagrams which includes cranes, turrets, winches and brake systems

• Served as the senior technical advisor to Senior Executive Leaders for strategic level planning and execution of equipment recovery and logistics requirements during 2 major deployment rotations overseas; relied on for knowledge, interpretation, and experience of regulatory and policy guidance

• Managed forward and reverse supply chain operations across 2 work shifts in garrison and forward work conditions during 2 annual training cycles inducting ‘just-in-time’ logistics

• Responsible for maintaining the inventory and serviceability of 4 Forward Repair System (FRS) tool cribs including: calibration, tool warranty program, replacement, and special tool procurement

• Maintained 95% overall equipment readiness rate throughout duration of tenure Transportation Company Technical Manager; Fort Campbell, KY May 2015 – Nov 2018

• Managed largest heavy truck transportation company within the region consisting of over 800 heavy tactical vehicles, trailers, flat racks and crops, power generation and ground support equipment, small arms weapons systems, night vision devices and communications equipment valued over $150+ millions of equipment and supporting maintenance items utilizing Global Combat Support System

(GCSS-A) as the primary logistics enabler

• Reviewed various maintenance reports, safety trends, and accident reports for trend analysis. Prepared for and briefed facilities and vehicle maintenance capabilities reports, equipment service schedules, Class 9 repair parts expenditures, man-hour coordination and scheduling, and scheduling to senior level officials weekly: established unit level maintenance briefs for junior leaders fostering greater understanding and responsibility of all phases of management within maintenance program

• Tracked all supply, repair parts, and labor costs for reimbursable operation; and created a documentation function which accomplishes actions related to the automated and accountable records, including processing receipt, inventories and inputting all transactions into the GCSS-A.

• Determined and oversaw all vehicle recovery support and operations for unit- maintained direct communication with commanders on all recovery asset capability and equipment serviceability

• Responsible for the direct training of field and sustainment level maintenance activities and technical inspection procedures on facilities equipment, automotive, material handling, and powerplant service and repair procedures to apprentice and journey-level maintenance and clerical personnel.

• Created weekly training program for junior and mid-grade technicians covering equipment diagnosis and troubleshooting, correct repair parts research and cost estimate documentation, proficiency in service packet accuracy

• Maintained maintenance budget, daily tracked requisitions, oversaw storage and inventory of Class 9 shop and bench stock repair parts valued at $300k dollars; maintained recoverable items program- accounting for turn-in average under 10-day reverse logistics standard

• Initiated shop and equipment safety compliance standards and established safety standard operating procedures for company; conducted quarterly safety surveys - constantly improving safety and risk management methods throughout dynamic unit mission requirements

• Supervised all HAZMAT and environmental contracts with local vendors, maintained 10K bulk petroleum program; designed and maintained HAZMAT deployment package for unit consisting of 50% sustainable prescribed oils and lubricants (POL) for equipment services at all times

• Designed and implemented vehicle accident and prevention safety course for unit, certifying 250+ heavy vehicle crews on convoy standards and techniques effecting 300+ days accident-free record

• Supervised and developed 36 maintenance and clerical personnel on next level job expectations through a 14 day “over the shoulder” training; recognized by Division Commander for future-proofing next level maintenance leaders and officers

• Performed monthly, quarterly, and annual performance evaluations and appraisals for all leaders, counseled managers on individual development plans, recognized individuals for promotion and advancement, and assisted personnel with future assignments and positions.

• Performed and scrutinized administrative actions to include leaves, passes, pay inquiries, and various other personnel actions involving first line leadership

• Created “Maintenance Mentorship Program” – training junior leaders on logistics and shop operations: establishing and maintaining the strongest maintenance program within the Division Senior Maintenance Manager; Fort Hood, TX Mar 2011 – Nov 2014

• Managed 6 separate maintenance programs consisting of 900+ pieces of equipment comprised of light armored tactical and support vehicles, trailers, small arms weapons, power generation and ground support equipment, and various specialized support equipment in order to maintain a 96% equipment readiness rate valued at $38 million dollars, utilized automated system: Standard Army Maintenance System Enhanced (SAMS-E) to manage organizational maintenance program.

• Maintained and enforced 100% Command Maintenance Discipline Program requirements

• Developed operational safety and fire prevention plan; supervised 4 safety managers and mentored safety and environmental compliance with zero incidents throughout tenure

• Supervised 130 personnel across 8 different commodity shops: directly coaching, rating, and evaluating 7 senior leaders and managers certifying each shop’s competencies and readiness

• Prepared and briefed mission capable reports, tracked real time Class 9 repair parts requisition status, oversaw parts room and inventory control effecting 100% system synchronization

• Responsible for planning equipment scheduled and unscheduled services, dispatch procedures, records keeping, and Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) and records keeping

• Tracked work order notifications, oversaw man hour accounting, established deferred maintenance schedules, and managed exchange pricing programs for the unit Senior Maintenance Supervisor, Fort Hood, TX Feb 2008 – Feb 2011

• Senior motor pool operations manager in charge of 21 separate maintenance programs across 3 different regions which performs field maintenance standard (10/20) and repairs on class VII equipment to included the maintenance support of 450+ tactical medical and support vehicles, power generations equipment and systems medical tools and equipment, small arms weapons, night vision devices, communications equipment, and various specialized items

• Designed production control and shop operations standard to include safety training programs standardizing readiness and compliance through various facilities and equipment safety inspection and operational readiness requirements in support of preparing units to deploy to Iraq, Afghanistan, and various stateside missions to include deploying to Haiti during disaster relief operation

• Coordinated vehicle and shipping container movement, customs inspections, and TC-AIMS sync through deployment and redeployment operations for 19 separate units into and out of Iraq

• Managed Modification Management Information System (MMIS), Safety of Use Messages (SOUM), Modification Work Orders (MWO), and Ground Precautionary Advisory Messages (GPAM), Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) programs

• Managed the Commanders Maintenance Discipline Program, mentored leaders on compliance and regulatory guidance effecting 100% compliance across the unit

• Served as a unit Master Driver, training and certifying over 600 operators within 28 months on light and heavy wheeled vehicles to include trailer operations and certification. Course was completely redesigned in order to introduce off road capabilities, water fording, night vision driving and certification and recovery operations in harsh to extreme environments OTHER RELEVANT TRAINING

Microsoft Office Suite 365 MS Project SharePoint Adobe Google Docs Systems Applications & Products (SAP) Warrant Officer Basic Course Senior Leadership Course Advanced Leadership Course Basic Leadership Course Master Resilience Trainer Certification The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-A) Logistics Information Warehouse

(LIW) Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS)

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