AUSTIN SHAFFER
Hubbard,OH
Summary
Dedicated leader and manager with 10+ years military service in supply chain management. Strong background in cost reduction, innovation strategies, and team development. Recent graduate of Information Technology specializing in software development. Proficient in HTML, C#, C++, PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript, CSS. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Operations Admin / Project Manager (Internship)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
09.2024 - Current
- Collaborate with senior staff to define requirements and develop solutions for clinical applications
- Assist in managing day-to-day operations and support issues, ensuring timely resolution
- Provide operational support for clinical applications, ensuring system functionality and timely issue resolution
- Assist in planning and executing application upgrades and downtimes, validating functionality and reporting issues
- Identify opportunities for process improvements, contributing to enhanced workflows and procedures
- Maintain data quality and confidentiality, adhering to organizational policies and regulatory requirements
- Demonstrate clear, concise, and effective communication in all interactions, building strong relationships with stakeholders
- Manage project tasks and milestones, ensuring timelines are met and facilitating collaboration with end users, vendors, and technical resources
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for system builds, workflows, and processes
United States Air Force
02.2014 - Current
- Leads 22 Airmen across 3 shifts, manages 13 warehouses valued at $510M that supports 22 maintenance units, and 47 aircraft valued at $2.2B
- Validates integrity of integrated logistics system-supply records and drives the build-up, robustness, and world-wide movement of 4 high priority mission support kits worth $54M
- Manages 20 warehouse programs ranging from care of supplies in storage, OSHA employee safety programs, vehicle control programs to properly and efficiently storing items such as electrostatic discharge, shelf life, time compliance technical order, warranty, communication security (COMSEC), controlled cryptographic (CCI), classified, sensitive, pilferable
- Ensures quality controls of shipping and receiving functions and proper storage and procedures for various items
- Trains and qualifies members on proper inspection of items to meet federal transportation, shipping and storage requirements
- Directed materiel management activities and provided expertise in accounting and control of specified classes of supply
- Ensured integrity of documents and compliance with Department of Defense regulations and orders
- Managed and directed warehouse receipt, storage, issue, ship, and transfer of property
- Developed methods and improved procedures for storing property
- Managed warehouse activities including offload, load, receipt, issue, storage, ship, transfer, inspect, and interface system processing
- Coordinated with maintenance and stock control activities on repairable component actions and controlled stock levels
- Performed inventory and inspection of assets, including shelf life, sensitive, classified, secret, and controlled items
- Operated motor vehicles such as 4K, 6K, 10K forklift and assorted material handling equipment (MHE)
- Significant Achievements within role:
- Identified and corrected 5 multi-year discrepancies, corrected by establishing compliant programs, earning a unit effectiveness inspection superior performer award from the Air Combat Command
- Realigned warehouse operations by consolidating $20M of high-use assets, saving 2 minutes per asset pull and modernizing records management to save 280 personnel hours annually
- Earned a yearly award of the Lance P
- Sijan leadership award for dedicated leadership, team development, process improvement, program development
- Promoted 4 times
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology | Software Development
Purdue Global
West Lafayette, IN07.2024
Associates of Applied Science - Business Management/Logistics
Community College of The Air Force
Maxwell, AFB10-2020
Skills
- Proficient in Supply Chain Tools
- Web Development & Programming Languages - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, C#, C, and SQL
- Database Management
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Project Management
- Cybersecurity Best Practices
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Adaptability
- Time Management
- Attention to detail
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Analytical Thinking
Area of Expertise
- Knowledge of robust military supply chain and logistics
- Knowledge of governing supply chain and logistics procedures, instructions, and manuals
- Knowledge in quality control/quality assurance of supply chain and logistics operations
- Ability to plan, organize, and direct functions and staff
- Ability to apply analytical methods and techniques to resolve complex problems
- Project Management: Skilled in managing project tasks, timelines, and relationships
- SDLC: Intermediate understanding of software development life cycle principles.
- Microsoft office programs including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Security Clearance
Secret / Top Secret / TSSCI
Timeline
Clinical Operations Admin / Project Manager (Internship)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
09.2024 - Current
United States Air Force
02.2014 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology | Software Development
Purdue Global
Associates of Applied Science - Business Management/Logistics
Community College of The Air Force
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