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Candessa Benn

Murrieta,CA

Summary

Maintenance Management Analyst and Military Veteran with a Secret Security Clearance and 20 years of proven experience in the United States Marine Corps. Accomplished measurable results while leading teams of 100 in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Possess a comprehensive background in recruitment, human resources, material management and logistic management, derived from conducting domestic and global operations in Japan, Afghanistan, Greece. Managed risk upon multiple lines to protect assets, property, and equipment valued over $20M while meeting the expectations of senior leadership. Possess extensive knowledge in logistic and Personnel recruitment, and training. Recipient of multiple awards for outstanding performance and professionalism.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Maintenance Management Analyst

MCI-West, U.S. Marine Corps
02.2022 - 03.2024
  • Inspected the ground equipment maintenance program process and procedures for over 15 units worth over $5M
  • Which ensure unit can support global operations
  • Served as the senior Maintenance Management Analyst for all western regional base unit
  • Served as an adviser to subordinate units on program and policy implementation
  • Property and accountability; manage over $200M of equipment
  • Advise my senior level leaders
  • Identified trends and patterns in large datasets, leading to actionable insights for business growth.

Maintenance Managemetn Analyst

FSMAO- West, U.S. Marine Corps
09.2019 - 02.2022
  • Assisted in decision-making processes by presenting accurate, data-driven recommendations to stakeholders.
  • inspected the ground equipment maintenance program process and procedures for over 15 units worth over $5M
  • Which ensure unit can support global operations
  • Property and accountability; manage over $200M of equipment
  • Conducted workplace compliance training to reduce liability risks and operate effectively.
  • Identified trends and patterns in large datasets, leading to actionable insights for business growth.

Company 1st Sergeant

01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Mentor and Trained subordinate and superiors
  • Provide support to over 120 subordinate and supervisor which enable personnel to accomplished the unit mission
  • Served as Event coordinator for 5 family events which catered to over 500 family members
  • Generated over $10k in fundraising for the unit annual birthday ball
  • Coordinated over 30 volunteer events for the members of the unit
  • Coordinated six formal retirement ceremonies.

Maintenance Management Chief

Marine Air Control Group 38
07.2017 - 09.2019
  • Led, mentored, and trained 120 person company who was responsible for over 2500 subordinate personnel while assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA for a period of 4 years
  • Review the accountability and supply chain process for over $30M worth of equipment
  • Created and implemented monthly equipment material brief for my Commanding Officer
  • Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members
  • Manage activities related to inspection, diagnostics, repair, modification, refinishing, and data collection for the vehicle and equipment fleet.
  • Conducted routine inspections of facilities and equipment, identifying areas for improvement and proactive maintenance needs.

Maintenance Management Chief

Headquarters Battalion, 2D Marine Division
11.2013 - 07.2017

-Directed and supervised all maintenance management related actions on over $133,005,509

worth of equipment in support of Headquarters Battalion.

-Reconciled, validated, and supervised the updating of numerous aspects of GCSS-MC to

ensure an accurate reflection of maintenance status and readiness.

-Planned and executed Materiel Readiness Validation Inspections by Headquarters

Battalion, Commanding Officer, which was used by 2nd Marine Division G4 to develop a

Materiel Readiness Validation program at the Division level.

-Planned, executed and supervised Maintenance Stand down for Headquarters Bn.

-Revised, developed and implemented and total of (8) Maintenance Management policy

notices for Headquarters Battalion.

-Planned and conducted an annual calibration and an annual publication review within

Headquarters Battalion.

Planned and Executed the Annual Table of Organization and Equipment review for

Headquarters battalion.

  • Improved equipment reliability by implementing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

Education

No Degree - Human Resources Management

University of Maryland Global Campus
3501 University Blvd. East, Adelphi, MD 20783

Skills

  • Mac / Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Office, SharePoint
  • Java; HTML; CSS; C;Oracle
  • Training and Development
  • Policy Implementation
  • Oracle
  • Communication
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Information Gathering
  • Report Preparation
  • Program Evaluation
  • Continuous Improvement

Certification

  • CompTIA A+ (801, 802)
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Advanced Leaders Course, 2015
  • Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military education I
  • Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II
  • Equal Opportunity
  • OSHA 10 hours
  • OSHA 30 hours
  • Senior Enlisted Legal Course
  • Foundational-Level Certified Logistics Associate 4.0 (CLA 4.0) ® Certificate

notable awards

  • Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
  • Volunteer Service Certificate

Timeline

Maintenance Management Analyst

MCI-West, U.S. Marine Corps
02.2022 - 03.2024

Maintenance Managemetn Analyst

FSMAO- West, U.S. Marine Corps
09.2019 - 02.2022

Company 1st Sergeant

01.2018 - 01.2020

Maintenance Management Chief

Marine Air Control Group 38
07.2017 - 09.2019

Maintenance Management Chief

Headquarters Battalion, 2D Marine Division
11.2013 - 07.2017

No Degree - Human Resources Management

University of Maryland Global Campus
Candessa Benn