CLAIE FLEMISTER
U.S. Army Field Support Brigade
Fayetteville,NC
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Location:
Fayetteville, NCRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NC
Open to relocation:
Yes
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Operations and Food Service Management Leader with extensive experience in directing high-volume dining and logistics operations. Achieved operational success through effective team supervision and strategic problem-solving, managing multimillion-dollar accounts and sustaining services for thousands of customers. Focused on delivering integrity, accountability, and collaboration in high-stakes environments.
13
Years of experience
Work History
Senior Culinary Management Noncommissioned Officer
1 Year 5 Months
U.S. Army Field Support Brigade - Fort Bragg, NC | 04.2025 - Current
- Provided senior-level culinary management expertise and mentored junior food-service personnel during organizational transition and retirement preparation, ensuring smooth operational continuity.
- Developed and implemented a contract budget-analysis tracker supporting approximately $150 million in government food-service contracts, improving visibility and efficiency in budget analysis.
- Earned recognition for extensive culinary management experience and successful mission completion, contributing to enhanced efficiency in civilian-sector food-service operations.
Culinary Management NCO, Support Operations
1 Year 4 Months
US Army - Schofield Barracks, HI | 12.2023 - 04.2025
- Led Culinary Management as NCO within Support Operations for a sustainment battalion of approximately 530 personnel across five subordinate companies.
- Developed inspection and improvement plans that increased culinary readiness by 30% while supporting six battalion- and brigade-level missions.
- Coordinated feeding operations and prepared equipment for JPMRC 24-01, meeting life-support requirements for over 20 units.
- Planned feeding operations and equipment preparation for JPMRC 24-01, sustaining life-support requirements for 20+ units.
- Cultivated collaborative relationships with battalion, brigade, division, and sustainment staff to enhance operational readiness and address field-feeding challenges.
Warrior Restaurant Manager / Culinary Management NCO
2 Years 4 Months
US Army - Schofield Barracks, HI | 08.2021 - 12.2023
- Managed Wings of Lightning Warrior Restaurant operations for aviation brigade, ensuring high-volume daily customer demand was met efficiently.
- Supervised, trained, and safeguarded welfare of 19 NCOs and 24 Soldiers while overseeing food-service equipment valued at over $5.3 million.
- Supervised, trained, and safeguarded the welfare of 19 NCOs and 24 Soldiers; managed food-service equipment valued at more than $5.3 million.
- Improved preventive inspection performance to 95%, a 25% increase from the prior year.
- Conducted 10 leader-development sessions, training over 80 personnel on restaurant sanitation to enhance compliance and minimize illness risk.
- Prepared personnel for promotion and competitive boards; coached 15 NCOs in professional speaking and presentations.
Kiosk Manager / Squad Leader
1 Year
US Army - Fort Bragg, NC | 08.2020 - 08.2021
- Managed an installation kiosk and led 12 Soldiers and two junior NCOs in a field-feeding organization supporting up to 2,800 personnel.
- Maintained accountability for $250,000 in equipment, ensuring compliance with operational procedures, inspections, readiness requirements, and physical-fitness standards, which supported mission readiness.
- Coordinated sustainment outload support for rapid deployment of 5,000 personnel, facilitating timely logistical operations.
- Trained and mentored two field-feeding teams, enabling them to effectively brief senior leaders on field-feeding operations and equipment capabilities.
- Trained and mentored two field-feeding teams to brief senior leaders on field-feeding operations and equipment capabilities.
Dining Facility Manager / Culinary Management NCO
2 Years
US Army - Fort Bragg, NC | 08.2018 - 08.2020
- Managed garrison and field-feeding operations for field-feeding company, ensuring efficient support for 2,800 personnel.
- Managed garrison and field-feeding operations for a field-feeding company supporting up to 2,800 personnel.
- Maintained accountability for $200,000 in food subsistence and $5.5 million in equipment and installation property, safeguarding assets and ensuring compliance.
- Closed the FY19 dining-facility account $2,000 under budget through disciplined fiscal management.
- Closed FY19 dining-facility account $2,000 under budget through disciplined fiscal management, optimizing resource allocation.
- Managed a rehabilitative physical-readiness program for 150 personnel and coordinated organizational fitness assessments.
Culinary Managment NCO
5 Years 1 Month
Multiple Assignments, U.S. Army - Hawaii and Republic of Korea | 07.2013 - 08.2018
- Supervised daily food-service operations for organizations serving 800+ personnel, trained 15 cooks across multiple units, and maintained two ration accounts to ensure efficient meal service.
- Supervised daily food-service operations supporting organizations serving 800+ personnel per day; trained 15 cooks across multiple units and maintained two ration accounts.
- Oversaw 23 inexperienced cooks producing an average of 610 meals daily and ensured successful delivery of 600+ meals during a four-day command-post exercise.
- Maintained operational readiness and accountability for up to $2 million in field-feeding equipment.
- Maintained a 98% field-sanitation inspection rating during four brigade-level field training exercises.
- Planned, scheduled, trained, and supervised food-service personnel for over 80,000 meals annually in a consolidated dining facility, enhancing overall service delivery.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University Managment And Technology - Arlington, VA
12-2014
GPA: 3.63
Skills
Food Service & Restaurant Operations
High-Volume Meal Production
Food safety compliance
Budget management
Inventory management
Contract and Vendor Support
Logistics management
Process improvement
Accomplishments
- Developed a $150M contract budget-analysis tracker to improve government food-service contract efficiency.
- Managed food-service operations, property, equipment, and subsistence accounts ranging from $200K to $5.5M.
- Delivered more than 200,000 meals in a single Warrior Restaurant management assignment.
- Improved inspection readiness and preventive inspection results by 25%.
- Built and coached high-performing teams across military and civilian workforce