Donald Burke
Daytona Beach Shores,Florida
Summary
Military veteran with 30+ years of experience perfecting procedures, maintaining excellence, and generating reports—proven ability in facilitating corporate growth by coordinating and leading operations in multiple facets of logistics. I am recognized for my expertise in interpreting corporate vision and strategy, translating objectives into actionable plans, and supplying decisive leadership to multi-functional staff. Meanwhile, saving costs, increasing efficiency, improving safety protocols, and restoring quality assurance standards to the workforce environment. Accomplished Consultant drives organizational improvements through leveraging expertise in research and system enhancement. Well-versed in collaborating with employees and leaders to resolve control and procedural problems negatively affecting business operations. Dedicated to cost, process and resource optimization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Management Systems Lead
The Mosaic Company
01.2023 - Current
- Oversee strategic initiative mapping processes, including developing change management plans and coordinating notice of change communications to key stakeholders
- Find and prioritize OMS improvement opportunities with the leadership team
- Manage the OMS project portfolio, reporting status and benefits of projects in conjunction with the management team
- Manage Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports for operations and maintenance performance
- Provide regular updates on the current state of management systems, participate in leadership meetings, and, based on performance analysis, recommend changes to site leadership teams
- Develop the framework for and oversee the implementation and optimization of the Operations & Maintenance Management System to improve plant metrics, operations and maintenance processes, reliability, and engagement
- Participate and influence strategy, planning, and execution depending on project or initiative needs
- Function as a management system subject matter expert for leadership, supervisory staff, and frontline personnel
- Work with site leaders/employees to identify, modify, and sustain desired changes
- Aid in designing new procedures and methods for operational processes
- Implement and sustain current production risk processes across assigned areas in conjunction with Operations, including operational control effectiveness to eliminate and reduce risks and their impacts.
Command Staff Manager
United States Special Operations Command
06.2018 - 05.2020
- Served as a critical directorate leader, overseeing and executing all personnel and logistical management facets
- Partnered with senior management to execute focused cost leadership and intensive differentiation—strategies, maintaining employee retention at 89% in an industry with a high attrition rate
- Division head of contractual obligations, human relations, functions for 500 employees to improve organizational performance and personnel relations by verifying compliance with the enterprise program's objectives
- Execute regular audits to verify records' accuracy and control costs by mitigating erroneous payments, reducing costs by 35% annually
- Orchestrated employee development to build high-performing teams through multiple learning and development initiatives that optimize workforce output
- Developed an organizational quality assurance strategy by piloting a performance review program to streamline employee evaluation
- Partnered with business unit heads across all levels in 50+ categories to develop and revise job descriptions to meet organizational staffing needs.
Commander / Pentagon Staff Officer / Commander
United States Air Force
06.2014 - 07.2018
- Developed customized training for 25-member management staff to effectuate organizational goals of employee development and effective hiring processes
- Direct the development and implementation of diversity and inclusion initiatives by including international resource information and cultural policies in a new-hire orientation program
- Promoted cost savings by initiating in-house recruiting functions, saving the U.S
- Air Force thousands quarterly in reduced billable hours from 200+ to less than 15 per month
- Oversaw the onboarding and movement of personnel within the organization by leveraging logistics resource management to allocate human resources, efficiently meeting staffing needs
- Updated doctrine and knowledge-based requirements to support the organization through codifying coherent resource supply chain, transportation, planning, and personnel strategies and processes
- Commanded United States Air Forces Europe's largest Logistics Readiness Squadron with $ 880 M assets; enabled National Command Authority-directed strike/conventional/air superiority missions
- Led four hundred United States Air Force/Department of Defense/Ministry of Defense personnel in 16 Air Force Specialty Codes; supported 76 F-15s, 5 HH-60s, 200 aircraft engines, and thirty-nine wing/tenant organizations.
Education
Master of Science - Military Operations
United States Air Force Command And Staff College
Montgomery, AL05.2014
MBA - Logistics Management
Trident University
Prescott, AZ05.2009
Bachelor of Science - Adult And Continuing Education
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL05.2001
Associate of Science - Aircraft Armament Systems Technology
United States Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL08.1999
Skills
- Employee and Customer Relations
- Regulatory Safety Compliance and Quality Assurance
- Administration in Logistics (Supply Chain, Air and Ground Transportation, Planning, Fuels, Supervisory leadership, Emergency Management
- Documentation Review
- Quality Management
- Excellent Communication
- Risk Assessment
- Multitasking Abilities
- Organization and Time Management
- Business Process Mapping
- Computer Skills
- Internal Auditing
- Corrective action
Job Related Training
- Contingency Response Mission Planner Course
- AF Fundamentals of Expeditionary Mobility Operations
- Management of Aerial Port Operations Course
- Contingency Wartime Planning Course
- Advanced Logistics Operations Course
- FEMA Introduction to the National Incident Management System
Relevant Organizations
- Global Special Operations Foundation
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Air Commando Association
Military Service
United States Air Force, Lt Col - 05E and Enlisted E-6 retired, 100% Total and Permanent Disability, Active SECRET clearance
Timeline
Operations Management Systems Lead
The Mosaic Company
01.2023 - Current
Command Staff Manager
United States Special Operations Command
06.2018 - 05.2020
Commander / Pentagon Staff Officer / Commander
United States Air Force
06.2014 - 07.2018
Master of Science - Military Operations
United States Air Force Command And Staff College
MBA - Logistics Management
Trident University
Bachelor of Science - Adult And Continuing Education
Southern Illinois University
Associate of Science - Aircraft Armament Systems Technology
United States Community College of The Air Force