ELTON THOMAS

• Identified morale and motivational problems. Referred individuals for professional counseling.

• Resolved conflicts between operating units of the organization.

• Directed employee activities to achieve and maintain a highly productive workforce.Managed loading, unloading, movement, and sorting of supplies to keep deliveries on schedule.

• Maintained excellent working relationships with customers by efficiently responding to inquiries and complaints.
• Coordinated shipments and tracked progress to facilitate timely delivery.
• Monitored performance of logistics operations to identify areas for improvement.
• Monitored and adjusted inventory levels according to demand.
• Implemented and developed supply chain strategies to optimize efficiency.
• Created and managed budgets related to logistics and transportation.
• Identified opportunities for inventory reductions.
• Built and established relationships with staff and vendors.
• Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material
  requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
• Updated and maintained databases to track shipments and inventory.
• Prepared and presented reports to management on logistics performance.
• Developed and implemented strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of service.

• Provided accurate and impartial information to leaders that enhanced efforts to build and sustain a globally responsive force.
• Inspects, assesses, investigates, and assists with matters that effect readiness of the Army and its soldiers.
• Provided accurate and impartial information to leaders that enhanced productivity and moral throughout organization.
• Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
• Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
• Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.

• Responsible for training and Advising Foreign Military organizations on Logistics and supply operations.
• Senior Supply Manager, responsible for coordinating, developing, and managing integrated logistics support elements.
• Assisted property book officer in logging and tracking items belonging to unit.
• Reduced risks by enforcing compliance with applicable regulations and directives.
• Participated in continuous improvement in contract execution process and delivered recommendations, ideas and plans to local and functional management.
• Collaborated with superior officers on command staff, determined unit's mission and provided supplies to soldiers.
• Monitored supply room for accurate inventory levels and to secure property from theft.
• Performed preventive maintenance on pistols, rifles and machine guns.

• Primary Support Operations advisor to the Command, united States Army Europe units and rotational Forces relative to major equipment items.
• Collaborated with superior officers on command staff, determined unit's mission and provided supplies to soldiers.
• Set maintenance schedule and assigned tasks to soldiers.
• Monitored supply room for accurate inventory levels and to secure property from theft.
• Submitted requisition orders for new equipment when inventory levels were low.
• Assisted property book officer in logging and tracking items belonging to unit.

• Was the principle advisor of a Headquarters Support Company that conducted 85 percent of all Ariel- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance in a Southeast Asia location.
• Supervised and lead all training, logistics, and administration for 800 personnel assigned.
• Monitored and recommended adjustments to all Ariel-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance contracts.
• Handled administrative requirements, maintained records and submitted operational reports.
• Led team in developing strategic plans to meet operational objectives.
• Coordinated activities of subordinate personnel to support mission success.

• Maintained and accounted for more than $5000.000in equipment, vehicles and supplies.
• Taught subjects such as basic rifle marksmanship, ceremony and basic combat training programs.
• Trained, developed, evaluated and motivated team of 3 instructors.
• Used established procedures to develop fresh recruits into competent soldiers.

• Organized storage of over 1000 items worth $500.000.
• Wrote schedules and assigned soldiers to small arms maintenance.
• Maintained records of supply transactions for accuracy and tracking.
• Used comprehensive inventory management system to reduce overages and shortages.
• Evaluated unit supply requirements and coordinated timely replenishment.
• Tracked unit supply budget and reported discrepancies to promote adherence.
• Acted as primary contact for supply chain management systems, tools and data and ran regular reports in support of supply chain business processes.
• Coordinated turn-ins of supplies and equipment for thousands of soldiers.