James Reilly
Hammond,LA
Summary
Accomplished engineering program manager, adept in operations management and fostering employee engagement. Spearheaded project completions by leveraging continuous process improvement and team supervision skills, significantly enhancing organizational efficiency and quality of output. Proven track record in leadership and mentoring, achieving high team performance and operational excellence. Self-directed manager with adaptability to meet changing operational needs. Energetic and resourceful professional manager of fiscal projections, personnel motivation, and project resource development. Innate leadership abilities and coaching/mentoring skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Compliance Branch Chief
U.S. Coast Guard
07.2011 - 09.2012
- Coordinated and supported fiscal management functions.
- Exercised supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving complex project assignments and personnel progress reviews.
- Interviewed and hired talented individuals with top-level strengths, improving organizational talent, and skill set.
- Engaged employees in business processes with positive motivational techniques.
- Enhanced branch production rates by handling staff conflicts, evaluations, hiring, and termination processes and coaching employees on company protocol and payroll operations.
- Analyzed, interpreted and shared regulatory policy expertise.
- Managed team of employees and monitored progress towards achieving project goals and objectives.
Senior Logistics Engineer
The ESH Group
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Evaluated effectiveness of current or future logistical processes.
- Determined logistics support requirements such as facility details, staffing needs or safety or maintenance plans.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proposed logistics solutions for customers.
- Applied understanding of simulations, data analytics, and diverse tools to construct and implement strategies for optimizing logistics.
Lead Logistics Engineer
CACI Federal
09.2007 - 09.2009
- Directed continuous improvements in quality and efficiency of maintenance delivery to floating assets.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
Engineering Program Manager
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
07.1999 - 09.2007
- Achieved defined cost, schedule and performance requirements of project.
- Elevated sense of priority, urgency and problem solving to respect key deliverables.
- Fostered teamwork and strove to maintain environment of collaboration, openness, trust and performance.
- Relied on core team and functional leader expertise when faced with important decisions.
- Established and conducted quality control programs to verify maintenance projects met required quality standards.
- Created innovative solutions to project problems, enabling successful project completion.
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands.
Education
Doctor of Education - Undergraduate STEM Curricula
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA12.2024
Master of Arts - Organizational Communication
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA12.2019
Master of Science - Industrial Management And Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY08.1999
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Technology
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL12.1990
Skills
- Branch Operations Management
- Interviewing and Hiring
- Work Prioritization
- Operational Reports
- Performance Reviews
- Risk Mitigation
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Employee Development
- Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Financial Administration
- Team Supervision
- Conflict Resolution
- Relationship building and management
Languages
Russian
Limited Working
Timeline
Compliance Branch Chief
U.S. Coast Guard
07.2011 - 09.2012
Senior Logistics Engineer
The ESH Group
06.2009 - 06.2011
Lead Logistics Engineer
CACI Federal
09.2007 - 09.2009
Engineering Program Manager
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
07.1999 - 09.2007
Doctor of Education - Undergraduate STEM Curricula
Southeastern Louisiana University
Master of Arts - Organizational Communication
Southeastern Louisiana University
Master of Science - Industrial Management And Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Technology
Southern Illinois University Carbondale