Larry Watkins
Port St. Lucie
Summary
Dynamic Logistician and Program Manager with over 21 years at the USAF, excelling in supply chain management and project oversight. Proven track record in contract negotiation and healthcare planning, achieving 99.8% inventory accuracy. Adept at leading teams and driving strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager, GS-0343-13
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
07.2015 - 07.2025
- Managed programs supporting Section 101 of the Choice Act and the VA Maintaining Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act including project management; healthcare planning; business, technical, clinical, training, internal controls, and financial support; communications and budgetary analysis and planning; strategic consulting; and implementation support services to the VHA Community Care Program.
- Supported the Shared Services Directorate, led by the COO within IVC was established to collaborate with IVC’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT), IVC Governance and Strategic Alignment, IVC Steering Committee, Training & Deployment, Communications, and Executive Officers Portfolio Management Directorate (PMD), to support projects across Access Transformation (AT), Integrated Optimization (IO), Integrated External Networks (IEN), and Integrated Informatics and Analytics (IIA) Directorates to coordinate elements of the large multi-faceted transformation needed to achieve the future state vision of VA IVC. Provided program communications activities to include status reporting to provide a foundation for executive decision making through recurring meetings, updates/reports, knowledge management to ensure archives the intellectual capital needed to deploy the program, and knowledge sharing to ensure best practices are shared across the organization.
- Provided overall governance and strategic direction for the IVC Directorates, Project Teams, stakeholders, and contractors.
- Revamping and streamlining IVC SC decisions as part of the overall IVC Governance structure.
- Providing input on Project Development awareness presentations to initiate the initial Gate Checklist.
- Developing governance approvals for project phased implementation, national deployment, and Project Closeout phases of the project lifecycle.
- Approving any changes to the IVC Standardized Gate Checklist.
- Approving Project Mergers.
- Approving Project Scope Changes.
- Providing input to Project Name Change Awareness Presentations; and Developing recommendations for ongoing project prioritization.
Program Analyst, GS-0343-13
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Washington
05.2004 - 07.2015
- Five years of IT experience as a Program Analyst in deployment of web-based applications, developing business processes and system solutions for Federal Government and Military health care projects from conceptualization to implementation.
- Received training in technical writing to create Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Specifications Document (FSD), Nonfunctional Requirements Document and Use Cases Specifications.
- Interviewed SMEs and Stakeholders to get a better understanding of client business processes and gather business requirements.
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving skills, multi-tasking abilities, with proven experience in utilizing people and process knowledge to assist enterprises in making critical decisions.
- Develop business requirements, specification documents, process flows and templates for different use cases.
- Fluent in a broad range of technologies, including business process tools such as MS Project, Excel, Visio, Open-Source technology, BIRT Reporting. Followed ITIL v2 methodology to improve the quality in service delivery and support. Utilized Kanban visual boards to help programs follow processes, reduce bottlenecks, and prevent employees from being overloaded.
- Created process flow diagrams using Visio and Open-Source tools.
- Created, maintained, and evolved documentation for the change management process.
- Identified, researched, defined, and documented user problems and automated/manual business processes.
- Worked closely with project managers and business users to formalize a business idea and define requirements.
- Interacted with the business users and division supervisors to gather the requirements.
- Actively solicit, analyze, prioritize, and negotiate customer requirements from scope definition through detailed system requirements, reported weekly system performance metrics.
- Develop project schedule and assigned work and managed projects. Four years’ experience as the Lead Enterprise Architecture Tools Program Manager in the Enterprise Architecture (EA) program. Acquired, developed, managed the Information Management Planning and Analysis and Reuse (IMPART) repository tool.
- Aligned Information Technology (IT) with business strategies through methodologies that leverage business and enterprise technical architectures, information workflow, use case analysis, operational business processes and risk assessment to verify fitness-for-purpose of the architecture repository computer system.
- Experienced professional who can apply a broad working knowledge of systems development management practices, standards, and methodologies. Planned, evaluated, directed, tracked, analyzed, and coordinated multiple complex technology-based projects using principles and guidelines of the Project Management Institute (PMI).
- Ensured the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team staff and contractors correctly executed all system development life cycle and system implementation control gate activities in regard to Federal Segment Architecture Methodology (FSAM), and Data Standards for the EA tool. Maintained expert knowledge of emerging technology trends, application technologies and activities in the data processing community, as well as current developments in operating systems, database management systems and equipment related to the fiscal management systems in the EPA IT environment.
- Acute knowledge of hardware, software, networking, applications, and systems engineering. Gathered requirements, designed the hardware, and implemented the solution. Successfully migrated existing data and transferred over 1400 data records from the authoritative data solution to the EA repository tool.
- Experienced in agency program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key program events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the program accomplishments. Working knowledge of relationships with other programs and key lines of business and functions within the agency and their interdependencies with other agencies. Prepared executive briefings, status updates, and communication strategies and plans.
- Managed the EA program task order contract valued over $2.8 million in the last Four years as the lead Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and also as the Task Order Project Officer (TOPO) of the Office of Pollution Prevention Toxic Substance (OPPTS) task order contract. Managed the Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS), web-based IT software application from Troux Technologies Inc.
- Conducted a comprehensive assessment of OPPTS business processes, information requirements and application services in a manner consistent with federal and Agency EA guidance. Collaborated on the development of innovative approaches to identifying contractor level of effort scoring factors and performance quality standards, and accurate measurement techniques and processes in the EA Task Order Request for Proposals (TORFP) and made recommendation for improvements.
Information Technology Specialist, GS-2210-13
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Washington
07.2006 - 04.2007
- Served as an Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and backup Information Management Official (IMO). Implemented office-wide automation security programs which comply with federally mandated security requirements and commonly accepted industry automation security best practices.
- Ensured that Agency automation security programs are implemented, developed and promulgate notices, policies, procedures; training and awareness programs, and role-based training requirements.
- Performed vulnerability assessments and audits to: (a) ascertain the current state of automation security and to highlight areas of high, medium and low risk to agency management; (b) identify systems that are considered sensitive, and their associated risks, develop and implement security plans for sensitive systems.
Logistician/Functional Analyst/Manager/E7
United States Air Force (USAF)
Montgomery
09.1982 - 09.2003
- Highly skilled Logistician with over 21 years field experience supporting Air Transportable Hospitals, military deployments, supply chain management planning practices and processes worldwide.
- Self-Directed leader knowledgeable in leadership and management principles, practices, and techniques. Directed day to day operations in the procurement, acquisition, storage, inventory accounting and distribution department with a $47 Million annual budget, while maintaining optimal peacetime and war-time operational readiness.
- Resilient and results driven manager. Maintained 100 percent accountability and inventory accuracy by documenting and managing all material quality assurance data.
- Planned, managed, and organized, logistics functions associated activities for a $475 Million, 92 personnel Medical Materiel Organization. Supervised Logistic Management functions and task assigned by subordinate supervisors, and balanced organization needs with overall mission requirements and resource interests.
- Supported the Military Health System (MHS) health care delivery mission by providing timely material, facilities, medical equipment, consumable supplies and contract administration and procurement, and similar related inventory services and information resources essential to patient care in both peacetime and wartime environments.
- Expertly used various Department of Defense (DoD) Prime Vendor on-line systems (Owens & Minor, Medline, McKesson) to address Periodic Automated Replacement (PAR) inventory management and clinical inventory management areas including developing comprehensive Management Action Plan (MAP) to align with the hospital’s annual strategic goals. The MAP identified areas for process improvement within the supply chain and guides customers toward improved productivity, cost reduction, increase efficiency and process improvements.
- Ensured MEDLOG Materials Management Information System (MMIS) to DMLSS conversion achieved integration and interoperability requirements with other standard Department of Defense (DOD) systems such as Defense Financial Accounting System (DFAS) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
- Reviewed and updated supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing policies, procedures, or regulations. Served as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and functioned as liaison with Base Contracting and Finance offices for all purchases ensuring outstanding program management. Managed appropriate inventory flows and level of supplies.
- Developed a systematic method used to measure contractor performance and to identify the reports required and the resources to be employed in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. Defined scope of work and workplan activities as well as Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) for level of effort on new task orders.
- Monitored and evaluated the contractor’s performance according to performance standards identified in the Performance Work Statement. Defined scope of work and workplan activities as well as Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) for level of effort on new task orders.
- Served as Government Purchase Card (GPC) approving official. Managed 10 purchasing agents with over $500K in monthly purchases. GPC operations rated as zero-defect program; auditors rated operations “Outstanding” each year managed. Authored medical material customer support guide and customer survey. Produced, reviewed, and approved annual personnel performance reports, appraisals, awards, and decorations for a diverse demographic of 10 staff members to include military personnel and civilians.
- Served four years as the subject matter expert for the Medical Logistics Resource Management System (MEDLOG) for the USAF Medical Logistics career field.
- Received training as a Health System Functional Analyst at the Headquarters Standard Systems Group, Montgomery, AL.
- Specializing in information security testing, and gained expertise in security planning, certification and accreditation, data integration and management, unit and module testing and planning, software configuration management, bug, and regression testing, change control, and implementation practices. Supported, installed, and configured server installations and builds.
- Supported the migration and integration of the MEDLOG conversion and deployment to the Defense Medical Logistics Standards Support (DMLSS) Automated Information System (AIS).
- Interfaced and negotiated with material management agencies such as Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and United States Army Medical Material Agency (USAMMA) program managers formulating budgetary data for research, development, purchasing, and product distribution.
- Reviewed and structured organization to optimize use of resources and maximize efficiency through decision making and effectiveness of the organization. Balanced workload and provided overall direction and vision to the (9) subordinate unit chiefs on a wide range of complex medical logistics functions/processes and administrative issues.
- Accepted, amended, and rejected work of subordinate supervisors. Reviewed work and management techniques of 9 subordinate supervisors and held them accountable for actions taken and advice provided by staff of subordinate units.
- Direct self-assessment activities of subordinate supervisors. Effective communicators that inspires employees to perform at their highest level.
- Financial Management duties by developing and interpreting databases and financial models.
- Served as a Forecast analyst. Recognized, followed, and analyzed trends in the industry by using historical data to map trends and determine how they can influence the organization. Developed reports, charts, and tables detailing these factors to help inform logistical and organizational strategic decisions to improve predictive accuracy.
- Partnered with multidisciplinary scrum teams to execute iterative development activities to meet delivery schedules with ever increasing quality software.
- Provides mentoring and coaching to functional team members to institutionalize adaptive demand planning, evolutionary development, and continuous improvement activities.
- Served as management oversight for purchasing medical and non-medical Class VIII supplies to support medical multiple medical treatment facilities and deployable units.
- Medical service contract subject matter expert. Monitored and evaluated full-spectrum medical logistics and supply chain management functions medical facilities under command to include transportation, distribution, and warehouse management.
- Oversaw contract management support for 6 Non-Personal Service contracts totaling $1.5M with 8 Full-Time Equivalent positions. Utilized multiple contracting agencies to include Base Contracting, U.S. Army MEDCOM, U.S. Air Force Medical Commodity Council, and Government Service Agency
- Expertly planned, programmed, and executed strategic budgeting and purchasing for $1.2M patient transport equipment account. Managed purchasing and distribution of $2.1M tactical combat casualty care kits for 10 special operations units.
- Purchasing review authority for $7M capital equipment program. Assured adequate annual inventory, compliance with device recalls, and a strategic equipment replacement plan. Utilized pharmaceuticals returns contract to recoup more than $2.3M from expired and unused pharmaceuticals. Funds returned used to extend the Medical Facility annual pharmacy budget. Conducted internal audits and compliance inspections for regional medical treatment facilities supported. I analyzed material management procedures and program effectiveness. Prepared written audit reports and briefed executive medical staff on recommendations and findings from audits.
- Lead agent for guiding material management personnel in managing supply chain and logistics functions to include inventory management, acquisition management, material issue and turn-in, and review and control of auditable documents. Executed and analyzed strategic management data utilizing various technology management and logistics information systems.
- Developed Statement of Work (SOW) and Task Order Request for Proposals (TORFP) in accordance with the requirements in the Statement of Work for new vendor proposals.
- Define team member roles and responsibilities for each performance objective, and define the methodologies used to monitor and evaluate the contractor’s performance and perform monthly quality assurance reports and program indicators to measure trends that described the analysis of quality assurance monitoring results to ensure optimal contractor performance effectiveness.
- Directed supply chain and logistics management functions to include inventory management, acquisition management, material issues and turn-in, and review and control of auditable documents. Hands-on supply chain program manager for $5M medical supply and equipment property book account yielding $2.3M in annual sales with 99.8% inventory accuracy rate, supporting a 7K patient population.
- Ensured recalled supplies, equipment, and devices identified and were removed from storage and clinical areas prior to mishap or incident.
- Reviewed and analyzed supply and equipment management data, providing monthly analysis briefs to commanders, division chiefs, and medical supply officers.
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science - Resource and Technology Management
Troy State University
Montgomery, Alabama01.2023
Associates in Applied Science - Logistics/Military Science
The Community College of the Air Force
Montgomery, Alabama01.2001
Skills
- Project management
- Supply chain management
- Logistics coordination
- Contract negotiation
- Healthcare planning
- Inventory management
Training
- Advance user of MS Office Suite (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Project, SharePoint, Teams)
- Federal Acquisition Institute – Contracting
- ITIL v2 – USDA Graduate School
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Course
- Systems Engineering Course (SEP) – Gunter Annex-Maxwell AFB, AL
- Operating Systems: SCO-UNIX, Windows, MS-DOS, UNIX System Administration, Server Administration.
Timeline
Program Manager, GS-0343-13
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
07.2015 - 07.2025
Information Technology Specialist, GS-2210-13
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
07.2006 - 04.2007
Program Analyst, GS-0343-13
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
05.2004 - 07.2015
Logistician/Functional Analyst/Manager/E7
United States Air Force (USAF)
09.1982 - 09.2003
Bachelor of Applied Science - Resource and Technology Management
Troy State University
Associates in Applied Science - Logistics/Military Science
The Community College of the Air Force
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