Accomplished Logistics Branch Director at FEMA, with over 10 years of supervisory experience, adept in supply and logistics management. Demonstrated excellence in critical thinking and leadership during major disaster responses, enhancing mission accomplishment. Skilled communicator, excels under pressure, with significant achievements in logistics planning and team leadership.
Full time - 40 hrs/wk
Supervisor: Russ Garside, Section Chief, (202) 627-8747
• Responded to many major natural disasters as branch director, to include, Hurricane Laura (2020), Texas Winter Storm (2021), and New Mexico Wildfires (2022), Hurricane Beryl (2024). At times, had upwards of 55 employees assigned to branch.
• Responded to a major natural disaster as (acting) Logistics Section Chief; Hurricane Ida (2021), assigned to hardest hit area of southern Louisiana with a misson to establish FEMA Logistics support to that part of the state.
• Served as Logistics response representative for Las Vegas, NM water crisis in August 2022. Worked closely with FEMA Operations and New Mexico Emergency Operations Center to develop a plan for bottled water requisition and distribution.
• Conducted 7 logistics staging site assessments on behalf of Region 6 Logistics. This process includes site visit coordination, briefing and question/answer session with site leadership, updating and publishing new site maps, survey forms, environmental records, and Memorandums of Agreement for Regional Administrator approval.
• Worked special projects for Responder Lodging in Fort Meyers, FL in response to Hurricane Ian. This included drafting plan to transition 2 lodging camp sites into 1 site.
• Over the course of 4 years, opened 125+ facility or mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC), 5 Branch Offices, 1 Initial Operating Facility (IOF) and 1 Joint Field Office (JFO) across Region 6. Well versed in GSA facility leasing process.
• Conducted regular performance evaluations for staff members, providing constructive feedback and facilitating professional development opportunities.
• Prepared and submitted spend plans on a quarterly basis
• Timecard and travel voucher approver for all subordinates.
Full time - 40 hrs/wk
Supervisor: Tina Moe, Administrative Officer 541-739-1001
• This was a temporary assignment due to sudden departure of the previous supervisor. This assignment/position was held simultaneously with position at The Dalles Dam.
• First line Supervisor for the Supply and Warehouse sections, which consists of 6 employees, both GS and WG.
• Program management for real property and personal property. Coordination for all change of custody inventories and annual inventories for 13 hand receipt accounts. Managed Financial Liability of Property Loss (FLIPL) program; submitted 5 FLIPLs for property loss/damage.
• Supervisor for purchasing staff. Monthly credit card expenditures for section averages $90,000.00 in micro purchases of supplies and services.
• Managed all contracting actions for Supplies and Services. This consisted of 12 service contracts and 7 awarded supply contracts.
• Oversaw all daily warehousing transactions, to include removal and additions to items stocked. Warehouse stocked over 5000 line items of supplies and materials.
• Assisted in the recruitment and selection for the permanent backfill of this position. Developed transition and training plan for post-selection of backfill.
Full time - 40 hrs/wk
Supervisor: Tamera MacKinnon, Administrative Officer, 541-506-8502
• First line Supervisor for the Supply and Warehouse sections, which consist of 7 employees, both GS and WG.
• Successfully worked through the hiring process of 8 employees from 2014 - 2020, while realigning workload for subordinates so that employees remained successful, supported and afforded opportunity for professional growth.
• Program management for real property and personal property. This includes coordination for all change of custody inventories and annual inventories for 15 separate hand receipt accounts.
• Managed and maintained personal hand receipt valued in excess of $240,000.00. Annual inventories completed on time, zero discrepancies.
• Government Purchase Card (GPC) holder and supervisor for purchasing staff. Monthly credit card expenditures for section averages $120,000.00 in micro purchases of supplies and services.
• Managed all contracting actions for Supplies and Services. During FY19, oversaw coordination and completion of 26 actions, which totaled $1.4M in obligated funds.
• Managed DLA procurement program and processes. During FY19, executed procurement of 33 separate actions, which totaled $940K in obligated funds.
• Oversaw all daily warehousing transactions, to include removal and additions to items stocked. Warehouse stocked over 8000 line items of supplies and materials.
• Served as site computer refresh program manager. This includes property transfer coordination and deployment of computers for 137 employees.
• Assisted in development of Arc Flash Clothing Procurement Policy for Portland District. This included presentation of research and recommendations to District Corporate Board.
Full time - 40 hrs/wk
Supervisor: Lisa Lund, National Maintenance Manager, 509-527-7134
• Created 6 separate Project Management Plans (PMP) for each task identified in USACE Material Management Strategy. This provided AM Maintenance Manager with initial scope and direction for prioritizing and implementing tasks.
• Participated in meetings with DLA, Office of Counsel and HQ Logistics regarding sale of dredge material at enterprise level. Provided insight and recommendations with logistics perspective.
• Assisted in creating policy for Load Handling Equipment (LHE) tracking in USACE maintenance database. Team consisted of HQ Safety Office, National Maintenance Manager, and New England District Operations personnel.
• Served as member of USACE/DLA Assessment Team. Assisted in determining locations for assessment visits (determination was done based on past expenditures and district mission). Team findings and recommendations were reported directly to Chief of Engineers, LTG Semonite. Contributions to this team helped shaped current DLA procurement policy used by USACE.
• Completed Institute of Asset Management (IAM) training, 40 hr. course.
Full time - 40 hrs/wk
Supervisor: CW3 Richard Carrar, Logistics Chief, (503) 440-3135