Tawny J. McSwane
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Dynamic logistics planner with proven success at the United States Postal Service, excelling in travel logistics and effective communication. Achieved significant time savings by optimizing mobilization processes, enhancing team collaboration, and ensuring on-time delivery of personnel. Proficient in security compliance and dedicated to maintaining high standards of customer service.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Rural Carrier Associate
United States Postal Service
CO
03.2026 - 05.2026
- Sorted and cased unsorted, express, and priority mail/packages by route for efficient daily delivery
- Facilitated weekend delivery of Amazon packages to meet customer demand
- Assisted regular carrier with route coverage during absence, including sick days and holidays
Logistics Planner
Multiple Locations
06.2014 - 05.2025
- Coordinated travel with Headquarter Agencies (HQ Air Combat Command and HQ Air Mobility Command) to ensure the accurate and on-time arrival of over 1.9k Airmen, providing U.S. Joint Staff senior leadership weekly metrics for Air National Guard Airmen across all Operational Areas of Responsibility (AOR).
- Oversaw transportation validation for over 700 personnel during deployment rotations, ensuring timely travel and compliance with scheduling requirements.
- Led redeployment teams, ensuring timely and accurate arrival of redeploying members and cargo to home stations, achieving zero discrepancies.
- Optimized mobilization planning documents and processes for mobilization managers at National Guard Bureau’s Mobilization Cell (NGB A3X), facilitating collaboration among HQ staff action officers, USAF Wing end users, unit deployment managers, commanders, and NGB A3X Mob Managers, saving over 600 work hours per deployment cycle.
- Revamped and managed wing readiness programs (DRRS, AFIT, DCAPES, UTC management), ensuring accurate and timely reporting of monthly unit status levels by unit responders and commanders.
- Provides group and individual training for various programs: Readiness Reporting systems (DRRS, AFIT, DCAPES UTC management), deployment and UTC management, cargo increment monitors, BAS&E, LOGMOD, DCAPES
- Communicates effectively with various agencies across Dept. of Defense entities including, but not limited to, the Pentagon, all Combatant Command (COCOM) theatres, various Service & Component Headquarters, and Air Force Bases
- Meticulous office manager maintains Unfunded Request processes for office equipment and supplies, interfaces with outside agencies for maintenance of SIPR vault, and ensures adequate workspace is available for all LGRDX members – Works well in high-paced team environment leveraging strengths of contributing members.
- Proficient in security compliance requirements required for establishing and managing classified processing areas such as TEMPEST, ICD 705, and managing security forms (i.e. SF 700, 701,705).
- Proficient in the following programs: LOGMOD, DCAPES, DRRS/AFIT, SMS (NIPR/SIPR), Intelink, Microsoft (word/excel), Adobe.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Logistics Management
Air University: Community College of The Air Force
Maxwell AFB, AL10-2020
Master Gardener Certificate -
University of California Davis
04-2019
Associates of Arts - Science
Tacoma Community College
06-2016
Master Gardener Certificate -
Washington State University
03-2016
Lindbergh High School -
06-2007
Skills
- Mail processing
- Sorting packages
- Shipping coordination
- Route planning
- Customer service
- Customer relationship management
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking
- Problem solving
- Prioritization
- Team collaboration
- Dependability
- Scheduling flexibility
- Effective communication
- Decision-making
- Incident reporting
Military Education Training
- JAOC – Joint Deployment Action Officer Course, 06/01/24
- JSPC – JOPES Support Personnel Course, 07/01/23
- Non-Commissioned Officer Academy: In-Residence, 03/01/22
- California Force Development Course, 08/01/21
- Combat Skills Training; A-14 Course, 10/01/19
- Readiness Training, Train the Trainer – ANGRC, 06/01/19
- Load Planner Course, 06/01/19
- Airman Leadership School; In-Residence, 04/01/18
- LOGMOD IDS Course, 06/01/16
- DCAPES Advance User Course, 07/01/15
- Air Force Basic Military & Logistics Planner Technical Training, 08/01/14
Deployments Operations
- Operation Freedom Sentinel/Resolute Support, Afghanistan, 01/01/20, 08/01/20
- Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq, 08/01/18, 10/01/18
- Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief, Killeen, Texas, 09/01/17
Timeline
Rural Carrier Associate
United States Postal Service
03.2026 - 05.2026
Logistics Planner
Multiple Locations
06.2014 - 05.2025
Associate of Applied Science - Logistics Management
Air University: Community College of The Air Force
Master Gardener Certificate -
University of California Davis
Associates of Arts - Science
Tacoma Community College
Master Gardener Certificate -
Washington State University