Rachel Crane
Fort Knox,KY
Summary
Hardworking and motivated professional looking for new ways to serve after retiring from the Army. Actively seeks additional responsibilities and resolves problems quickly and efficiently.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Public Health Manager
Ireland Army Health Clinic
Fort Knox, KY
03.2025 - Current
- Monitored and recorded training progress to maintain accurate records and facilitate performance evaluations.
- Developed and conducted specialized classes on medical threat food service and field sanitation, equipping restaurant personnel and deployment candidates with essential knowledge.
- Managed and coordinated resources to address the needs of 25 team members in 10 sections, ensuring acknowledgment of outstanding contributions.
Medical Logistics Manager
3rd Medical Command (Forward)
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
03.2024 - 01.2025
- Oversaw logistics operations ensuring timely delivery of medical supplies, including critical needs in support of the Gaza Pier.
- Compiled detailed notes during daily and weekly meetings to clarify location capabilities and assess their effect on organizational strategies.
- Analyzed over 50 award recommendations for quality assurance, meticulously correcting spelling, grammar, and logical inconsistencies to uphold standards.
Force Health Protection Manager
3rd Medical Command (Forward)
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
07.2023 - 03.2024
- Coordinated Preventive Medicine and Veterinary efforts for three units throughout ten countries.
- Completed Disinterested Officer Inspections every other month, ensuring medications were stored and documented properly.
- Served as Subject Matter Expert to the CEO, offering needed regulatory and on-the-ground knowledge on locations throughout the theater of operations.
Army Reserve Administrator
793rd Preventive Medicine Detachment
Fort Snelling, MN
07.2020 - 06.2023
- Managed operational logistics and scheduling for small detachment, ensuring effective coordination of activities.
- Oversaw 5 vehicle hardware and software upgrades.
- Ensured dozens of pieces of equipment maintained calibration and hundreds were inventoried properly.
Preventive Maintenance Technician
Task Force MED 16
Baghdad, Iraq
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Coordinated and executed inspections and environmental sampling at over 20 locations in 3 countries.
- Taught Field Sanitation Team class to over 30 personnel, increasing their functionality.
- Trained three sets of personnel on sampling and inspection best practices to increase efficiency.
Shift Leader
Walgreen's Pharmacy
White Bear Lake, MN
12.2019 - 06.2020
- Conducted thorough nightly audits of cash registers, ensuring proper documentation and security measures were in place.
- Ensured store was secured nightly on a routine basis as well as when curfew was introduced on an emergency basis.
- Filled in at the pharmacy department on an as needed basis.
Preventive Medicine Manager
1848th Preventive Medicine Detachment
Bagram, Afghanistan
01.2019 - 10.2019
- Oversaw and implemented monthly inspections and environmental sampling procedures at eight sites to maintain environmental standards.
- Received an award for ensuring all unit's training was complete before deployment, shortening the stay at mobilization site by over 2 weeks.
- Completed quality assurance/quality control on promotion packets, ensuring that all the eligible personnel who wanted to were promoted or promotable before we left.
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreen’s Pharmacy
White Bear Lake, MN
10.2015 - 01.2019
- Provided excellent customer service as a Photo Technician from October 2015-April 2016.
- Volunteered to help multiple departments after return from deployment March-December 2017.
- Agreed to officially become a Pharmacy Technician to fill a critical need.
- Continually tries to improve customer service through organization and attention to detail.
- Trained several new technicians on everyday pharmacy operations.
- Volunteers to cover emergency shifts as needed.
Preventive Medicine Technician
983rd Preventive Medicine Detachment
Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan
05.2016 - 03.2017
- Sought out ways to coordinate and execute public health policy among multiple bases.
- Collected food, water, air, and soil samples and tested frequently to determine quality.
- Continually worked towards ways to become of more use to colleagues and organization.
- Investigated and addressed food and water quality concerns.
- Educated community members about environmentally-related health issues.
- Trained over 150 personnel on preventing sexual harassment and assault.
- Taught a 40-hour class to 20 personnel to ensure compliance with policy and promote preventive medicine.
- Frequently traveled to assess radiation safety and environmental health concerns at remote locations.
Occupational Health Advisor
San Antonio Military Medical Center
San Antonio, TX
01.2011 - 08.2015
- Trained over 200 personnel each quarter in diversity and sexual harassment.
- Assisted with event planning, including associated coordination and logistical arrangements.
- Trained new employees on company policies and ensured their smooth transition into the workplace.
- Reviewed files, records and other documents to obtain information and respond to requests.
Advisor to the CEO
793rd Preventive Medicine Detachment
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
03.2013 - 01.2014
- Collected food and water samples and tested randomly to determine product quality.
- Served as the main point of contact for food-borne outbreaks.
- Tracked and filed administrative paperwork and personnel folders.
- Educated community members about environmentally-related health issues.
Radiation Safety/Environmental Health Tech
Public Health Command Region Europe
Landstuhl, Germany
01.2008 - 12.2010
- Presented clear, organized data in graphs, charts, tables and written reports.
- Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety.
- Oversaw the operation and maintenance of equipment.
- Instructed with an average of 30 participants per class.
- Frequently traveled to assess radiation safety and environmental health concerns at remote locations.
Radiation Safety Technician
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
El Paso, TX
01.2003 - 12.2007
- Produced monthly reports using advanced Excel spreadsheet functions.
- Instructed through lectures, discussions and demonstrations Sanitation, Hearing Conservation and Radiation Safety.
- Regularly ordered supplies for the classroom and laboratory.
- Scanned documentation and entered into the database.
Skills
- Customer-oriented
- Computer literate
- Skilled problem solver
- Attention to detail
- Articulate and well-spoken
- Flexible
- Critical thinking
- Intuitive learning
Timeline
Public Health Manager
Ireland Army Health Clinic
03.2025 - Current
Medical Logistics Manager
3rd Medical Command (Forward)
03.2024 - 01.2025
Force Health Protection Manager
3rd Medical Command (Forward)
07.2023 - 03.2024
Preventive Maintenance Technician
Task Force MED 16
10.2021 - 07.2022
Army Reserve Administrator
793rd Preventive Medicine Detachment
07.2020 - 06.2023
Shift Leader
Walgreen's Pharmacy
12.2019 - 06.2020
Preventive Medicine Manager
1848th Preventive Medicine Detachment
01.2019 - 10.2019
Preventive Medicine Technician
983rd Preventive Medicine Detachment
05.2016 - 03.2017
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreen’s Pharmacy
10.2015 - 01.2019
Advisor to the CEO
793rd Preventive Medicine Detachment
03.2013 - 01.2014
Occupational Health Advisor
San Antonio Military Medical Center
01.2011 - 08.2015
Radiation Safety/Environmental Health Tech
Public Health Command Region Europe
01.2008 - 12.2010
Radiation Safety Technician
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
01.2003 - 12.2007