Roger Bartz
Greenville
Summary
Dynamic management professional with over 24 years of progressive leadership experience, focused on results and team development. Proven expertise in mentoring, coaching, and guiding subordinates and peers to achieve organizational goals. Adept in program management, training initiatives, and security protocols, ensuring operational excellence and a culture of continuous improvement. Committed to fostering an environment that encourages growth, collaboration, and high performance.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Management Trainee - Transportation
Norfolk Southern
03.2025 - Current
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and streamline processes.
- Facilitated regular team meetings to promote collaboration and address challenges proactively.
- Gained knowledge of company policies, protocols and processes.
- Acted with integrity, honesty, and knowledge to promote culture of company.
- Showcased strong organizational skills by effectively managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, meeting all deadlines, and maintaining a high level of performance under pressure.
- Handled day-to-day customer or client questions via telephone or email.
- Established open and professional relationships with team members which facilitated communication, quickly resolving issues, and conflicts.
- Enhanced team performance by implementing effective communication strategies within the group.
- Managed 14 crews/teams daily, ensuring the safe delivery of customer products throughout the territory.
Driver/Rigger
Liftwex
08.2024 - 02.2025
- Ensured 100% accident free days
- Field-based role that works in a team environment assisting in the performance of large corrective repairs on wind turbines.
- Drive our highly-specialized equipment to site
- Setting up the work site
- Assisting in all rigging activities
- Providing ground support for major component replacements.
- Establish and maintain positive business relationships with customers and peers,
- Diligently performing necessary administrative duties.
- Maintained vehicle cleanliness and performed routine inspections for safety compliance.
- Followed all relevant traffic laws and safety regulations.
- Utilized GPS and other navigation tools to plan routes and stay on schedule.
- Achieved safe driving records by consistently following traffic rules and regulations.
ASSOCIATE PROGRAM MANAGER, FLEET RENTALS
TESLA
04.2023 - 06.2024
- Develop and manage maintenance programs for rented and owned equipment.
- Manage all maintenance records.
- Build and maintain relationships with vendors for owned and rented equipment.
- Report maintenance statuses to Senior Program Manager, Fleet Rentals.
- Support daily operations with maintenance updates.
- Established a maintenance tracking system for rented and owned equipment on site, to prevent down time.
- Decreased down time of equipment by ensuring positive relations with over 10 vendors.
- Led cross-functional teams to execute program initiatives and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
LOUISIANA PEPPER EXCHANGE
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Manage maintenance of all equipment in the LPE Facility.
- Manage all maintenance records.
- Report equipment maintenance statuses to Director of Operations and CEO.
- Manage relationships with all 3rd party maintenance providers.
- Manage accountability of all maintenance tools.
- Develop and implement facility/equipment preventive maintenance program.
- Support daily operations with maintenance assistance.
- Support weekly operations meetings with maintenance updates.
- Develop and manage equipment spare parts program
- Established a maintenance program to limit the down time of the production line, ensuring maximum output.
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
US ARMY
12.2016 - 11.2022
- Management of 3 Battalions of light wheel equipment over 3 major US Army Installations
- Managed the training, tracking of maintenance of equaling more than over $6 Million in inventory
- Developed tracking and reporting systems to expedite reporting procedures to higher Coached, guided, mentored, and evaluated enlisted personnel for future missions both in and out of the work area
OBSERVER, COACH, AND TRAINER
US ARMY
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Advised, assisted, and trained 3 Sustainment Brigades, 19 Battalions, and 91 companies to achieve DA directed readiness requirements during mobilization.
- Ensured 100% rating during Command Maintenance Discipline inspection resulting in zero safety incidents.
- Oversaw the Battalion safety program ensuring the safety of all personnel within the unit.
ALLIED TRADES SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR
US ARMY
01.2014 - 12.2016
- Responsible for planning and administration of shop operations, welding, metal fabrication and repair
- Responsible for the direct support maintenance for 89 customer units in the Area
- Responsible for 40 Soldiers as the Forward Logistics Element (FLE) ensuring their safety, moral, training, and welfare
- Maintained 100% accountability and readiness all equipment valued over $850,000 resulting in zero losses
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MANAGER
US ARMY
01.2012 - 12.2014
- Served as Senior Theater Spectrum Manager in a tactical signal battalion.
- Established the Battalion Network Operations Support Center providing command and control of battalion assets during all external support missions
- Trained 67 Soldiers throughout the battalion on all Command-and-Control assets resulting in reliable mission command
Education
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS TOWER TECHNICIAN PROGRAM -
AIRSTREAMS RENEWABLES, INC.
08.2024
MASTER OF SCIENCE - SPORTS MANAGEMENT
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
Manchester, NH12.2022
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - MULTIMEDIA DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
DEVRY UNIVERSITY
Chicago, IL10.2018
Skills
- Coaching and development
- Skilled in Microsoft Office tools
- Veteran leadership experience
- Task organization
- Operational planning
- Effective problem resolution
- Mediation and negotiation skills
- Experienced training facilitator
- Effective communication
- Collaborative team oversight
- Operational efficiency enhancement
- Customer relations
MILITARY SERVICE
- BRACH: US ARMY
- SERVICE COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
- RANK: SERGEANT FIRST CLASS
- APRIL 2000 – NOVEMBER 2022: MEDICALLY RETIRED
Timeline
Management Trainee - Transportation
Norfolk Southern
03.2025 - Current
Driver/Rigger
Liftwex
08.2024 - 02.2025
ASSOCIATE PROGRAM MANAGER, FLEET RENTALS
TESLA
04.2023 - 06.2024
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
LOUISIANA PEPPER EXCHANGE
07.2022 - 12.2022
OBSERVER, COACH, AND TRAINER
US ARMY
06.2018 - 06.2021
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
US ARMY
12.2016 - 11.2022
ALLIED TRADES SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR
US ARMY
01.2014 - 12.2016
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MANAGER
US ARMY
01.2012 - 12.2014
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS TOWER TECHNICIAN PROGRAM -
AIRSTREAMS RENEWABLES, INC.
MASTER OF SCIENCE - SPORTS MANAGEMENT
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - MULTIMEDIA DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
DEVRY UNIVERSITY