Taylor Caldwell
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Energetic leader with wealth of continual process and operation improvement experience. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Successfully oversees daily operations, planning and quality control and develops and monitors resources. Actively engages direct reports to achieve business goals, track progress toward goals and increases effectiveness and efficiency of leaders.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Director of Logistics
UNITED STATES ARMY
08.2022 - 09.2023
- Directed Logistic efforts overseeing sustainment of eight junior departments consisting of 700+ personnel
- Managed the accountability and movement of all organizational equipment consisting of 5,000+ individual pieces of equipment valued at $500M+
- Perform the duties as the Control Account Manager of complex projects
- Managed the sustainment of current and future operations of a 700+ member organization, through synchronized Operation Planning Teams and project requirement documents
- Developed and executed an organizational plan including contract negotiations to ship $1.5B+ in equipment consisting of 5 sister departments from Poland to Colorado Springs by vessel, train, and line haul by establishing six mobility teams to manage project execution
- Led planning, synchronizing events, and execution as the Control Account Manager of the procurement of 100+ new equipment fielding's and the divestiture of 85 pieces of department equipment through the implementation of lean strategies
- Developed detailed plans for junior departments to execute reducing the divestiture timeline of a single piece of equipment by 30%
- Coordinated with eight logistical hubs throughout Europe consisting of multinational teams ensuring that all junior departments received strategically planned bi-monthly shipments
- Developed and implemented emergency sustainment request through a lean strategy providing emergency shipments within 48 hours.
Deputy Director of Operations
UNITED STATES ARMY
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Directed Operation efforts for current and future operations and tactical maneuver planning of a 700+ member organization, through synchronized Operation Planning Teams and program execution through proposal evaluation requirements
- Managed all operations of the organization while spread across six locations throughout Europe
- Developed an encompassing year-long training plan for the organization, acting as the Control Account Manager, through the creation of deliverables for eight junior departments that included a scope, requirements, logistical contracts, and a budget of $50M+
- Utilized planned synchronizing events, budget analysis, and burndown charts with sister departments to effectively implement training plans across the organization for all junior departments
- Oversaw all operations and risk mitigation, to include unit status updates, movement timelines, headquarters reporting requirements, and logistical resupply, during a nine month-long deployment to Europe
- Implemented a modified Earned Value Management methodology to ensure resources across multiple projects were efficiently utilized
- Generated and presented actionable insights on Army engineering capabilities and project statuses to the Senior Director, Stakeholders, staff, and program supervisors as liaison for all engineer operations allowing Senior Director to efficiently utilize resources across simultaneous projects.
Operations Manager
UNITED STATES ARMY
09.2016 - 04.2021
- Synthesized higher level organizational guidance with available resources and personnel to develop, accomplish, and lead innovative operations with a 30+ member team
- Conducted critical mission objectives utilizing the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- Expert demolitions utilizing demolitions monthly over a 4 year period
- Evaluated as the #1 of 26 supervisors
- Led a cross-functional team with Danish, Lithuanian, Polish, German, and British forces to design and test multinational tactics to standardize and develop future military procedures and meet NATO requirements
- Enhanced systems optimization by revising internal standard operating procedures and increased use of SAP software that increased equipment operational readiness by 75% through expanded inspection standards and educational mentoring programs
- Implemented training plan organized in six-month periods nested with senior managements strategic training plans, utilizing Microsoft Office programs, resulting in 100% of team members achieving all required certifications and the entire team being certified on all required team metrics
- Created a logistical operations strategy to efficiently upload/download 200+ pieces of equipment; worked directly with Polish and German transportation companies to meet key success metrics enabling rapid movement of equipment across Europe.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Management
Missouri University of Science And Technology
Rolla, MO04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Management
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.2016
Skills
- Process Updates
- Program Oversight
- Program Management
- Process Improvements
- Strategic Planning
- Problem Solving
- Quality Assurance
Websites
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance, 001569865, 09/2025
- Graduate Certificate in Project Management, 04/2021
- Graduate Certificate in Military Construction, 04/2021
- Project Management Professional, In Progress
Clearance
Active DoD Secret Clearance
Timeline
Deputy Director of Logistics
UNITED STATES ARMY
08.2022 - 09.2023
Deputy Director of Operations
UNITED STATES ARMY
04.2021 - 08.2022
Operations Manager
UNITED STATES ARMY
09.2016 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Management
Missouri University of Science And Technology
Bachelor of Science - Engineering Management
Arizona State University
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