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William James Lowder

Auburndale,United States

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience

Work History

Food Service Dining Facility Supervisor

Vectus Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO
07.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.
  • Dining Facility Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day food service operation. DFAC Supervisors will food service operations to include preparation and service of food, sanitation, housekeeping, maintenance and repair and special events in accordance with the performance work statement
  • The Dining Facility Supervisor shall be responsible for the issuance of daily work instructions, menu preparation, stores movement, preventative maintenance, quality, customer satisfaction and personnel and subcontractor safety and supervision.
  • Responsible for communicating and upholding company standards, leading by example, working as a team to provide professional food services.
  • Assisted the DFAC Manager as required and lead operations in absence of the DFAC Manager. Food service operation services are 24/7/365 to include: DFAC management, cooking, food preparation, baking, serving, replenishing food and providing support to storeroom operations.
  • Ensure customer flow rate corresponds with the serving line flow rate.
  • Conducted all food handling, storage, receiving and transferring of subsistence in strict accordance with the applicable Tri-Service Food Code and keep records of all food received and stored as required, verifying proper handling and storage procedures are used.
  • Manage subcontractor performance with food preparation, food serving, cashier operations, cleanliness of the dining areas, serving lines, kitchens, temperature danger zones, dishwashing area and storage areas IAW with PWS and SOPs.
  • Maintain all equipment accountability and serviceability and turn-in and ordering of stockage levels.
  • Ensure that all employees are always in compliance with all established Safety Policies and Regulations.
  • Direct and ensure that HACCP procedures are followed.
  • Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, sanitary, healthy, presentable, professional atmosphere, free of dust, clutter and trash in all working facilities and areas.
  • Responsible for ensuring precise execution of company time reporting procedures and accurate completion of timesheet.
  • Shall perform escort duties.
  • Performs other duties and assignments as required.
  • Responsible for monitoring other local nationals in accordance with AFCENT Instruction (AFCENT-I) 32-1002
  • Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

Food Service Shift Leader

Vectus Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO
07.2023 - Current
  • Defense Food Service Facility (DFAC) Manager and Supervisor
  • Responsible for conduct of food handling, storage, receiving and transferring of subsistence in strict accordance to the US Military Tri-Service Food Code
  • Maintained records of food received and stored, ensured verification and compliance of proper handling/storage procedures
  • Performing food service operations to include: cooking, food preparation, baking, serving, and replenishing food
  • Ensured safeguarding of all government and contractor property
  • Provided a professional atmosphere in all work facilities ensuring safe, clean, sanitary, healthy and presentable customer experience
  • Provided Facility customer service to patrons, received numerous customer kudos/praise

Warehouse Worker

Medline Corporation
Auburndale, FL
05.2023 - 07.2023
  • Catalogues, records, and organizes materials received at the warehouse;
  • Arrange materials for order assembly
  • Fulfills worksheets or tickets for customers by reading production schedules, order forms and requisitions
  • Locates and gathers products for to move and distribute to production workers, assembly line, or to shipping areas
  • Assembles, builds, wraps, sorts, and transports customer orders
  • Operates hand truck, cart, doilies, forklift, order-picker

Food Service Shift Leader

Vectus Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO
06.2021 - 07.2022
  • Defense Food Service Facility (DFAC) Manager and Supervisor
  • Responsible for conduct of food handling, storage, receiving and transferring of subsistence in strict accordance to the US Military Tri-Service Food Code
  • Maintained records of food received and stored, ensured verification and compliance of proper handling/storage procedures
  • Performing food service operations to include: cooking, food preparation, baking, serving, and replenishing food
  • Ensured safeguarding of all government and contractor property
  • Provided a professional atmosphere in all work facilities ensuring safe, clean, sanitary, healthy and presentable customer experience
  • Provided Facility customer service to patrons, received numerous customer kudos/praise

Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center (ETDC) Weapons Vault Technician (Logistics)

Vectrus Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO
06.2018 - 06.2021
  • Responsible for Issues/Returns of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) and weapons for Air Force personnel
  • Maintained the storage, inventory and shelf life of assets (PPE) including weapons control
  • Achieved a 97% inventory accuracy rate in ILS-S and a 100% inventory rate by utilizing local means
  • Achieved the accuracy rating by implementing manual sorting system utilizing determining varying lot numbers and sizes, reentering balances into ILS-S, and repackaging items for more efficient storage
  • Improved Issue and Return process by reorganizing inventory, removing the return line for all immediate issue items, and assigning a quality control station at the end of each process
  • Issue and return of mobility gear, to include Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Individual Protective Equipment (IPE) and Individual Body Armor (IBA)

Human Resources Assistant (Labor Relation)

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Gainesville, FL
01.2014 - 06.2018
  • Provided Comprehensive Labor and Employee Relations services/function to a wide variety of customers in support of a complex and diverse range of issues for all employees
  • Provides information and interpretations of Labor/Employee Relations policies, procedures, guidelines, laws, regulations, Executive orders and court decisions requiring substantial interpretation for managers and employees
  • Provide management advisory/consultant services to the Director, supervisors, managers and employees
  • Developed proficient knowledge of office equipment: computers, printers, fax machines and other equipment

Program Support Assistant (VA Federal)

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Center
Gainesville, FL
07.2012 - 01.2014
  • Worked independently on credentialing of health care professionals within the first week
  • Effectively communicated orally, electronically, and writing in preparing reports and policies
  • Developed high level of organizational skills with improved methods of gathering information
  • Improved the ability to apply basic analytical methods to interpret data and recognize errors and deviations
  • Achieved a high level of knowledge in HR terminology, requirements, procedures, operations and functions
  • Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, Vista database applications
  • Developed a special program interview checklist and interviewed new personal for open positions

Housekeeping Aide

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Center
Gainesville, FL
09.2011 - 07.2012
  • Oral and written communication skills to meet and deal with customers at different levels
  • Worked independently performing tasks and special projects, management needed to be completed

3M071- SERVICES CRAFTSMAN

United States Air Force
YOKOTA AIR BASE, AP
05.1986 - 03.2011
  • Over 24 year’s honorable service in the United States Air Force Retired
  • Served as executive and management staff with proven ability to work on own initiative. Prioritize workloads with strong numerical and analytical skills to be both proactive and reactive with management goals
  • Eight years of food service operations, planning, resources, which exceeded operation and financial goals
  • Ten+ years’ experience in senior lodging management, operations, and long range financial positions with expertise in long-range and fiscal year budgets
  • 5 lodging facilities 355 rooms worth $50M, monitored finances and reports for Air Force Service Agency
  • Quality assurance inspector for Lodging Facilities, inspections ensured that lodging meet standards
  • Five+ years as Readiness manager, providing security and training for deploying personal
  • Proven managerial skills in overall operation of facilities, training and customer service
  • Experience in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom theatre AOR environment; successfully managed highly critical services deployment operations at numerous locations

Education

Some college - Geography

Kent State University
Kent, OH, United States

References

  • Elizabeth Shotwell, North Florida/South Georgia Health System, Section Chief, Labor/Relation, 352-548-6000 x 105509, Elizabeth.shotwell@va.gv
  • James T Whitlow, United States DOD, DAF GS Civilian, 757-817-4191, jwhitlow2@cox.net
  • John JK Whitley, United States Air Force, Exercise Project Officer, 850-257-6493, oscjohnwhitley@yahoo.com
  • Katrina Freemon, Vectrus, Site Manager, 270-519-1279, Kreneefreemon@gmail.com

Typing Speed

40 to 45 words per minute

Job Related Training

  • Services Supervisor Seminar-1996, USAF
  • Franklin Covey 5 Choices-2013
  • Microsoft Office Suites-2016
  • Franklin Covey Focus Course-2012
  • Survival Instructor Training-1989, USAF
  • Water Survival, Non-Parachuting-1989, USAF

Timeline

Food Service Dining Facility Supervisor

Vectus Corporation
07.2023 - Current

Food Service Shift Leader

Vectus Corporation
07.2023 - Current

Warehouse Worker

Medline Corporation
05.2023 - 07.2023

Food Service Shift Leader

Vectus Corporation
06.2021 - 07.2022

Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center (ETDC) Weapons Vault Technician (Logistics)

Vectrus Corporation
06.2018 - 06.2021

Human Resources Assistant (Labor Relation)

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
01.2014 - 06.2018

Program Support Assistant (VA Federal)

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Center
07.2012 - 01.2014

Housekeeping Aide

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Center
09.2011 - 07.2012

3M071- SERVICES CRAFTSMAN

United States Air Force
05.1986 - 03.2011

Some college - Geography

Kent State University

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