David March

Experience

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  US Navy

  Apr 2006 - Feb 2008

  Deputy Director for Logistics Support

  Managed a diverse team of 65 military, civil service, and contractor personnel in providing afloat logistics policy development, implementation, oversight and guidance for 110 Navy vessels.• Collaborated with multiple teams to ensure afloat unit Supply Departments were properly equipped, trained, and manned for joint training exercises and overseas deployments. • Instituted proactive measures to improve customer wait time and material delivery for 1,500 mission essential parts, including a new policy that reduced fill time from 7 to 4 days. Show less

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  Defense Logistics Agency Aviation

  Mar 2008 - Mar 2010

  Customer Relations Manager & Weapon Systems Support Officer

  Managed 25 civilian and military personnel in providing order fulfillment, material expediting, and distribution management services for aviation material to 70 Navy vessels and 12 Naval Air Stations. • Maintained a 100% response rate using DLA’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, providing timely and accurate responses to over 1,000 weekly customer inquiries.• Applied lean concepts and “just in time” principles in processing and expediting delivery of 600,000 time-sensitive requisitions in support of Naval aviation operational requirements, achieving a 98% material availability rate and exceeding customer wait time goals. • Championed efforts between DLA and Naval Supply Systems Command to implement an automated demand planning and forecasting tool for use onboard Navy ships and air stations, improving demand plan accuracy and optimizing wholesale and retail inventory levels.• Partnered with Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Inventory Control Point, and defense contractors to develop and execute sustainment support strategies for major aviation weapon systems, including the AV8-B Harrier, MV-22 Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, and F402 Engine. Show less

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  US Navy

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2016

  Managed 165 civilian and military personnel in providing supply chain services to the Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic & guided missile nuclear submarines, ashore customers, and defense contractors at Submarine Base Kings Bay, and financial and order management services to all east coast U.S. Navy submarines. Directly supervised six senior civil service and military personnel.• Coordinated with Planning Department to ensure all required material was available to complete critical repair work on or ahead of schedule. Researched root cause of critical material delays and worked with item managers and vendors to expedite delivery or identify alternative sources.• Exceeded Navy material availability goal of 98% in procuring 100,000 mission critical parts for submarine and ballistic missile maintenance. Consistently exceeded customer wait time standards.• Managed a diverse inventory of 84,000 line items valued at $1.2B, providing material storage and distribution functions. Maintained inventory validity and location audit rate above 98%.• Safely operated and maintained four large material storage and distribution warehouses.• Developed and executed an annual department budget of $1.8M covering employee labor and logistics & material support services. Closed-out each year with a near 100% execution rate.• Utilized a diverse set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure a wide spectrum of supply chain management and financial metrics. Routinely met or exceeded all KPIs.• Skilled negotiator & EEO advocate. Fostered a cohesive work environment and works closely with union representatives to quickly resolve any employee labor relations issues/concerns. Show less Led 100 military, civilian, and contractor personnel in providing integrated logistics support services to Navy vessels and order management and logistics services to an intermediate Navy ship repair facility.• Performed an extensive repair part to equipment validation for 25 Navy vessels undergoing intermediate overhaul or repair. Ensured they returned to sea with accurate equipment validation and all required repair parts on board, achieving a 99.2% inventory validity rate.• Provided “cradle-to-grave” logistics support to the Navy’s Regional Maintenance Center, procuring and distributing 100,000 requisitions in support of vessel overhaul and repair.• Researched root cause of critical material delays and worked with item managers to expedite delivery or identify alternative sources of material. Maintained a 98% material availability rate.• Served as the command’s lead Crisis Action Team member supporting the Navy’s Regional Operations Center, providing time-critical logistics support services for real-world events. Show less

  • Director, Supply Chain Operations

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Director, Integrated Logistics Support

    Apr 2010 - Jul 2013
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  Defense Logistics Agency

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2017

  Aviation Supply Chain Manager

  Directly supervised 17 logisticians in providing demand planning, order fulfillment, and material expediting services to Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, a major Navy Aviation Depot providing repair and overhaul of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft and components. Responsible for all actions, activities and coordination performed by the team to provide effective and efficient material management support to the customer.• Consistent, focused, and responsive support enabled the customer to meet time-sensitive commitments on the repair and sale of over 10,000 aviation components to the U.S. Navy.• Exceeded a material availability rate of 92% while meeting all customer wait time standards.• Developed and maintained effective cross-agency relationships and monitored cross-agency sources of supply to ensure assets were available for issue when required and worked to alleviate any known or potential work stoppages that would impact production goals and deadlines.• Determined root cause of material discrepancies and material supportability concerns associated with order fulfillment and collaborated with the customer and team members to develop and implement timely and cost effective solutions. Show less

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 2018 - Oct 2020

  Logistics Manager

  Served as a senior logistics manager performing highly complex and difficult logistics management operations with activity-wide impact. Work involved planning, coordinating, managing, or evaluating the logistical actions required to support assigned missions, or other designated programs, identifying the specific requirements and activities required to support the program (such as acquisition, maintenance, transportation, inventory management, quality assurance, facilities, production control, property disposal, resource and fiscal management, contractor support, manpower management, and/or other logistics support); and correlating those requirements with program plans to ensure that the required logistics support is provided at the right time and location.• Analyzed and provided expert solutions to critical short-and-long range logistics issues related to program effectiveness and direction. Independently planned and applied new analytical methods and techniques as needed to resolve logistics issues and challenges impacting the assigned program.• Provided senior leadership with authoritative advice and comprehensive evaluations on program goals and status, major issues and appropriate adjustments required. Developed and implemented comprehensive plans, status reports, high level briefings, budget estimates, and/or other documents to support effective accomplishment of program objectives.• Provided technical and policy direction to lower grade employees performing logistics management work, and performs staff assistance visits to evaluate logistics plans and program effectiveness. Show less

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  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

  Mission Support Specialist

  Coordinated and performed a wide variety of administrative and management services essential to the operations of the office including, but not limited to management information systems, telecommunications, budget, finance, procurement, human resources, training, logistics, property, space, records and files, printing and graphics, mail, travel, and office equipment.• Advised management on assigned administrative matters.• Conducted and participated in the evaluation of administrative programs, systems and methods and identify ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of these services at the local level.• Represented the office in dealings with vendors and organizations within the agency that have primary responsibility for these services.• Operated, managed, and oversaw a fleet management program including purchase, disposal, maintenance, budgeting, and reporting functions. Show less

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  Military Sealift Command - Ashore Employment

  Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  Supply Chain Manager

  Worked closely with Military Sealift Command (MSC) Logistics Life Cycle Managment Division to form virtual Ship Life-Cycle Logistics Support Teams. Leads and directed a senior staff of 20 Logisticians in coordinating, planning, sourcing (procurement), repairing, and delivering/returning material and/or services from/to both Federal and commercial sources to sustain, maintain, repair, and alter MSC ships operating worldwide.Participated with applicable ship engineering and logistics staffs in the planning of material and services requirements for assigned ship classes to support operation, maintenance, and repair throughout all life cycle phases (construction, operation, maintenance, change of operating status, and decommissioning).Ensured procurement actions were initiated for all standard (Federal Stock Number) and non-standard (commercial source) material, equipment, and service requirements. Applied knowledge of marine equipment/systems, Federal and commercial sector sourcing, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) procurement package composition, Government Purchase Card (GPC) program, and acquisition/transportation lead times to ensure appropriate procurement method were utilized and that material/service order requirements were submitted IAW established policies and procedures.Supported ship life cycle engineering and logistics staffs to initiate equipment repair/refurbishment actions, monitor status of repairs, and coordinate resolution of technical/administrative issues to facilitate timely return of MSC equipment.Monitored order fulfillment process from commercial vendors, Federal Supply System, and Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Real-time Reutilization Asset Management (RRAM) and other services. As necessary, expedited order fulfillment to meet customer delivery/destination requirements. Show less