Garrett Myers

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jul 2005 - now

  • Led and trained 221-person company, largest and most diverse in 900-person battalion. • Directed daily rhythm and synchronized staff actions for 18 teammates. • Managed inspection and maintenance program for $3.5 million of assets, include vehicles, weapons and equipment.• Led 20-person command element managing resupply operations for 4 dispersed units across 2,000 square km desert battlespace; enabled unit to succeed against numerically larger force.• Planned/led logistics to deploy 107 Marines and $3.5 million of serialized gear from Japan to South Korea on time with no losses; led 20-person Combat Operations Center and synchronized support for 407 Marines for 24-day bilateral exercise.• Directed crisis response and support for real-world missions for 334- person battalion. Optimized alert posture between Navy and Marine Corps forces during 1,200+ hours of watch standing. Show less

  • Marine Corps Infantry Officer

    May 2011 - now

  • Aviation Machinist Mate, KC-130

    Jul 2005 - May 2011
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  Wegmans Food Markets

  Mar 2009 - Aug 2010

  Student Intern
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  Starrett-Bytewise Measurement Systems

  May 2022 - Nov 2024

  Director Of Operations

  • Leading from the front by daily synchronizing with my cross-functional team (9-12 members), finding the critical path, and driving timely results across sales, accounting, and production to meet business objectives and revenue goals. • Implemented Lean Manufacturing practices and daily management into the company’s processes, increasing OTD from 87% to 99.5%, reducing defects from +10% to 2.4% and increasing schedule compliance to 96.5%. • Integrated new processes and eliminated wasted warehouse space by 38% through a reorganization plan which increased safety, reduced overhead cost, risk of material damage, and improved warehouse efficiency. • Solved complicated shipping and customs problems by working with major shipping organizations, freight carriers and leveraging 3PL forwarders. Proficient with international shipping and customs, coordination to over 50 countries. • Doing more with less. Improved customer service support by implementing new procedures / tracking system for scheduling which allowed a team of only 9 technicians to cover the installation requirement for 3 continents.• Reformed the company’s Health and Safety Program to reduce hazards to meet all state and third-party compliance requirements, providing OSHA, CPR and first aid training to 20+ employees. Zero safety incidents in over 2 years. • Generating a monthly forecast and integrated production schedule with collaboration from Production and Engineering teams allowed my team to reduce the lead time of 3 product types from 10+ weeks to less than 3 weeks. Show less

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  DaVita Kidney Care

  Nov 2024 - now

  Regional Operations Director