Austin Harrison

Experience

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  Black Creek Outfitters

  May 2001 - Jan 2005

  Sales Associate

  Sales associate and general stockroom clerk. Subject matter expert on all products sold: backpacking, camping, kayaking, hiking, climbing, and snowboarding. Responsible for maintaining sales floor stocks and neatness and closing account registers at end of day. Utilized professional social skills to interact with clients and help find the perfect product.

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  Sewanee: The University of the South

  May 2004 - Aug 2006

  Designed a database to catalogue and store all memorial donations at the University. Photographed and recorded GIS information on all donations to ease future access and statistical analysis for the Office of Donor Relations. Served as the weekend and on call manager of the Sewanee Inn in Sewanee Tennessee, owned and operated by the University of the South. Supervised house cleaning staff and administered reservation calendar for all weekend and after hours guests.

  • Special Projects Intern

    May 2006 - Aug 2006

  • Weekend and On Call Manager of the Sewanee Inn

    May 2004 - May 2006
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  US Army

  May 2007 - now

  Functional Area 57 (Simulations) Officer for a US Army brigade. Responsible for planning and executing complex and realistic training through the live, virtual, and constructive modes of training architecture available within the US Army inventory. Focuses on aspects of exercise design, mission command integration, and operational knowledge management. Brings a people focused vision to a systems heavy field and constant analysis of the people, processes, tools, and technology that make the organization function. Show less Instructor/doctrine writer for the US Army Logistics University, Basic Officer Leadership Department, Transportation Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC). Administer professional leader development in logistics management and supervisory skills to students including Active, Reserve, National Guard, international officers, and DA Civilians. Responsible for planning, developing, and conducting intensive tactical and multi-functional logistics training to include field craft, tactical communications, battle drills, and tactical convoy. Serve as trainer, adviser and counselor (TAC) in technical skills emphasizing deployment of the force, distribution synchronization, in-transit visibility, transportation network, sea and air transportation, and material and personnel movements. Show less Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment Commander of 90 Soldiers and Officers of a Battalion Staff for the Group Support Battalion of the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Organized a staff responsible for planing, coordinating, synchronizing, and controlling combat support and combat service support for the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). We provided rapidly deployable force health protection (medical treatment) and administrative support (HR functions) to the Group Headquarters elements, the Special Forces Operational Bases and deployed Army Special Operations Forces. Show less Battalion Maintenance Control Officer while deployed in Afghanistan with 3-509th Parachute Infantry Regiment. I managed ordering and stock control on 2,200 lines of repair parts, facilities, and personnel at 7 distinct locations in combat. Accountable for all maintenance readiness of 60 MRAP vehicles necessary for combat missions and facilitated information flow through two higher headquarters. Areas of emphasis: parts ordering, personnel management, equipment readiness level, and logistics supply chain management. Show less

  • Product Manager

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Knowledge Management Officer

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Student at Command and General Staff Officer College

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Army Recruiting Company Commander

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Instructor, Transportation Basic Officer Leaders Course

    Sept 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Logistics Officer

    Dec 2013 - Sept 2014

  • Deputy Support Operations Officer and Transportation Integration Division Lead

    Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Detachment Commander

    May 2012 - Jun 2013

  • Logistics Officer (BN S4)

    May 2010 - Apr 2012

  • Maintenance Control Officer

    Jan 2009 - May 2010

  • Executive Officer

    May 2007 - Jan 2009