Derrick Barnes

Experience

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  U.S. Army Reserve

  Jun 2000 - May 2007

  Oversaw airport, seaport and railyard operations. Worked at an Air Force base in Qatar during Operation Enduring Freedom (August 2002- December 2002) monitoring equipment and personnel from different units within the Army. Assisted small team of 5-6 soldiers in overseeing a pallet yard about 1.5 acres. Every hour inventory checks were conducted of the equipment in the pallet yard and ensured each pallet was ready to be ship or picked up by the designated unit. Managed assets (Buses and Cargo Trucks) during Operation Enduring Freedom (December 2002- May 2003) at the Kuwaiti Airport with a small team of 3-6 soldiers. Allocated the assets properly to ensure safe and adequate travels for other soldiers and their equipment to their final destinations either in other locations in Kuwait or Iraq. Show less

  • Military Police

    Jun 2005 - May 2007

  • Transportation Management Coordinator

    Jun 2000 - May 2005
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  Closet Maid Inc

  Jan 2005 - Feb 2007

  Wire Draw Operator

  through wire draw machine which stripped outer layer wire which contained rust and wear. Welded wire ends to keep machine running sufficiently 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Assisted to maintain machine by constantly cleaning and changing parts on machine. Integral part of a wire draw team that produced several tons of wire a night to help the warehouse produce an abundance of shelving products to get out to the customers.

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  Cheney Brothers, Inc.

  Feb 2007 - May 2007

  Warehouse Associate

  Working as a Warehouse Associate I worked alone to fill orders of produce for different restaurants, stores or correctional facilities. I operated an electric hand jack and wrapped pallets with orders and hand them prepared for shipping. I organized 6-8 orders a day with at least 20-30 items. On occasion I worked in freezer filling orders with frozen food items like ice cream or meats.

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  U.S. Army

  May 2007 - Oct 2010

  Transportation Management Supervisor

  Led and supervised 10-15 soldiers. Trained soldiers to work at seaports, rail-yards and airports. consolidating and tracking equipment from different units both civilian and military within the Army traveling from the United States anywhere in Southeast Asia. Guided a team responsible for 3 large staging areas about 3 acres a piece that held Company equipment and vehicles. Assisted a team at airport in successfully in processing soldiers redeploying from the Haiti Earthquake Relief Mission in 2010. My team operated different stations in the airport inspecting identification, orders and luggage to assure nothing illegal was brought back into the country. At the mission’s end over 7,000 soldiers were processed back into the U.S. successfully. Show less

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  Cablevision

  Jul 2014 - Feb 2016

  Field Service Technician

  Delivered Cablevision products as the face of the company to customers’ homes. Along with installing cable, internet and phone products to customers homes I was also responsible for maintaining and repairing the products when needed. Educated customers on how to use Optimum products was also a part of my service calls. received great customer reviews for excellent service and knowledge of the products. With basic Spanish I was also able to communicate with the many Spanish speaking customers I visited with little help. Efficient technician services helped save the company thousands of dollars a month. Show less

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  Brink’s US Careers

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Driver
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  Veterans Affairs

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  Telecommunication Operator

  The incumbent will provide comprehensive telephone and telecommunications support to both campuses and customers at NY Harbor Healthcare System. Performs telecommunications support assignments, which involves a significant amount of customer service in recognizing and routing patient and Police dispatch to the correct NY Harbor location and programs.

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  U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

  Aug 2018 - now

  This position serves as an Inventory Manager (EX) in the Commodity Management Division of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area, with responsibility for the inventory management of all expendable supplies and durable medical equipment (DME) in the assigned area(s).ResponsibilitiesManages and controls an assigned class of expendable material for a VA HCS and supported catchment area.Conducts short, mid, and long term advanced planning for expendable items.Uses a range of well-established and commonly applied inventory principles, standard and nonstandard methodologies, and concepts to determine need to intervene in the supply system in response to fluctuations in rates of usage, cost, availability for established suppliers, alternative sources of supply and other similar conditions.Performs analytical work to manage, regulate, coordinate, or otherwise exercise control over EX supplies.Forecasts short and long range inventory needs considering changes in medical and surgical technologies, clinical scheduling changes and program requirements.Develops acquisition strategies to acquire and purchase DME, displaying familiarity with contracting laws and regulations with industry practices.Coordinates with the property managers for disposal of surplus or excess supplies in accordance with specific agency directives and procedures. Makes decisions and commitments for the medical center on medical/surgical supplies. Show less Purchasing Agent maintains responsibility for work leading to the purchase of a wide variety of complex and highly specialized services, supplies, equipment, and systems that support the full range of programs and activities. Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:Purchasing Support: Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requestsResolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely mannerIdentifies needs or problems and determines corrective actionUtilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases.Procurement Support: Develops unique selection criteria for each purchaseEstablishes user IDs and passwords, ensures proper card usage, and conducts random account reviewsProcures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organizationAdministrative Support: Establishes office files and records systemsConducts formal meetings and prepares presentations for procurement conferencesReports cases of fraud and prepares unauthorized credit card purchase reportsPerforms other related duties as assigned. Show less

  • Inventory Management Specialist

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Purchasing Agent

    Aug 2018 - Sept 2019