Billy Graves, BS, MTS

Experience

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  US Army

  Oct 2010 - Nov 2011

  Engineering NCOIC

  Construction Engineer Supervisor (Brigade S-7 NCOIC)Duties; Reads and interprets construction drawings. Estimates material, time, equipment, and labor requirements. Supervises the construction and repair of wood frame, concrete, masonry or prefabricated structures. Supervises the installation and repair of utility systems. Inspects structures and facilities to ensure compliance with specifications. Devises network flow diagrams such as the critical path method and coordinates work activities of contracted projects. Provides supervision over all structural and utility construction projects. Inspects subordinate elements to ensure compliance with directives, construction drawings, and specifications. Plans and organizes for engineering missions. Verify that the contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract in accordance with the contract terms, conditions and specifications. Specific emphasis should be placed on the quality provisions, for adherence to both the contract provisions and the contractor’s own quality control program. Show less

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  United States Department of the Army

  Nov 2011 - Feb 2014

  Facilities Engineer/ Construction Control Representative

  Duties; Construction Engineer; technical liaison performing the review and analyzing of plans and specifications to gain familiarity with the projects. Utilizes Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) documents provide planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria. Developed a daily plan of quality assurance activities to conform to construction (GANT) schedules, quantifying progress and performs detailed quality assurance surveillance for civil aspects of the project, utilizing Microsoft Word and Excel. Reviews and checks proposed schedules, material submittals and equipment. Reviews shop drawings before forwarding for final review and approval. Ensure Army Material Command’s participation within the engineer community for improved planning, design, and construction. Builds professional rapport with higher headquarters and external organizations such as the Regional Contracting Office, Base Operations, Base Engineer and Local National Contractors, etc. Acts as technical advisor on engineering-related matters; serves as Contracting Officer's Representative, and provides construction oversight. Ensures policies, procedures, and knowledge management-based initiatives are enforced with regard to facilities and construction. Assists contractor's staff to settle disputes and disagreements on site; interprets plans and specifications for contractor personnel. Secures lab samples, reviews test results and documents inspections/ tests data. Analyzes problems, interprets requirement of plans and specifications for Contractor Representatives and others. Make recommendations to the Project Engineer to accelerate delayed projects and implement proper surveillance to assure contractual compliance. Show less

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  US Army

  Feb 2014 - Dec 2020

  Serves as First Sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 2nd Battalion, 363rd Regiment; responsible for the administrative actions, logistical management, health, welfare, morale and discipline of 13 Officers and 76 Soldiers; maintains unit training records and plans; schedules and executes all individual and collective training; advises the Commander on all matters relating to enlisted personnel and activities within the unit; assists the Commander in planning, coordinating, and supervising all activities that support the unit's mission; maintains accountability of assigned equipment valued in excess of $3 million. Show less Served as the First Sergeant of 305th Engineer Company & 450th Engineer Platoon (Route Clearance), 315th Engineer Battalion, 301st Mobility Enhancement Brigade. Responsible for the administrative actions, logistical management, health, welfare, morale and discipline of 7 Officers and 219 Soldiers; maintains unit training records and plans; schedules and executes all individual and collective training. Senior enlisted advisor to the Commander on all matters relating to enlisted personnel and activities within the unit. Serves as reviewer for both enlisted and officer performance evaluations, to assure accuracy and compliance to Army standards. Provides counseling for career progression and retention. Coordinates with staff agencies for engineer operational and tactical support. Formulates and maintains construction schedules. Organizes employment of engineer elements operating with infantry and armored units. Inspects construction sites and enforces job specification and safety standards. Collects, interprets, analyzes, evaluates, and disseminates intelligence data. Assists the Commander in planning, coordinating, and supervising all activities that support the unit's mission. Conduct training and ensures proficiency in individual and NCO skills and small-unit collective skills that support the company's mission essential task list (METL). Maintains accountability of assigned equipment valued in excess of $230 million. Show less Served as First Sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 2nd Battalion, 363rd Regiment; responsible for the administrative actions, logistical management, health, welfare, morale and discipline of 13 Officers and 76 Soldiers; maintains unit training records and plans; schedules and executes all individual and collective training; advises the Commander on all matters relating to enlisted personnel and activities within the unit; assists the Commander in planning, coordinating, and supervising all activities that support the unit's mission; maintains accountability of assigned equipment valued in excess of $3 million. Show less Independently determines most effective methods, procedures, required innovations, provision, and how end results and solutions will be used. Technical decisions and recommendations are accepted as final, held responsible for accuracy and interpretation of results and impact. Informed supervisor of status and progress of assignments. Discusses difficulties encountered in carrying out engineering assignments. Completed work is reviewed for overall adequacy, conformance with policies, procedures, and effectiveness of services provided. Assists Community Planner with quarterly Installation Status Reporting, RPLANS, GIS, Real Property Planning Board, DD1391s and Master Plans. Assist Real Property Accountability Officer with real property management, recording all assets in GFEBS, including all modernization projects that influence the life cycle management of the facility. Manage Real Property folders per CFOA/ HQDA guidelines) and Real Property Transactions (Execute real estate actions congruent with HQ USACE guidelines, USAYPG mission, and Master Plan, to include: leases; permits; licenses; memorandum of understanding/ agreement and; rights-of entry; Execute Reports of Availability and Excess concerning the use or disposal of real property; Execute, prepare, and/or ensure proper environmental and cultural resource documentation is accomplished in support of the acquisition, management, and disposal of real property). Ensured the physical inspections are conducted and the physical inspection is recorded in GFEBS. Manage Data Calls, Reports, Papers, Memorandums, Produce reports, information papers, and memorandums as request. Coordinate with Garrison and mission element to ensure data calls are answered completely and on time. Provide technical data and detailed information in response to all real property requests. Respond to inquiries from Federal, State, and local governments, private sector, and the general public. Provide all information required for CFOA audit. Show less

  • First Sergeant (Retired)

    Dec 2017 - Dec 2020

  • First Sergeant

    Oct 2016 - Nov 2017

  • First Sergeant

    Apr 2014 - Sept 2016

  • GS 0802, Engineering Technician-Real Property

    Feb 2014 - Jul 2015
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  United States Department of the Army

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2023

  Employed by the Department of the Army, United States Army Garrison Fort George Meade, MD. as the Real Property Accountable Officer (GS13). Bill Graves serves as the senior technical expert in all matters related to the acquisition, utilization, and disposal of real property. Responsible for program direction, planning, management, and administration of the Installation real property inventory. Overall responsible for accurate real property data in General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) for the real property assets in excess of $11.2B, and 5,596 acres. Show less Employed by the Department of the Army, United States Army Garrison Fort Gordon, GA as the Real Property Accountable Officer (GS12). Bill Graves serves as senior technical expert in all matters related to acquisition, utilization and disposal of real property. Responsible for program direction, planning, management and administration of the Installation real property inventory. Overall responsible for accurate real property data in General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) for the real property assets in excess of $12B, and 55,596 acres. Show less Real Property Accountable Officer. Serving as technical expert in all matters related to theacquisition, utilization, and disposal of real property at Yuma Proving Ground (837,770+ acres). Including real property management, real estate transactions, and space management. Responsible for program direction, planning, management, and administration of the Installation Real Property Inventory (RPI, green booked at $2B). Applying multi-disciplined expertise and specialized knowledge with regards to principles and practices of real property; to carry out a variety of work assignments, assist in preparation of budget estimates, administration of real property contracts, management and real property mapping (GIS). Directs and manages the technical preparation and update of the installation RPI. Ensures that the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, revitalization, diversion, layaway, privatization, and disposal of real property assets, to include land, improvements, are undertaken in accordance with applicable real property Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), and General Services Administration (GSA) laws and regulations. Provides technical data and detailed information in response to all real property requests for information (RFI). Ensured accuracy of financial real property documentation. Reviewed regulations, and/ or ordnances for preparing MACOM reports, information papers, and briefings on impacts to USAYPG. Assists the Master Planner, that USAYPG records accurately reflect real property acquisition, inventory, and disposal plans. Tasked in coordination with USACE in developing and special use conditions for real property acquisition, utilization, and disposal of real property assets. Including the preparation of/ or assisting with all ingrant and outgrant real estate documents, to include DoD property screening(s), local notices of USAYPG property availability and property availability / use. Show less

  • Branch Chief, Real Property Accountable Officer

    Jul 2023 - Sept 2023

  • Branch Chief, Real Property Accountable Officer

    Oct 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Real Property Accountable Officer

    Jul 2015 - Oct 2020