Shawn Trout

Experience

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  Army National Guard

  Feb 2000 - Oct 2005

  Team Leader

  • Senior Team leader for the mountain battalion, stationed at the Army Mountain Warfare School• Activated for Operation Noble Eagle, securing the nation’s capital after 9/11.

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  United States Army

  Apr 2006 - Oct 2011

  • Commands a medical transition company of 175 wounded warriors, with the mission to prepare and transfer them out of the army and back into the civilian world.• Works directly with a multitude of non-profit and charity organizations that donate products and services to the wounded warrior programs. Some of the organizations are the Olympic Training Center, USO, Lifequest Transitions, and many others. • Maintains a strict physical fitness program, urinalysis program, command supply discipline program, Army Career and Alumni Program, and promotes secondary education, and community service for all Soldiers. Show less • Served as the Executive Officer and the Force Protection Officer (Chief of Security) for Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, which was forward deployed to N2KL part of regional command east, Afghanistan. • Directly responsible for the personal safety of over 3000 U.S. Personnel on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) located in Afghanistan, and also responsible for a strategic runway.• Specialized in intrusion detection, surveillance, BIO Metrics systems, and processing Local Nationals (LNs).• Managed a security force that consists of 110 U.S. Soldiers, 220 Afghan Security Guards (ASG), and over 100 Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers.• Coordinated and carried out countless Personnel Security Detachment (PSD) Missions, for high-ranking military officials and foreign dignitaries.• Certified a Contracting Officer Representative (COR), detailed with managing seven contracts totally over three million dollars.• Certified Unit Movement Officer (UMO), responsible for the shipping and accountability of all unit equipment valued at over 5 million dollars.• Selected by the Battalion Commander to be the liaison for our Afghan National Army (ANA) counterparts. Responsible for generating and maintaining a valued relationship, and partnership through numerous Key Leader Engagements (KLE). Show less

  • Company Commander

    Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Executive Officer

    Dec 2008 - Sept 2010

  • Executive Officer

    Apr 2008 - Dec 2008

  • Platoon Leader

    Apr 2006 - Apr 2008
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  Revision Military

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2015

  Oversee transportation department, including its assets and employees.Ensure customer goods move from production through the supply chain to the end user.Supervise air and ocean freight forwarding, global warehousing, transportation, reverse logistics, surface transportation and supply chain solutions.Establish quality transportation services.Develop partnerships with outside carriers in shipping.Plan and implement budgets.Utilize services of less-than-truckload carriers and air-forwarders to handle fulfillment shipments.Supervise scheduling of shipments.Review financial reports.Lead all distribution and transportation planning and strategic activities.Assist in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities and customer satisfaction opportunities.Serve as subject expert in terms of Import Regulations for Revision Military. Broad knowledge of U.S. import procedures; Provide training concerning import regulationsFamiliarity with countries (where Revision Military currently has operations and business transactions) pertaining to importsWork with Revision Military Supply Chain Management Teams pertaining to vendor solicitation pertaining to Free Trade Agreements (FTA’s)Understanding U.S. FTA’s qualifications, such as NAFTA, AUSFTA, and US-Israel, by applying rules to determine goods qualification; Train personnel as required, on specific U.S. FTASupport Global Operations for goods qualification process for country specific FTA’sCapable of understanding and deciphering U.S. Customs entry procedures utilizing government published referencesReview and disseminate Corporate Import ManualAssigned projects to support Global Trade Compliance activitiesACE account owner for U.S. operations; Review ACE data to assess training needsSupport U.S. and Global Operations pertaining to Customs audits or inquiriesProject lead for maintaining and implementing import trade compliance soft Show less Works in the supply chain management team with the duty to drive costs out of the system, maximizing the profits toward the bottom line. Manages commodities both national and international in relation to polycarbonate lens procurement. Manages all resins and chemicals for the manufacture of lens products at Revision Military's Vermont facility. Maintains valued national and international supplier relationships by conducting annual visits and audits.Also, the global logistics manager for Revision Military detailed with generating strategic level company logistic decisions in order to deliver product on time 100%. Expert in importing and exporting, customs clearance, and duty drawback. Utilizes multiple freight forwarders, FedEx, and customs brokers in order to maximize effectiveness and optimize the supply chain. Show less

  • Global Logistics Manager

    Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

  • Materials Manager

    Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

  • Commodity Business Manager

    Oct 2011 - Oct 2013
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  1st Republic Brewing Company

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2023

  Owner
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  Vermont Army National Guard

  Jul 2021 - now

  USPFO Vermont Purchasing and Contracting office. Responsible for facilitating the acquisitions of goods and services for the Vermont National Guard. during this time here I conducted pre-award, award, and post-award functions for over 60 acquisitions totaling over $14 million dollars. I also recieved my DAWIA professional certification in the new contracting certification requirements for the DoD.

  • Operations Officer

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Contract Specialist

    Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
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  U.S. Forest Service

  Nov 2022 - now

  Contracting Officer

  Serve as contract specialist responsible for specific aspects of the contracting transactions from initiation of a requirement to recommendation of contract award to procure supplies or services with specialized requirements.Serve as technical expert and advisor to management, customers, and contractors in assignment area relative to the market, the industry, specifications, socioeconomic concerns, and similar matters.Coordinate contract administration activities for long-term, extensive technical service contracts and/or cost type contracts.Monitor status of contract performance, approval of progress payments, reviewing and providing recommendations on contractor proposals.Negotiate price, contract specifications, delivery dates, incentives, and other terms of conditions.Review and award contracts within delegated contracting officer authority, or recommends award to contracting officer on contracts outside delegated authority. Show less