Grant Carriker

Experience

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  US Army

  Apr 2008 - Mar 2020

  Project manager of a $48M program with eighty pieces of cargo capable of tracking personnel, equipment, and using virtual systems to enhance home station training for Pacific Command Brigade Combat Teams consistent with U.S. Army Pacific Commander’s training and readiness guidance. Exercises conducted in Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, California, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines. Rated #1 of 5 officers in position. Leader of an 84 personnel organization in operations, training, equipment acquisition and accountability of $25M, distribution and maintenance, and logistic and operations planning, with an end state of a unit ready to deploy world-wide. Responsible for planning, coordination, and synchronization of fires and effects for a 3,500 person organization. Directly supervised daily operations of an eight-Soldier cell in training, garrison, and deployed environments. Military professional coursework preparing for logistics, operations, intelligence, and fire support staff planning and integration at Brigade Combat Teams. Continued education in Army Operational Plans and training by completing Captain’s Career course and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape High Risk course. Coordinated, planned, and synchronized all fire support personnel and equipment, including artillery, mortars, close air support, attack aviation, information operations, civil affairs, psychological operations, and public affairs. Served as the civil works and projects manager and the Counter-Intelligence Support Team leader. Liaison with civil authorities, local civic leaders and Iraqi military commanders to mitigate impacts of military operations while rebuilding and improving governmental functions and living conditions of the populace. Assistant Director of an 80 person organization, Technical Fire Direction Manager, and Intelligence Analyst responsible for training, supervision, coordination, movement, readiness, and welfare of 80 Soldiers. Leader of a 25 person organization responsible for training and administrative requirements and equipment maintenance and accountability of $10M of equipment. Rated in top 3 of 26 peers by Senior Rater.

  • Project Manager and Exercise Planner

    May 2016 - Mar 2020

  • Post Surgical Medical leave and household move to Hawaii

    Nov 2015 - May 2016

  • Senior Manager (Battery Commander)

    Feb 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Assistant BDE FSO

    Oct 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Operations Manager, Career Course and Army Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape High Risk (SERE-C) Student

    Nov 2011 - Sept 2012

  • Capabilities Integrator, Reconnaissance Squadron

    Jun 2010 - Nov 2011

  • Project Manager and Capabilities Integrator, Reconnaissance Troop

    Nov 2009 - Jun 2010

  • Assistant Director (Executive Officer)

    Sept 2009 - Nov 2009

  • Manager (Platoon Leader)

    Apr 2008 - Sept 2009
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  EPB

  Mar 2020 - now

  Manager

  Manager of the Construction and Preventative Maintenance Departments with 122 employees consisting of company, IBEW union, and contract personnel covering 600 square miles of service area and 3,000 miles of distribution lines and 24/7 emergency response capabilities. Manage a $43M combined Capital and O&M budget. Oversee scheduling, and resources for Substation Preventative Maintenance of over 120 sub-transmission and distribution substations. The underground electric network, underground electric distribution, and overhead electric transmission and distribution construction supporting EPBs smart grid network. Manage and direct employee relations, hiring, salary management, workforce development. Assist in policy development, corporate messaging and branding, and community relations. Show less