Mike Cathey

Experience

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  US Army

  Nov 1994 - Dec 2002

  Transportation Manager

  Various assignments in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps at several locations in the United States.Assignments included:• Company Commander, 541st Transportation Company (Bulk POL) (Fort Campbell, KY)• Support Operations Transportation Officer, 561st Corps Support Battalion (Fort Campbell, KY)• Assistant Division Transportation Officer, 101st Airborne Division (Fort Campbell, KY)• Brigade Transportation Officer and Comptroller, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (Fort Lewis, WA and Fort Bliss, TX)• Detachment Commander, 22nd Transportation Detachment (Trailer Transfer) (Fort Lewis, WA)• Truck Platoon Leader, 40th Transportation Company (Bulk POL) (Fort Lewis, WA) Show less

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  US Army, Combined Arms Command - Training

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2004

  Logistics Training Development Officer

  • Logistics training development staff officer in the training support activity Battle Command Training and Integration Division (BCTID), subordinate to the Combined Arms Command Collective Training Directorate, that directed and coordinated the development of the US Army's Battle Command, Battle Staff, and digital C4ISR systems tasks and training support products to support contemporary unit full-spectrum operational readiness and advance Army transformation. • Responsible for the integration of logistics and Battle Command digital training products and concepts between units, proponents, and developers (combat, material, and training), to help fuse digital Army Battle Command System training efforts. Supported the development of emerging digital doctrine through the collection of tactics, techniques, and procedures that supported individual, leader, and collective digital training and disseminated the information throughout the Army. Show less

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  US Army, HQ III Corps

  Jul 2004 - Jun 2009

  • Multifunctional Logistics and Transportation Plans and Future Operations Officer, responsible for developing and synchronizing future logistics and transportation plans and operations in support of three Army divisions and several separate brigades--consisting of tens of thousands of personnel--located at five different installations in the continental United States. • Developed, planned, and tracked short and long term logistics and transportation concepts and strategies for subordinate units in support of the organization vision and provided operational-level logistics advice for the employment of forces in support of the Global War on Terror and the Department of Homeland Security in support of national emergencies.• Coordinated and oversaw the establishment of a multi-million dollar contract providing insulating materials for non-permanent structures in Iraq that resulted in energy savings and saved lives through the reduction of energy requirements. Show less • Transportation Operations Director/Manager for an 800-person organization, continuously planned and supervised effective and realistic training to ensure that organizational training objectives were met. Training objectives included driver training, maintenance, safety awareness, and mission-oriented exercises.• Directed multi-modal operations at an international airport, developed transportation and supply request procedures and asset tracking systems to monitor status and anticipate transportation shortfalls. Flawlessly directed the trans-loading and onward movement of 11,000 pieces of cargo totaling 25,000 short tons of essential supplies and equipment.• Served in leadership and management positions in all types of transportation, movement control, and logistical organizations tasked with controlling and carrying out personnel, cargo-movements, and logistics requirements internationally. • Effectively used planning techniques to develop courses of action based on desired outcome; followed executive-level leader’s intent while recognizing and resolving time and date conflicts.• Continually researched critical systemic transportation issues and implemented solutions drastically improving operations; led to organization to become overriding and sought-after movement experts.• Set operations policies and standards; determined safety procedures for handling of dangerous goods. Safety was paramount at all times. • Directed all facets of transportation related to planning, operation, coordination and evaluation of methods of transportation including multi-modal systems. • As a transportation and logistics planner and supervisor, consistently recommended priorities; coordinated tasks, documented cargo and personnel to be transported, allocated resources, and determined modes and routes necessary for the optimum utilization of assets and timely mission accomplishment. Show less

  • Logistics Senior Planner

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2009

  • Transportation Operations Director

    Jul 2004 - Jun 2007
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  US Army, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

  Jul 2009 - Jul 2011

  Logistics Operations Officer

  • Served as operations officer for an organization with over 800 personnel, with a staff of 7 personnel, responsible for all ongoing operations, planning for future operations, as well as planning for and supervising individual and group training.• Ensured that effective and realistic training was planned for and supervised its execution to ensure that all training objectives were met. Tracked individual training completion to ensure that it was being completed within established timelines.• Recognized for successes in developing an organization that was prepared to conduct its mission effectively and efficiently. Show less

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  NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan

  Feb 2010 - Feb 2011

  Director, Logistics Support Cell

  • Directed logistics support cell responsible for providing support to all Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan through engagements with national and international leaders, including congressional and staff delegations, U.S. and international military leaders, and Afghan government officials.• Provided stewardship and careful oversight of over 60 service contracts and 300 commodities purchases valued at over $50.8 million in support of Foreign National Organizational development and sustainment. • Served as liaison officer and advisor to the chief logistics officer for an Afghan Army Corps, responsible for providing support to thousands of Afghan Army personnel throughout southern Afghanistan. Prepared and executed status update briefings to senior officers from multinational forces, international embassies, external military commands, congressional delegations, and Afghan governmental partners along with non-governmental organizations. Show less

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  U.S. Army CGSC

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2015

  Logistics Training Developer (Assistant Professor - Transportation and Logistics)

  • Senior Faculty Member at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College providing graduate-level instruction in Logistics and Human Resources core and elective courses to over 200 U.S. and international management personnel. • Collaborated with faculty members to author lesson plans and instructional products in the delivery of program courses to ensure clear expression of complex concepts. Created lesson plans with detailed Power Point presentations and instructional handouts that benefited both instructors and students.• Facilitated student learning using the Experiential (Adult) Learning Model while fostering an environment of teamwork and continually rewarding creative and critical thinking in students.• Instructed students in the doctrinal methods of Army Logistics Management that included planning, implementation, and controlling the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customer requirements.• Developed and maintained class climate based on mutual trust, respect, and confidence.• Successfully prepared and presented course material on fundamentals of strategic, operational, and tactical logistics, as well as critical reasoning and creative thinking. Show less