Halsey Keats

Experience

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  US Navy

  Feb 1991 - Apr 2006

  Officer

  Multiple assignments culminating in Executive Officer for Navy Sea Control Squadron squadron tasked to defend aircraft carriers and conduct over-land support missions. Supervised facility and aircraft maintenance and environmental programs. Integrated logistics/operations. Had a blast...Still cannot believe they paid me.

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  Joint Staff, J4

  May 2006 - May 2009

  Executive Officer/Chief Operations Officer

  Executive Officer, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., 2006 to 2009. Hand selected by the 3-Star Director for Logistics to provide daily oversight of six divisions responsible for the Defense Global Supply Chain.• Oversaw the requirements analysis and plan development that enabled rapid delivery of $15.3B in equipment/services to Afghanistan/Pakistan security forces; resulted in sustained combat operations against Taliban/Al Qaeda forces in the contested border areas• Coordinated combat resupply of over 1,145 tons of ammunition to partner forces within 24 hours enabling the defeat of an Al Qaeda affiliate Show less

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  OPNAV ACNO NGEN

  May 2009 - Jul 2010

  Director, Operations and Support Branch

  Director, Operations and Support Branch, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 2009 to 2010.Supported development of Department of the Navy Next Generation Enterprise (computer) Network (NGEN). Responsible for defining governance processes to administer and operate the network. • Lead team conducting analysis of acquisition strategy identifying vulnerabilities and recommended mitigation predicted to save the Department of the Navy $100M/year• Oversaw the integration of IT Best Practices (ITIL v3 framework) and developed business case using commercial benchmarks to implement the full framework by phases Show less

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  USCENTCOM

  Jul 2010 - Jan 2014

  Senior Joint Planner, U.S. Central Command, Tampa, FL, 2013 to Present. Government civilian position responsible for Counter-Terrorism operations, Crisis Response Planning and synchronizing Special and Conventional Operations for the U.S. Central Command Middle East Area of Responsibility.• Developed Operational Order directing integrating activities for major subordinate units assisting in maintain regional political stability and compelling compliance with international norms• Leading cross-functional analytical team that developed a prioritized Counter-Terrorism plan by narrowed potential operations in 20 countries to a list of six countries by identifying the mismatches between the threat and host nation capabilities Show less Director, Sensitive Military Plans, U.S. Central Command, Tampa, FL, 2010 to 2013. Analyzed strategic requirements, developed operational plans and directed operations. Prepared budget, operational, and quarterly special project reports. • Led 20-member expert team executing special operations disrupting terrorist activities; actions defeated three planned attacks and enabled host nations to reverse terrorist gains• Managed project assessing threats to U.S. interests in the Middle East and developed recommended task organized forward deployed Special Operations Force; resulted in increased security cooperation with Partner Nations and improved defense during regional unrest in 2012 Show less

  • Senior Counterterrorism Joint Planner

    Mar 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Director, Sensitive Military Plans

    Jul 2010 - Mar 2013
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  Southern States TOYOTAlift

  Jan 2014 - now

  • Developed in-house capability to Mass Customize Fleet Reporting for all clients enabling value-added visits by Company personnel to all customers contributing to over $16M in New and Used Sales in 2016.• Improved Revenues by 4% ($1.5M in 2016) with results going straight to the bottomline by implementing profitability analytics and process to ensure only the best customers received discounts.• Increased technician productivity by improving dispatchers' and branch managers' visibility on Technician Effective Bill Rate and Average Work Proficiency. • Mapped, measured and improved key back-office functions resulting in 5% revenue gain in 2016.• Restructuring technician reporting and developed analytical tools and tailored customer presentations. Enables General Managers to provide value-added analysis of customer operations by identifying avoidable repairs. Show less

  • VP Analytics

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Director of Business Intelligence

    Aug 2015 - Dec 2017

  • General Manager

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2015