Scott Towne, DSL

Experience

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  JPMorgan Chase (Formerly Bank 1)

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Lead Mail Messenger

  Started as a Temp from January to June and hired on full time in June. As Lead Mail Messenger I was responsible for learning all routes for delivery and pick up of internal bank mail. Required to work long hours and overtime to cover additional routes as required. Willingness to learn led to ability to cover routes and answer questions related to work areas in the absence of Supervisors. Responsible for training new couriers ensuring routes covered properly. Additional duties include dropping off vehicles for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, Fed Ex for out of town affiliates, non standard routes, and assisting with scheduling. Also assisted with sorting and labeling packages for mass interoffice mailings. Show less

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  Honda of America Mfg., Inc.

  Jan 1995 - Apr 1995

  Weld Shop Personnel (Temp)

  Temp employee assigned to the Weld Shop on the manufacturing floor. Duties included hammering weld spots for spot weld, spatter cut, battery plate installation, filler installation, and fine touch up for spatter removal. Responsible for maintaining a clean work environment and following safety guidance. Also responsible for ensuring tools and stations were properly prepared for proper flow of manufacturing process.

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  JPMorgan Chase (Formerly Bank 1)

  Apr 1995 - Jan 1996

  Mailing Sorter

  Responsible for operation of automated mail sorting equipment for credit card delivery. Responsible for loading mail for proper distribution to mailing centers. Duties included data input for setting up runs, troubleshooting equipment for minor repairs, and training new personnel.

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  US Army

  Feb 1996 - now

  Serves as the Armament Team Leader responsible for supporting the planning and assessment of logistics fielding readiness and lifecycle sustainment requirements for Army ground combat and armament materiel systems and associated support equipment. Represents the logistics user community in the development of integrated product support (IPS) strategies to ensure materiel systems are logistically ready for fielding and sustainable throughout the lifecycle. Provides field level technical expertise to acquisition and testing organizations to set the conditions for achieving operational readiness objectives. Leads and manages a team of senior NCOs in executing the mission. Show less Served as the CASCOM Sustainment Analysis and Integrations Officer (OD) responsible for the analysis and integration of force protection and distribution related observations, lessons and best practices (OLB), influencing Army readiness, force design, and capability development requirements. Served as an advisor to the CASCOM Commanding General on all ordnance and sustainment issues. Plans, coordinates and synchronizes OLB collection actions with ACOMS, ASCCs, Joint Staff, Service Staffs, PEOs and other government agencies. Enables development of Joint and Army sustainment gap solution approaches for senior leader acquisition resource decisions and priority. Facilitates perationalizing Army lessons and best practices. Show less Armament Repair Technician for 2-11 Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY). Planned, directed, organized, supervised and conducted maintenance on vehicles, weapons, equipment, and facilities. Managed field maintenance activities and coordinates with Brigade, USARPAC, TACOM, CECOM, DLA, and contractors for maintenance solutions. Assisted the Battalion Commander and XO in prioritizing maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs. Responsible for the management, safety, welfare and training of all maintenance personnel. Planned, supervised and ensured that all property book items achieved a 10/20 standard for turn-in during major Division level divestment of equipment following conversion from a Stryker Brigade Combat Team to an Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Wrote Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the maintenance facility, duties and responsibilities in support of customer units. Responsible for Quality Assurance/Quality Checks on services, trouble shooting, and field level maintenance performed on 12 M119A3 Howitzers, six M777A2 Howitzers, over 300 pieces of rolling stock and 400 individual and crew served weapon systems. Responsible for performing maintenance and providing training on newly fielded M119A3 Howitzers. Show less Armament Repair Technician at 225th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) in support of 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) 25th Infantry Division (ID). Wrote Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for armament shop duties and responsibilities in support of customer units. Responsible for Quality Assurance/Quality Checks on services, trouble shooting, and field level maintenance performed on 12 M119A3 Howitzers, six M777A2 Howitzers, eight 120mm Mortar Systems, 12 81mm Mortar Systems, six 60mm Mortar Systems, over 3000 individual and crew served weapons and optics for 2/25 ID IBCT. Instruct and assist with rebuild of authorized major components of armament equipment. Assisted with the coordination of teams to perform Modification Work Orders in six M777A2 Howitzers. Provide technical advice and assistance to multiple organizations during major training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area. Responsible for training and welfare of all Armament personnel in 2/25 ID IBCT. Worked with multiple civilian organizations to coordinate training and updates for Armament equipment and personnel. Show less Armament Repair Technician at 501st BSB in support of 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT)1st Armor Division (AD). Assisted with mentoring and supervision of Unit Maintained Equipment (UME) weapons maintenance while unit was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Assisted with closing out maintenance of UME armament equipment performing repairs on individual and crewserved weapons. Responsible for planning and execution of reset maintenance for armament equipment for 1/1 AD for the first time in over 10 years. Responsible for planning and execution of non divisional unit maintenance for armament equipment, performing and supervising weapons gauging and repairs on over 2000 individual and crewserved weapons. Wrote SOP for armament shop duties and responsibilities. Responsible for QA/QC on services, trouble shooting, and field level maintenance performed on 18 M777A2 Howitzers, 36 120mm Mortar Systems, 12 81mm Mortar Systems, six 60mm Mortar Systems, over 3000 individual and crew served weapons and optics for 1/1 AD SBCT. Instruct and assist with rebuild of authorized major components of armament equipment. Performed duties as a Casualty Assistance Officer. Recognized by Ft. Bliss Instillation Command as a Volunteer of the Quarter in 2014. Responsible for preparation and movement of Armament maintenance operations for 1/1 AD SBCT to a new location on Ft. Bliss. Responsible for coordinating multiple shipments, inspection and distribution of Armament systems to customer units in accordance with Modification Work Order (MWO) instructions. Responsible for training and welfare of all Armament personnel in 1/1 AD SBCT. Worked with multiple civilian organizations to coordinate training and updates for Armament equipment and personnel. Show less Maintenance Officer / Technician for 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Brigade in a combined arms battalion forward deployed in Grafenwoehr, Germany; Planned, directed, organized, supervised and conducted maintenance on vehicles, weapons, equipment, and facilities. Managed sustainment maintenance activities and coordinates with Brigade, USAREUR, TACOM, CECOM, DLA, and contractors for maintenance solutions. Assisted the Battalion Commander and XO in prioritizing maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs. Responsible for the management, safety, welfare and training of all maintenance personnel. Planned and supervised the Task Force weapons and equipment Reset, and ensures all property book items achieved a 10/20 standard for turn-in to Task Force Harvest during unit inactivation. Supervised all facilities maintenance and supervised preparations and turn-in to the Department of Public Works upon closure. Assigned and performed duties as the Task Force safety officer. Show less Served as the Armament Repair Technician at 172nd Support Battalion (SB), 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade. Wrote SOP for armament shop duties and responsibilities. Provided technical advice and assistance with maintenance for an Armor Gunnery and Mission Readiness Exercise focused on preparing equipment and training personnel for a deployment to Combat Theater. Conducted Pre-deployment inspections and services on the Brigades 3,500 individual and crew served weapons. Served as the Armament Repair Technician Forward (FWD) at 172D SB during a deployment to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Responsible for logistics for repair of over 4,000 pieces of armament equipment spread out over 21 Forward Operating Bases (FOB) and Combat Outposts (COP). Personally performed borescope and pullover and updated DA2408-4 on the Theater Provided Equipment (TPE) Mortar Systems on FOBs and COPs in the East Paktika Provence Area of Operation. Responsible for QA/QC on services, trouble shooting, and field level maintenance performed on 12 M119A3 Howitzers, six M777A2 Howitzers, 12 120mm Mortar Systems, 12 81mm Mortar Systems, six 60mm Mortar Systems, over 3000 individual and crew served weapons and optics for 172nd SIBCT.Effectively and Efficiently managed 10 personnel arranging for parts, tools and transportation to maintain the highest combat readiness. Show less Serves as the Special Repair Teams NCOIC. Directly involved in the writing of Memorandums of Agreement (MoA) between the Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) and the supported units for the four Special Repair Teams (SRT). Subject Matter Expert (SME) between Army Materiel Command (AMC) and Army Sustainment Command (ASC) with the Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) and their Small Arms Readiness Evaluation Team - Repair (SARET-R). Responsible for developing and producing tracking products to ensure Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are scheduled for field Reset within the 180 day Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) Cycle. Tracked the Reset of over 100,000 individual and crew served weapons plus optics and lasers per year for more than 15 BCTs. Responsible for assisting the LCMC with stocking recommendations, at a cost of nearly $1MIL per mission to maintain a minimum 90% repair rate for SRT missions. Assisted in the development of the Small Arms Readiness Evaluation Team - Repair at Anniston (SARET-RA) process. As the SME on SRTs, I assisted in establishment and tracking of the Chemical Biological Equipment Repair Team (CBERT), Communication Electronic Evaluation Repair Team (CEERT), and the addition of optics and lasers to the Small Arms Readiness Evaluation Team - Repair/Optics(SARET-R/O). Conducted multiple presentations discussing teams capabilities and any new services being implemented. Primary duties involve coordinating the SRT visits between LCMC and US Army units. Show less Performed duties as a Armament Maintenance Supervisor at the Directorate of Logistics (DOL). Assigned as a Technical Monitor and responsible for Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) on the Combat Service Support Contract - Contract (CSSC-K). Responsible for coordinating the final logistical movement of Combat Support Associates (CSA) equipment from Camp Doha Kuwait to Camp Buehring Kuwait with no loss or damage. Also, responsible for ensuring that the CSA facilities met the requirements laid out in the contract and met Army security and safety standards. Responsible for ensuring that over 7,000 weapons were properly inspected and operational prior to units move into Iraq. Assisted in set up and operation of forward weapons repair and storage facility. Responsible for weapons facility management resulting on no deficiencies during required inspections. Continuously gave instruction to armorers on the importance of proper maintenance and inspection criteria prior to movement into Iraq. Show less Responsible for enlisting high quality men and women into the U.S. Army. Designed a sales presentation that was adopted for use in the recruiting station and showed excellent teamwork and willingness to share knowledge with newly assigned recruiters. Conducted multiple sales presentations, sales displays, job fairs and professional public speaking events. Selected ahead of peers as Assistant Station Commander. Excellent leadership skills resulted in my selection to assume duties as the Station Commander for the top recruiting station in Fresno Company for 4th QTR FY 04. Selected as Recruiter of the Year and NCO of the Year for Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion for FY04. Show less Assigned to the 2/70 Armor Maintenance Support Team (MST) and was responsible for the inspection and repair of the battalion's 44 M1A1 main battle tanks, small arms and mortars. Responsible for training five soldiers with three Military Occupational Specialties (MOS). Responsible for, and maintained exceptional accountability of over $120,000 MTO&E equipment. Directly responsible for the readiness rate of over 95% during JRTC rotation. He showed himself to be an expert troubleshooter on the M1A1 main battle tank. He always shared his personal knowledge and used any opportunity to train soldiers and build strong team cohesion. Always showed that he had the ability to handle the challenge of managing several missions simultaneously. Show less Assigned to the 2/70 Armor Maintenance Support Team (MST) for deployment with Intinsic Action 00-03. During the deployment, I was responsible for the inspection and repair of the battalions Line Replacable Units (LRU) on 30 M1A1 main battle tanks, and 19 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Served as the Evacuation NCO, responsible the safe transport of over 200 DS/GS jobs from the Kabal to Camp Doha logging over 18,000 accident free miles during the deployment. Served as the squadleader and was responsible the welfare, training and personal developement of seven Soldiers. Responsible for and maintained accountability of over $340,000 of MTO&E equipment. Show less

  • Armament Logistics and Material Readiness Officer (CW4)

    Feb 2022 - now

  • OD Sustainment Analysis Integrations Officer (CW3)

    Jun 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Armament Systems Maintenance Warrant (CW3)

    Oct 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Armament Systems Maintenance Warrant (CW2)

    Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Armament Systems Maintenance Warrant (CW2)

    Jul 2013 - May 2016

  • Battalion Maintenance Officer / Tech (CW2)

    Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

  • Armament Systems Maintenance Warrant (WO1 / CW2)

    Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Special Repair Teams NCOIC (SFC)

    Dec 2006 - Aug 2010

  • Armament Maintenance Supervisor (SFC)

    Dec 2005 - Dec 2006

  • Recruiter (SSG)

    Sept 2001 - Dec 2005

  • Armament Maintenance Supervisor (SGT)

    Feb 2001 - Sept 2001

  • Armament Repairer (SGT)

    Jun 2000 - Jan 2001

  • Armament Repairer (SGT)

    Jun 1999 - May 2000

  • Armament Repairer (SGT)

    Feb 1999 - May 1999

  • Armament Repairer (E1 - E4)

    Feb 1996 - Feb 1999