Kevin Gamble

Experience

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  US Navy, Patrol Squadron 45

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2010

  P3C Flight Engineer and Crew Chief

  Naval fixed wing aircraft maintenance and operation crewmember responsible for the following duties: Flight Engineer, quality assurance, crew chief, logistics, fuel planning, aviation loadmaster, aviation electrician, risk management and safety manager. Aviation electrician responsible for: schematic troubleshooting, aircraft wiring, daily inspections, and junior electrician management/training. As the aircraft engineering and aerospace maintenance expert, the following major areas of focus are central to my job duties: Aircraft systems maintenanceDaily and phase inspectionsPre/Post flight checks/maintenance Quality assuranceFuel control Weight and balance calculationsAssignment of normal and emergency dutiesSenior enlisted safety supervisor. Primary responsible for aircraft and crew safety, cooperative mission planning with senior pilot, and operational efficiency through crew and systems management. Supervise up to 22 personnel daily for safety, job performance, and training purposes. Aircraft systems expert evaluating holistic aircraft systems collaboration in dynamic environments to ensure 100% personnel/equipment safety and mission accomplishment. Show less

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  AlliedBarton Security Services (Contracted to Florida Blue)

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2013

  Customer Service Representative

  Coordinated information and managed the logistics of security related access control operations for Florida Blue and its subsidiaries in multiple locations throughout the continental United States.Coordinated projects with all levels of management to ensure successful completion of all security and non-security related dynamics of new employment, promotions, and terminations were handled with the utmost care and attention to detail. Managed all vendor security clearances throughout Florida Blue's network, including its subsidiary companies, on a daily basis to ensure 100% compliance with all confidential information access credibility. Show less

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  US Navy Reserve, Patrol Squadrons 62

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2016

  P3C Flight Engineer and Crew Chief

  Naval fixed wing aircraft maintenance and operation crew-member responsible for the following duties: Flight Engineer, quality assurance, crew chief, logistics, fuel planning, aviation load master, aviation electrician, risk management and safety manager. As the aircraft engineering and aerospace maintenance expert, the following major areas of focus are central to my job duties: Aircraft systems maintenanceDaily and phase inspectionsPre/Post flight checks/maintenance Quality assuranceFuel control Weight and balance calculationsAssignment of normal and emergency dutiesSenior enlisted safety supervisor. Primary responsible for aircraft and crew safety, cooperative mission planning with senior pilot, and operational efficiency through crew and systems management. Supervise up to 22 personnel daily for safety, job performance, and training purposes. Aircraft systems expert evaluating holistic aircraft systems collaboration in dynamic environments to ensure 100% personnel/equipment safety and mission accomplishment. Show less

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  Suddath Relocation Systems

  Jan 2015 - now

  Lead and coordinate activities of the long distance planning operations teams to drive revenue growth while optimizing use of equipment, facilities, and personnel.Establish daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual goals for the team to drive operational efficiency within the goals of the organization.Provide guidance to the planning team to maximize asset utilization, and profitability.Determine the most efficient planning method to service all our customers while minimizing service failures.Assure that all LDD (long distance dispatch) team members understand and enforce hours of service requirements. Confirm that all planners review trips for HOS viability.Enforce compliance with administrative policies, procedures, safety rules, and governmental regulations.Lead investigations into causes of customer or shipper complaints and responds accordingly.Build strong relationships with both internal and external customers, agents, van operators, customer service, branch personnel, etc.Foster relationships with Unigroup Home Office, creating an operating rhythm for shipment coverage, and planning optimization.Review overall performance of team to identify training needs, and then implement training plan to elevate performance of the overall team.Review industry publications and competitive landscape to keep abreast of latest trends in van operator recruitment. Compare Suddath practices to industry trends and recommend changes to assure we are an industry leader in van operator recruitment and retention. Show less Logistical network planning of long distance TL and LTL fleet based on specific shipment characteristics. Plan and analyze loads for viability based factors such as load dates, delivery dates, line haul, profitability and capacity. Coordinate shipments according to factors such as: origin and destination, weight of shipment and customer requirements. Monitor deviation from planned size of shipments and expected delivery time. I investigate late arrivals due to equipment failure and reporting to necessary parties involved. Direct activities of shipment progress by phone, e-mail and other tracking measures. Requires rigorous attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills to accommodate the multifaceted B2B interactions between fleet operations, trucking owner operators, origin/destination agencies, and Unigroup partner agencies in this high demand, competitive capacity niche environment. Show less

  • Senior Manager Fleet Operations

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Long Haul Operations Planning Manager

    Dec 2017 - Mar 2022

  • Network Operations Fleet Planner

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2017