Christopher Lakich

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jan 2001 - Sept 2016

  Directs and mentors staffs of approximately 30+ personnel in the performance of their duties, manages an operational budget of more than $800K per year, secured and managed an additional $500K in supplementary funds that were utilized for additional contractor support, international travel requirements, and equipment. • Drafted, implemented, and enforced policy for which directly resulted in increased productivity and efficiency as well as decreased instances of missed deadlines and loss of air, land, and sea lift availability.• Awarded for superior performance in the organization and management of the movement of 15,000+ personnel and their associated cargo from the continental United States to the Republic of South Korea utilizing government and civilian contracted air and sealift under tight budget constraints.• Assisted the Commander in leading, mentoring, and developing organization of 25 personnel and implemented a training program which improved organizational readiness.• Provides transportation and logistics analysis to higher level commands through the preparation and presentation of weekly briefings to support ongoing and future operations.• Planned and supervised the displacement and relocation of organizations ranging from 100 to 5000+ personnel and associated equipment, in a fast paced environment to prepare for combat, crisis action, and humanitarian assistance operations. Planning and execution consisted of designing section layout, supervising construction of facilities at new sites, and assisting in the development of movement plans and transportation of all personnel, material, and equipment required. Show less Maintains and ensures the professional development of personnel while updating and keeping track of the yearly required training of 30+ individuals. Mentors employees through leadership and experience. Writes office job descriptions and directives. Reviews and recommends disciplinary actions to be taken if required. • Created and instituted a leadership program for an organization that fostered small unit leadership at lower and upper level positions, increased morale, and decreased reportable incidents and misconduct.• Instituted a weekly training program to increase staff professional education. Encouraged lower level staff to increase education levels as opportunities were presented.• Encourages increased responsibilities to be taken by lower echelon staff to better foster leadership, mentorship, and morale at the unit level.• Implemented bi-weekly meeting plan to ensure project goals were on track and to provide guidance on upcoming requirements and deadlines. Show less Forecasts, plans, and supervises the execution of logistical to numerous (16+) operations in more than 8 countries globally. As the senior logistics supervisor provides staff and senior management over functional areas to include transportation and logistics analysis, personnel identification and sourcing, embarkation requirements, and budget constraints and solutions.• Identified and analyzed multiple transportation options and opportunities to include international sea and air shipping options that were analyzed to ensure timely mission accomplishment and delivery of assets while maintaining a level of cost savings in excess of $500K to $1.5M.• Developed a staff of 30 personnel that participated in planning and supervising the deployment of 10,000+ personnel and their life support resources to over 210 exercises conducted in over 10+ countries in the Asia-Pacific theater.• Directed and managed the 6-step planning process that includes; planning, staffing, sourcing, and acquisition of suitable transportation in support of the objective.• Subject matter expert in weekly executive level briefs and discussions providing solutions to complex transportation and logistic requirements.• Implemented official correspondence guidance to between organizations to ensure clear communication and understanding.• Developed and supervised the transportation and movement plan for 5,000+ personnel and related cargo from the continental United States to the Middle East in support of contingency operations using U.S. government, international and privately owned civilian air, ground, and sea lift assets.• On short notice, developed and executed the deployment of 10,000+ personnel and their associated cargo in support of international humanitarian assistance events in Japan and the Philippines. Show less Develops, maintains, and manages strategic plans and international relationships with United States allies in the Pacific and the Middle East in order to build, encourage, and enable partner nation capacity and capability to work with the United States in achieving regional and strategic objectives. Analyzes intelligence and political-military information in order to formulate regional scene setter reports and talking points for the Commander; providing travel and high level meeting recommendations based on current and future strategic objective.• Start to finish project management of 7 large scale Operational and Crisis Action Plans that layout unit functions, sourcing, and requirements to deploy for the future strategic and emergency needs of the Department of Defense Agencies, the United States, and regional allies. • Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) professional that coordinates, reviews, and executes Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) in support of the Commander’s intent throughout the theater of operations.• Performed the duties as Global Force Management (GFM) Planning analyst in support of potential crisis and contingency operations in the Pacific and Middle East.• Organizes and executes Operational Planning Teams (OPT) numbering from 10 to 100+ personnel in support of Commander’s operational intent.• Developed and implemented Letters of Instruction and Standard Operating Procedures in support of the sourcing, phasing, deployment, and redeployment of forces in support of operations, crisis action contingency operations, and exercises in the Pacific area of responsibility. 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  • Operations Manager

    Jan 2001 - Sept 2016

  • Personnel Manager

    Jan 2001 - Sept 2016

  • Logistics Supervisor

    Jan 2001 - Sept 2016

  • Strategic Plans Manager

    Jan 2001 - Sept 2016
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  Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Logistics Router

  • Route/dispatch an average of 250+ truck routes on a daily basis. • Coordinate driver's routes according to customer requests, geographic considerations and in compliance with DOT regulations and company policies. • Notify drivers and warehouse supervision/management of schedules/assignments.• Operate an automated routing computer system (i.e. RoadNet, MobileCast) and track schedules, changes in assignments/routes, and maintain follow-up information. • Track and input driver mileage and hours within the recordkeeping system. • Communicate with various locations/depots on a daily basis regarding shipping status and projected/confirmed deliveries. • Partner with the sales force and customer assistance to resolve shipping/delivery discrepancies or concerns regarding product arrival status. • Make on-demand decisions to resolve issues efficiently with dispatchers, drivers, and customers. Show less

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  Calhoun International

  Jan 2017 - May 2018

  Data Manager
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  UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2021

  GFM/JOPES Integrator and JOPES Functional Manager
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  USTRANSCOM

  Sept 2021 - now

  Operations Specialist/Integrator