Taylor Picone

Experience

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  Army National Guard

  Nov 2006 - Nov 2010

  SMP Cadet and Fire Support Officer

  Assigned to 1-104 Cavalry Squadron as an SMP cadet from 2006 to 2008 and commissioned as a Fire Support Officer in 2008.

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  Valley Forge Military Academy & College

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Admissions Officer

  Recruited students for Valley Forge Military College and for the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Early Commissioning Program

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  The Culinary Institute of America

  Feb 2012 - Jun 2014

  Responsible for the recruitment of traditional and non traditional students from my assigned geographical area: Pennsylvania and Ohio Focused specifically on the recruitment of veterans and the use of the Montgomery and Post 9-11 G.I. Bill and yellow ribbon benefits.

  • Regional Admissions Officer

    Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Veteran's Admissions Officer

    Feb 2012 - Jul 2013
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  Army National Guard

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2017

  The senior logistics officer in the organization plans, directs, and supervises the mission of the Forward Support Company by providing purpose and direction to the senior leadership of the company. Ensures that all company leadership operates from a common vision.Must maintain knowledge of supported unit tactics, equipment, and manning in order to advises customer units on support capabilities and effectively direct unit functions and outputs to meet customer unit needs. Direct assistant to the company commander. Assists with planning and directing the mission of the Forward Support Company by communicating the purpose and direction of the company commander. Helps to ensures that all company leadership operates from a common vision.Must maintain knowledge of supported unit tactics, equipment, and manning in order to execute the company commander's concept of support and effectively direct unit functions and outputs to meet customer unit needs. Manager of seven departments that conducted various life support operations for the garrison of Camp Arifijan, a footprint of approximately 3 square miles of infrastructure and 2,000 tenants. Management areas include housing, environmental and OSHA compliance, improvement projects within the garrison, maintenance operations, storage and distribution of over 1,000 shipping containers, and oversight of contracts for latrines, showers, and waste removal serving 2,000 tenants.

  • Captain, Company Commander: Forward Support Company (Senior Logistician)

    Nov 2013 - Mar 2017

  • Executive Officer (Logistics Officer)

    Nov 2010 - Nov 2013

  • Operations Officer

    Sept 2012 - Sept 2013
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  Pennsylvania National Guard

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2018

  Lead officer and supervisor responsible for the movement of over 15,000 Soldiers and over 58,000 short tons of equipment throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Plans, directs, and monitors the Commercial Transportation Program for the Commonwealth, inclusive of general cargo, hazardous material, personnel, and equipment via truck, rail, air, and sea. Serves as the financial activity manager for transportation funds and makes certain that funds are executed in accordance with laws, regulations, and directives. Show less Responsible officer for the procurement, warehousing, and distribution of sustenance, clothing, individual equipment, fuel, medical, and pharmaceutical supplies to over 15,000 guardsmen across 46,000 square miles for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Utilizes SAP based system to monitor open supply requisitions and identify changes in status and cost.Obtained certification as a Lean Six Sigma green belt and implemented two process improvement initiatives that combined saved over 40 hours a month in processing time. Show less Plans, directs, and organizes the logistical operations of a military training post that services over 150,000 active and reserve military members annually by assessing the logistical performance of departments including warehousing, engineering, billeting, training area management, and the post fire department in order to provide continuing analysis and evaluation of training center operations. Wrote and supervised a government contract for the procurement of specialized fire department equipment and associated services valued at over two million dollars. Show less

  • Installation Transportation Officer (Pay Plan: GS-11-05, Occupation Code: 2003)

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Director Materials Management (Pay Plan: GS-11-05, Occupation Code: 2003)

    Nov 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Supply Management Officer (Pay Plan: GS-11-05, Occupation Code: 2003)

    Jun 2014 - Nov 2015
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  Army National Guard

  Nov 2018 - Apr 2022

  Plans, coordinates, and enables the external support provided by the battalion's subordinate units. Works across functions to monitor the battalion's operational readiness to determine support capabilities. Provides guidance for maintenance and manning priorities. Handles all logistical requests for support. Provides logistical and operational updates to senior leadership. Directly manages four people. Lead officer in charge of planning and executing operations specific to the movement of personnel and freight via truck, rail, air, and sea. Responsible for balancing capabilities versus requirements by analyzing payload type, vehicle payload capacities, terrain, and operational shift hours. Conducts analysis and advises on the most efficient and cost effective method of movement. Lead planner responsible for developing and executing all phases of mobility operations utilizing air, rail, and road transportation networks to successfully deploy a task force of over 800 personnel and equipment. *This is a short term duty assignment, approximately six months.*

  • Support Operations Officer

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Operations Officer

    Mar 2017 - Apr 2020

  • Senior Transportation Manager

    Nov 2018 - Apr 2019
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  Norfolk Southern Corporation

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  Operations Supervisor

  Oversaw the safe departure and arrival of trains within Harrisburg Consolidated Terminal, a geographic area covering several square miles and four rail yards. Worked with yardmasters, conductors and engineers to ensure trains arrived and departed on time. Facilitated the movement of thousands of rail cars carrying millions of dollars of product daily through the terminal and monitored the safe and efficient switching of hundreds of cars daily including the use of an automated "hump" yard. Monitored the final delivery of goods to 10 industries located within the terminal. Monitored compliance with federal and state safety standards including shipment and storage of hazardous materials. Show less

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  DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center

  Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

  Manages high-priority projects designed to achieve the organization's mission and strategic vision. Builds and maintains successful working relationships and coordinates with a wide range of offices, staff, and stakeholders, internal and external to the organization. Gathers, investigates, researches, and analyzes, information affecting organization-wide operations. Participates in strategic planning, policy development, and problem resolution. Synthesizes operations and communications of the staff to support the organization. Supports and sustains a culture of service, professionalism and continuous improvement. Show less

  • Deputy Chief Of Staff

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Logistics Program Manager

    Jul 2021 - Apr 2022
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  DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

  Jun 2022 - now

  Achieves the organization's mission and strategic vision by building and maintaining successful working relationships and coordinating with a wide range of offices, staff, and stakeholders. Works synergistically with the Directorate Operations Officer to gather, investigate, research, and analyze information affecting directorate operations. Participates in strategic planning, policy development, and problem resolution. Synthesizes operations and communications of the staff to support the directorate. Provides oversight of the directorate budget and assists with planning, forecasting, and executing the budget for the Director. Supports and sustains a culture of service, professionalism and continuous improvement. Show less The CDAO was established in June of 2022 through the merger of several DOD entities focused on Data, Analytics, and A.I. The JAIC was one of the organizations that helped establish the CDAO.During this period of change I have worked for several months in the Resource Management Office to assist with the Administrative Control (ADCON) transition. The goal of this transition was to ensure all administrative support measures were in place to support the people and business processes of the newly formed CDAO. Most recently I have been assigned to the Operations and Performance Management Team focused on organization-wide roadmaps and OKRs, business process improvements, and digital managment operations. This team is dedicated to measuring and reporting on the performance of the CDAO, establishing and sharing best practices within the PSA community, and recommending improvements to internal operations. Show less

  • Chief of Staff

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Operations and Performance Manager

    Jun 2022 - Nov 2022