SMITH CV

Looking for a become a team member in good petroleum company. I am interesting in regional security, Operational management, or advisory roles in the middle east.

Senior Transportation and Provisions Advisor
„«Senior Advisor to the Transportation and Provisions Directorate of the Iraqi Army. Coach, Teach and Mentor Iraqi Senior Executive Leadership to develop petroleum sustainment systems to support the entire fleet of the Iraqi Force.
„«Developed 5 Year Strategic Plan to Optimize Petroleum Operations; developed technical training on chemical composition, methods and theory of blending jet fuel into military grade JP8 Fuel; developed a sustainment plan to support bulk terminal operations for over 440 locations in Iraq.
„«Developed course of action plan for training petroleum operations (4 levels), bulk terminal managers, and laboratory operations.
„«Established guidance for an oil analysis program outlining the cost savings, fleet management, and lifecycle improvement benefits.
„«Advised Senior Iraqi Army Officers on quality control, quality assurance and quality surveillance.
„«Provided technical guidance on bulk terminal operations, Bulk site setup procedures, and management practices for petroleum products.

Petroleum Operations Officer (Arifjan, Kuwait)
„«Manager of primary bulk fuel terminal operations supporting Army, Marine, Navy and Air Force equipment and facilities in two countries.
„«Operated Tactical Petroleum Terminal and Truck Fill Stand with 12.2 million gallons of capacity. Responsible for over $40 million in three types of fuel product (Diesel, MOGAS and JP8). Designed and Implemented transportation flow metrics for process improvement and to get petroleum products loaded and delivered to the customer in a more cost effective and timely manner.
„«Coordinated the daily movement of bulk petroleum products to over 10 major hubs support 22 satellite sites. This included receiving, shipping, tracking, and billing to all subordinate terminal locations.
„«Led a country-wide change management process to automate maintenance management, inventory control and quality assurance reducing Cost of Poor Quality down by 31% of Operating Costs, selected and trained managers and supervisors.
„«Worked with Kuwaiti and U.S. customs inspections on specific regulations directed and importing petroleum product into Iraq.
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BS, General Studies ♦ East Tennessee State University
Quartermaster Advance Course ♦ Ft Lee, VA
Support Operations Officers Course ♦ Ft Lee, VA
Transportation Officers Basic Course ♦ Ft Eustis, VA
Engineer Officers Basic Course ♦ Ft Leonardwood, MO

Selected Achievements
„«Instituted Iraqi-wide operations plan to enhance battlefield tracking of mobile petroleum products by placing radio frequency tracking devices on mobile platforms. The increased in transit visibility was vital to the end of mission operations in the Iraq war and gave U.S. Commanders strategic information for planning factors. [U.S. Army.]
„«Developed a pre-mobilization training plan for the state of Tennessee set forth from First Army that allowed core level task to be trained at home stations before deployment. This program allowed over 3,500 soldiers to deploy to various operations with the knowledge, skill sets and tools required to accomplish their assigned missions.

Areas of Expertise
ċ Strategic Planning
ċ Logistics Operations
ċ Multi-Site Operations Management
ċ Manufacturing Procedures
ċ Process / Organization
ċ Training Design / Delivery
ċTeam Dynamics