William Kennedy

Self Employed

Harker Heights, Texas, United States

About

More than 30 years of successful business and military leadership and management experience in large and small organizations. Experienced planner that adapts basic military planning principles across a wide variety of organizational needs. A leading Army logistics operator focused on sustaining large, diverse organizations across all logistics operations including supply chain management, transportation and distribution operations, life-cycle management, warehousing, maintenance operations, life support, and contract management. Team oriented individual capable of multi-tasking across a wide variety of efforts, focused on common goals. Specialties: - Project management - Program management - Contract Proposal writing and quality control - Operations management - Supply chain management - Facilities management - Distribution operations - Training management - Warehouse operations - Life-cycle management - Security operations - Safety operations - Decision making - Third party logistics

Experience

  • Homestead Management at Big BAK Country
    May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Primary Exercise Planner at Northrop Grumman Technical Services
    Jan 2019 - May 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Plan, integrate, synchronize, and coordinate US Army Brigade, Division, and Corps level simulation based training events that prepare units for world-wide deployment operations.

  • Mission Command Sustainment Trainer at Northrop Grumman Technical Services and Ahtna Logistics Services
    Dec 2012 - Jan 2019 · 6 yrs 2 mos

    Plan, lead, and conduct Soldier and Unit level training for US Army Battalion and higher units including: Mission Command, Military Decision Making Process, Sustainment Operations, and technical training including CPOF, and ABCS systems.

  • Subject Matter Expert - Logistics Operations at Triumph Enterprises, Inc.
    Oct 2012 - Oct 2012 · 1 mo

    Subject Matter Expert and trainer. Train and develop senior level logistics brigade and division level command and staff teams. Train and develop individual and team skills required to support large military operations during deployment specializing in operational level logistics leadership, mission analysis, supply and services, contracting, maintenance, distribution/transportation, and other military sustainment operations.

  • Deputy G3 and Supervisor of Division Plans and Operations at Division West, First US Army
    Nov 2011 - Jul 2012 · 9 mos

    Deputy Division G3 and Supervise Division Plans and Operations involved in training mobilizing reserve component units as well as conducting simulation based training exercises for both active and reserve component units involved in deployment and contingency operations. Supervise a staff of 26 Civilian and 26 Military personnel. Responsible for all day to day activities, long and short range planning, large scale simulation exercise development, force management, and training operations.