Bobby Sams

Current

AWACS Support Technician at Boeing International Support Systems

Past

Warehouse Manager at Kellog,Brown and Root
Warehouse Supervisor at KBR
Warehouse Foreman at KBR

Supply Supervisor (OL) at DynCorp International, LLC
Supply Technician at Raytheon Aerospace, CFT

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Education

Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)
University of Maryland-Osan Campus

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Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Bobby Sams’s Summary

Seasoned supply support management specialist with 29-years of documented success in the areas of management, training, operational design, and administration within the supply, logistics and transportation fields.
Prefer working on DoD contracts in support of medium or large scale programs overseas. Currently in the Middle East.
Location of preference is Bahrain.
Currently working towards certification as a Professional Logistician (CPL) through the International Society of Logistical Engineers.

Bobby Sams’s Specialties:

Extensive training in Quality Management, Logistics and Military Supply.Retired USAF MSgt (E-7). Experienced with USAF SBSS Supply systems and programs.
Extensive experience in overseas contracting on large DoD projects like Harvest Falcon WRM Pre-positioning and LOGCAP.
Expert with FEDLOG, AUTOLOG and Microsoft Office products.
Skilled manager,mentor and trainer. Excellent team-builder.

Bobby Sams’s Experience

AWACS Support Technician

Boeing International Support Systems

(Aviation & Aerospace industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Warehouse Manager

Kellog,Brown and Root

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

November 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 2 months)

Manage the equipment, personnel and resources of two Class-I (Rations) warehouse operations. Oversee all aspects of both operations. Ensure military food, water and rations requirements are met or exceeded. Plan structure and facilities layouts and requirements. Meet with senior military and contract leaders to determine project goals and needs. Report storage statistics to higher headquarters. Insure veterinary services inspections are conducted and all food, water and rations are serviceable.
Warehouse Supervisor

KBR

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

August 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 4 months)

Provide direct and indirect ration support, account processing and management of food, water and sustenance items for 175 military units deployed throughout the Area of Operations in Iraq.
Supervise 9 warehouseman, 2 warehouse foremen and 19 Third-Country Nationals (TCNs).
Manage all employee timesheets and records. Perform Safety Stand-Downs, employee counseling, discipline and other personnel actions.
Insure that all operations are conducted in accordance within the contract’s Statement-of-Work (SOW).
Manage the Required-Order-of-Magnitude (ROM) for
all Class-1 operations.
Order, receive and manage all manpower, equipment, and facilities for the operation.
Liaison with senior military leadership.
Warehouse Foreman

KBR

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

April 2004 — August 2004 (5 months)

Lead work teams of Western and Third-Country National (TCN) employees in accomplishing the storage, issue , receipt and inspection of military rations.
Supply Supervisor (OL)

DynCorp International, LLC

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

April 2002 — November 2003 (1 year 8 months)

Qatar: Responsible for the inventory, receipt, storage, issue and disposition of over $225 million dollars of Harvest Falcon Bare Base equipment and supplies. Maintained inventory control and managed all property accountability and storage operations.
As supply liaison, provided technical advice to military customer and resolved problems.
Kuwait: Created all logistical support required to transport, receive, inventory, trans-ship and track over 200,000 line items of military equipment from various locations throughout the Middle East forward to Iraq. Assisted with the management of all aspects of freight terminal operations.
Coordinated movements of cargo by air, sea and highway.
Planned, coordinated and lead convoy movements to Iraqi border. Allowed for new military bases in Iraq to be established 6 months ahead of projected schedule.
Supply Technician

Raytheon Aerospace, CFT

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

March 1998 — April 2002 (4 years 2 months)

Responsible for the ordering, tracking and disposition of all supplies tools and equipment required for installation of a technically advanced avionics upgrade package for the USAF's KC-135 air refueling tanker fleet.
Managed technical order library, warehouse, tool room, Bench Stock and HAZMAT storage areas.
Identified and forecasted production's materials requirements.
Researched and placed orders to host base supply and commercial sources using the USAF Standard Base Supply Unix computer system, FEDLOG and the internet.
Received, inspected and stocked project equipment sets and supplies.
Performed daily Bench Stock inventories and ordered replenishment on a weekly basis.
Managed all Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for site’s HAZMAT program.
HAZMAT program cited by host base as "Best Managed HAZMAT Program" in 1999.

Bobby Sams’s Education

Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)

AA , Logistics , 1996 — 1998
University of Maryland-Osan Campus

None , Languages: Korean 101-103 , 1984 — 1985

Additional Information

Bobby Sams’s Interests:

Sailing, Travel, Reading, Auto Racing, Cultures, Networking, Mentoring

Bobby Sams’s Groups:

Member- Airway Heights Baptist Church, Airway Heights,WA
International Society of Logistical Engineers (SOLE) member since 2001
(Currently working towards CPL Certification)