1. JAMES R. LIBERKO
Washington DC Metro Area • Cell: (571) 285-8420
• James.Liberko@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
SUMMARY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Strategic Planning
InventoryManagement
Leadership
Financial Management
TeamBuilding
Customer Service
Senior management / leadership position requiring personnel, asset and logistics
management expertise.
A proven senior executive with a highly successful track record in supply chain/inventory
management, long term financial planning, development and execution of large annual
budgets, and program management. Over 20 years of hands-on experience in complex
logistics, strategic planning, fiscal management, operations, administration, and
customer service in large and complex organizations. Demonstrated ability and skillful
communicator with demonstrated skills, including:
 Strategic Planning  Financial Management
 Inventory Management  Team Building
 Leadership  Customer Service
 Coordinated fiscal strategy for Navy spare parts programs, Plans included
innovative parts use cost mitigation options resulting in an 11% cost avoidance of
the Navy’s previous $12B strategy.
 Improved the logistics system for the Afghan Army and Police. Developed and
implemented an improved logistics information system, new organizational
structure and new supply and maintenance processes. The greatest enhancement
to Afghan logistics in the past 10 years.
 Led teams at several organizations that implemented best commercial business
practices…including reengineered business practices, new budgeting practices,
and necessary workforce reductions.
 Extensive experience in wholesale and retail supply chain management.
 Managed world-wide inventory of requirements for Air Force, Army, and Federal
Agencies. Directed planning and operations analysis for all Navy-managed spare
parts…included modeling/simulation for worldwide requirements determination
and distribution.
 Led various organizations ranging from a 9 person senior officer staff to a 300
person Naval Aviation Repair Depot Supply Department.
 Hand selected by the Under Secretary of Defense to lead a special logistics
mission in Afghanistan focused on advising the senior leaders of the Afghan Army
and Police.
 Managed many budgets ashore and afloat…parts inventory ($250M), retail ($2M),
food ($2M). Currently involved in management of $40B in yearly inventory sales.
 Passed the National Certified Public Accountants (CPA) exam scoring in the top
10%
 Spearheaded integration of ship (2,700 personnel) and aircraft carrier air wing
(2,300 personnel) into a cohesive team which supported battle group operations in
a combat environment with unparalleled success…recognized by numerous
awards.
 Extensive experience at various levels as a team leader including success in the
Washington, DC environment working with many constituencies.
 As a department head on an aircraft carrier, recognized as the best service
provider in Navy…included food service, retail services, pay, laundry, recreational
services, and aviation and combat weapons systems supply support.

2. WORK HISTORY
EDUCATION
AFFILIATIONS
Division Director, Defense Logistics Agency
2011 – Present Washington, D.C.
 Leads a team of over 50 people including 5 senior military, in representing military
and federal government logistic equities across the $40B Defense Logistics Agency.
 Hand selected by the Under Secretary of Defense to develop an improved logistics
system for the Afghan Army and Police. In four months’ time, developed and
implemented an improved logistics information system, new organizational structure
and new supply and maintenance processes. The greatest change to Afghan
logistics in the past 10 years.
 Developed and led a program that identified and moved over 5,500 line items of
repair parts to overseas strategic locations in direct support of the Navy, Army and
Air Force. This program increased material readiness of its recipients by over 30%.
 Directed the distribution of food, fuel, building materials, and critical spare parts to
over 500,000 personnel across the Middle-East. Increased the availability of
material by 20% at no additional cost.
Director, Navy Enterprise Systems
2008 – 2010 Washington, DC
 Directly advised the Vice Chief of Naval Operations and the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy on all aspects of improving the Navy’s business processes.
 Directed the scheduling, planning, resourcing, coordination, and execution of daily
operations of the only office in the Navy focused on business operations improvement
 Directed 14 member staff and $700K budget. Partnered closely with executive level
business consultants.
 Improved alignment between strategic goals and programs in a $150B annual
operating and investment budget.
 Implemented a high-level matrix governance organization to improve common
standards and transparency across business lines.
 Orchestrated Rapid Improvement “Kaizen” Events for senior Navy budget experts.
Supply Officer, USS ABRAHAM LINCON (CVN 72)
2006-2008 San Diego, CA
 Directed all logistics and quality of life operations on 5,000 person nuclear aircraft
carrier that included a shipyard industrial repair overhaul and a seven-month
deployment to the Arabian Sea which included combat operations. Responsible for
total battle group logistics and material movement (approximately 7
ships/submarines), material and parts budget of $90M annually, inventory
management of over 200,000 line items, retail store operation of $2.5M, food service
operation which served over 20,000 meals/day, 60 person laundry operation,
equipment maintenance, and recreation programs.
Various Other Navy Commands
1988-2006 Locations throughout the continental U.S.
 A career of increasing responsibility on various staffs and ships in the logistics
management and leadership field covering areas of aircraft maintenance, contracting,
financial management, inventory management; warehousing, and material distribution
and personnel/staff development.
M.S. National Resource Strategy–
National Defense University, Dwight D. Eisenhower School, Washington, DC
M.S. Business (MBA) - Operations Management / Finance
Purdue University, Krannert Graduate School of Management, West Lafayette, IN
B.S. Accounting
Marquette University, College of Business Administration, Milwaukee, WI
Navy Supply Corps Foundation –Washington DC, President 2012-2013