1. Kevin O Davis
(757) 582-4090 214 Woodhaven Drive, Suffolk VA 23435 kevinodavis10@gmail.com Secret Clearance
SUMMARY: Over 20 years of leadership and management within the Department of Defense (DoD) logistics enterprise as a
commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps (USMC); accomplished in developing effective plans and directing
complex logistics functions; excelled at coordinating tasks for numerous internal divisions and external agencies to ensure
rapid, accurate delivery of equipment, material and resources; advanced expertise in facilities management, strategic
deployment and distribution, transportation operations, curriculum development, global mobility and supply-chain
management.
Specific competencies in management:
• Project Management
• Facilities/Maintenance
• Distribution/Supply-Chain
• Transportation/Maintenance Oversight
• Safety/Investigations/Risk Management
• Training/Curriculum
• Budget Planning/Acquisitions
• Procurement
• Leadership
• Complex-Problem Solving
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Project Management
• Synchronized the merger of five major companies’ standard operating procedures into one dynamic plan that created a
crisis response team consisting of 1500 employees to execute Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief by providing
life/crisis support to federal, state and local governments in preparation for hurricane seasons.
• Coordinated global sustainment conferences, operational plans and processes to support global distribution and
execution of prepositioning stockpiles, combat maritime operations and Defense Support for Civilian Authority.
• Managed over 2K logistical requests in preparation for long-term military deployment aboard defense shipping:
executed fiscal responsibility of $3M; arranged the movement and transportation of 250 staff members; expedited the
flow of 300 short tons of cargo; contracted husbanding agent support in foreign countries; and organized logistical
support for operations and exercises with foreign military contracted support.
• Developed and promulgated six major operational, strategic and contingency plans for sustainment requirements
supporting 80K employees operating within the Atlantic region focusing on augmenting commercial shipping and
prepositioned stock-piles that strategically supported 13 Navy defense ships conducting global operations.
• Supervised 12 personnel assigned to the Operations/Plans Branch in support of headquarters’ mission as a world-wide
service provider; supporting seven global commanders with deployment, distribution, mobility and in-transit visibility
of strategic assets.
Facilities/Maintenance Management
• Performed contracting responsibilities for the completion of five military construction projects valued over $25M and
10 minor projects valued at $10M.
• Coordinated with regional facilities maintenance headquarters to resolve 800 maintenance trouble tickets; increasing
readiness by 20%.
• Performed oversight management of the Government Purchase Card Program valued at $10M, resulting in an
outstanding mission ratings with zero findings during higher headquarters inspections.
• Monitored life-cycle logistics in the regional area; supervising contract execution and overseeing delivery of products
and services to adjacent headquarters and all commodities operating aboard the installation.
• Improved procedures and communications between staff sections and logistic commodities, which included facilities
management, supply and maintenance readiness, food service, contracting, distribution management office, fiscal,
motor transport, and medical/dental readiness, resulting in all areas receiving noteworthy results.
• Facilitated the distribution and embarkation requirements in support of 15 contingent operations.
• Supervised emerging facilities issues for 22 buildings, including numerous headquarters buildings, MCCS facilities
(MCX, gas and service station, shooting range, restaurant, etc.) and dining facility and barracks.
• Implemented new accountability procedures that improved readiness by 30%; resulting in 100% accountability of
weapons held within the base armory, valued over $40M.
Training /Curriculum Development
• Coached and directed the staff of three personnel that completed 13 resident courses and 10 mobile training teams;
training 1600 personnel in maritime, ship-to-shore, operational and strategic logistics.

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• Developed logistics classes and curriculum for combat logistics indoctrination courses and managed the creation of
six-warfighting classes; Command and Control, Maneuver, Fires, Intelligence, Logistics and Force Protection to
support the DoD enterprise.
• Developed the Maritime Sea to Ground Cadre teams to support (4) academic training events for North Atlantic Treaty
Organization forces; developed the curriculum and training plan that focused on creating subtopics to expand the level
of expertise in support of future academic classes in strategic mobility.
Safety/Investigations/Risk Management
• Conducted 40 mishap investigations consisting of $200M in government lost; identified casual factors and provided
sound recommendations to the senior executive leadership of the USMC and U.S. Navy to prevent recurring mishaps.
• Provided 15 informative briefs and detailed analysis on critical safety issues to prevent future accidents to USMC
safety director and the senior execute leader of the Marine Corps.
• Provided subject matter expertise in the revisions of the Ground Safety of Marines and Mishap Investigation and
Report Manual and submitted 10 insightful articles for the Ground Warrior Magazine.
• Trained 30 operating units; consisting of 10K personnel on Operational Risk Management concepts and procedures.
• Conducted 25 facilities surveys to requesting units; resulting 40% improvement in safety readiness and reduced costly
mishaps by 20%.
Transportation/Maintenance Management
• Advocated for transportation, logistics modernization, operational plans, and regional facilities development in
preparation for the headquarters of USMC Review Boards and DoD procurement cells to obtain $50M in funding.
• Managed and completed combat logistics requirements for mission and pre-deployment in support of combat
operations for units deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan; totaling over 2K personnel and 3K short tons.
• Provided quantitative and qualitative logistics solutions to the chief executive officer resulting in seamless effective
and efficient logistics with zero mission failures allowing 2K personnel and 3K short tons to successful complete
combat operations in the following; transportation, maintenance, general engineering requests, general and services.
• Arranged and organized the distribution of critical Armored HUMVEE vehicles, utilized by operational staffs
consisting of 600 personnel to conduct vehicle patrols in hazardous environments in Iraq.
• Coordinated, scheduled, and tracked 400 air support, 100 vehicle transportation and 500 movement request in order
to effectively deliver critical assets during combat operations in Iraq.
• Developed and promulgated deployment plans to conduct throughput operations for 10 training evolutions, resulting
in 600K mishap-accident free miles driven with 50M short tons delivered.
• Developed and managed a comprehensive first echelon preventive maintenance program which drastically improved
the quality and quantity of preventive maintenance by 25% for 100 heavy and medium rolling stock.
Leadership
• Provided sound leadership to 600 employees during combat operations in Iraq; transportation, supply-chain
management, maintenance, facilities, engineering and services, resulting in a 20% production increase in maintenance
readiness to a deployment high of 98%.
• Managed the staff of 75 employees that completed embarkation requirements to deploy and redeploy 500 employees
and 125 mission critical equipment assets enabling the chief executive officer to provide seamless security and force
protection of the air base during combat operations in Iraq.
• Supervised the motor transport and maintenance section consisting of 50 Marines, 300 vehicles and secondary repair
parts valued at $90M.
EMPLOYMENT
• Logistics Project Manager, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO, 2013-Present
• Facilities/Maintenance Manager, Marine Forces Command, 2011-2013
• Senior Professor of Logistics, Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic, 2008-2011
• Logistics Senior Manager, Second Marine Wing Support Group, 2006-2008
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Senior Management Leadership School (Command and Staff), Marine Corps University
• Mid-level Management Leadership School (Combined Captain’s Career Logistics Course), Army Logistics University
• Junior Management Leadership School (Amphibious Warfare School), Marine Corps University
• Motor Transportation Officer Course, Training and Education Command, USMC
• BA, History, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia