1. KEVIN CARADONA
2324 Hickory Ln • Orlando, Florida 32803
kncaradona@gmail.com • 618-402-9567
~ Active TS/SCI Security Clearance ~ 24+ Year Military Veteran
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT PROFILE
Global Operations & Strategy / Logistics & Supply Chain / Strategic Communications
Project & Program Management / Information Systems (IS) Management
Extensive experience as a senior manager in leading diverse organizations, meeting challenging goals, and
accomplishing the mission. Demonstrable success in resource and strategic planning, project and financial
management, and supply chain integration. Have the skill sets needed for business portfolio growth, maximizing
sales and profitability, and fully supporting a company’s vision and business strategy.
Key Qualifications
• Leadership & Team Building
• Integrity & Accountability
• Initiative & Follow-through
• Skilled Communicator & Presenter
• Analytical/Critical Thinker
• Quick Learner
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mastery
• Acquisition Professional Community, Defense Acquisition University; prior warranted contracting officer
• COR and Quality Assurance Evaluator for a $20M Base Operating Support Services contract.
• Earned four Supply Excellence Awards and NEY Award winner for food service excellence.
• A senior member of two Damage Control Training Teams that trained over 1,500 personnel in firefighting.
Effective Communicator
• Led staff preparations of the Commander’s annual posture statement to House/Senate Armed Services
Committee members. Answered 111 House/Senate Armed Services Committee Questions for the
Record and advised DoD and Congress on international transportation issues.
• Four-star level briefer, built strong personal relationships with the military network on Capitol Hill and at
Joint Staff and OSD while cultivating the relationships with United States Senate and House of
Representative staffers to further the Command's mission.
Supervision
• Provided logistical services and supplies to over 12K personnel located at 50 tenant and station activities
and the support of 280 aircraft at 18 Marine Corps squadrons.
• Chairman of the MCAS Yuma Logistical Technical Evaluation Team.
• Lead multiple large diverse cross-functional teams of military and civilian personnel.
• Project team leader experience in facilities, logistics, change and operations management.
• Chaired eight Human Resource (HR) position hiring panels, ensured Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) for all candidates and a fair hiring process for the command.
Fiscal and Inventory Manager
• Managed a $15.4M budget, $81M in assets and 10 active construction projects valued at $34M spread
over three regions. Currently leading a $42M expansion project.
• Managed a $30M line-item inventory and a $1.5M ship’s budget.
• Turned over $41K in profits on merchandise annual sales exceeding $108K. Planned and executed the
deployment load-out of over $550K in stock and provisions.
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• Fiscal Manager of $966K in budgets. Load-out and Accountable Officer for 850 tri-walls of 28K line items
costing $30M, as well as $520K in provisions and merchandise.
• Property Manager for 43K line items totaling $89M.
• Payroll and Travel Payment Officer to 1,500 crewmembers and their families and accountable for $3.5M in
U.S and foreign currency; Annual cash and check transactions in excess of $50M.
Adaptive
• Assisted in the recovery efforts at NWS Earle, NJ after Hurricane Sandy.
• Operations Lead Chief for USTRANSCOM’S Haiti’s Operation Unified Response (OUR) humanitarian
and disaster relief efforts; within 5 days increased Haiti’s throughput at airport by 400% and at seaport
by 800%. Coordinated the enterprising and versatile movement of 10K pax, 18K STONS on 4K sorties,
and the sea movement of 1,480 pcs of equipment and 388K STONS of material into Haiti. Evacuated
16,697 American citizens, 404 adoptees, 220 patients, and 42 human remains.
• Lead planner for the Department of State movement of 26 Guantanamo Bay detainees to 14 countries.
• Disaster relief Logistics Officer, provided rescue and recovering operations pier side, New Orleans in
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Coordinated logistics support for over 2K military personnel and the
feeding and lodging support for over 1K National Guardsman and federal/state rescue workers.
Results Oriented
• Supported 16 Integrated Logistics Overhauls (ILOs) and Phased Maintenance Reviews (PMRs) in 6
shipyards; all work completed on time and within budget.
• Supported over 170 ship maintenance availabilities and processed over 1,300 purchase card and
contract orders valued at over $9.8M.
• Developed and implemented an improved IA Warrior Transition gear and weapons turn-in process;
reduced total IA re-deployment time by two days and saved over $200,000 in un-necessary
transportation and excess baggage costs with total projected annual savings costs to exceed $1M.
• Implemented a Regional Hazardous Material Program that saved $75K annually in operational costs.
Employment History
• Department Head, Naval Special Warfare Group-4 - (2014-Present) Little Creek, VA
• Integrated Logistics Support Director, Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk - (2013-2014) Norfolk, VA
• Logistics Support Officer, Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk - (2012-2013) Norfolk, VA
• Legislative Affairs Officer, U.S. TRANSCOM - (2010-2012) Scott AFB, IL
• Operations Branch Chief SOUTHCOM, U.S. TRANSCOM - (2009-2010) Scott, AFB, IL
• Deputy Logistics, Operations and Policy Officer, U.S. Fleet Forces Command - (2006-2009) Norfolk, VA
• Logistics and Financial Department Head, USS IWO JIMA - (2004-2006) Norfolk, VA
• Logistics and Aviation Deputy, MCAS Miramar - (2000-2002) Miramar, CA
• Logistics and Financial Department Head, USS Pearl Harbor - (1997-2000) San Diego, CA
• Contracting and Logistics Department Head, Barking Sands - (1995-1997) Kekaha, Kauai, HI
• Fiscal Officer, USS Simon Lake (AS-33) - (1994-1995) Sardinia, Italy
EDUCATION
• University of Maryland, R H. Smith School of Business, College Park, MD - (2002-2004)
-Master of Business Administration (MBA)
-Master of Science Business and Management (MS)
• United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD – (1989-1993)
-BS, Oceanography with an Engineering core curriculum

3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATIONS
• LOGTECH, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School - Adv Program in Logistics and Technology
• Joint Professional Military Education - emphasizes a multiservice logistics support solution