Wendel Decoteau is seeking an opportunity in a people-oriented organization that values professional growth. He has over 25 years of experience in inventory management, logistics, and supply chain roles for the Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Army. His resume details his education in business administration and logistics as well as extensive training in areas such as inventory management, government ethics, and information security. Decoteau holds a Bachelor's degree and has received several honors and awards for his service.

1. Decoteau
Announcement # GW-15—JBI-135369-BU
Wendel I. Decoteau Email Address:wdecoteau@yahoo.com
512.846.2624 H 1013 North Ash Cove
512.751.4450 C Hutto, Texas, 78634
Citizenship: US Veterans Preference:10 points
Objective: I am seeking an opportunity within a people oriented organization that provides an
environment conducive to professional growth and advancement based upon individual skills,
dedication and commitment.
Work Experience
Job Title: Inventory Management Specialist 3/12- Present
Employer Name: Department Of Veterans Affairs S: Ernie Midkiff
Employers Street Address: 1615 Woodward Street P: 512.326.6949/May Contact
City, State Zip Code: Austin, TX 78772 40 hrs/w, $60,00 year
Duties: Provide total inventory management, including “cradle to grave” accountability of all IT
equipment and electronic media from processing receipts, issuing barcodes to inventory.
Identifies, records and reports IT Components as related to IT Life-Cycle management.
Sanitization and destruction of electronic media. Administratively responsible for inventory
management of expendable inventory and non-expendable account and equipment inventory
listings (EIL). Develops, coordinates, and exercise overall management and control of material
for receipts, issue, turn-in, and excess property. Controls expendable inventory levels using just-
in-time (JIT) supply procedures. Responsible for day to day functions of the definitive hardware
storage (DHS). Insure that all IT equipment arriving on-site or leaving the facility is routed
through this area. Process receipts barcodes equipment, and notifies customers when
equipment is received. Updates the Unicenter service desk change orders when equipment is
released from DHS. Updates automated engineering management system/medical equipment
readiness system (AMES/MERS) with property location and assigns IT accountability to
individual users of blackberries and laptops, etc upon issuance. Prepares and update the annual
inventory schedule for all EIL’s including national data centers and information technology
centers. Notifies responsible official of upcoming inventories and informs them of inventory
progress utilizing the share point website. Follow up on discrepancies to ensure adherence to
established schedule. Ensure that inventory is conducted in accordance with current VA
regulations. Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates gains, and losses identified in inventory
adjustments reports and take actions have discrepancies corrected. Provides input to
inter/external audit investigation, and inspection findings/enforces procedures to prevent
reoccurrence of discrepancies. Provide oversight, status tracking and reports data to monitor
adherence to regulatory, operational and contractual requirements. Conduct audits and review
to ensure requirements are met. Identify and prose solutions to management problems which
are characterized by their breadth, importance, and severity. Provide expert consultant services
on IT and office automation operational support services to VA components and senior officials
and the diverse customer community throughout the VA. Manage the execution of all tasks for
the acquisition of hardware and /or software necessary to support new initiatives or provide to
provide changes in existing systems/applications.

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Announcement # GW-15—JBI-135369-BU
Job Title: Central Issue Facility Manager 01/09 – 03/12
Employers Name: USPFO for Texas S: MAJ Thomas Peterson
Employers Street Address: 2200 W. 35th
St P: 512.782.1492/May contact
City, State Zip Code: Austin, TX 78703 40 hrs/w, $62,000/yr
Duties: Manages the day to day operations of the Texas Army National Guard Central Issue
Facility; carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policy.
Responsibilities include but not limited to coordinating the issuing, turn-in, storing, and
maintaining of organizational equipment worth 40 million dollars for over 20,000 soldiers in
the Texas Army National Guard with an annual budget of 4.5 million dollars.
Job Title: Senior Logistical Supervisor US Army 07/06 – 12/08
Employers Name: US Army S: MAJ Christopher Metevier
Employers Street Address: 8502 Airport Rd P: 512.423.8347/ May contact
City, State Zip Code: Temple, TX 76502 40 hrs/w, $80,000/yr
Duties: Manages logistical planning and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance
with organization policy and applicable laws. Responsible for Brigade level training of
employees, planning assigning, and directing property transfers and audits. Manages
accountability of organizational and installation property valued at over 250 million dollars.
Develops training programs and policies that significantly improve accountability of equipment
for approximately 5,000 personnel and 20 internal departments creating a higher level of
efficiency.
Job Title: Senior Supply Sergeant US Army 05/00 – 06/06
Employers Name: US Army S: LTC Benjamin Johnson
Employers Street Address: 2001 E. 51st
St P: 512.751.1236/ May contact
City, State Zip Code: Austin, TX 78723 40 hrs/w, $70,000/yr
Duties: Track every aspect of logistical operation at the Battalion level. Maintain an up to date
account of all material request, and cost expenditures. Run Physical Security Program, verify
compliance with regulatory guidance and recommended changes as needed or required. Design
and execute training plans to established highly qualified logistical personnel. Generate and
enact creative policy, relations, promotional, special events and presentations to increase
operational tempo.
Job Title: Unit Supply Sergeant US Army 05/90– 04/00
Employers Name: US Army S: MSG Theresa Billeck-Zuniga
Employers Street Address: 2200 W. 35th
St P: 512.454.7300 /May contact
City, State Zip Code: Austin, TX 78703 40 hrs/w, $50,000/yr
Duties: Performed all requisitioning, receipt, issue, storage, preservation, inventory and
accountability of all organization expendable, durable, non-expendable, equipment and
supplies. Maintained all unit equipment with scheduled preventative and organizational
maintenance at unit level as well as higher echelon. Processed all loss of equipment establishing
relief of responsibility or determining liability and creating statements of charges to personnel.
Receives, inspects, inventories, loads, unloads, and segregates, stores, issues, delivers and turns-
in organization and installation supplies and equipment. Operate unit level computer. Prepared

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Announcement # GW-15—JBI-135369-BU
all unit/organizational supply documents. Maintains automated supply system for accounting of
organizational and installation supplies and equipment. Issues and receives small arms. Secures
and controls weapons and ammunition in security areas. Schedules and performs preventive
and organizational maintenance on weapons.
Education
06/07 Bachelor of Science/Business Administration (Logistics), GPA 3.378
TUI University, Cypress, CA
06/87 HS Diploma
David Crockett HS, Austin, TX 78745
Job Related Training
2013 VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules
2013 Training Program: Inventory Management (Part 2)
Annual Government Ethics Training
2013 Information Security Webinar Series: Social Engineering
2014 Information Technology Asset Management (ITAM) Overview
2014 GSA SmartPay Purchase Card Training for Cardholders
2014 Unauthorized Commitments (UAC)
2014 VA Online Purchase Card Training
2015 Contracting Officer Representative with a Mission Focus (CLC106 Section 891)
2015 VA Online Travel Card Training
2007/ Supply Manager Course, Camp Robinson, AR
2006/TC AIMS Unit Movement Course, Camp Mabry, TX
2004/Advance Non-Commissioned Officer Course, NCO Academy, FT Bliss, TX
1993/Supply Log Course, Camp Mabry
1992/Basic No-Commissioned Officer Course, NCO Academy, Camp Ball, LA
Honors, Awards
Meritorious Service Medal(s)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
Other Information
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