Joseph Dewson has over 15 years of experience in operations leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. He holds a B.A. in History from the University of Delaware and has received specialized military training as a Marine Corps officer. Currently, he serves as the Area Manager for two Amazon fulfillment centers, where he oversees more than 100 associates and has exceeded performance targets. Previously, he spent over 9 years as a Marine Corps Artillery Officer, leading units of up to 130 personnel in training and combat zones.

1. JOSEPH A. DEWSON III
105 CHELTENHAM ROAD NEWARK, DELAWARE 19711 302-229-5918 JDEWSONIII@YAHOO.COM
AMAZON AREA MANAGER
Leader of more than 100 associates at any given time during dynamic warehouse operations. Focused on
safety, quality, production, and service through the successful launch of two Amazon Sort Centers through 3
PEAK periods.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
B.A. History; University of Delaware, 2008
Marine Officer Leadership Course; The Basic School, Quantico, VA, 2009
Six-month leadership development course designed to train and educate company grade officers in the high standards of
professional knowledge, skills, and leadership necessary for duty in the operating forces.
Field Artillery Officers Course; Fort Sill, OK, 2009
Five- month long school providing the operating forces with fire support specialized entry level officers in the coordination,
planning, and execution of direct and indirect fires support.
Professional and Continuing Studies; Graduate level course in Governing Non-Profits, University of Delaware, 2011
Certificate in Project Management; University of Delaware, 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: AMAZON
AREA MANAGER – ACY5 AND PHL8
OCT 2012 –
PRES
• Identified and trained AA's for development to grow into roles of increasing demand and responsibility. Advocating for
these AA's led to more AA's being promoted into seasonal roles as well as ambassadors selected to serve on Away
Teams than other sorts.
• Planned for and mitigated gaps in critical roles by coordinating with Human Resources to temporarily shift these AA's
schedules into variable schedules allowing them greater flexibility in covering leadership gaps, IC-QA/Problem Solve,
and TDR gaps. The follow-on effect for this was a smoother transition from NIT and Wrap Down operations into
Sunrise and Morning Sorts by having trucks already off-loaded, belts primed, and Peak problem solve backlog
mitigated by working future volume as much as volume availability allowed.
• Exceeded the SC Controllable CPT performance (Late OB, Missed Scans) of 95% in 2015 to 99.63%. Accomplished this
by partnering with Logistics to decrease mis-staged pallets and catch early on any that were mis-staged, providing
personnel support to the Logistics team, training and developing pallet transporters, and leading the Wrap Down Sort
in their execution of staging remaining pallets.
• Actively pushed mid-year safety goal of building a strong safety culture with a focus on positive recognition of
behaviors. This was accomplished by consistently recognizing AA's with positive AMP feedback, incentives within
facility, and personal one-on-one conversations. This was additionally aided by driving more than 700 Safety Saves
during the month of October 2015, organizing and setting up of the Safety Egg Toss, creation and execution of Safety
Scavenger Hunts and partnering with Safety/AMCARE on ways to proactively reduce safety incidents. The Safety Egg
Toss was further documented into an article and sent to From A to Z Magazine. All were contributing factors to ACY5
achieving a 1 ranking 2015 YTD NA Sort Center SCORECARD.
• Saved ACY5 $29,000 by recommending utilization of Bridgeport Raceway as alternative to viable off-site parking during
PEAK 2015 due to increased staffing. This additionally reduced the commute time to and from the facility against
additional options.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
ARTILLERY OFFICER – VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Dec 2008-Pres
Served as an Operations leader at various levels responsible for the training, education, and administrative responsibilities
for personnel ranging from 40 to 130 personnel in the organization.
• Developed and implemented progressive and measurable training standards in preparation for the unit’s Training and
Readiness Evaluation by battalion headquarters while serving in an artillery battery of 130 personnel.
• Instituted various recognition programs in which personnel exceeding the standards were recognized with accelerated
promotions ahead of peers and were presented with awards.
• Inspected, inventoried, and maintained accountability of more than $7M USD worth of weapons, optics, serialized
equipment, and rocket launchers while in Afghanistan in 2011.
• In concert with a foreign forces Brigade Education Officer, devised and shadow tracked the unit’s ability to execute their

2. own training to included Non-Commissioned Officers courses, Artillery courses, Helicopter Landing Zone procedures, and
an ANA executed mobile training team weapons course aboard their own base.
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COMBAT ENGINEER SQUAD LEADER/ SERGEANT – MARINE RESERVE TRAINING CENTER- Folsom, PA
DEC 2003–DEC 2008
• Crafted, developed, and taught classes to more than 150 Marines and sailors on counter-improvised explosive device
threats in Afghanistan. As the lead instructor, ensured 4 other instructors had written lesson plans with measurable and
defined goals and objectives.
• Served as the Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge of 6 Marines providing counter-improvised explosive device
mitigation measures for more than 50 Marines and sailors conducting route repair missions in the Haditha-Haqlaniyah
corridor of Al Anbar Province , Iraq. Responsible for the training of all the Marines and sailors of the detachment in
regards to new and current threats and the coordination and execution of sustainment training. Awarded Navy and
Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
• Led a weekend long class at the United States Naval Academy for their Semper Fi Society on opposing forces current
threats and tactics, combat hunter skill sets, and basic infantry patrolling.
• Outside of duty, served on recruiter's assistance and awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for actions
while serving on recruiter's assistance.
• Recognized as Bridge Company Bravo’s Marine of the Year with an official award in November 2008. This was the
result of having assembled a highly organized, detailed oriented Counter-IED team that provided numerous classes and
practical application exercises from April 2007 through November 2008.
M i s s i o n E s s e n t i a l P e r s o n n e l , L L C .
MOUNTED OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR – JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST – FT. DIX, NJ MAY 2010–FEB 2012
• Conducted certified Air Force Instructor training for deploying personnel in tactics and mounted vehicle operations for
close to 1,000 trainees.
• Developed curriculum for training and presented briefings to the executive level team regarding program sustainment
and improvement.
• Selected to train fellow peer instructors by providing feedback and resources to improved instructional methods.
S t a n d a r d D i s t r i b u t i n g I n c , L L C .
OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE – NEW CASTLE, DE MAY 2003-DEC
2008
• Responsible for the timely and accurate fulfillment of customer orders during night time operations.
• On-site merchandiser: Built rapport with customers and ensured product was fresh, in-stock, and rotated as needed.
Set-up promotional displays to drive off-premise and on premise sales.
• Facilities Maintenance: Set-up 4M readiness in brand new facility to enable the smooth functioning of transition from
previous facility to new facility.
P e r s o n a l I n t e r e s t s
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES – NEWARK, DE FALL 2008-PRESENT
• Lifetime member of Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 3420 since October 2008. Organized several community charity events
that raised more than $2,000 to benefit Wounded Warrior Project and the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment.
Served on the board as a Junior-Vice Commander in 2010 and Post Commander from 2012-2013. Earned the post 100%
membership and worked with the post membership to achieve All-State Post status in 2013.