Ricky Allen Smith
Charlotte
Summary
Project management professional with a strong background in logistics and data analysis. Skilled in various manufacturing fields and extremely self-motivated in seeking out developmental opportunities. Striving to reach subject matter expertise (SME) in my personal field. While refining my leadership skills by guiding a team of technicians and inventory specialists.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance/Storeroom Supervisor
Silfab Solar
Fort Mill
10.2024 - Current
- Created/designed spare parts storeroom to house 20,000+ SKUs with limited allotted space.
- Published SWIs/SOPs for storeroom operations to standardize daily processes to achieve best practice.
- Worked in eMaint/Business Central. Proficient in various CMMS & ERP systems. (SAP, eMaint, Business Central, Fiix)
- Manipulated KPI reports out of Emaint for parts/work orders to give detailed production status updates and recommendations in management. meetings.
- Lead monthly spares meetings with the mgmt. team discussing spare part budget forecasting, ROI opportunities/updates, & obsoletion/surplus part management.
- Took on other department taskings to make up for low retention/short staff. Credit applications, pre-production project coordinating, vendor onboarding paperwork, etc.
- Built and maintained lubrication area/room.
- Managed a team of inventory specialists and lubrication technicians.
- Conduct monthly training of maintenance technicians on eMaint functions. (Over 100 maintenance technicians on current staff)
- Led/coordinated a Smart Inventory project to sync the processes/procedures/equipment the storerooms’ use companywide.
Reliability Analysis
National Gypsum
Charlotte
01.2024 - 10.2024
- Collect and analyze reliability data from various sources, including field reports, testing, and maintenance records, to identify patterns, trends, and areas of concern. (SAP, eMaint, fix)
- Investigate and analyze the root causes of failures, breakdowns, or performance issues, using tools such as Root Cause Analysis during downtime meetings.
- Provide recommendations for process changes, or maintenance strategies to improve product reliability, prevent failures, and enhance overall system performance.
- Monitor reliability metrics and key performance indicators and prepare reports on reliability performance.
- Assisting in the development and delivery of CMMS (fiix) training to enhance awareness and understanding of reliability concepts, practices, and procedures to maintenance technicians in the various plants.
- Supporting and participating in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing equipment reliability and minimizing downtime.
- Achieved Maintenance Planning and Scheduling certification from Marshall institute course to assist the plants' planner/scheduler in improving their reliability centered maintenance.
Logistics Officer
US Army
Fort Bragg
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Acted as the brigade S4 (supply section) officer in charge/assistant officer in charge, leading a 15-person team in 2 successful short-notice overseas deployments as well as day to day logistical tasks.
- Procured and maintained contracts worth over $5 million dollars as the appointed Contracting Officer Representative for the brigade.
- Created a system to maintain the unit's budget and prioritize the ordering of unfunded requirements (UFRs) so the Colonel can focus on where funds need to be spent.
- Created a directive memo and spreadsheet for the lateral transfer of 500 sets of Riot Control Equipment between units at different installations for instructions to follow that was logistically sound for an upcoming domestic Quick Reaction Mission.
- Coordinated Rapid deployment of a Task Force to Romania as the Unit Movement Officer during the Ukraine-Russian conflict. Working more than 36 hours without relief to meet our time hacks given to us from higher command.
- Processed numerous non-tactical vehicle requests for soldier movements between installations and transportation movement requests to move equipment as the Vehicle Control Officer.
- Inventoried $2 million dollars worth of health and fitness equipment, separated then repalletized it with wrap with my team to send off to 5 different states.
- Excelled as the Container Control Officer for my unit, ensuring every container before movement was inspected safely and had all the matching equipment it needed to be shipped, flown, or sailed.
- Adapted as part of the unit deployed to Africa the same day we were in a field training exercise in the forest. The Major (Officer in Charge) deployed immediately upon arrival back from the field making myself the officer in charge at that moment. I coordinated bus transportation and forklift support the same day to get personnel/equipment to the airfield for forward movement.
Warehouse Lead
Flashpoint
Glen Bernie
07.2017 - 12.2020
- Used strong work ethic to ensure all orders were packaged and shipped on time to meet the customers' satisfaction.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Administration
Bowie State University
Bowie, MD, US12-2020
Skills
- Root Cause Analysis
- Contract Management
- Risk Management
- Vendor Sourcing
- Resource Allocation
- Productivity Improvement
- Compliance Monitoring
- Logistics Management
- Schedule Management
- Project Planning
- Inventory Control
- Data Analysis
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Time management
Certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Unit Movement Officer (transportation)
• Contracting Officer Representative (COR)
• Maintenance Scheduler/Planner (Marshall Institute)
• Six Sigma White Belt
• Unit Movement Officer (transportation)
• Contracting Officer Representative (COR)
• Maintenance Scheduler/Planner (Marshall Institute)
• Six Sigma White Belt
Awards
- NATO Ribbon
- GWOT Ribbon
- 3 Star General 18th Airborne Corps Challenge Coin
- Lieutenant Colonel 83rd Civil Affairs Battalion Challenge Coin
Timeline
Maintenance/Storeroom Supervisor
Silfab Solar
10.2024 - Current
Reliability Analysis
National Gypsum
01.2024 - 10.2024
Logistics Officer
US Army
01.2021 - 01.2024
Warehouse Lead
Flashpoint
07.2017 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Administration
Bowie State University