SSgt Kenneth Bennett

SSgt Kenneth Bennett

Dates of Service: Nov 2001 - May 2015
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I am a skilled operations manager who has experience in procurements, & administration with a demonstrated history of working in government in information technology & administration. I have also gained experience in supplier & vendor management performance management; negotiations; budgeting & cost estimate proposal development & reporting; policy, procedure development & regulatory compliance.

Military Experiences

May 2011 - May 2015
Miami Univ
Knowledge Operations Manager NCOIC
Formulates strategy to improve cadet performance. Procures material and resources and maintains office compliance. Directed military leadership training for over 4,000 second lieutenants’ future leaders of the Air Force. Monitored, audited, reconciled cadet remuneration, college fees, scholarships and military funding in excess of $3.2 million. Liaison for government security clearance transmittal to the Department of Defense Security Service for National Agency Check with Local Agency Check – 500 students. Managed, inspected, and updated the ROTC electronic data records system – Medical records; enlistment/commissioning contracts and job categorization - 4,100+ personnel. Led recruiting effort by coordinating cooperative high school, military, and local community events.
Aug 2008 - Nov 2011
Unit Deployment Manager
Conducted administrative functions for troops and wartime equipment that are required to support the Air Force’s wartime mission. Includes individual training in the areas of weapons proficiency; self-aid buddy care training; nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare defense training; and pallet buildup. Coordinated with top level leaders to develop and execute strategic mobility plans for deployment of mission essential personnel and supplies to meet government requirements. Managed deployment readiness program. Conducted various deployment training for military personnel and tracked the readiness, availability, and qualification statuses of 400+ personnel.
Aug 2007 - Aug 2008
Activity Distribution Office (NCIOC)
Leads the warehouse staff to operate and facilitate the daily work of the distribution center. Supervised the official correspondence distribution office which supported in excess of 30,000 government/civilian employees. Trained and advised civilian activity distribution offices on proper government shipping procedures for preparing, dispatching, and consolidating official government correspondence. Administered security and accountability procedures for incoming and outgoing correspondence to include first class/registered/certified/express mail.
Mar 2003 - Aug 2007
51 FSS
Information Technology (IT) Technician
Plans, installs, and monitors software and hardware to meet overall information technology needs/requirements. Oversees budgets and information/cyber security and implements new approved technology. Managed the Information Technology support team. Responsible for troubleshooting, running diagnostics and pushing security protocols for servers, desktop computers (hardware & software), telephones systems in local area network and wide area network. Supervised a team of military and civilian government employees responsible for organizing, creating, maintaining, and validating network users and organizational accounts by conducting operational security training, certification, and authorization to gain access to cyber systems and the wide area network

Deployments

(7 months)
Feb 2004 - Aug 2004
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Qatar
Plans, installs, and monitors software and hardware to meet overall information technology needs/requirements. Oversees budgets and information/cyber security and implements new approved technology. Managed the Information Technology support team. Responsible for troubleshooting, running diagnostics and pushing security protocols for servers, desktop computers (hardware & software), telephones systems in local area network and wide area network. – Non classified Internet Protocol Router Network and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Jan 2007 - Feb 2007

Sep 2006 - Nov 2006

Jan 2002 - Mar 2002

Jan 2001 - Mar 2001

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