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GARY S. ALMEIDA BIOGRAPHY | ||||
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Membership Certificate MILITARY DIVERS FORUM AREA |
Gary S. Almedia- (Commodore USN) U.S. NAVY, NWS Seal Beach, CA (2004 – Present) Naval Officer (Commodore) Commodore of Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Three Four. · Senior level leadership responsibility for up to 525 personnel and managing budgets of more than $4 million. · Mission is Homeland Defense, Harbor Defense, Port Security (Seaward and Landward) of inshore areas. · Conduct Intelligence, Strategic Planning, Capital Equipment Management, Logistics, and Manpower Utilization. · Responsible for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Information and Surveillance (C4IS). OPTION ONE MORTGAGE, Inc., Irvine, CA (2003 – 2004) Management Consultant Manage Vendor Relations, Financial Reporting and internal IT department Process Improvement Initiatives. · Creation of processes and procedures for managing contracts, request for proposals, purchase orders and invoices. · Consolidate, categorize and review all contracts for compliance and completion dates. · Identify priority contracts to eliminate any surprises and facilitate favorable renewal negotiations. · Review master agreements and SOWs to ensure new contracts are technically correct and uniformly processed. · Created and Managed financial reports to track actual, pending and forecast purchase order and invoice expenditures. U.S. NAVY (2001 – 2003) Naval Officer (Captain) Recalled to active duty as Deputy Director, Coalition Maritime Planning Group for Global War On Terrorism. · Directed operations and planning for the 17 nations Maritime Coalition in the fight against terrorism. · Initiated, briefed and overall responsible for writing the Maritime Campaign Plan for Coalition Joint Force Commander. · Created real-time operational tools matrix to determine multinational combat forces (people, ships and aircraft) required. · Developed, shaped and influenced operational plans that were directly used in operations against terrorism. NEXGENIX, Inc., Irvine, CA (1999 - 2001) Operations Director Directed operations for E-commerce company. Managed service delivery and resource allocation for over 250 technical resources. · Managed regional P&L of $60 million achieving an average 45% net margin. · Improved allocation processes resulting in a 90% average utilization of resources and significant productivity gains. ENTEX INFORMATION SERVICES, Irvine, CA (1997 - 1999) Enterprise ManagerManaged information technology for computer outsourcing company. Led 29 direct support personnel and managed the installation, maintenance, repair and upgrade of computer systems. · Managed Profit and Loss center of $4.4 million achieving a consistent 22% net margin. · Improved key performance indicators, response and resolution times, achieving results of 100% and 92% respectively. · Raised customer satisfaction levels from 2.78 to 3.73 on a 4.00 scale drawing from a 4,500 person client database. NORTEL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, Cypress, CA (1995 - 1997) Customer Service Manager Managed customer service for telecommunications company. Led 16 direct reports and 15 support personnel and managed daily installation, repair and maintenance of communications equipment. · Achieved Profit & Loss results of 67% gross margin on $3.6 million in revenue. · Improved Area Indices of Appointments and Clear Times met with results of 93% and 89% respectively. ERICSSON, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (1993 - 1995) Regional Operations Manager Managed regional office (So Cal & Hawaii) for wireless communications company. Led 30 direct reports and over 10 support personnel installing, testing and servicing wireless communications equipment including cellular and two-way radio systems. · Managed P&L center with an operational budget of $2.8 million on sales of $40 million with a net profit of 15%. · Increased sales from $23 million to $40 million in less than one year. · Managed $15 million in capital inventory consisting of radio base station and switch equipment. DATRON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, Inc., Simi Valley, CA (1990 - 1993) Program Manager Managed programs for satellite & radio communication, remote sensing and DBS antenna company. Managed overall program design, manufacturing, assembly and testing of high-tech communications equipment. · Managed government and commercial contracts totaling $16 million, generating a 13% net profit margin. · Accountable for profit margin and financial reporting. U. S. NAVY (1981 - Present) Naval Reserve Officer (Captain) Senior level responsibility for leading up to two hundred personnel and managing budgets of more than $2 million. · Top Secret Clearance (TS / SCI based on SSBI) Current. EDUCATION and TRAININGMasters Credits, U. S. Naval War College, Newport, RI and National Defense University, Washington, DC BS, Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Telecommunications, Computers, Wireless, Strategic Planning, E-Business Methodology & Processes Courses, ISO 9001 |
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