Brian Lundell - Program Manager, Platinum Services LLC

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Work Background

Platinum Business ServicesProgram Manager

Feb. 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area · On-siteProgram Manager for DLA-Energy of a four member team.

PADIPadi Open Water Scuba Instructor

Feb. 2022Fort Belvior, Fort Gregg Adams, Woodbridge, Virginia · On-site

Army Futures CommandLogistics Capability Developer

Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2023Fort Gregg Adams, Virginia, United States · On-site• Team Lead and Capabilities Developer with supervisory responsibilities to four senior military, two Department of Army Civilians, and six contractors. • Responsible for assessing current and future sustainment capability requirements across the spectrum of war in all domains and logistics proponents of function supporting future Army Sustainment forces; Conducts analysis to determine sustainment gaps and develops solution recommendations to inform budgeting resourcing strategies. • Plans, organizes, coordinates, executes, and analyzes capabilities assessment research studies involving emerging logistical concepts and capabilities within the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) processes. • integrates and manages capabilities research teams for senior logistics leaders of the Army and key external agencies providing analytical sustainment data to the Top Down Futures Development Process (TDFDP). • Supports Sustainment Battle Lab's Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drills, Science & Technology experiments, sustainment seminars, workshops, Table Top Exercises (TTX), and other duties as required. • Research lead on two major experiments for Europe and Pacific regions and manager of four experiments that look at future wars of 2030-2035 from a logistics and sustainment perspective.

101st Airborne Division, U.S. ArmySenior Logistics Manager

Apr. 2019 - Jan. 2021Clarksville, Tennessee Area• Leader of a high operational tempo team of 10 personnel responsible for tracking, analyzing and implementing maintenance policies. • Managed plans and policy implementation for over 25,000 pieces of equipment. Consistently, maintenance metrics for down-time, services, and parts on hand not installed exceeded 100% of the time for the parent organizations requirements. • Authored a lessons learned best practices research paper covering over 20 items of interest to improve the organization that will have a direct impact on the next large job. • Spearheaded a policy to collect, disseminate, apply and incorporate lessons learned and best practices into execution orders and standard operating procedures. This practice had a direct result in the company’s fleet readiness maintaining above an overall 90% operational rate.

US Army, Garrison, Fort CampbellLogistics Liaison Officer COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Mar. 2020 - Jul. 2020Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States• Handpicked by my supervisor to be on the forefront of the area response team tasked to gather time sensitive information to provide to the logistics community from the daily meetings in the COVID-19 EOC for Fort Campbell, KY. • Delivered high-impact presentations daily while operating in a high stress environment to upper level management resulting in being known as an influential briefer on logistics matters. • Authored a daily detailed report of information from meetings, instructions, daily reports to provide expert opinions as required on logistics matters. The information provided a clear status on COVID-19 and its affects around the installation to my team. • Clarified time sensitive complex information requests in daily briefings asked by senior leaders. Via influence and networking, obtained immediate answers to their questions quickly in under 12-24hrs.

US Army, 18th Engineer BrigadeSenior Logistics Manager

Jun. 2013 - Jul. 2014Schweinfurt, Germany• Provided leadership and direction for a highly motivated staff of 10 logisticians supporting 2500 personnel. • Directed the Company's purchase, travel, and credit card budget valued at over $30M without going over budget. • Responsible for daily planning, coordinating, and executing all logistical operations, including vehicle and equipment shipping, fieldlings, deployment/redeployment, maintenance repair planning, and property loss investigations with a high degree of success, outstanding readiness and exceptional property management.

US ArmyPetroleum Company Director

Nov. 2005 - Nov. 2007Petroleum Group, Ft Lee, Va / Talil, Iraq• Provided Leadership and direction to a high operational tempo 200 personnel petroleum company tasked with providing security for Tallil Airbase in Iraq, securing 9500 personnel, and 57 square miles of territory. • Accomplished logistical and structural transition of a 200 person organization while maintaining a high degree of moral within 14 days of arriving overseas. In a hazardous environment, the unit was retrained, mission ready and transitioned on time without loss of personnel or equipment. • Supervisor over seven different property books and a budget worth in excess $26M. Due to outstanding management and oversight policies, there was no loss of property due to errors, neglect, or theft.

MFO - Multinational Force & ObserversSenior Logistics Manager

Feb. 2018 - Mar. 2019Siani, Egypt• Leader of a top tier multicultural member team engaged in administrative, security, logistics, and communications work in high-pressure situations to provide complex operational support with a track record of 100% mission success. • Passed the organizations first inspection in over five years from a failing score, increasing to a 100% excellent rating. • Project manager for 4 multi-million dollar projects. Two green energy solar power projects generating a cost savings of over $4M combined. All projects heavily involved daily direct coordination with international shippers Involving import and export requirements. All equipment shipped on time, exceeded timeline and arrived on schedule. • Managed 10 contracts valued at over $9M providing a host of services. The contracts always were maintained within budget or generated $5M is costs savings due to exceptional analysis, tracking programs and coordination with the companies. Increases in annual costs only rose below 3-5% annually well within the companies direct operating increases guidance. One contracts operating costs decreased by 25%, returning $28K.

Center for Army Lessons LearnedLogistics Analyst

Aug. 2016 - Feb. 2018Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States• Trained team member on the forefront the Army’s program to develop and share best practices across the Department of Defense. On a daily basis, collected, analyzed and wrote over 500 observations to improve various systems, procedures and faults across the Army. • Facilitated the rapid collection, analysis, and dissemination of lessons at all levels of logistics for the Army. The information was incorporated into policy, standard operating procedures and improvement processes for each units that participated in the program. • Responded quickly to Army logistics information requests, analysis of after-action reviews, and interagency Lessons Learned Information Systems inputs to produce relevant products that immediately drove change based on the findings and assisted units and organization with immediate results. • Published two logistics articles and was a team member on two large collection reports adding to the body of knowledge from my logistics experiences.

Surface Deployment and Distribution CommandDeputy Director

Jun. 2014 - Aug. 2016Pisa, Tuscany, Italy• Supervised the day to day operations for a seaport transportation company comprised of 54 personnel, responsible for military port operations in 57 countries within Europe and Africa. Constantly identified as the best port operating unit within the organization by senior leaders. • Leader for a top tier multicultural 5 member team operating in a high temp environment while being understaffed at 50%. Hands on approach resulted in the sections passing all external inspection receiving excellent ratings. • Managed multiple contracts, property, and a budget of over $24M spread out in Turkey, Greece and Italy. • Spearheaded 2 Lean Six Sigma events streamlining office policy, procedures, and budget, improving efficiency by 20% saving $1.5M. • Delivered high-impact presentations on numerous occasions to upper level management and senior leaders resulting in being known as an influential briefer as well as my team members. • Developed and implemented programs in support of $46M in property, facilities and budget for the company. As a result, all programs were funded, directly supported daily operations and ensured 100% mission accomplishment. • Created a Logistics Exchange program to cross-train Army, Air Force, and civilian companies. Each of the three training event allowed cross collaboration and operational insight into each teams function, operations and lessons learned and best practices.

21st Theater Sustainment CommandSenior Logistics Manager

Aug. 2011 - Jun. 2013Kaiserslautern, Germany• Served as the logistics supplies/services manager for a large logistics organization supporting Europe and Africa. • Provided leadership and direction for a highly operating multicultural staff of 10 personnel and one contractor. • Strategic planner on a wide range of projects and services for mortuary affairs, personnel services, and bulk fuel. As result, all missions in my section were 100% successful and contributed to the overall success of the company. • Created a Logistics Exchange program to cross-train Army, Air Force, and civilian companies. Each of the four training event allowed cross collaboration and operational insight into each teams function, operations and lessons learned and best practices. • Authored a detail executive report on the Republic of Moldova’s Army for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Embassy on their logistics capabilities. Conducted direct embassy level talks and interviews with senior-level staff at the U.S. Embassy in Moldova and Moldovan Military leaders to produce this report. The report gave valuable insight in to the Moldovan Army’s sustainment shortfalls so the Embassy military team knew where to focus their efforts to improve the countries defense.

U.S. Army Materiel CommandOperations Manager

Aug. 2008 - Jun. 2011South Korea• Operations Officer and logistics strategic planner for a large maintenance and supply company with operations to maintain, store, distribute, and account for over $3Billion in vehicles, supplies, and equipment in North East Asia. • Managed the daily planning operations for the company's 600 personnel located in South Korea and Japan. • Analyzed, evaluated, and coordinated the movement plans, policy, operations, and logistics improvement process concepts to constantly improve the company’s processes. • Team member on the Army's twice recognized Best Business Practice Organization using Lean Six Sigma techniques to realize cost savings the U.S. Army totaling over $1Billion over time.