SSgt Tensley McLendon

SSgt Tensley McLendon

Dates of Service: Mar 1993 - Mar 2013
RETIRED
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Twenty years extensive experience of military service in the areas of Project Management, Supervision, Training, Coordination, Auditing, Planning and Logistical solutions with global applications.

Military Experiences

Mar 2012 - Mar 2013
H&HS
Consolidated Hazardous Material Reutilization and Inventory Manager
Responsible for performing and managing environmental compliance and hazardous materials programs comprised of training, conducting environmental compliance audits and inspections. Provided compliance assistance for 23 individual units based on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina. Apply specialized knowledge of principles, practices, and methods of program-level environmental laws and regulations to ensure compliance with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Responsible for the proper storage, ordering, shelf-life, inventory, and delivery of hazardous materials to 45 hazardous materials daily use storage sites. Maintain unit level training records. Supervise the operation of the facilities hazardous material and hazardous waste sites.
Jun 2009 - Mar 2012
MALS-26
Inventory Logistics Manager/Material and Logistic Support Analyst
Warehouse Operations Supervisor; Manages, coordinates, and controls over 24,000 line items of inventory while overseeing the daily operations and storage utilization for 79,000 square foot warehouse and 20,000 open storage area containing over $ 20 million repairable assets for the V-22 Osprey. Determine supply requirements, reviews requisitions for completeness and accuracy, determine effective procurement type, authorize replenishment and conduct annual inventory, while using Six Sigma metrics. Supervised 28 logistics personnel in the performance of a variety of duties: shipping, receiving, stocking, storing, prepare and maintains inventory, authorizes and or rejects shipments and resolves discrepancies and serves as contact in supporting.
Aug 2010 - May 2011
26th MEU
Logistics Manager/Material Control Expeditor
Ensured the proper accountability of all high priority and mission essential parts through proper logistical support for 29 aircrafts which contributed to an unprecedented average 82% Mission Capable, 67% Full-Mission Capable readiness for a total of 2,791.5 flight hours, 1,489 sorties scheduled, 1,489 sorties flown for 100% sorties completion Rate. Facilitated over 10,000 requirements totaling over 40 million dollars and 100% tracking accountability of all requirements. Provided aviation logistical support for operations Pakistani Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief (HA/DR), Odyssey Dawn (Libya), Copper Dune (Italy and Libya), and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). Prepared and briefed the Aircraft Material Readiness Report daily to Commanders and Higher Headquarters Marine Corps.
Jun 2006 - Jun 2009
MALS-36
Inventory Logistics Manager/Material and Logistic Support Analyst
Warehouse Operations Supervisor; Supervised and contributed to the implementation and management of the Airspeed Enterprise program for Aviation Supply Department and Intermediate Maintenance Activity (IMA) Department reducing Logistical Response Time (LRT). Successfully trained and empowered 27 Marines to perform daily warehouse duties, leadership, technical development and combat readiness through practice of mentorship and operational risk management. Supervised the completion of establishing 120 aircraft phase kits and decreasing LRT delivery from 4 hours 47 minutes to 1 hour 18 minutes through the implementation of Airspeed principles. Managed an inventory that contains over 13,000 line items worth 9 million dollars.

Deployments

(1 year, 8 months)
Aug 2011 - Oct 2011
Belize
Provided logistical support of 6 MV-22 Osprey aircrafts for premier training in a diverse terrain environment. Successfully obtained 100% aircraft readiness.
Apr 2008 - Jul 2008
Operation Caring Response
Frequently worked 12-15 hours a day, 7 days a week, in order to facilitate over 2,000 logistic requirements to 95 aircrafts from Atsugi, Iwakuni and Okinawa to Korat and Utaphao Thailand earning a 100% accuracy rate of delivery. Supervised aviation logistical support for the Burma, Myanmar Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief (HA/DR).
Feb 2005 - Feb 2006
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Warehouse Operations Supervisor; Supervised 28 logistics personnel in the performance of a variety of duties: shipping, receiving, stocking, storing, prepare and maintains inventory, authorizes and or rejects shipments and resolves discrepancies. Provided logistical support to (23) flying squadrons totaling 186 aircraft.

Military Credentials

Academic Degrees

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