Colby Hawkes

Operations leader with 20+ years of progressively responsible experience directing manufacturing, warehousing, and production-oriented operations — including 7 years managing a multi-million-square-foot federal logistics distribution and warehousing complex for the Defense Logistics Agency, and 6+ years overseeing multi-site production-facility construction and complex warehouse/manufacturing-automation system installations for Amazon fulfillment campuses. Proven record of operational oversight across concurrent sites, fiscal and budget management, policy development and administration, production scheduling and resource allocation, staff supervision and coaching, and coordination with agencies, vendors, and customers.

Background also includes 8 years of U.S.

Marine

Corps leadership directing 20-40 personnel through high-tempo operations.

Prior

DoD security clearance holder; eligible for CJIS compliance background investigation; willing to travel statewide.

Site Superintendent at ARCO Design/Build (2020-01 – Present) Direct daily operations across multiple concurrent $20M–$40M+ manufacturing, warehouse, and logistics production-facility builds in Richmond VA, Central PA — resolving day-to-day production and operational issues across sites for hyperscale Amazon fulfillment campuses.

• Develop and execute long- and short-term operational strategies and schedules supporting facility expansion projects, coordinating mechanical, electrical, controls, and low-voltage trades to hit production milestones.
• Oversee installation and integration of complex, proprietary racking, conveyance, and warehouse-automation (manufacturing-support) systems from planning through commissioning and operational turnover.
• Manage project and operational budgets, allocate labor and material resources, and monitor expenditures across concurrent sites to ensure fiscal responsibility and on-schedule delivery.
• Supervise, coach, and provide performance feedback to site superintendents, foremen, and a workforce of 100+ tradespeople and subcontractors; develop and enforce site policies for safety, quality, and production standards that sustained zero-lost-time incident records.
• Coordinate with client engineering, hardware-deployment teams, vendors, and regulatory stakeholders to align schedules, resources, and cutovers with minimal impact to operations.

Facilities Maintenance

Manager at Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Distribution Susquehanna) (2013-01 – 2020-12) Directed daily operations across a multi-million-square-foot federal warehousing, distribution, and production-support complex, resolving operational issues and sustaining continuous DoD-wide logistics operations.

• Managed annual operational budgets, allocated staffing and equipment resources, and monitored expenditures for maintenance, warehousing, and infrastructure functions — ensuring fiscal responsibility for a federal government agency.
• Developed, implemented, and evaluated policies and standard operating procedures governing maintenance, warehousing operations, safety, and vendor/contractor business practices.
• Led production scheduling, resource allocation, and warehousing operations supporting 24/7 preventive and corrective maintenance across electrical, HVAC, and building-control systems for a continuously operating distribution base.
• Supervised in-house maintenance staff, providing coaching, performance feedback, and development guidance; negotiated scope and managed delivery of third-party vendor and contractor service agreements.
• Coordinated with federal agencies, base leadership, vendors, and internal customers to meet organizational readiness and operational goals; served as incident commander during outages and infrastructure failures.
• Built reliability-tracking and root-cause-analysis programs that reduced unplanned downtime year over year; enforced OSHA, EPA, and DoD safety, environmental, and security compliance standards.

Platoon

Sergeant & Maintenance Leader (Sergeant, E-5) at United States Marine Corps (2004-01 – 2012-12) Led platoon-level operations, maintenance scheduling, and resource allocation for equipment and vehicle fleets across two combat deployments in austere, high-tempo, resource-constrained environments.

• Directed, supervised, and coached 20–40 Marines, providing performance feedback and developing junior personnel into technical and supervisory roles.
• Managed supply, maintenance, and resource allocation for millions of dollars in assets; enforced safety, compliance, and operational standards under high-pressure conditions; recognized for calm, decisive leadership during combat operations.