Shedrick D. Mitchell

Senior aerospace and defense materials management leader with 30+ years of experience directing production control, inventory management, warehousing, aircraft sustainment, maintenance planning, transportation, and complex cross-functional operations. Proven success leading organizations of up to 485 personnel; managing one million inventory items valued at $642M; overseeing $1.04B in accountable equipment; resolving material, schedule, and readiness constraints; and integrating supply chain, quality, engineering, maintenance, program management, and customer organizations. Brings a strong culture of integrity, safety, accountability, urgency, continuous improvement, and people development to high-tempo manufacturing and MRO environments.

SENIOR MANAGER, ASSET & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT (OFFICIAL: SECTION CHIEF, ASSET MANAGEMENT) - 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron - Robins AFB, GA

(2023-02)

Lead 15 personnel across inventory management, individual protective equipment, flight service, hazardous materials, and readiness spares functions supporting installation readiness and enterprise material accountability.

• Direct inventory control and accountability for 268 equipment accounts valued at $1.04B, a $1.6M supply account, and 18,000+ assets; establish priorities, monitor performance, and resolve operational and customer escalations.
• Apply Department of the Air Force Manual 23-300 using Integrated Logistics System–Supply, its Mobility capability, Enterprise Solutions–Supply, Defense Property Accountability System, and Fleet Scheduling System to support inventory control, material visibility, accountable property, internal controls, and audit-ready transaction records; currently learning the Enterprise Logistics Management System.
• Achieved 100% annual inventory completion with less than 1% delinquency across 267+ organizations by strengthening controls, accountability, performance visibility, and corrective-action follow-through.
• Partnered with DLA and the 635th Supply Chain Operations Group to reconcile weapons and COMSEC records; corrected 15,101 serialized discrepancies and strengthened control of $160K in controlled assets.
• Streamlined a peak deployment material-issue process supporting 2,100 personnel, 104 deployers, and 208 bags valued at $547K; saved 47 labor hours through cross-functional planning and improved flow.
• Modernized warehouse capacity and material availability by securing $6K in storage systems and reorganizing 171 assets valued at $4.88M across 8,200 square feet.
• Implemented a headquarters-directed digital issuance process and built a commander-level performance review integrating inventory status, readiness indicators, compliance trends, and corrective actions to strengthen accountability and execution.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT & DEPOT EXECUTION MANAGER (OFFICIAL: DEPOT EXECUTION MANAGER) - RQ-4 Global Hawk Program Office, AFMC - Robins AFB, GA

(2019-12 - 2023-02)

Led life-cycle logistics, depot execution, material planning, Contractor Logistics Support, maintenance requirements, and sustainment risk resolution for the RQ-4 weapon system.

• Planned, established, and monitored sustainment milestones; coordinated Life Cycle Sustainment Plan execution and rapidly elevated unresolved material, maintenance, cost, schedule, and readiness risks.
• Integrated engineering, equipment specialists, item management, maintenance, logistics, program management, the OEM, Headquarters Air Force, and Air Combat Command to resolve material and production-support constraints.
• Secured $1.5M in 3400 funding for unscheduled maintenance and depot workload agreements; aligned Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex and Grand Forks maintenance leadership on aircraft discrepancies and a 36-aircraft workload roadmap.
• Led weekly Inventory Control Point and transition reviews as the FIAR logistics representative with Northrop Grumman; resolved critical accountability issues and coordinated disposition of a $130K overseas lost asset.
• Developed RQ-4 divestiture and retirement-storage strategies through an Integrated Product Team; briefed the Air Force Strike Board, senior Air Force leaders, DoD, and Foreign Military Sales stakeholders.
• Prepared Contractor Logistics Support requirements, Joint Configuration Control Board inputs, O-6 supportability briefings, Program Management Review materials, and executive decision support.

AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION PLANNING & DEPOT EXECUTION MANAGER (OFFICIAL: DEPOT EXECUTION MANAGER) - Whitney, Bradley & Brown - Robins AFB, GA

(2018-02 - 2019-12)

Supported Global Hawk depot implementation, production planning, provisioning, workload agreements, FIAR, business-case analysis, and independent logistics assessments.

• Reviewed 3,972 air-segment and 359 ground-segment items during a weather-radar provisioning conference to support spares, repairs, support equipment, and material planning.
• Completed the organic depot paint workload offer for six Global Hawk aircraft, integrating ground handling, wash, depaint, sanding, structural repair, reapplication, paint, core, and 50/50 requirements.
• Managed the Maintenance Planning and Execution Database and worked across engineering, logistics, program management, procurement, maintenance planning, and facilities organizations.
• Developed and led FIAR Integrated Product Team meetings with government and corporate leaders, improving documentation, accountability, compliance, and audit readiness.

SENIOR LOGISTICS OPERATIONS LEADER (OFFICIAL: SQUADRON SUPERINTENDENT / MATERIEL MANAGEMENT SUPERINTENDENT) - United States Air Force - Aviano AB, Italy

(2015-04 - 2018-07)

Senior enlisted logistics advisor to the commander; led workforce performance, readiness, transportation, supply, fuels, deployment, quality, and logistics planning across a 388-person organization.

• Led logistics support to seven Combatant Commands and 34 geographically separated units; enabled 9,000 sorties, 23,000 flying hours, 9M gallons of fuel, and 888K tons of cargo.
• Directed an Air and Space Expeditionary Force movement involving 18 F-16s, 388 personnel, and 288 tons of cargo while coordinating material, transportation, deployment, and customer commitments.
• Drove four improvement initiatives that saved 11,000 labor hours and $194K annually; two were selected for senior-command presentation.
• Managed, coached, and developed military and local-national personnel while advising leaders on safety, quality, performance, readiness risk, and operational priorities.

SENIOR MANAGER, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION SUPPORT (OFFICIAL: FLIGHT CHIEF / SQUADRON SUPERINTENDENT) - United States Air Force - Spangdahlem AB, Germany

(2010-12 - 2015-04)

Directed 24/7 supply, warehouse, inventory, aircraft support, quality, and material-accountability operations for A-10 and F-16 missions.

• Led 130 Total Force personnel managing the command's largest supply account: one million items valued at $642M, 18 warehouses, and 160,000 transactions monthly; maintained 99% inventory accuracy.
• Managed material support for 50 A-10 and F-16 aircraft, 4,000 sorties, and 12,000 flying hours; coordinated critical-parts priorities and reduced aircraft ground time by 75% through rapid delivery.
• Led A-10 drawdown and transfer of 1,000+ assets, enabling estimated reutilization savings of $300M; separately guided redistribution of 300+ F-16 assets supporting $355M in savings.
• Piloted a Secretary of Defense-priority Nuclear Weapons-Related Materiel inventory across three locations, securing visibility and accountability for 160 items valued at $6M.
• Oversaw 500 quality inspections, validated correction of 300 findings, and assured $500M in materiel transactions; contributed 43 actionable changes to an Air Force logistics policy rewrite.

MANAGER, QUALITY COMPLIANCE & AIRCRAFT SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORT (PROGRESSIVE ROLES) - United States Air Force - Germany and Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

(2003-05 - 2010-12)

Progressive leadership across quality assurance, production support, aircraft material availability, deployment readiness, warehouse operations, policy, and internal controls.

• Resolved a global A-10 30MM gun serviceability issue and led inventory of $2.7M in assets; mission-impaired capability analysis helped avert $90M in aircraft groundings.
• Served as maintenance-supply liaison for nine aircraft maintenance squadrons and 15 support sections supporting A-10, EC-130H, HH-60G, and C-130 fleets; expedited 65 critical A-10 tires to avert 40 groundings.
• Developed a material plan for 225 A-10 video recorders valued at $4M, achieving 100% availability for 75 aircraft modifications.
• Directed deployment operations and readiness training for 400 Airmen across 17 specialties; earned error-free and Superior Team recognition, with the training model benchmarked for 32 bases.

Master of Science - Management (Human Resources Specialization) - Troy University

Bachelor of Science - Occupational Education / Business Administration - Wayland Baptist University

Associate of Applied Science - Logistics - Community College of the Air Force