Alfer Thompson

About Alfer Thompson

I have 18 years of combined experience managing and working in departments dealing with logistical operations, product acquisition, estimating, purchasing, inventory, project planning and scheduling and project execution. I am driven by new challenges and desire to excel in all undertakings. I work hard and am a team player. Efficient and organized. Bilingual with fluency in Spanish. Possess Secret clearance. Specialties: Sourcing, Inventory Control, Logistics, Project Negotiation, Vendor Management, Project Management, Purchasing, Planning and Scheduling

Experience

1. Radio Frequency Technician and Engineering Installations Craftsman

   United States Air Force

   Mar 2011 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   Deployed, sustained, troubleshooted, and repaired RF wireless, line-of-sight, beyond line-of-sight, wide-band, and ground-based satellite communications devices.• Assembled RF, Microwave and Satcom antenna systems in support of contingency operations under tactical environments.• Maintained encryption transmission devices in a fixed and deployed environments.• Directed and performed communication infrastructure projects including design, drafting, and surveying to support construction and maintenance programs.• Evaluated potential construction sites and performed site surveys.• Installed, maintained, reconstituted, removed, and modified copper core, coaxial, waveguide, fiber optic cable and dedicated local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) media distribution systems.• Operated tools, test equipment, auxiliary equipment, and vehicles such as backhoes, trenchers, cable trailers, cable reel trucks, and antenna construction vehicles.

Skills

• Negotiation
• Manufacturing
• Supply Chain
• Shipping
• Pricing
• Inventory Control
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Sourcing
• Management
• Team Building
• Purchasing
• Sourcing
• Operations Management
• Leadership
• Procurement
• Logistics
• Vendor Management