John Kitchens

About John Kitchens

Passions: facilitating individual and team achievement, championing resource stewardship and sustainable prosperity, and energizing value through connections and outcomes-based process improvement. Whole-Person Development Highlight: Surviving Alaska adventure with musk oxen.Expertise: leadership, quality, and team training and development; student, manager, and employee advising and professional development; management and mathematics instruction; program and project coordination, evaluation, reporting, and policy compliance; systems engineering and process improvement; strategic planning and partnerships; budget development and defense; funds execution and monitoring; contract execution and vendor management; cross-functional teaming; analysis and problem solving; strong MS Office skills. Enjoys a strong number sense and talents with analysis and critical thinking, interpersonal relations and customer service, attention-to-detail, and overcoming obstacles through communications and creativity. Hard working, adaptable, loyal team player and former military officer persistent with path finding common ground and win-win outcomes. Roadmap for Success- Values: Faith, Integrity, Service, Humility- Vigilance to \"Seek always to provide increased value.\"- Revere talents, roots, perspectives, and goals of those I team with and serve- Build robust, collaborative relationships using transparent and respectful communications- Leverage patient, yet persistent assertiveness to guide individuals and teams to identify and solve problems and realize opportunities- Promote innovation through brainstorming and a commitment to bold and creative solutions.

Experience

1. Analyst, Business Planning and Asset Management

   Trimet

   Aug 2019 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Advances the TriMet Business Plan, TriMet Asset Management Process and related efforts. Develop annual inventory, manage tracking software and provide analysis and reporting. Coordinate across divisions and departments to develop, maintain and improve TriMet\'s asset inventory and condition assessment. Frequently communicate and collect information from organization \'Asset Owners.\' Deliver required reporting with a high level of accuracy and on time. Manage contractors to advance necessary asset management activities. Track, monitor, analyze and coordinate various departments and divisions\' strategic actions and progress toward advancing the Business Plan. Maintain and manage software tracking and provide updates, reports, and analysis support. Help advance understanding and participation in the Business Plan with employees in all roles at TriMet.

Education

• U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology

  Master of Science (MS), Logistics Management

  1996 — 1997

• George Fox University

  Master of Arts, Teaching

  2010 — 2011

• Texas A&M University

  BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

• Air Command and Staff College

  Non-degree Program, Leadership, Strategy, Interoperability

  2004 — 2005

Skills

• Coaching & Mentoring
• Systems Engineering
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Building Connections
• Outcome Measures
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Leadership
• Teaching
• Business Development
• Information Security
• Problem Solving
• Operational Efficiency
• Public Speaking
• Software Project Management
• User Acceptance Testing
• Creative Solutions
• Management
• Team Building
• Budget Management
• Collaborative Leadership
• Earned Value Management
• Military
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Academic Advising
• Teamwork
• Risk Management
• Strategic Communications
• Systems Analysis
• Training
• Data Driven Instruction
• Events Coordination
• Systems Planning
• Strategy
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Differentiated Instruction
• Information Technology