Randy Higginbotham

About Randy Higginbotham

Dynamic and hands-on leadership with experience in the military and civilian sectors. My journey has permitted me to utilizing my domestic and international management expertise. Possesses deep expertise in facilities management, construction management, operations, talent recruitment, financial management, and project management. Highlights of my professional career:• 30 years: Leading, supervising, coaching and mentoring employees and management.• 20 years: Project management for both large and small projects, ensuring on-time completion and within budgetary constraints.• 16 years: Training and motivating employees to exceed standards and performance expectations.• 15 years: Facilities management experience to include managing 283 facilities on a major US Army installation.• 14 years: Customer service and engagement earning awards at unit, store and corporate levels.• 12 years: Strategic planning for diverse organizations ranging from combat to property management.Leadership style blends a proactive approach with collaboration and inclusiveness to achieve desired outcomes. Thrives on new challenges, focuses on organizational excellence and knows how to adapts in fast paced environments and under pressure. Hands-on and highly engaged leader who empowers by building strong relationships and taking purposeful action. People-focused, strategic thinker who looks to develop leaders, help individuals and teams improve performance, and fosters a culture of creativity, open-dialogue, diversity, inclusion, and professional growth.Open to new opportunities and connecting to explore the possibilities. Please end me a connection request and let’s chat! You can also reach me at r••••••••@gmail.com.

Experience

1. Director of Construction (Portfolio Management)

   Austability

   Jan 2024 — Present

   Responsible for monitoring all aspects of construction on Andersen Air Force Base, as it relates to Austability\'s contract with its Prime, in order to improve performance across cost, schedule, safety and quality. The portfolio comprises of four programs spearheading the recovery and construction. Austability\'s service provision framework has been incorporated with a mission to offer innovative and expeditionary strategies to Defense and National Security agencies of the FVEY when operating in complex conflict, post-conflict, and austere environments. Responsible for managing assigned construction & service project(s) throughout their full lifecycle including developing the scope and technical sections of proposal, procurement, contract negotiations, and overseeing the delivery of the project plan to successfully accomplish performance. Program delivery of quality work, on time, on budget and to the client’s satisfaction on every project.

Education

• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

  Advanced Operations Course (ILE), Operations

  2012 — 2013

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  BA

  1985 — 1989

• American Public University System

  Master's degree

  2009 — 2011

• Command and General Staff College

  General, History, leadership, management

  2009 — 2009

• National Retail Hardware Association and Home Center Institute

  Certificate of Completion, Advance Course in Hardware Retailing

  2001 — 2002

Skills

• Operational Planning
• Project Planning
• Sdlc
• Force Protection
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Military Logistics
• Administrative Assistants
• Military Operations
• Army
• Dod
• National Security
• Leadership
• Training
• Organizational Leadership
• Military Experience
• Human Resources
• Security Clearance
• Military
• Recruiting
• Full-Cycle Recruiting
• Operations Management
• Administrative Support