Erik Daus Resume
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Erik Daus Resume

ERIK M. DAUS
3014 Galleon Drive------------
Louisville, KY 40220 ------------

EXPERIENCE
Temporary Supply Chain Specialist, Brown-Forman, Louisville, KY September 2019 – April 2020
Acted as the primary liaison between customers, production sites, foreign suppliers, outside warehouses, shipping, logistics personnel, IT, sales and marketing, finance, legal, and credit to analyze and form solutions to satisfy or resolve any order.
• Managed and coordinated all order and invoice related activities for all purchase orders and stock transports for assigned Brown-Forman markets in a predominately paperless environment.
• Managed customer orders accurately and in a timely fashion for the entire life cycle from order to cash.
• Ensured electronic data interchange of customer purchase orders flowed smoothly into the Brown-Forman SAP system.
• Generated special Customs documents to ensure shipment compliance with U.S. and foreign government regulations.

Sales and Leadership Associate, Hughes Supply, Louisville, KY August 2018 – July 2019 Applied supply chain solutions in order to get product from manufacturers to customers. Learned and applied key business skills such as customer service, inventory management, warehouse management and pricing management.
• Conducted the majority of purchasing and routinely placed orders of over $100,000.
• Increased sales of Gree mini-split units by 100% in 2 months by developing an effective marketing and sales plan.
• Performed 20 sales calls per week to local contractors to advertise and increase business.

Scheduling Officer, Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic, Virginia Beach, VA August 2017 – July 2018 Scheduled airspace for local flight operations and handled logistics problems for over 300 members of 14 Navy F-18 squadrons.
• Led tours to showcase naval flight operations and to influence the public to see the Navy in a positive light.
• Coordinated student summer training programs for over 1000 college students.
• Planned the weekly airspace usage for all entities utilizing Virginia and North Carolina operating areas.

Pilot, Mission Planning Officer, and Maintenance Leader VFA-32, Virginia Beach, VA February 2016 – August 2017 Performed a variety of missions and logistics exercises in both a training environment and as part of a combat deployment. Led 12 Aviation Electronics Technicians and 6 Aviation Electricians in performing maintenance on 12 F/A-18F aircraft. Kept the squadron equipped with the software needed for planning missions, employing weapons and navigating around the world.
• Executed 13 combat missions over Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Delivered ordnance on targets of strategic importance and earned an air medal for meritorious achievement in flight.
• As Officer-in-Charge of a squadron detachment to Key West, FL, coordinated the movement of 130 squadron personnel, 6 F/A-18F aircraft and the necessary equipment to accomplish two weeks of intensive flight training.
• Updated and trouble-shot squadron computers, to ensure navigation and weapons systems operated correctly.
• Conducted audits of the work centers and their assigned programs to ensure compliance with navy regulations.
• Led the aviation technician shop to be named “best work center of the quarter” by the squadron Commanding Officer for outstanding performance in relation to other squadron work centers.

Pilot-in-Training, VFA-106, Virginia Beach, VA August 2012 – February 2016
Conducted extensive training in various aircraft to become a certified F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot.
• Completed classroom and flight training programs to develop the competence, situational awareness, and problem-solving skills necessary to operate naval fighter jets in combat.


EDUCATION/TRAINING
• United States Naval Academy, B.S.
• MBA student – University of Dayton online
• Certified F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Vintage Warbirds volunteer.
• Louisville Leukemia and Lymphoma Society



PROFICIENCIES/ENDORSEMENTS
• Google Suite
• SAP ERP
• Microsoft Office
• Top Secret Security Clearance