This is one generic example of a resume for transitioning veterans looking for a corporate role.

1. **Notes in red are recommendations to read when building your resume**
Sample Chronological Resume
(when you want a company to see your promotion progression and
potential)
Address, City, State 11111 (are you open to relo?)
111-222-3333 (create a professional voicemail) / email@yahoo.com (use a professional email address and
one you can access, will you have access to it when a recruiter is trying to contact you?)
LOGISTICS and SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT EXPERT (recommended if you have
multiple resumes – but this section is not necessary)
9 years of solid experience in supply chain management, research, and project management.
♦ Saved the Air Force in excess of $388M since 2001 and going into 2009.
♦ Directed cross-functional teams and researched/recommended DoD-wide policy changes.
♦ Published expert on Interplanetary Supply Chain Management.
♦ Reengineered process to increase efficiency and drive-up bottom-line savings/profits.
Education (do not include your class list, do include colleges you are currently attending along with the
estimated graduation date)
Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson, OH
♦ Master of Science in Logistics Management, Estimated Graduation May 2014, GPA: 3.82
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
♦ Bachelor of Science, Psychology, January 1996, GPA: 3.34 (GPA optional)
♦
Experience (dates can highlight how long you’ve been in a position and your loyalty to a company)
Logistics Staff Officer May 2006 –
Present
Headquarters, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
Use bullet points to highlight your performance and process improvement NOT list a job description.
SMART goals can help provide context behind your example, ensure you include quantifiable examples.
What did you do that was better than anyone else? After each example ask, ‘so what?’. Ensure you can
answer this question, otherwise improve the bullet point or delete it.
♦ Within 6 months, identified 160 core activities and associated resources for organizational
realignment to streamline business mode—on-target for savings of $99M in FY08 and $120M
in FY09.
♦ Directed cross-functional team of 10 senior experts through strategic planning and
implementation for new procurement enterprise in support of $80M annual purchases.
♦ Researched and recommended policy changes for future DoD supply chain operations to reduce
the planning time for movement operations from 1 month to 2 weeks.
Student, Graduate School of Engineering and Management Aug 2004 – May 2006
Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
♦ Conducted research into application of industry concepts and standards in collaborative supply
chain management to Air Force and DoD reparable supply chains.
♦ Investigated supply chain management inventory issues for interplanetary space travel.
♦ Published “Analysis of Air Force Inventory Models for Application to an Interplanetary
Supply Chain,” in Society of Logistics Engineers’ Logistics Spectrum, Jan-Mar 2007.
**Stay under 2 pages unless creating a federal or specialized resume for doctors, authors etc**

2. **Notes in red are recommendations to read when building your resume**
Wholesale Logistics Program Manager Sep 2001 – Aug
2004
Ogden Air Logistics Center, UT
♦ Supervised the planning and execution of multiple re-engineering projects to extend aircraft
lifecycle; improved gearbox reliability and maintainability 300%, parts availability up 75%.
♦ Reengineered supply chain processes aging parts, improved customer response time 75%.
♦ Negotiated with supplier for solution to proprietary data rights issues—no schedule delay for
$150M upgrade program.
♦ Researched/Evaluated enterprise options for upgrading supply planning systems in support of the
Center’s $450M spares management programs—briefed senior leadership.
♦ Problem-solving skills revealed data system deficiencies, solution reduced backorders 35%.
♦ Collaborated with contractors for business process mapping—saved 120 man-hours/$150K.
♦ Managed Just-In-Time supply program—98% on-time delivery rate; part defect rate reduced to
less than 1%.
Base Supply Officer Aug 1998 – Sep
2001
Mountain Home AFB, ID
♦ As executive staff officer, monitored communications, tasks and suspenses for 1400 personnel—
ensured 100% accountability.
♦ Supervised 86 warehouse personnel; focused training efforts on process improvements—
improved asset visibility by 75%
♦ Budgeted for and purchased warehouse materiel-handling equipment to improve operations—
reduced safety-violation incidents by 33%.
♦ Directed inventory management reconciliation—adjusted $168M in excess inventory.
Formal Training (include this section only if it is relevant to the company or position)
Air Mobility Operations Course
Logistics Readiness Officer Transportation Course
Logistics Readiness Officer Logistics Plans Course
AFMC Supply Chain Management Course
Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
AF Supply/Fuels Officer Course
Certifications (include this section only if it is relevant to the company or position)
Acquisition Professional Development (APDP)
Level I Cert for Logistics Acquisition
Professional Development (APDP)
Level I Cert for Program Management
**Stay under 2 pages unless creating a federal or specialized resume for doctors, authors etc**