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James
W. Randle, Jr.
Mr. Randle is a senior management professional with
over 30 years of experience in both corporate and
educational environments. His areas of
expertise include supplier development, supply chain
management, sourcing, education, training, strategic
planning, program management, team building, supplier
and customer relations, communication, and customer
satisfaction. He is proficient at developing,
implementing, and presenting innovative and effective
training programs in a variety of fields.
In his 23-year career at Lockheed Martin, Mr. Randle
held a series of increasingly responsible positions
and received numerous awards and recognitions. As
senior manager of Small Business Programs for LM Aero
in Fort Worth, Texas, he administered more than $1B
subcontracted to small businesses, consistently achieving
a rating of "highly successful" from customers. His
accomplishments included developing and implementing
the Joint Strike Fighter Small Business Strategic
Plan. As weapon system small business programs
manager in Marietta, Georgia, he developed and implemented
the F-22 Weapon System Small Business Strategic Plan,
earning the Secretary of the Air Force's Small Business
Achievement Award.
In the role of small business administrator at Lockheed
Martin's Marietta location, Mr. Randle was voted Georgia
Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) Advocate
in 1990. He served on the GMSDC board of
directors from 1986 to1991 and the executive board
from 1991 to 1994. He also was chairman
of the GMSDC Business Opportunity Fair for two years,
earning a record surplus. As training coordinator
of the Materiel Branch, Mr. Randle developed, coordinated,
and presented training programs for procurement and
engineering that were commended by the Air Force as
"Best of the Best" in 1985. He also developed
a small business training program that was adopted
corporate-wide.
Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Mr. Randle served
as a marketing education teacher-coordinator in Fulton
County, Georgia, where he developed a competency-based
curriculum that was adopted system-wide. Earlier
in his career he was a sales representative for Dun
& Bradstreet in Atlanta.
Mr. Randle's community activities include developing
and presenting training courses for various community
organizations and writing a weekly Small Business
Q & A column for the Fort Worth Business Press. He
was named one of the "Outstanding Men in Minority
Business" by the Minority Business News in 1999.
Education
Education Specialist, Vocational & Career Development
degree,
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Master of Education (Administration & Supervision),
West Georgia College, Carrollton, Georgia
B.S. in Marketing Management, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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