PANDEMIC RESPONSE
IDEAL TRAINING
Miller and the fiscal year 2019 Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders program cohort at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on July 10, 2019. (Photo by Tara Clements, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems)
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Logis- tics Center at Redstone Arsenal. Te AMCOM Logistics Center provides worldwide readiness support for aviation and missile weapon systems, from the earliest stages of weapon system devel- opment through demilitarization. Its logisticians work directly with program managers to influence system designs with a focus on total life cycle system sustainment and achieving cost-wise readiness. As Initial Provisioning branch chief, Miller leads a team of government logisticians who analyze, develop and maintain provisioning data for AMCOM weapon systems. “Provisioning is the process of determining spares, repair parts, special tools, test equipment and support equipment that are required to support and maintain an end item,” she explained.
Despite the technicality of the job, Miller said the bulk of her time in the office revolves around so-called “soft skills.” “My job is all about helping other people,” she said. As an Army civilian,
her No. 1 priority is supporting Soldiers, but she is always look- ing out for her team as well. “I always tell my employees, ‘If you don’t feel good, if things are not going OK with you, then I can’t expect you to come in to this building and take care of work. You have to take care of yourself first.’ ” She is quick to offer a listen- ing ear or share advice when asked, and she is eager to help others discover the inspiration that she has found in life. “I think that’s what people often need—they just need to be given an opportu- nity,” Miller said.
“ We have to learn that it’s not all about us, I tell people all the time,
be the inspiration that you seek.”
A self-professed homebody by nature, Miller enjoys spending time with family, praise-dancing at church, cooking (especially vegan dishes) and landscaping in her free time—no, not gardening, landscaping. “My mother used to do professional landscaping,” she explained. “As a child, I learned how to do all of that.” She isn’t intimidated by laying sod or brick, or tackling overgrown shrubs. “My yard looks better than most of the men on my block,” she chuckled, “and I have more tools than they do, too!” But her natural confidence belies a professional lesson she is still trying to absorb. “I have learned that people often think more highly of me than I think of myself,” she said. “I always believe in others, so that lesson comes full circle.” Miller has more than proven herself as a leader and a logistician, and she hopes to help others find their opportunities for success, too.
—ELLEN SUMMEY
https://asc.ar my.mil
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