Aaron Hooper, Pmp, Pmi-Acp Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Greater St. Louis Area

Executed command leadership over aircraft and flight crews, delegating tasks to ensure flight safely according to regulatory and company guidelines. Sustained superior technical proficiency and knowledge in all aircraft systems, operations, and flight modes throughout a continuing evolution of aviation technologies and regulations

• Served as Commander, directing health & welfare, training, development, and proficiency, for thirty-six personnel including sixteen aviation mechanics, sixteen pilots, and four supervisors. Owner of eight AH-64E Apache.
• Achieved aircraft serviceability rating 20% above required Department of Defense standard.
• Selected by Department of Defense to operationally test and evaluate new aircraft security technologies, including cockpit IT interface design.
• Developed capabilities report for United States Senate Armed Services Committee, collaborating with Boeing project management team and obtaining project approval for next phase of acquisition.

Fort Carson, CO

• Project manager for maintenance operations, directing six specialty maintenance teams in heavy maintenance program for twenty-four AH-64E Apache helicopters. Oversaw Production Control and Quality Control departments.
• Served as Project Manager for relocation of organization from Colorado to Washington, moving over 100 personnel, and $500 million in equipment without incident, using agile project management methodology.
• Decreased workplace accidents by 30%, developing workplace safety program using date-driven approach through data capture and analysis.
• Reduced major aircraft refit and rebuild times by 20%.

Fort Carson, CO

• Project manager for the redesign and rebuild of the flight operations department after returning from a combat deployment. Administered the financial analysis and management of the organization’s fuel expenditures..
• Achieved 50% reduction in manpower requirements, applying new skills gained from self-education in process management, optimization, and modernization processes, during rebuild of flight operations department.
• Developed unit training plan, achieving ten out of ten major deliverables, in spite of 30% annual flying budget reduction under government sequestration.
• Tracked and managed $10m annual budget, using Microsoft Excel.
• Designed and implemented over thirty-six hours of training material, resulting in objectively-measured proficiency in critical training objectives for more than sixty aviators.
• Trained, operated, and provided feedback to team of fifteen personnel, on headquarters aircraft systems interface.

Fort Carson, CO

• Here I supported the planning and execution of flight operations for aviation organization, overseeing eight aircraft, sixteen aviators, and eighteen maintenance personnel, in overseas environment.Key accomplishments:
• Achieved serviceability rating 10% higher above required Department of Defense standard, leading maintenance program for four aircraft in combat environment.
• Served as Aviation Team Leader, flying over 100 missions, and amassing more than 350 hours in high-stress combat operations.
• Awarded US Army Air Medal for actions in combat.

• In this role, I directed team of eight analysts to assist management of 24-hour intel operations. Some of my key accomplishments:
• Utilized data analytics and patterning techniques to identify, track, and prosecute eleven high-value targets.
• Utilized military IT systems to conduct mission analysis for over twenty major operations, identifying threats and defining enemy most likely courses of action

A student-leader for a class of twenty US Army Officers training on the AH-64 Apache. I coordinated and managed the class for all training and administrative requirements. Also planned and executed the graduation ceremony for over 100 aviators.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Engineering/Industrial Management

Coursework Toward Master'S Of Science, Business Analytics

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government