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Provide instruction on F-35C systems, weapons, procedures, and tactics to US Navy and Marine Corps aviators at both the introductory and fleet training levels, to include classroom and simulator instruction. Operate F-35C Full Mission Simulator, conducting general operations, adversary (both air and surface), airborne early warning controller communications, and joint terminal attack controller operations as part of the simulated combat environment.

Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) Program Manager / Evaluator•Develops and incorporates critical and safety-of-flight procedures used by all F/A-18 aircrew.•Leads regular meetings and conferences between Naval Air Systems, Industry (Boeing, GE, Lockheed, Raytheon) engineers and other stakeholders to discuss critical shortcomings of F-18 systems and create solutions.•Investigates safety violations and conducts detailed training, revises training requirements and reports to executive leadership to eliminate future incidents.•Performs root cause analysis and operational testing of actual aircraft mishaps/accidents to identify deficiencies and develops procedural changes to enhance safety and effectiveness of crews and systems.•Creates and tests detailed checklist procedures to be used during all operations to include tactical and safety-critical modes of flight.•Identifies areas of deficiencies in the F/A-18 Full Mission Simulators, develops changes to create the most realistic flight-handling characteristics, particularly in complex, critical modes and tests updates.•Instructor and evaluator for over 100 NATOPS evaluations.Instructor Pilot•Instructs student pilots and Weapon Systems Officers (WSO) through all phases of training from basic familiarization, navigation, low altitude training, electronic warfare, air-to-air and air-to-surface radar weapons employment, basic fighter maneuvering and smart weapons employment.•Trains student pilots to fully understand the basics of stick-and-throttle mechanics, formation geometry and advanced handling characteristics.Aviation Safety Officer•Responsible for the investigation, reporting and cataloging squadron Hazard and Mishaps Reports.•Investigated and authored 61 Hazard and Mishap reports.

Assistant Operations Officer•Planned and executed short and long term unit initiatives focused on training and operational missions ($26M annual budget)•Tracked the readiness reporting of 16 aircrew referencing DRSS-N requirements•Oversaw the execution of 1,550 flight hours, 927 sorties and the expenditure of all allocated weapons for FY17SFARP Missile Exercise Planning Officer / Officer in Charge•Planned and executed a two-day live-fire exercise, integrating 41 aircraft from five major commands•Significantly enhanced readiness across the Naval Aviation Enterprise with the expenditure of 21 missiles, including 10 AIM-9, four AIM-120, four HARM and three AIM-7sJoint Mission Planning System Officer•Managed eight Joint Mission Planning System workstations•Produced critical F/A-18 mission loads for operations in the Korean area of responsibility, to include the East China Sea, ensuring zero politically sensitive area violationsLine Division Officer•Supervised 30 Line Division Sailors and six Troubleshooters performing maintenance on 12 F/A-18F aircraft•Reenergized the Plane Captain syllabus as the Plane Captain Program Manager, decreasing time to train from 12 months to less than seven and qualifying 33 Plane Captains•Received a grade of “On Track” for all four Line Division maintenance programs during the command’s Naval Air Forces Aviation Maintenance Inspection•Mentor to the division’s Leading Petty Officer that was selected as the command’s 2016 Sailor of the Year and, in 2017, promoted to Limited Duty OfficerPublic Affairs Officer•Authored two articles covering squadron accomplishments during the 2015 Western Pacific patrol cycle•Mentored a junior Sailor during their pursuit of a career transition to the public affairs fieldScheduling Officer•Responsible for writing daily flight schedules for 16 pilots resulting in the execution of more than 874 flight hours across 530 sorties

•Ranked 7 of previous 100 graduates•Studied and executed advanced tactics and employment of F/A-18F Super Hornet and associated weapons/weapons systems

•Studied and executed areas of naval aviation to include communication, navigation, and formation flying•Named to the 71st Operations Group Commodore’s List for academic and flight excellence during Primary Flight Training