Steve Baird Email & Phone Number

Grafenwöhr, Bavaria, Germany

Tacoma Wa

Provided support to military training events, mission rehearsals, or experiments. Provided professional knowledge in the development and integration of training in support of training objectives. Provided planning support for projects including scheduling, budgeting, performance monitoring, analysis reporting, expediting, personnel planning and purchasing. Tracked and analyzed program performance and identified conflicts in resource requirements, schedules and approaches, and identified process improvement opportunities. Developed and maintained program plans and schedules within the constraints of scope, schedule, cost, and quality.

Schofield Barracks, Hi

Provide professional knowledge and expertise integrating Live, Virtual, Constructive, and Gaming training systems in sup-port of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability (JPMRC). Provided support to military training events, exercise, and JPMRC rotations. Provided planning support for rotations and projects including scheduling, budgeting, performance monitoring, analysis reporting, expediting, personnel planning and purchasing. •Provided Modeling, Simulation, and Training (MS&T) support to JPMRC. Added context and technical evaluation to rotational planning and execution. •Schofield Barracks based site manager for JPMRC TAF analysts and staff support specialists.

Vicenza Area, Italy

Plan, coordinate, and conduct realistic battle simulation supported training and exercises for USAREUR and USARAF. Responsible for simulation support for all US Army, Joint and Combined training and contingency missions. Oversee programs, manage simulation resources, and establishes requirements for the operation of a Mission Training Complex (MTC) facilities, automated hardware/software, and TDA/Contract organization. Serves as the V-MCTC resident expert on computer simulation, hardware and software. Oversees the employment of emerging technology while concurrently representing requirements to appropriate US Army agencies. Oversees and/or serves as the Technical Monitor (TM) for all simulations related contracts for technical and services personnel, purchase of computer or other equipment and maintenance contracts.

Dupont, Wa

Provided support to military training events, mission rehearsals, or experiments. Provided professional knowledge in the development and integration of training in support of training objectives. Provided planning support for projects including scheduling, budgeting, performance monitoring, analysis reporting, expediting, personnel planning and purchasing. Tracked and analyzed program performance and identified conflicts in resource requirements, schedules and approaches, and identified process improvement opportunities. Developed and maintained program plans and schedules within the constraints of scope, schedule, cost, and quality. • Project manager for three Task Order projects under the TSS IDIQ and OPTARS II IDIQ • Provided Modeling, Simulation, and Training (MS&T) support to CALIBRE and subcontractor team members. Added context and technical evaluation to proposals and ongoing projects.

Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, Wa

Planned, organized, and synchronized the daily delivery and execution of collective training events for an Army Corps and subordinate organizations preparing to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan; averaging 65 major training events for over 85,000 soldiers annually. Conducted daily quality assurance and contractor oversight for a $25 million Operations, Planning, Training, and Resource Support Services contract.•Team lead for a combined government and contract team that won the US Army’s 2011 Modeling & Simulation Award for Training innovation.•Created the Mission Training Complex’s first Training Event & Support Management Standard Operating Procedures, codifying and significantly improving mission command training management and delivery.•Project team leader for installation of new mission command servers, and command and control hardware suites at the Mission Training Complex. •Implement web based scheduling and resource planning system using SharePoint to improve the efficiency of training event design and delivery.

Fort Gilliam, Ga

Primary staff officer responsible for planning and synchronization major training events for Army National Guard and Army Reserve units preparing to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. •Wrote First Army’s first pre and post mobilization training Standing Operating Procedures manual; organizing and improving Active army support to mobilizing reserve units.•Coordinated and conducted daily quality assurance and oversight to a contractor effort supporting operations, planning, and training to mobilized and deploying National Guard and Army Reserve units.•Designed and taught courses on how to construct and execute large simulation supported training events for First Army training providers.

Fort Lewis, Wa

Provided training event and exercise planning and execution support to an Army Corps and subordinate organization. Incorporate the latest Army and Joint training technology into simulation supported training events, integrating analog and digital mission command systems. •Managed and provided quality assurance for a staff of 28 government and contract employees developing and providing individual and collective training events.•Accountable officer for the management, maintenance, and security of real property and automation equipment valued in excess of $2.5 million. •Wrote and implemented a simulations and communications equipment installation plan for a new $24 million, 67,000 square ft., training facility.

Fort Irwin, Ca

Principle planner and manager for simulation support to collective training for 11 combat brigades annually training at the National Training Center. •Administered task execution oversight and quality assurance coordination and conduct for a $4 million annual automation and simulation supported training contract. •Project lead for the planning and construction of first live weapons training village on Fort Irwin.•Deployed new simulation technology (Joint Combat and Tactical Simulation-JCATS) that significantly improved efficiency and flexibility in the delivery of simulation support training.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics

Certificate, Computer And Information Systems Security/Information Assurance