Benjamin Edwards Email & Phone Number

Japan

Striving to evangelize military communities utilizing Gospel literature and visitation ministries; establish local churches; equipping service men and women through church training and biblical discipleship that provides them with strong foundations in the Lord and His Word; enriching the lives of military personnel through Bible-centered programs; encouraging military personnel and their families who struggle with stresses of the military life style by offering them an environment of Christian… Show more Striving to evangelize military communities utilizing Gospel literature and visitation ministries; establish local churches; equipping service men and women through church training and biblical discipleship that provides them with strong foundations in the Lord and His Word; enriching the lives of military personnel through Bible-centered programs; encouraging military personnel and their families who struggle with stresses of the military life style by offering them an environment of Christian fellowship and love. Show less

Johnson County Executive Airport, Olathe Kansas

- Directs maintenance operations on 11 aircraft under FAR Part 91; ensures vendors meet or exceeded standards- Predicts, plans and schedules maintenance to minimize downtime and increase productivity and efficiency - Assists develop, implement, & oversee Maintenance Safety Management System; investigation team member

Mcguire Afb Nj

(07-10) EXPEDITIONARY MAINTENANTCE OPERATIONS MANAGER- Supervised $40M warehouse & 26 deployment packages--enabled 7 global deployments & ensured 12-hr response time- Directed 50-member team in 11 maintenance operation control centers, with 97 aircraft-- reliability skyrocketed to 98% -- Ran 106 maintenance recovery teams enabling 32K flights w/69K cargo tons, 401K troops; offloaded 328M lbs fuel

Guam

(05-07) EN ROUTE MAINTENANTCE OPERATIONS MANAGER- Commanded Maintenance Operations throughout 6 sections with 105 personnel in 10 diverse career specialties- Controlled 16 key support programs on tools, test equipment, aerospace ground equipment & vehicles worth $8.5M- Set priorities, allocated resources, & executed $1.47M budget; sustained 7 aircraft platforms-- Led 14,000+ repairs

Warner Robins Ga

(04-05) EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MAINTENANCE DIRECTORATE - Orchestrated correspondence to plan, organize and coordinate the direction of 7,400 personnel covering 12 divisions of depot maintenance, software production, and component repairs to fix 236 aircraft annually with a $1.4B budget

Warner Robins Ga

(03-04) C-130 DEPOT MAINTENANCE PRODUCTION MANAGER - Oversaw 650 employees through programmed depot maintenance process of 30 annual C-130; ran $90M repair program- Designed schedules & aimed workload for efficiency; designed macro-level process to track results--confirmed status

Warner Robins Ga

(02-03) MAINTENANCE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM MANAGER Promoted to Captain - Controlled 11 key programs on support test equipment worth $8.5M during a Bi-Annual Budget Review by Air Staff -- Prepared vital impact papers to defend my programs’ budget and our logistical readiness; secured a $46M budget

Charleston, South Carolina

(00-02) AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT FLIGHT COMMANDER, Promoted to First Lieutenant - Implemented 3 comprehensive corrosion control contracts to correct program deficiencies and improve equipment -- Unique program, benchmarked by Air Mobility Command (AMC), saved over $200,000/14,000 man-hours first year

Charleston, South Carolina

(1999-2000) ASSISTANT FLIGHT COMMANDER, Received commission as officer as a Second Lieutenant - Managed 150 personnel in launch and recovery maintenance requirements for 13 C-141 and 40 C-17 aircraft -- Launched 3,198 aircraft in 1999 the Air Force’s busiest wing, with an outstanding 95% departure reliability rate

Travis Afb Ca

Promoted from Airman Basic to Staff Sergeant - Performed flight line maintenance on 32 assigned Cargo aircraft worth $1.3 billion & all transient aircraft -- Including preflight, post-flight, thru-flight, acceptance inspections, home station checks and weight and balance checks - Managed 16 personnel to control critical repairable aircraft assets--coordinated with repair facilities for timely repair - Performed Quality Deficiency Reports; Facilitated improvements for… Show more Promoted from Airman Basic to Staff Sergeant - Performed flight line maintenance on 32 assigned Cargo aircraft worth $1.3 billion & all transient aircraft -- Including preflight, post-flight, thru-flight, acceptance inspections, home station checks and weight and balance checks - Managed 16 personnel to control critical repairable aircraft assets--coordinated with repair facilities for timely repair - Performed Quality Deficiency Reports; Facilitated improvements for deficiencies, tracked progress--ensuring enactment Show less

Master Of Arts (Ma), Pastoral Studies

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Safety And Business Administration, 3.9

Completed Minors in Business Administration and Aviation Safety

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Airframe Mechanics And Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician