Benjamin Robins, C.M., Fmp Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

Macdill Air Force Base, Fl

Serving as the Vice Commander has been the most rewarding and exciting role in my career. I was able to utilize my multi-disciplinary background, work across silos, build teams, grow leaders, influence change, and solve strategic problems throughout the organization and across the community.MacDill is a big base with a critical role...during this time, I was honored to lead a team of 5 executives and 4400 personnel, controlling an annual budget exceeding $250 million, while overseeing capital assets totaling more than $8 billion, to include 24 KC-135 aircraft (Boeing 707), 672 facilities, and directly supporting 16,000 Defense Department personnel.Key to our success was the development of a strategic vision, key priorities, & process improvement to achieve unprecedented resiliency for the Wing’s mission. We earned a top Air Force Installation Excellence Award, therby outpacing 16 other peer Wings and placing in the top 2% of all USAF bases.As we are all having to deal with COVID, our Airmen set the standard. Through careful guidance of the base COVID vaccination efforts, we delivered over 18,000 vaccinations in under 3 months while maintaining 100% mission readiness with no clinic closures. We were awarded “Best Practice” by the Defense Health Agency and named #1 of 15 medical orgs in the corporate structure.Since we live in Florida, Hurricane season always forces a challenge. The active 2020 season provided me the opportunity to direct crisis decision making and recovery actions, effectively relocating 16 aircraft in less than 36 hours (safeguarding a $1.5 billion aircraft fleet) and coordinating with 3 major corporate HQ's and the local community. Finally, development is a critical function for any thriving organization. I'm proud to have guided and motivated multiples VPs to excel in the management of their matrixed directorates that crossed functions spanning operations, maintenance, logistics support, HR, and medical care.

Macdill Air Force Base, Fl

This was an opportunity of a lifetime, as I was honored to step-up as the Acting Commander for MacDill Air Force Base. It was a tremendous role to hold responsibility for the protection of the base, its personnel, and the mission to generate worldwide Aerial Refueling capabilities. During this time, I led the base through MacDill’s response and recovery to the summer 2020 COVID-19 surge, ensuring uninterrupted mission continuity for 24 KC-135 aircraft and 33 Installation partners. This included collaborating directly with the Mayor of Tampa, Congressional Reps, the local community, public health, and County Emergency Managers. Ultimately the team ensured safe, unmitigated access to the base while deploying 195 personnel that enabled 1700 combat missions overseas.

Macdill Air Force Base, Fl

Hey, back in my Vice Commander role again...a huge part of this job could the labeled "Chief Resiliency Officer." This meant directing our HR and Airmen Resilience offices, to include oversight of the base Community Support Coordinator, the Violence Protection Integrator, the base Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office, the Equal Opportunity Office, and the Drug Demand Reduction initiatives. In this "resiliency" lead capacity, I also served as Chair to the Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Board and also the Family Advocacy Program Board. I ensured unit command teams provided proper support through Victim Advocates, Medical professionals, chaplain, legal counsels, and law enforcement. This was a necessary, and often emotional role, thereby bringing compassion, care, and well-being to over 40 survivors of Sexual Assault and domestic violence.Finally, I chartered and led the organization’s first Diversity & Inclusion Working Group, fostering an organization-wide grass roots effort that directly led to over 75 outreach events and recruiting a 300-person team of inclusion leaders

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

Directed global in-execution and end-to-end distribution activities for the Department of Defense Transportation System, instituting an enterprise-wide continuous improvement program with redundancy.> Led daily, crisis, & information processes within a rapidly evolving Operations Center, overseeing 300 personnel that planned, executed, and responded to world-wide contingency requirements—100% effective leading response through 8 major international disasters and 2 major conflicts.> Reorganized $5.9 billion HQ structure to quickly & deftly identify, analyze, & respond to emerging national security priorities from the Pentagon and the White House—enhanced decision cycle approximately 33%.> Revolutionized incident response situational awareness by leveraging state-of-the-art Common Operating Picture technology accompanied by enterprise-wide employee training and audit program— reduced system redundancy by 35%

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

89Th Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md

Commanding Officer of the Air Force’s most visible airfield, supporting worldwide airlift of the President, White House cabinet, and senior leaders of Congress and the military.> Balanced the highly visible & critical interests of multiple stakeholders with partnership across all U.S. military branches, multiple federal agencies, and local government services—zero delays & perfect score supporting Air Force One> Transformed unit from 20% to 100% mission ready in one year, garnering highest rated unit within organization—analytical and resiliency efforts directly contributed to base receiving the highest Defense Department Installation Excellence award as the #1 rated base in the entire US Air Force

Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington Dc

Hand-selected as trusted and credible agent to advise the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff, and Air Force leadership on Congressional issues impacting plans, programs, and policies.> Developed critical legislative strategies on major national security issues while advocating for budgetary progression—ensured the initial program for the $250 million KC-46 Tanker basing and $211 million F-35 Joint Strike Fighter basing> Interacted directly with members of Congress to forge relationships and collaboration in Air Force priorities—influence directly secured $6.2 billion in Air Force budgetary savings> Synchronized Defense Department plan for Lajes Air Base consolidation—technical presentation skill and superb communication plan ensured $35M annual savings and surpassed Congressional regulatory compliance

Multiple Locations

Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certified; Instructor and Examiner Pilot> Over 3000 hours logged in the C-130J, KC-135, C-21A Learjet, Gulfstream V/550, and training aircraft, including over 200 combat hours> Rapid progression through USAF Pilot career path of flight training, squadron, and staff leadership opportunities, and 2 combat deployments overseas—Zero mishaps with over 3000 hours of flying while outpacing peers by 3 years

Master'S Degree, Policy Management

> Air Force Fellowship to attend Georgetown focusing on public policy (McConn Fellow)

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Activities and Societies: > Soaring Instructor Pilot> Distinguished Graduate (Top 10% of Class) > Top Graduate from History Department >.

Master'S Degree, National Security Strategy

> National War College

Master'S Degree, American History (United States)