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Billerica, Ma, Us

Billerica, Ma, Us

St Petersburg, Florida, Us

Responsible for short and long-term planning and execution of Heading and Screw 1 department. Leads a matrix team of 72 direct labor, front line supervisors, quality engineers, manufacturing engineers and maintenance technicians. • Reduced backorder from $800k to zero through effective Work in Progress management, lead time reduction and quality improvement. Additionally removed backlog of 400k pieces owed to Jabil European sites.• Identified waste through value stream mapping exercise of 2 departments. Reduced lead time by 75% and enabled organization to react to unforecasted customer demand within 5 days.

St Petersburg, Florida, Us

Responsible for daily production of 3 manufacturing departments and 2 packaging departments. Led 13 supervisors, 450 direct labor of a $145M annual revenue organization.• Reduced backorder products by 50% during first 2 months in the organization.• Established standards for day to day production management for 4 daily department meetings focusing on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Responsible for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost of Legacy and Leap Fan Platform production lines. Leads team of 160 personnel producing $60M of product per year.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Responsible for continuous process improvement, root cause corrective action analysis, brilliant factory implementation, nondestructive test, and training development for composite manufacturing site of approximately 400 personnel. Lead a staff of 40 including 5 quality engineers, and 18 NDT technicians.

Transitioning military executive with a proven track record of leadership, program management, analysis and problem solving. Leader with the ability to motivate and organize diverse teams to train, operate and evaluate in complex environments. Operator with over 2,500 flight hours in bomber aircraft. Analyst who can extract patterns from large data sources and extrapolate in the absence of data to draw conclusions. Problem solver who can match technical solutions to strategic problems and vice versa. Areas of Expertise Include: • Process Improvement• Strategic & Organizational Planning• Team Building & Coaching• Training & Development• Critical Analysis• Current TS/SCI Security Clearance• Electronic Warfare/Spectrum Management• B-1B Bomber Operations, Weapons Officer

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Led 45 person Directorate with a $1.5 million budget responsible for Middle East Theater Security Cooperation and Future Plans. Integrated strategic guidance into future plans, operations & requirements for United States Central Command. Advised senior leadership on contingency planning and long-range requirements-based planning. Directed plans and execution of HQ exercises and provided guidance on integration & interoperability. Analyzed complex problems and provided written and oral recommendations to directors, and three General Officers. • Led multiple directorates to develop plans for future air operations in Afghanistan. Over 15 integrated plans developed & approved resulting in increased security & training of a key partner.• Chaired planning team to develop strategy for AF presence in Middle East. Recommended basing manning, and process adjustments. Command strategically positioned to meet future challenges.• Orchestrated planning of over 17 theater wide exercises. Acquired $8M to deploy aircraft and successfully argued need for long term vision. Relations with Partner Nations solidified.• Directed development of long term strategy to improve Integrated Air & Missile Defense. Strategy codified Middle East IAMD activities. Integration & interoperability improved in six countries. • Directed advanced program integration in joint interoperability exercises. Latest technology available for warfighter usage.

Led team of six responsible for generating wing plans and training for over 3,200 personnel. Facilitated teams tasked with analyzing execution problems and developing process improvements. Provided wing leadership with concise evaluation reports with recommended improvement plans. Oversaw compliance with International Treaties on Arms Reductions. • Led aggressive self-evaluation program emphasizing leader involvement in process improvement. Headquarters recognized readiness by cancelling inspection saving $25M and 20K man hours. • Directed largest natural disaster response exercise in five years. State of the art Emergency Operations Center certified. Air Base positioned to respond to future base & community disasters.

Led largest Standardization and Evaluation program in the Middle East. Coordinated efforts across nine squadrons and eight weapons systems. Oversaw the development and implementation of first ever wing incentive program to reward superior performers with a military aircraft flight. • Oversaw implementation of cutting edge Electronic Publication program. Provided 290 aircrew with instant access to 650 directive publications. Reduced library maintenance man hours by 80%.• Instructed over 1,600 aircrew on combat air operations. Enabled 6,100 flights, 7,500 passenger movements, 174M lbs fuel transferred & 190 targets destroyed. National regional objectives met.• Led base through three airfield weather impacting events. Directed the launch, recovery, and divert of over 20 aircraft. Decreased the recovery time from similar events by 80 percent.

Responsible for all training, readiness and combat preparation for a 15 crew, 12 B-1 Aircraft combat squadron.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Conducted Air Force strategic planning & analysis with Air Staff organizations during the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review cycle. Directed studies on force structure, capabilities, macro resourcing and policies for AF CEO. Merged analysis of competition’s position, academia and national security think tanks. Developed recommendations based on priorities established by higher headquarters. • Developed Air Force strategic approach to the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review. Consolidated over 300 inputs to five key issues. Approach marketed to all Air Force major organizations. • Crafted Air Force input to Defense Department Force Planning Construct. Simple model to quantify capability across a diverse organization. USAF equities preserved during budgeting cycle.

Curriculum is designed to enhance critical thinking and argument. Daily seminar discussion of diverse reading list emphasizing strategic analysis, oral argument and written papers.• Publication: “Reclaiming Lost Ground: The Future of Electronic Warfare in the USAF”

Led six teams of 46 employees in the development, planning and execution of all exercises and operations. Supervised all wing weapons & tactics, electronic warfare, special security programs guidance and policy. Advised Bomb Wing Commander on all uses of bomber aircraft to meet strategic objectives. • Crafted and implemented five-month training plan to train 90 aircrew for first Block E B-1B combat deployment. Enabled 250 combat sorties over Afghanistan. • Recipient of Curtis E. Lemay Award for best Bomber Crew in the Air Force 2005. • Developed and marketed cutting edge evaluation scenario. Showcased new employment and mission planning capability. Garnered highest rating of any similar organization in three years.• Authored urgent requirements document for targeting pod capability on B-1B aircraft. Resulted in Sniper Pod integration and B-1B becoming the aircraft of choice for operations in the Middle East.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Masters Of Airpower Arts And Science, Electronic Warfare

Astronautical Engineering, Ms, Emphasis In Advanced Astrodynamics, Vibrations, And Sensor Theory

Astronautical Engineering, Bs, Emphasis In Feedback Control Systems