Blaine D. Holt Email & Phone Number

Boca Raton, Fl, Us

To meet a steady stream of requests for consulting or communications products, I established Irascible Strategic, a home for strategic and disruptive thinking. Whether it's strategy formulation, project management, public speaking, writing assignments, or Geographic Information Systems, I leverage my core strengths to meet my clients’ diverse needs.Focus Areas:Geostrategic AnalysisForeign RelationsGovernment Relations & PolicyGeographic Information Systems (GIS)Project ManagementDefenseAerospaceLogistics☆HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS☆✔ANALYZED / REFINED LATIN AMERICAN STRATEGY FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE. Entrusted by the Panamanian Ministry of Foreign Relations to help establish a multinational humanitarian crisis response center while ensuring budget resources were optimized, I identified a critical flaw in construction imperiling the $75M+ project and offered insights that saved over $15M in redesign costs.✔ACTED AS KEY ADVISOR ON INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.Challenged to help a startup in the Asia-Pacific region to establish a multimodal logistics center, my advice has been key in keeping both host nation and company on track to reach funding targets and activate the strategic, multimillion-dollar facility.✔DEVELOPING STANDUP STRATEGY FOR CYBERSECURITY STARTUP.Supported a new company recently awarded three cyber breakthrough patents in landing its first contracts and finalizing preparations to secure initial round funding sources. ✔OFFERED VALUABLE SUPPORT TO PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM.Offered experience-backed insight into software solutions and vendors in the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul space for civilian aviation that proved highly valuable to the firm. ☆CORE EXPERTISE HONED☆Project Management│Brand Management│Process Improvement│Strategic Vision & Influence│International Business│Strategic Planning│Business Development│Customer Service│Team Building & Leading│Employee Engagement|Consulting

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Senior Leader

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Advisor, military and civilian aerospace.

Seattle, Washington, Us

We Convert Supply Chain Risk Into Competitive Advantage

Houston, Texas, Us

As President of Million Air, the #1 premier fixed-base operation chain, providing private aviation services all over the world, I run a tight P&L, braced for the next big industry challenge.Leading my C-suite team of 9 to creatively maximize shareholder value while continuing to delight customers in new ways, my goal is to outperform and outpace the competition––from a profitability, customer service, and employee engagement standpoint.☆HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS☆✔MAXIMIZED PERFORMANCE AND STRENGTHENED ORGANIZATIONAL WEAKNESSES. When I stepped in, I quickly prioritized areas that needed strengthening to bring consistency to our financials and tackled them head-on with refreshed, high-caliber, innovation-focused teamwork. Introducing the Lean Six Sigma principles of continuous improvement was key to this development.✔IDENTIFIED OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH.Creating and executing the growth agenda has entailed the use of honed stakeholder management skills and the ability to form profitable partnerships with government, military, and industry. This strategic vision and influence has wielded long-term value creation for the organization.✔DEVELOPED CRITICAL INDUSTRY ALLIANCES.To hurdle the excessive costs associated with FAA inspection delays suffered by the industry as a whole, I founded the Houston Area Carriers Association. This organization fosters fruitful collaboration with the FAA, and through those collaborative actions, we as an industry are mitigating millions in losses.✔DROVE PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION.I’m proud of my teams that have secured Million Air’s position as the #1 FBO in customer ratings and by pilots in its category.☆CORE EXPERTISE HONED☆Performance Optimization│Brand Management│Process Improvement│Strategic Vision & Influence│Industry Alliances│Strategic Planning│Business Development│Customer Service│Team Building & Leading│Employee Engagement

Brussels, Be

As a representative of the advisory board providing military expertise to the Secretary of Defense, President, and National Security Council, I served as the 2nd-highest ranking military official at NATO. My time at NATO represented a tremendous opportunity to hone both cross-cultural negotiation and problem-solving skills in interfacing with the Alliance. Representing the U.S., I helped to build solutions, manage crises, make the most of scant resources, and influence policy development.☆HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS☆✔PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN MAINTAINING NATO UNITY.By brokering key agreements between Eastern and Western NATO member states on geostrategy, and by helping to shape the PR strategy, I ensured that both internal and external challenges were neutralized.✔OFFERED GEOPOLITICAL EXPERTISE AND STRATEGIC ADVICE.I became a firsthand source of valuable knowledge to assist state agents in handling delicate international relations. ✔REPRESENTED NATO AND THE U.S. AT KEY EVENTS.I gave the Memorial Day keynote address in Epinal, France, commemorating the fallen at the Battle of the Bulge. I also moderated a panel of ambassadors, generals, and academics at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy.☆CORE EXPERTISE HONED☆Consensus Building & Negotiation│PR Strategy│Strategic Advising│Public Speaking│Strategy Development│Cross-Cultural Communication

Convenes semiannual board of directors, providing guidance and oversight for 11 nation consortium based in the Czech Republic. Activities include actions that promote collaborative efforts among NATO and partner nations in the field of military logistics to include multinational logistics exercises like CAPABLE LOGISTICIAN and NATO Smart Defense initiatives.

Vaihingen (Stuttgart), Baden-Württemberg, De

This role represented one of the top ten logistics leadership positions in the U.S. Department of Defense. Leading a team of 15 direct and 92 indirect reports within the most important combatant command in the world, I managed billions in construction projects and logistics transportation.Applying innovative thinking to overcome enormous challenges is a common thread throughout my career and this role was no different. My mission was to ensure critical logistics operations were conducted successfully, even amidst crippling budget cuts.☆HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS☆✔LED INNOVATIVE, FAR-REACHING COST-REDUCTION INITIATIVESI eliminated the need to return equipment to the U.S.—a very costly operation—while strengthening ties with allies by gifting equipment. This plan and others earned recognition as the #1 strategist and innovator at the highest levels of the Allied Forces.✔DEFENDED INVESTMENTS THAT WERE CRITICAL TO MISSION SUCCESS.I influenced Congress to maintain a critical construction portfolio. I also persuaded officials to invest heavily in creative cost-savings initiatives. ✔TOOK ON A HISTORICAL LEADERSHIP ROLETo drive the success of the operation, the Allied Forces unanimously elected me as the NATO Multinational Logistics Coordination Center Chairman, circumventing a historical exclusion by U.S. Generals from holding this 2-year post. ✔DEFIED BUREAUCRATIC BARRIERS I influenced Department of Defense leaders to waive a regulation that was blocking significant savings opportunities, maximizing the power of the U.S. taxpayer’s dollar.☆CORE EXPERTISE HONED☆Cost Reduction│Disruptive Innovation│Strategic Influence│Logistics Leadership│Government Relations│International Negotiation

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Leading 35 direct reports, I was charged with developing solid communication strategies for all senior Air Force leaders, including their written, spoken, and social media communications. In addition, I was repeatedly tapped to provide advice and expertise to the Secretary and Chief of Staff on top defense issues.But perhaps my greatest impact and what I am most proud of in this role was that I fostered a culture of innovation within the Air Force by way of its internal communications.☆HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS☆✔GUIDED COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES THROUGH THOUGHT LEADERSHIP.I overhauled the US Air Force reading list, used by leaders for both self and team improvement, influencing their internal and external communication strategies.✔BUILT TOP-PERFORMING COMMUNICATION TEAMS.Pulling together a cross-functional group of 20 service leaders, together we drafted the USAF Posture Statement to Congress. ✔CONTRIBUTED TO A TRANSFORMATION OF THE CULTURAL IDENTITYTo strengthen the message of innovative thinking, I coordinated the rewriting of a seminal Air Force document, collaborating with highly regarded leadership thought leader, Simon Sinek.☆CORE EXPERTISE HONED☆Communication Strategies│Innovative Culture│Strategic Influence│Team Building & Leading│Strategy Development

New York, Ny, Us

It was an honor to be awarded a military fellowship based on my service rendered in the Kyrgyz Republic. My senior leaders felt that my greatest impact would be in sharing my tremendous success stories as Commander in the 367th Air Expeditionary Wing while contributing to the body of thought on international relations. This represented a unique opportunity to grow my global network with key international relations experts spanning the globe and engage with high-level diplomats on foreign affairs. ☆HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS☆✔CONTRIBUTED TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH TO INFLUENCE FOREIGN POLICY.I published 3 articles on American foreign policy interests, including one based on extensive visits to South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines. As a recognized thought leader, I was invited to co-teach Council President Emeritus Les Gelb’s class on strategy.✔ENGAGED IN PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS ON EXPERIENCES TIED TO INNOVATIVE AND EXPONENTIAL THINKING.These talks included a tour of 4 cities and presentations to hedge funds and private equity firms. I’ve been told that the talk given at one of the hedge funds was highly influential in redirecting the firm’s overall strategy and approach. ✔PARTICIPATED IN HIGH-LEVEL DIPLOMACY TALKS.I provided my expertise and supported U.S. interests in diplomacy talks with Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese, and Russian representatives.☆CORE EXPERTISE HONED☆Public Speaking│Thought Leadership│Strategic Influence│Exponential Thinking│International Relations

My early career within the Air Force was characterized by steady promotion through a series of increasingly responsible roles in the U.S. and in Europe, earning multiple awards along the way. During this time, I gained a decisive approach and honed a leadership style based on engagement, collaboration, and keeping morale high. However, a true turning point in my career was during my assignment as Commander of the 367th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kyrgyzstan, where I was charged with managing critical logistics operations. But my success in this role is due to much more than my ability to tackle logistical challenges. It was about understanding the delicate environment in which we were operating, and foreseeing and planning for an imminent crisis just around the corner. It was also about cultural adaptation—I dove head-first into the Kyrgyz culture, drinking in its language and customs. ☆HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS☆✔DEVELOPED TRUST-BASED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE KYRGYZ PEOPLE TO PROTECT OUR OPERATIONS.This was not only about building trust in the community through social programs to win Kyrgyz hearts, it was about orchestrating well-timed PR initiatives to reach the largest number of people in the community.✔EARNED A BRONZE MEDAL.When socio-political strife reached its peak, the foundation of trust built with key leaders—and the Kyrgyz people in general—ensured protected our logistics operations and guaranteed the continued success of our operation, and ultimately saved hundreds of American and Kyrgyz lives.☆CORE EXPERTISE HONED☆PR Leadership│Strategic Foresight│Logistics Operations│Strategic Alliances│Language & Culture│Relationship Building

Ma, Educational Technology

Ma, Strategic Studies

D'État-Major, Military Strategy And Campaign Planning

Bba, Management Information Systems

Education record

Defense Technology Seminar - Lincoln Labs

Enterprise Leadership Seminar

Military Joint Operations Planning And Strategy