Brent Hooker Email & Phone Number

USSOCOM, Program Executive Office Maritime (PEO_M), Dry Combat Submarine (DCS)

Tampa, Florida, United States

Provide support to US Special Operations Command acquisition programs in PEO Fixed Wing Aviation Survivability.Act as single POC to the government for acquisition life cycle activities and management of funding and program implementation and success. Conduct presentations on program status, costs, and adherence to baselines and schedules.Assist government counterparts with quantifying and measuring program performance; providing warnings when a program is deviating from baseline; mitigating risks associated with cost and schedule overruns; and providing Earned Value Management(EVM) to coordinate cost, schedule, and performance goals of SOF AT&L programs. Certified Program Manager Level-2.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

NUWC Detachment, Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation CenterAndros Island, BahamasProgram Engineer2007 to PresentCharged with providing undersea, surface, and in-air 3-dimensional tracking of data and other Atlantic testing requirements that support Research, Development Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) and fleet readiness and training program support for the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center. Oversee range coordination for a Major Range and Test Base Facility and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center for the largest single team project that provides deep/shallow water testing and training environments. Key Achievements★ Point of contact for a number of military and government agencies, program/project managers, as well as contract personnel in range testing and support for the AUTEC project. ★ Evaluate current range support methods and determine best course of action for program testing focused on customer requirements; determine if additional resources are needed. ★ Manage cost-effective program requirements by monitoring expenditures of all departments and coordinate funding needs with finance and SMEs (subject matter experts). ★ Oversee program logistics and testing schedules including asset preparation, modification, shipping, staging, management of HazMat or waste and pre- and post-test logistics support before/after each range test. ★ Utilize strong technical writing skills to create/post all operations documentation; update/maintain test support documents that support/reflect any changes in range user schedules or requirements.★ Utilize a number of MS Office programs including Access database and Excel to keep accurate and detailed range information.★ Revamp of data collection forms to streamline reporting and post-analysis procedures.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

NUWC Detachment, Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation CenterAndros Island, BahamasTest Conductor1997 to 2007Served as point of contact between U.S. Navy, AUTEC Civil Service, and contractors focused on daily range testing operations for undersea, surface, and in-air tracking data and other Atlantic deep/shallow water testing and training requirements. Managed and directed the Test Operations Team and provided range expertise for the Program Manager and Program Engineering during AUTEC test planning. Key Achievements★ Facilitated test operations safety and ensured all test operations followed AUTEC Range Safety program requirements; supported the Range Safety Watch Officer. ★ Stepped in to resolve problems in Range Safety Watch Officer’s absence that avoided dangerous situations to personnel, vessels, or equipment. ★ Monitored and determined optimized actions regarding range problems and utilized common sense approach to resolve each problem or situation focused on efficiency and safety. ★ Kept open and clear communications with all program stakeholders, generated test folders for every test conducted, and ensured all messages were classified accordingly. ★ Created and documented bi-weekly test schedules, ensured all tests were on schedule, and fully qualified Test Conductor was assigned to each test range; ensured logs were accurate on equipment assignments. ★ Easily communicated with various military and civilian personnel from a number of nationalities. ★ Key contributor in upgrading computer center from mainframe to Windows-based system.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

NUWC Detachment, Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation CenterAndros Island, BahamasSystems Controller/InstructorCoordinated with personnel during pretest of systems, real-time operations, and recorded test playback operations, collected, analyzed, and reviewed real-time track data and presented as data products to AUTEC project clients.Key Achievements★ Managed all electronic data files and graphic displays, reviewed test documentation including audio/visual recordings, and data collection, and event logging requirements. ★ Troubleshot data requirement changes and system data flow, and other document issues. ★ Verified real-time software designed specifically for test data processing and computer graphic displays. ★ Monitored backup systems as the appointed computer operator, escalated issues requiring IT support, and served as point of contact for real-time issues.

Bachelor'S Degree, General Science / Math

Associate Of Science - As, Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation And Repair, General