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Nas Patuxent River Maryland

Direct support to the P-8A Poseidon Lead Test Engineer and associated test and engineering teams. Assist in maintaining the P-8A Integrated Test and Master Schedules. Populate and maintain Test Information Tracking and Reporting System including test point entry, validation and verification of test points, metrics associated with test point completion. Manage all aspects of Deficiency Review Boards and Watch Item/Deficiency Reports. Prepare Watch Item Review Board (WIRB) agendas and meeting minutes. Applies knowledge of Naval Test Wing Atlantic/Pacific Flight and Ground Test requirements and resources to interface with technical and test teams to identify, prioritize and validate documentation and resource needs. Utilizes proficiency with NAVAIR and Test Wing Atlantic/Pacific management functions, processes and analytical methods or techniques to optimize employment of available personnel, aircraft and facilities, to identify opportunities to enhance process efficiency, and to contribute to management effectiveness. Develops and drafts program or project milestone, progress monitoring, quality control, maintenance, or training documentation. Directly contributes to data collection, metrics development, program or project operations efficiency reviews, resource studies, or workload change impact analysis. Relies upon and uses automated management information systems in performing fact finding, analytical, and advisory functions. Directly utilizes a wide variety of government resource management (personnel, financial and contractual) systems.

Nas Patuxent River

Lead eight UAV crew members as the BAMS-D Mission Commander in the successful execution of operational missions with an unparalleled 94 percent mission completion rate. On-station leadership providing critical ISR situation awareness to Strike Group Commanders, thereby protecting our Nation’s capital warships.

Suffolk, Va

Planned training exercises for the Joint Force Development/Exercises Division (J7EX) with allied nations. Developed new training exercises and scenarios used by Combatant Commanders that will help advance operational effectiveness of the current and future joint forces.

Norfolk, Virginia

Manage the completion of Flag Level correspondence across three Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Wings, one Fleet Replacement Squadron, and 45 subordinate commands encompassing over 7,500 personnel. Coordinate command requirement ensuring upper echelon tasking is completed ahead of schedule. Standardized legal case processing, reducing Flag level turnaround time by 50%.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Qualified watchstander, held weapons release authority for all weapon systems in the ships inventory. Conceptualized and implemented innovative tactics and procedures executed on enemy combatants using the ship’s weapon system in accordance with the Chairmen Joint Chief of Staff’s rules of engagement. Superior leadership of 30 operators in Combat Direction Center, responsible for making critical decisions of a national asset and the 5,000 personnel onboard during deployments to Europe, Middle East, and Asia.• Command Personnel Security Manager: Executed visitor control procedures for protection of classified material and educated new check-ins on proper handling and control measures of all classified documents.

Point Mugu Ca

Responsible for safe operations of multiple naval aircraft with regards to command, piloting, navigation, communications, and weapon system operation management in support of highly sensitive missions of the U.S. Navy.• Legal Officer: Knowledgeable in a various aspects of law specializing in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Instrumental in advising commanding officer regarding Sailors who violated military, federal, and local laws on disciplinary actions.• Project Officer: Planned, executed, evaluated and improved practices and protocols to ensure smooth execution of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) testing into the Department of Defense (DOD) inventory.• Training Division Officer: Trained and qualified over 40 enlisted Sailors and Officers on operational procedures in 3 different types of aircraft and 4 UAV platforms to include STUAS, Scan Eagle, Tiger Shark, and Raven. • Mission Commander: Led and operated the RQ-4A Global Hawk UAV with a team of 6 specialist who gathered and processed intelligence information in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Highly experienced P-3 Orion Mission Commander that located and tracked surface and subsurface contacts in military operations worldwide. Attention to detail in all facets of intelligence gathering including intelligence affecting international relations. • Tactics Division Officer: Led and mentored a division of 15 Sailors who researched, wrote, and implemented/published procedures to locate, track, and if necessary attack multiple diverse enemy submarines for squadron aircrews to use on its 2007 and 2009 deployment.• Scheduling Officer: Coordinated 140 aircrew, 100 maintenance personnel and 7 aircraft effectively exploiting every opportunity to optimize squadron readiness, aircrew training, and operational missions in a multi-continent deployment with an emphasis on time and budget.