Recruiting & Manning Program ManagerCapitalize on the opportunity to direct forward-thinking training, qualification, and deployment of 120 personnel across 10 detachments while leading 64 Navy personnel as a designated Departmental Chief Petty Officer.Expertly plan and coordinate workflow of staff and subordinates related to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations. Develop and conduct the NSW UAS recruiting program. Lead key staffing.★ Coordinate and conduct 50+ CONUS and OCONUS NSW UAS community briefings.★ Proactively mediated and resolved personnel disputes and developed sound solutions.★ Streamlined recruiting processes by authoring an NSW UAS recruiting instruction manual.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬UAS Leading Chief Petty Officer ￨ Site Lead ￨ Mission CoordinatorSpearhead results-generating planning, briefing, and execution of customer-specific flight operations in support of Joint Special Operations Combatant Commanders in direct support of the War on Terrorism.Conduct pre- and post-mission analysis. Lead pre- and post-mission system checks (i.e. mechanical, avionics and ground control), including secure communications, BFT, and FMV mission sensor recording equipment. Maximize the use of resources to achieve goals by managing all daily scheduling, training, and mission-specific analysis for UAS mission planning and process improvement initiatives.★ Concurrently serve as USA Department Operations Liaison and Actions Officer.★ Exhibit expertise in ISR operations to interpret real-time video feeds and sensor tasking.★ Increase sensor fidelity and range by 50% by proposing and implementing new hardware.★ Serve as Site Lead and Mission Coordinator accumulating 800 MC and 100 AVO flight hours.

Replacement Aircrew Instructor | NATOPS Evaluator | Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic NATOPS Evaluator | CRM InstructorEvaluated 17 fleet squadrons for flight safety, crew resource management (CRM), and NATOPS compliance. Effectively trained, coached, and qualified 20+ squadron NATOPS instructors and a CRM facilitator.★ Authored two NATOPS training instructions.★ Validated and submitted multiple changes to NATOPS manual.★ Led annual unit inspections for 17 fleet squadrons to ensure directives compliance.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Operations Department Manager ￨ InstructorManaged 73 pilots, 67 Aircrewmen, and 7 instructors through graduation while directing the completion of 4,704 mishap-free flight hours. Led scheduling of training and operational flight stories and ground training.Coordinated 10 training events for 100 members. Chaired 15 boards resulting in the qualification of 30 Enlisted Air Warfare Specialists as an Air Warfare Program Manager. Tested and evaluated flight personnel.Specialized in surveillance operations, sensor utilization and maintenance, ground weapons and aerial weapons training, and aviator flight equipment scheduled maintenance to exceed operational objectives.Directed daily operational requirements, including logging and accounting for flight time, fuel consumption, and training. Led human factors analysis for safety during flight, ground, and shipboard evolutions.★ Led classroom lectures and training labs.★ Oorganized and led two NATOPS review conferences.★ Served as Operational Risk Management and Crew Resource Management Instructor.★ Served as a Master Training Specialist and Curriculum Development Program Manager.★ Led completion of 107 tests through 20 personnel to collect 8,422 samples with zero errors.★ Flew 1,000+ mishap-free flight hours, including instructing initial qualification aircrewmen and pilots in ground and flight safety, normal, and emergency procedures in the MH60S aircraft.

Leveraged broad scope of military knowledge toward managing 62 department personnel in the dynamic completion of daily flight / ground events and operations. Created training plans for subordinate development.Managed NATOPS, Search & Rescue, Command Fitness, Air Warfare, and community involvement programs. Revised critical SOPs, Training, Watchbill, Functional Check Flight, and Temporary Flight Order Instructions.★ Conducted and disseminated objective performance reviews.★ Coordinated high-attendance training events for pre-deployment qualifications.★ Trained, qualified, and deployed with two detachments as the Leading Petty Officer (LPO).

Directed a 15-member team in the oversight of a demanding 200-hour Naval primary student high-risk training and qualification program / curricula for all Navy / Marine Corps-enlisted aviation rescue swimmer candidates.★ Recognized as a Master Training Specialist.★ Authored comprehensive curriculum and training documents.★ Exhibited proven skill in reporting to Commander Naval Education & Training.