Christopher Seidl Email & Phone Number

Freeport, FL, US

Florida, United States

Eglin AFB Florida

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

Shaw AFB South Carolina

• Superintendent, 20th Maintenance Group (2011 – Present) – Corporate Senior Maintenance Operations ManagerOversaw total maintenance support for the 20th Fighter Wing. Accountable for maintaining worldwide mobilization.
• Established maintenance manpower priorities and expenditures of 1,600 personnel in 36 diverse aircraft and equipment maintenance, training and management skill specialties.
• Evaluated performance based capabilities and ensured equitable distribution of skilled personnel, equipment, resources and manpower across 4 units to ensure project completion.
• Directed daily operations for 26-person Quality Assurance Division in 10 specialties completing 2.6K inspections and evaluations while maintaining an 89% pass rate.
• Built an uncompromised track record of compliance with operating standards established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration.
• Performed route cause analysis on 140+ reportable incidents, implemented permanent process improvement measures to mitigate future occurrences……over $1.7M in cost avoidance.

Mountain Home AFB Idaho

• Superintendent, 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (2009 – 2011) – Corporate Deputy Maintenance Operations ManagerOversaw leadership and support for an 800 personnel squadron organized into 3 maintenance units.
• Guided the flawless deactivation efforts of an F-15C aircraft maintenance unit; aircraft, parts and equipment transitioned to five Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units.
• Directed maintenance transition and integration efforts for the foreign military sales project involving the Royal Singaporean Air Force within USAF maintenance complex.
• Crafted and executed plans putting 36 aircraft and 625 people in combat at 2 operating locations; 2.8K flights / 6.7K hours.

Shaw AFB South Carolina

• Directed production and leadership efforts for a 250 personnel unit organized in 5 specialized maintenance sections managing 28 F-16CJ aircraft valued at $700M.
• Safety first leadership concept, amassed superior record of accomplishment; zero reportable incidents, zero safety violations, zero personnel injuries calendar year 2008 – 2009.
• Enforced quality maintenance practices; verified by the 93% pass rate during the headquarters Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Inspection Team visit.

Afotec - Kirtland AFB New Mexico

• Manager, Joint Strike Fighter Test Team – (2003 – 2006) – Logistics Test and Development EvaluatorDeveloped reliability, availability and maintainability test plans to evaluate the $300B Department of Defense F-35.
• Developed and executed renovation plans for a $21M Operational Test Facility that incorporated 10K feet of office space, 18K feet of hangar space and 54K feet of parking apron construction to house 20 F-35 aircraft.
• Collected / consolidated / published logistical test team inputs for Operational Test Report to Program Office; results used by US Congress for acquisition program milestone decisions.

Various Locations

• USAF Senior Non-Commissioned Officer and Maintenance Technician – (1984 – 2003) – Foreign National Maintenance Liaison / Technical Training Maintenance Instructor / Aircraft Engine & Airframe Mechanic
• Operations Center Maintenance Controller – provided daily control over $450M of worldwide unmanned aerial system communication equipment, oversaw the completion of 4.5K flights totaling 75K combat flight hours.
• Maintenance Advisor and Liaison – advised the U.S. Ambassador and the Egyptian Air Force on the $1.3B dollar “Peace Vector” F-16 foreign military sales program in Beni Suef, Egypt.
• Master Instructor – provided initial skills, upgrade, and continuation training for F-16 maintenance technicians on aircraft and propulsion systems, troubleshooting and fault isolation procedures, jet engine operation.
• Aircraft Engine & Airframe Mechanic – cross functional expert on 3 aircraft maintenance specialties, led efforts in the training / certification of airframe, pneudraulics and engine technicians into 1 air force.

Associate In Applied Science, Aircraft Systems Maintenance Technology, 4.0

Associate In Applied Science, Instructor Of Technology And Military Science, 4.0

Occupational Instructor Certification

Master Instructor Certification

Education record

• USAF Chief Leadership, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy and Airman Leadership Courses (14 weeks of continuing education focusing.

Education record

•USAF Technical Training and Instructor Course (6 weeks of curriculum focusing on instructional methods, performance objective.