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Fort Walton Beach, Fl, Us

Direct Special Mission Aviator academic, ground, refresher, and instructor upgrade training for AC-130J Special Missions Aviator Qualification courses. Prioritize student readiness by preparing study guides, handouts, course materials and administering tests to validate formal training.➢ Serve as Weapons System Trainer and Enhanced Integrated Cockpit Systems Trainer tasked with training new personnel for various positions.➢ Facilitated 12 hours of virtual reality training including realistic displays of aircraft.➢ Continually adapt syllabus, instructions, and training change proposal process to maximize training strategy for diverse student base.

Hurlburt Field, Florida

5th SOS

Optimized the user experience by preparing proposals that aligned with user needs based on discovery and qualification analysis. Prepared demonstrations, proposals, invoices, and various documents to maintain organization across various user contracts.➢ Actively participated in 100+ hours of pre-sales technical education and product training.➢ Partnered with sales, marketing, and management to architect user-centered solutions led to sales closures and revenue growth.➢ Secured new business and upsell opportunities by connecting with clients to understand technical needs and provide essential details on products and offerings to inform client decisions.➢ Negotiated and closed agreements with a diverse user base while adhering to company guidelines.

Hurlburt Field, Florida

Hurlburt Field, Florida

Directed and mentored dedicated team of 40+ aircrew training flight and ground instructors to uphold quality standards in personnel training and compliance. Liaised with contractors and government personnel to ensure transparency and continuity across training initiative.➢ Saved $25K in government training funds by leading staff to complete training 3 months before deadline.➢ Spearheaded initiative to update hundreds of legacy course training and materials, designing new revisions processes incorporating best practices with existing structures.➢ Oversaw entire new-hire onboarding process for 20 new employees including training, credentialing, and documentation.➢ Drove continuous improvement efforts by advocating for new standard operating procedures and conducting formal contractor performance reviews.

Hurlburt Field, Fl

Served as testing and evaluation subject matter expert tasked with optimizing operational performance and developmental test strategies for military aircraft. Oversaw all cross-collaborative project management between 2 distinct agencies. Assessed and demonstrated system capabilities across weapon school platform.➢ Performed rigorous software regression testing on Tilt-Rotor aircraft, analyzing and synthesizing results to inform senior leadership.➢ Expedited aircraft field deployment Operational Testing & Evaluation 6 months before launch by owning aircraft test reporting delivery.➢ Prioritized compliance with federal and safety regulations through detailed flight and instructional manual audits.➢ Successfully delivered new AC13-J gunship recognized as the Special Operation Command’s most valuable warfighting asset.

Tapped to managed large team of 150 personnel to execute $1.5M project lifecycle spanning 6 functional areas. Upheld compliance initiatives in highly regulated environments by conducting routine reviews of training / annual inspections and auditing architect inspections and standardized documents.➢ Scaled existing operations to uphold system while increasing number of personnel, overseeing all floor plans and forecasting for workstations and resources. Led team of 15 contractors to deliver results 3 months before deadline and $1.5M under budget.➢ Led major redesign of several flying squadron medical offices, delivering results on time and $8K under budget.➢ Designed innovative new methodology based on advanced schematics and technology to streamline troubleshooting and diagnostics.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Technology Management

Technical Sales Engineering

- 100+ hours of Pre-Sales technical education and product training o Making Discovery & Qualification to create proposals and deliver best.

Associate Of Science - As, Aviation Operations

Graduate