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Chula Vista, Ca, Us

San Diego County, California, United States

Hawaii, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area

Naval Base Coronado

Oversight of daily operations across 8 departments, 3 airfields, 3 port facilities and over 420 personnel. In charge of Air Operations, Port Operations, and Base Security in support of three homeported aircraft carriers, 142 tennant commands, other branches of the US Military, multi-national forces, commercial air carriers and Government support agencies.

Nas North Island, Ca

Department Head. Responsible for long-range planning and daily management of all Air Operations conducted on 3 separate airfields, and a department of over 150 military and civilian personnel.Overall oversight of an average annual completion of over 230,000 aircraft sorties, movement of 65,000 passengers, and over 6 million tons of airlifted cargo. C-12 Transport Plane Commander/Instructor Pilot. Responsible for transporting senior personnel and equipment throughout the Southwest US. Instructed and qualified new pilots. Proline cockpit qualified. NATOPS Officer - responsible for training and standardization of all staff pilots. Managed and prepared all flight programs for annual NATOPS inspections.

Uss Ronald Reagan

Assistant Department Head. Responsible for coordinating airwing flight schedules, launch and positive control of aircraft, management of inflight fueling, planning and dissemenation of daily airspace assignmants, coordination with foreign aviation and airport authorities, flight planning into foreign nations, and movement of personnel and vital supplies via airwing assets.

Corpus Christi, Texas

Assistant Department Head. Managed over one million dollars in annual flight hour budgets. Coordinated logistic and transportation needs for a senior staff and numerous area commands, resulting in cost savings of over $425 thousand in travel funds.Government Flight Representative. Oversight of 9 separate multi-million dollar contracts and subordinate personnel encompassing 5 Air Wings with 16 training squadrons in 3 geographic locations.Production manager. Coordinated the assignment of over 5,500 student aviators, flight officers and enlisted aircrew for advanced training, worth an overall cost of $2 million each. Refined the Navy's pilot pre-screening process, leading to a higher completion rate, lower training time, and meeting nearly 100% of all fleet aviator fill requirements.

Whidbey Island, Wa

Division Officer. Led a team of 20 personnel in the completion of quality control checks and maintenance on a fleet of 10 aircraft worth over $360 million.Aircraft Commander. Completed 2 overseas deployments during OEF and OIF. Responsible for a crew of 13 individuals and the execution of nearly 1,000 mishap-free flight hours of overland Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Maritime Patrol, and Anti-Submarine warfare.Instructor. Tactics Proficiency Instructor, hand picked to provide classroom and simulator training for over 100 aircrew in preparation for combat operations.SLAM Missile Pilot qualified. BT/EER qualified. Maverick Missile employment. Awarded Aircrew of the Year.

Pensacola/Corpus Christi/Jacksonville

Completed training as a Naval Aviator. Top of class in Primary. Selected for VP (Maritime Patrol/P3).

Division Officer. In charge of over 150 personnel in 2 departments.Qualified as Surface Warfare Officer, Officer Of the Deck Underway, CIC Watch Officer, Well Deck Control Officer, Repair Locker Officer, ACDO, and Small Boat Officer.Approved for redesignation to Naval Aviator.

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