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San Antonio, Tx, Us

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States

• Serves as the principal advisor to the unit commander on matters concerning the welfare, readiness, and professional development of over 90 personnel.• Coordinates and facilitates unit-level training programs, ensuring enlisted members are prepared for their assigned duties and responsibilities.• Conducts regular inspections and evaluations to assess the readiness and effectiveness of enlisted personnel and their equipment.• Stays updated on changes in Air Force policies, regulations, and programs, and ensure enlisted members are informed and compliant.• Serves as a role model and exemplify the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct.

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States

• Supervises and directs the activities of 29 air traffic control personnel, ensuring adherence to established Federal Aviation Administration and United States Air Force policies and procedures.• Provides guidance and support, assisting with complex or challenging situations and resolving operational issues.• Conducts regular performance evaluations and provide feedback to personnel, identifying areas for improvement and implementing training programs as needed.• Maintains accurate records and documentation of air traffic control activities, training, incident reports, operational statistics, and shift logs.• Stays updated on changes in regulations, procedures, and technologies, and ensure that personnel are trained accordingly.• Participates in meetings and briefings with management, aviation authorities, and other stakeholders to discuss operational issues, safety concerns, and performance metrics.

Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi

• Certified Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) Level III Instructor with over 3 years of teaching and 3,000 hours of practical experience teaching a CCAF course. • Oversaw and managed a team of 44 technical training instructors who conducted Air Traffic Control initial skills training to 300 Airmen and international students annually.• Directed technical training, operational modernization and innovation initiatives for 3,700 Total Force Airmen while advising Headquarters Air Force Flight Standards Agency and the Career Field Manager on upgrade training trends and programs.• Developed and implemented training plans, schedules, and curriculum to meet the needs of the United States Air Force and the Community College of the Air Force.• Conducted regular performance evaluations of instructors, providing feedback, coaching, and support to enhance their instructional skills and professional development.• Stayed up to date on industry trends, advancements, and best practices in technical training, incorporating new methodologies and technologies for technical training.

Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi

• Managed Air Force level upgrade training course supporting 10 Air Force Major Commands and 144 air traffic facilities for 551 students. • Led curriculum development, execution, and continuous improvement efforts to align course material to meet Air Force Flight Standards Agency and Air Traffic Control Career Field Manager requirements.• Oversaw and directed training for 49,000 Community College of the Air Force course hours, awarding over 1,000 college credit hours towards higher education advancement. • Created new career field education training plan for Air Traffic Control Craftsman Course training, covering 44 specialty training standards and 27 Air Force and Federal Aviation regulations. • Developed Air Traffic Control’s first Craftsman Program Information Pamphlet; combined 6 references, training tasks, and operations manual providing essential guidance and tech support for 2,000 personnel.

• Directed command and control planning and combat airspace operations, de-conflicting mission partner assets with conventional forces over 182,000 square miles.• Provided vital mission information to Air Operations Center in area of responsibility, coordinating aircraft movement through two area of operations with host nation and coalition forces. • Reviewed daily Air Tasking Orders and Airspace Coordination Orders to create, develop, and deconflict Restricted Operation Zones.• Analyzed Flight Information Publications and IFR Supplements to provide crucial tactics, techniques, and procedures for combat operations in hostile environment.

Multiple Locations

• Led 5-member team through a 19th Air Force proof of concept defining operational capabilities for the first-ever stateside Air Traffic Control Rapid Response.• Amassed 14 certifications in 5% of the allotted training time and validated the Command’s contingency capabilities to provide short notice manning assists to Flying Training Wings within 24 hours of a crisis. • Led coordination with 5 Non-Commissioned Officers in charge of Training that streamlined 25 local training aids across 5 wings and reduced experienced controllers training time by 95%.• Shaped contingency air traffic operations for undergraduate pilot training bases that mitigated the loss of sorties during a global pandemic.• Documented team’s performance and penned after action reports for the Numbered Air Force’s Airfield Operations Division and cemented future capabilities.

Lajes Air Base, Portugal And Whiteman Air Force, Missouri

• Led crew of 12 in approach control facility providing safe and expeditious flow of air traffic for 38,000 operations in 4,200 square miles of airspace, ensuring safety of pilots and $44B in Government assets.• Administered and maintained the Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control certification and rating program, serving as an air traffic control specialist examiner.• Conducted facility evaluations to ensure compliance with Federal Aviation Administration and Air Force Manual rules and regulations.• Managed air traffic control training program: ensured training requirements were met, issued monthly and supplemental training, and conducted monthly record inspections.• Coordinated aircraft movement with Base Operations and provided support for National Security, Homeland Defense, and International Treaties.• Issued radar vectors, speed adjustments, altitude changes, and weather information to pilots to prevent aircraft collision.• Implemented International Civil Aviation Organization, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and host nation policies, standards, and procedures within combined-use United States Air Force and host nation Air Traffic Control facility. • Synchronized Federal Aviation Administration and International Civil Aviation Organization procedures, training, and resources with United States Air Force requirements in Class C airspace.

Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

• Certified Control Tower Operator and Radar Approach Controller at the second busiest Radar Approach Control and Joint-use Airfield in the United States Air Force.• Managed, supervised, and controlled the safe and efficient movement of over 235K annual aircraft operations in flight.• Issued control instructions to provide safe movement, separation, and sequencing for all aircraft operating under visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR).• Analyzed IFR Supplements, En Route Charts and other Flight Information Publications developed by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide guidance and information to aircraft in flight and on the ground.• Provided maximum assistance and precise control instructions to emergency aircraft, ensuring the safe recovery of aircrew personnel, aircraft, and equipment.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Military Studies, 3.90

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude

Associate Of Science - As, Instructor Of Technology And Military Science

Associate Of Science - As, Air Traffic Operations And Management

Associate Of Science - As, Cad/Cadd Drafting And/Or Design Technology/Technician