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• Provided monthly Situation Report to senior leaders, assisting with Ready Joint Tactical Air Control Program reports and inputs to Air Support Operations Group which facilitated tracking of duty status and performance report/decoration accomplishment• Oversaw the in- and out-processing of all members and their training records, and ensured coordination on the leave/pass process when it pertained to the training function• Built and maintained training folders, monitored upgrade/certification progression, and updated data in the locally developed computer database systems• Reviewed and updated individual records per the applicable AFIs/AFMANs, associated MAJCOM Installation supplements, and locally developed guidance

• Served as single entry/exit point for agency taskings and suspenses, assigned tasks to the appropriate subject matter expert, while providing quality assurance and ensuring timely responses to senior management• Responsible for receiving and tracking all Contract Data Requirements List, resolving issues with the prime contractor, and preparing formal government responses accepting each document• Managed program office monthly program reviews, bi-annual program management reviews, and other various program meetings• Developed presentations for senior audiences up to the agency level; maintained quality control

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Developed assessment metrics for Intelligence, Cyber, and Special Operation tasks, Office of the Secretary of Defense policy requirements met, tasks evaluated • Co-chaired Partner Nation Exercise Working Group, synchronized over 60 joint event life cycle events furthering U.S. interests with Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, and Bermuda, while fostering international relations• Focal point for information sharing/collaboration during monthly cross-directorate, inter-agency, and component theater strategy meeting, executive and senior leader objectives achieved

Germany

• Coordinated $6.1M headquarters exercise budget that integrated personnel and equipment into exercises across 105 countries, using requirements management tools to ensure all expenditures were accurately documented and reported for each event• Pin-point accuracy, operated $357K budget for Joint Exercise IMMEDIATE RESPONSE, enabled training for five medical and one aviation organizations• Air Operations Officer; directed 3,000 events during seven named operations; coordinated delivery of 2.2M lbs of cargo and 900 passengers across Central Africa

Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida Area

• Planned, conducted, evaluated, and documented readiness/mobility exercises for community of 54K+ resulting in multiple excellent ratings• Organized, trained, equipped, tasked, and led Exercise Evaluation Teams made up of over 250 different functional experts from 75 agencies through 30 exercises ensuring installation ready for headquarters inspection• Directed organizations self-inspection process, closed 105 discrepancies, provided quarterly exercise reports and fraud, waste, and abuse complaint analysis to senior staff ensuring compliance standards were met

Wrightstown, New Jersey Area

• Lead test director for airborne platform flare disbursement operational assessment, coordinated personnel, aircraft, contractors, test equipment, travel costs, test budget, and final report, decreased costs by 40% and fielded superior flare pattern while meeting all milestones and adhering to project schedule• Guided a 16-person team in developing test methodologies and execution, analyzing data, conducting engineering peer reviews, and reporting results to senior leaders• Edited test plans and final reports for technical/procedural accuracy and mentored inexperienced test directors

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Supervised execution of group’s upgrade, initial qualification and ancillary training programs, including scheduling and tracking of trends during training• Implemented companies section head training program, and ground training for over 500 assigned aircrew members flying seven different aircraft• Conducted detailed mission planning and precise execution of special operations missions, to include day and night adverse weather tactical low-level operations, aerial delivery of personnel & equipment, aerial refueling operations, and night vision goggle operations

Okinawa, Japan

• Responsible for the survivability of aircraft and crew while performing unconventional operations• Manages a 12-person section administrating Life Support, Mobility, Weapons, and Ammunition functions• Responsible for the maintenance, upkeep, and inspection of life support, weapons, ammunition, and mobility assets valued at $2.5M

Tucson, Arizona Area

• Responsible for the courseware, training plan, and application for all special aircraft systems• Supervises, schedules, and monitors progress of all new Electronic Warfare Officers and instructors• Review and rewrites related Air Combat Command and wing regulations, publications, course syllabi, and training plans

Pensacola, Florida Area

• Learn the rule, regulations, and techniques to be a military aviator

Master Of Aeronautical Science, Aviation/Aerospace Operations

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental Studies