Edward Allard Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Eschool Of Graduate Pme

Responsible for:- Teaching assigned Master’s and non-Master’s courses in accordance with learning objectives and session plan outlines specified by the eSchool of Graduate PME course directors. - Evaluating student performance according to established academic standards. - Administering evaluations of student performance based on course deliverables and course rubrics.Preparing current and future Air Force leaders for the challenges of command and leadership by administering curriculum in:- Organizational Leadership- Applied Leadership and Command- Squadron Commanders Course- Technology and Ethics- Space and Cyberspace

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Providing client-tailored services include:- Consulting, advising, and creating business tools to fill the gaps between where you are and where you want to go- Assisting with market research, business development, and growth strategies- Developing management and supervisory skills- Performing business performance analytics- Improving work performance and organizational communication- Increasing employee motivation and morale- Defining the company’s mission, goals and objectives- Achieving customer satisfaction and customer loyalty- Coaching, guiding and training employees- Raising the company’s customer base and market segment

Completed all coursework toward Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership at Argosy University. The program focused on the qualities of transformational leadership, not just managerial attributes. This degree ensures I am better prepared to lead complex organizations faced with an abundance of strategic challenges, such as increasing globalization, changing economies, societal shifts, and individual-organizational relationships. My goal is to remain a visionary and innovator, leading viable organizations capable of meeting the challenges of the future.Completed all requirements and successfully defended my dissertation, "Acculturation during Mergers and Acquisitions: The relationship between acculturation of the newly merged organization and the retention of a skilled workforce.” Graduated, March 2019.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Responsible for overall management and direction of multiple, diverse programs in the company's portfolio supporting the Air Force, Army, and Dept. of the Interior.Ensures all operational, technical, and administrative contract requirements are satisfactorily performed on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Technical Support Services, Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM), Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS) Operations & Maintenance, and Visual Information Support Services contracts at Ft. Knox and Maxwell AFB. Achieves operational objectives by developing strategic program plans, policies, and procedures; implementing production, quality, and customer-service objectives; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining program improvements; implementing change. Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; managing expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions. Enhances company market share through superior customer service; award-winning management; exploring opportunities to grow assigned lines of business. Manages program human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, training, assigning, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing employee performance; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.Supervises up to 280 technicians, scientists, and management personnel, including subcontractors, at 19 locations in the performance of contract requirements. Manages 13 collective bargaining units.

Built 55-person organization from ground up; fielding the USAF's first dedicated defensive counterspace weapon system valued at $128-million. Established complete systems, organization, infrastructure, policies, budget, and support for two current and four future worldwide sites under severe resource constraints and in less than 18 months. Developed and implemented a multi-year strategic transition plan taking first-of-its-kind technology from concept to full operations. Conducts task prioritization, strategic planning, and program management for two diverse weapon systems. Develops requirements and oversees operational system test and evaluation. Directs mission operations and support for 113 mission specialists.

Led 11-person department developing and administering graduate-level curriculum in Space Operations and Space Research. Academic instructor and research advisor to 583 resident and over 12,000 nonresident students. Adjunct faculty to Dept of Joint Warfare; taught three core courses and two research electives. Guest lecturer for 4,600 students at USAF Officer Training School and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy.

Led/Supervised seven-person command section staff. Planned, performed, directed and managed executive support functions for the Wing Commander, his staff, subordinate commanders, and three higher headquarters located at Peterson AFB, CO. Provided administrative guidance and support to 6,000-person organization across 27 globally dispersed subordinate units. Organized and directed execution of operational and support issues spanning missile warning and space control mission areas. Coordinated and orchestrated travel arrangements and managed schedule for the commander. Wrote, reviewed and tracked all general correspondence, speeches, press releases, and congressional testimony for the commander.

Commanded 15-person Mission Support flight. Led mission support of $233-million space surveillance system including the command center and four geographically dispersed detachments. Senior Quality Assurance Evaluator for two sustainment contracts valued at $50 million. Supervised management of information technology systems including classified and unclassified local area networks. Executed squadron budget across two accounting codes in excess of $250 thousand annually. Managed all personnel activities including leave, performance appraisals and security clearances for 71 unit personnel. Commanded 4-person Plans and Tactics flight. Translated operational requirements into functional and technical specifications and worked with the development team to manage implementation and testing of $5-billion counterspace proof of concept, conducted mission planning, and determined military utility of Secretary of the Air Force-directed space control technology demonstrations. Oversaw training and evaluation of 31 mission-critical crew members. Directed operations of four worldwide optical deep space sensor sites. Commanded crews operating $22-million command and control facility.

Developed Joint Statement signed by Presidents Clinton and Yeltsin at the 1998 Moscow Summit. Aide-de-camp for 17-member delegation to Moscow implementing the Joint Statement. Supported crash planning and implementation of international Y2K Center for Missile Warning. Organizer and participant in Chief of Staff of the Air Force-directed Future Capabilities Wargame; briefed CSAF on findings.

Supervised and evaluated operations standardization, evaluation and training programs for all Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) units. Inspected the readiness, nuclear surety and combat capability of all ICBM units on behalf of the commander. Wrote and reviewed higher headquarters regulations. Interpreted policy and provided guidance to subordinate units. Advisor to the commander on ICBM operations.

Led collaborative effort to create new 31-person operating division; selected teams, prioritize for task success, and set and achieve goals while performing under pressure in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Determined and implemented standardization and evaluation policy for 182 combat crew members, 52 facility managers, and over 775 security police personnel. Supervised and coordinated alert actions of up to 15 missile combat crews. Directly responsible to the National Command Authority for the positive control and execution of up to 150 Minuteman III ICBMs.

Doctor Of Education (Edd), Organizational Leadership, Graduated With 4.00 Gpa

Ms, Military Operational Art And Science

Ma, Admin Science And Organizational Management

Ms, General Administration

Bachelor, Business And Management

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