Ethan Wilson Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Flight Test Event Coordinator, JACOBS, CO (Sept 2020 - Present)*Primary Flight Test Event Coordinator for System Test and Resource Sustainment (STaRS) organization supporting Missile Defense Agency. In less than 8 months revamped Flight Test tracking documents to streamline requirements and identify critical assets required to support events.*Coordinate test event requirements and support test planning by securing test assets and resources necessary to execute a flight test per approved test architecture.*Support daily Work Screening Team (WST) meetings; Analyze work requests and provide decision recommendations for maintenance and work during Event Protection Periods (EPP) to adjudicate work that potentially impact events.*Manage the maintenance and distribution of related Flight test documentation from Initial request for support, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling daily timeline to closeout of event.*Conduct flight test requirements elicitation via participation in planning activities to obtain event information; event descriptions, objectives, and architectures; POCs; event schedules; lists of MDA and program elements involved in an event; audio, visual, and communications technical requirements; and logistics support.*Coordinate with STaRS Operation and Maintenance (O&M), Scheduling, Quality Assurance (QA) to provide flight test information, status updates, requirements updates, documentation, and task completions from initial situational awareness of upcoming flight test, thru planning, execution, and closeout.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Working towards CompTIA A+, ITIL Foundations, CompTIA Network + and CompTIA Security + Certifications over the next couple months.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Team lead for nine person team Training and Exercise planning Branch. Coordinated exerciseplanning, support and briefings for over 60 Command exercises and 4 National Level exercises.Managed all administration, personnel programs, and portal management. Gathered data,identified problems and created lessons learned to enhance real world simulations andwarfighter development.Personnel Supervisor responsible for leading 10 people in the Cheyenne Mountain CurrentOperations division. Fiscally responsible for $5.5 million dollar budget supporting the NORAD& U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND Commanders vision and mission preparedness. Plannedcontingency operations for over 500 emergency relocation staff during 3 National Levelexercises (Providing local, state, federal, Department of Defense (DOD), and non-governmental organizations and agencies involved in homeland security emergencymanagement the opportunity to participate in a full range of training scenarios that will betterprepare participants to respond to a national crisis).Senior leader for 21-person global operations center. Monitored the Commanders CriticalInformation Requirements and coordinated with mission partners resulting in over 2000 hoursof critical support to Homeland Defense.Emergency Action Controller (EAC) Subject Matter Expert (SME). Focus of effort in theContinuity and Contingency Operations division providing policy, guidance, operations, anddeployment of the USNORTHCOM Mobile Consolidated Command Center (MCCC),maintaining a 24/7 operations center responsible for Chairman, Joint Chiefs of StaffEmergency Action Procedures, war plan, database assessments and applicable Special AccessProgram plans and programs.

Created first syllabus for both the Nuclear Command and Control Mission and the new Maritime Mission, creating a comprehensive training plan for more than 70 personnel. Led the design and construction of the training directorate portal during transition from current SharePoint 2003 Portal to new Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Developed and implemented five key strategic command center courses for multi-domain training. Delivering 80 hours of instruction qualifying 105 watch standers.

Relayed vital information between Joint staff and component commander; received, validated, and disseminated emergency action messages.Improved situation awareness for NORAD and USNORTHCOM leadership; reviewed and posted vital messages to Joint Staff databases.Coordinated information between senior leaders, Joint Operation Center and Emergency Actions Cell; senior leadership briefings; identified exact location of senior leaders, ensured vital communication link was maintained between National Military Command Center, NORAD and USNORTHCOM senior leaders, and Mobile Command Operations Center Improved communications gap between controllers and Domain leads; used professional interpersonal skills to assimilate Joint Staff direction with actual controller performance enabling team concepts and work ethics Utilized multiple resources to establish vital communications link—improved situational awareness Streamlined message processing procedures; ensured checklist discipline adhered to for 14 controllers-- improved EAC image Coordinated emergency action procedures; identified 10 improvements--improved information sharing for critical infrastructure Advocated consistency within the Emergency Action Controller Domain; created/updated 7 checklists for controllers and leaders--improved information sharing

Whidbey Island, Wa

Supervised 300 personnel. Organized and led 16 training sessions for the unit. Including almost 200 hours of professional development, financial responsibility, operations awareness and weapons/combat instruction. Fostering an atmosphere of fitness, team building and camaraderie within the Command. Managed a $1.6 million line of credit Government Travel Card program. Ensuring 100% financial accuracy for 416 personnel and validating over 120 travel vouchers every year. Coordinated Operations and Planning Department efforts with a 5 person team, operationally unifying an organization comprised of 500 plus personnel over three states.

Various Ships/Commands between 1993 and 2007 with various qualifications;Track Data Coordinator (NEC 0348)Certified Air Intercept Controller (Navy Classification 0318)Global Command and Control System Common Operational Picture/Maritime Watch Officer (Navy Classification 0340)Joint Maritime Command Information System Operator (JMCIS)Ship Self Defense Advanced Operator (Navy Classification 0349)CG 47/DDG 51 Combat Information Center Supervisor (CICS)CG 47/DDG 51 Class AEGIS Display System (ADS) OperatorCG 47/DDG 51 Class Tactical Information Coordinator (TIC)Detect to Engage Combat Information Center Team Training Sensor SupervisorID Operator/Air TrackerEnlisted Surface Warfare Specialist/Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist/Enlisted Expeditionary Warfare Specialist