J. Grant Baumgardner Email & Phone Number

Nellis AFB, Nevada, United States

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Creech / Nellis AFB, NV

Creech AFB, NV

• Over 3,000 combat support hours; Over 200 instructor hours; Over 30 evaluation hours.
• Qualified in the Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) mission.
• Identified 5 in flight emergencies; aided pilots with procedures & checklists – prevented $60 million loss of Air Force combat assets.
• Spotted women and children in strike zone during armed over watch; called abort prior to an artillery strike – saved the lives of 27 civilians.
• Subject matter expert in employing airborne sensors to actively acquire, track, & monitor airborne, maritime & ground objects.
• Coordinated with the Pilot in Charge (PIC) for ground and flight operations including mission planning, execution, briefing & debriefing

Hill AFB, UT

• Managed squadron’s tool & equipment assets consisting of mobility team kit, & training equipment items.
• Ensured unit’s war time assets & training equipment reflected required standards & levels; developed metrics & guidance for unit compliance inspection.
• Tracked, supplied, & replaced mobility team kit assets during operational readiness inspection; received accolades from inspectors, cited as “the best they’ve seen to date.”
• Acted as squadron’s emergency management representative; ensured personal protective equipment was available for all unit members – maintained 100% accountability
• Created new tracking and accountability system for base gas masks; increased productivity in inspections by 75%

Hill AFB, UT

• Responsible for installing and maintaining HVAC systems.
• Troubleshot non-working systems to bring them back to operational status.

Pocatello, Idaho

• Responsible for all on air programming.
• Encoded commercials into digital format.
• Recorded programming from multiple sources for later playback.

Soto Cano AB, Honduras / Ft Rucker, AL / Yongsan, South Korea

• Shift Supervisor.
• Conducted phone patch operations with aircraft.
• Monitored the flight progress of aircraft.
• Relayed weather, flight plan changes, and other pertinent information.
• Maintained radios, equipment, and vehicles.

Ft. Drum, NY

• Responsible for the maintenance of 3 helicopters.
• Deployed and recovered aircraft from over seas.
• Prepared aircraft for resale to other government agencies.

Information Technology / Visual Communications, Graduated With Honors

Air And Space Operations Technology

Logistics

Intelligence Studies