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Supports the U.S. Navy’s F-18 aircraft program office (PMA-265) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Australia/Kuwait team with the development and sustainment of Systems Engineering efforts that include Software Configurations Sets, Joint Mission Planning Software, structures, jet engine, electrical, environmental, instrument/navigation, and weapons systems. • Coordinates efforts between the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and multiple software development, mission planning, and engineering entities to ensure all contract obligations and sustainment efforts are met.• Analyzes and isolates faults related to the above listed systems• Reviews and analyzes technical documentation and Engineering Change Proposals• Reviews and develops Statements of Work, and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) forms to include Planning Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS), Military Interdepartmental Procurement Requests (MIPR), and work requests.• Utilizes Earned Value Management (EVM), financial analysis, and program/project scheduling to coordinate and track various action items and deliverables

Norfolk, Va - Uss Wasp (Lhd 1)

Led a highly diverse cross-functional department in the maintenance of various aircraft parts and components in support of multiple Department of Defense (DoD) customers. Utilized data analysis, key metrics, and strategic planning to lead all daily and long-term high-level operations.• Consistently engaged and advised senior level management and provided executive level presentation of various data-driven projects, plans of action, and milestones. • Created tracking procedures to identify all potential manpower and training deficiencies before they came to fruition and implemented controls to ensure that all requirements were filled and met appropriately resulting in a 94% manpower and 100% training rating.• Provided mentoring, leadership development, and professional evaluations to 35 managerial-level direct reports and over 350 personnel resulting in 148 promotions and a 91% retention rate. • Drove and provided training on various lean, Six Sigma, and continuous process improvement methodologies resulting in the certification of 4 Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belts, 16 LSS Green Belts, and 106 LSS Yellow Belts.

Norfolk, Va - Uss Harry S Truman (Cvn 75)

Led a maintenance division of 17 direct report managers and 161 personnel in the maintenance of aviation electronics (avionics) and armament parts and components in support of multiple DoD customers. Led all high-level daily and long-term operations, administration, and training. • Implemented a new calibration training curriculum and unit tracking system, resulting in the calibration laboratory receiving the highest readiness scores across all Navy labs for 4 straight quarters and fiscal year 2020.• Led a project and coordinated with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to be the first aircraft carrier to upgrade 6 Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) test benches to the new electronic-CASS (eCASS) system.

Norfolk, Va - Uss Harry S Truman (Cvn 75)

Led a Quality Assurance team in all maintenance training, safety reporting, auditing, risk management, and maintenance certifications. Led the Administrative Division in all daily and long-term operations, administration, and training, • Provided various risk and safety management training sessions and implemented various lean and Six Sigma methodologies, resulting in a 49% decrease in safety mishaps during increased operations while deployed abroad.• Conducted 108 maintenance audits and assisted in the correction of over 430 discrepancies resulting in all programs receiving passing grades during the Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Aviation Maintenance Inspection (AMI).• Trained and certified 14 Quality Assurance Representatives (QAR), 4 Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representatives (CDQAR), and 48 Collateral Duty Inspectors (CDI).

Patuxent River, Maryland, United States

Led a team in the development, revision, facilitation, administration, and implementation of 12 intermediate-level Navy and Marine Corps aviation maintenance courses of instruction world-wide. Utilized various data analysis techniques to provide key metrics and executive level presentations to senior leadership.• Roles and responsibilities were equivalent to a federal employee at the GS-13 grade during this 3-year position.• Led a team of 37 Department of Defense civilian training site managers and instructors world-wide in the execution of over 1,000 individual courses for 6,000+ Sailors and Marines.• Managed a travel budget of $1.7M and coordinated over 45 site visits to provide executive advisement, discover training issues, perform student critiques, conduct safety inspections and create executive-level presentations for debriefing. • As a lead training member of the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) Corrosion Prevention Team (CPT), coordinated various corrosion prevention efforts with 64 senior military personnel (E-7 – O-8) and civilians across the Navy and Marine Corps.• As the Naval training lead for the Joint Service Wiring Action Group (JSWAG), coordinated efforts across the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force to rectify aircraft wiring discrepancies world-wide.• Identified a need for a streamlined corrosion control training course for senior aviation maintenance managers (E-7 – O-5) and coordinated with 44 key stakeholders to personally develop the curriculum (Corrosion for Managers).• Performed a fleet-wide training gap analysis to identify training as a root cause to a decrease in Navy and Marine Corps aircraft readiness. The project’s initial findings resulted in a $2.4M allocation from various program offices to grow the project/analysis further.

Yokosuka, Japan - Uss Ronald Reagan (Cvn 76)

Coordinated, processed, and streamlined all departmental administrative, training, and manpower requirements. Led a team in all planned/unplanned shipboard maintenance and training.• Created a new tracking procedure to identify and rectify all potential manpower and training deficiencies resulting in above average readiness percentages and the command’s receipt of the 2016 Phoenix Award.• Developed and facilitated in-depth training curriculum for all executive level employees to ensure all shipboard maintenance and software programs were fully understood and utilized to maximum capability resulting in a departmental score of 98% during the Maintenance and Material Management Inspection (3MI).

Yokosuka, Japan - Uss George Washington (Cvn 73)

Led a diverse team of 14 aviation electronics (avionics) and armament maintenance work centers in all daily and long-term administrative and operational requirements.• Implementation of various lean and Six Sigma initiatives resulted in an average decrease of overall maintenance time of 24% per unit.• Provided weekly maintenance and best practices training, resulting in a perfect score during the Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Aviation Maintenance Inspection (AMI).• Implemented new talent management and leadership development techniques to select and grow work center leadership positions while completing company and mission goals.• Completed and performed performance evaluations for 12 managerial-level direct reports and 212 personnel.• Served as the president of a professional association for 340 embarked work center managers.

Yokosuka, Japan - Uss George Washington (Cvn 73)

Led and coordinated all maintenance, training, and administrative efforts for the electronic warfare (EW) Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) work center.• As the lone support for the EW mission for all forward-deployed naval forces within the western Pacific, streamlined internal maintenance processes and increased productivity by 38%.• Applied professional mentoring techniques with employees, resulting in 3 personnel each receiving Sailor of the Year awards for their respective rank/pay grade.

Various

Supervised and coordinated the intermediate-level maintenance efforts of various work centers across two aircraft carriers and two shore-based maintenance facilities.• Certified Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI) for 14 avionics work centers and 7 aircraft platforms.• Utilized time management and complaint resolution to increase customer satisfaction.• Utilized data analysis across 4 Navy software systems to determine maintenance priorities.• Thorough understanding of logistics and naval supply chain management resulted in the implementation of streamlined component ordering processes.

Various

Performed intermediate-level maintenance and troubleshooting on various RADAR, communications, and navigation avionics systems aboard an aircraft carrier and a shore-based maintenance facility.• Developed and utilized troubleshooting expertise on avionics systems and components across a variety of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft.

Master Of Science - Ms, Aeronautics

In pursuit - expected graduation is October, 2023.

Bachelor Of Professional Studies, Technology Management

Associate In Applied Science, Technical Studies (Electronic/Instrumentation)