Jeff Fortner Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Texas, United States

Fort Worth, Texas, US

I facilitate and direct the development and sustainment of change management and organizational readiness strategies, plans and activities that drive organizational transformation, maximize employee adoption, and minimize risk and resistance. I also create and implement org-wide performance plans and strategies, structured change management methodologies.

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, US

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I take a people-focused approach to helping businesses navigate changes so that they can grow and adapt while ensuring that their people are empowered. I also assist with strategic planning reviews, training development/facilitation, and process review and improvement.

Irving, TX, US

• Led teams of Strategic Business Partners, communications specialists, trainers, and change managers who connected various lines of business to the field, coordinated the company’s Programs, maintained exceptional.
• Developed data-driven marketing strategies for internal/external campaigns; became the go-to team.
• Saved $175M in productivity annually through improved procurement and SG&A efficiencies (3% target).
• Standardized processes across a company in constant acquisition in order to move multiple ERPs into SAP.
• Reduced shrink $12.2M (measured by EBITDA) by developing and publishing an electronic playbook library of best practices and SOPs so field leadership could achieve performance goals independently.

Irving, TX, US

• Created and led the Organizational Change Management Center of Excellence (COE) to support and deliver key operations, sales, IT, HR, and strategic initiatives. Developed the Change Management approach, methodology.
• CEO selected to lead lifecycle of Temp Labor HR program - increased availability 38%, decreased costs 18%.
• Led Salesforce adoption BFS-wide, solved #2 board concerns ahead of schedule, and improved tracking.
• Created & chaired Productivity Leadership Council; formed from all lines of business, 8% SG&A savings.
• Drove Continuous Improvement Program adoption; embedded CI leads in every region, on-ground improvements made in safety, material handling, overtime, ordering, on-time/in full deliveries, & cost.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

I was selected for a Skill Bridge Fellowship with Builders FirstSource as their Director of Organizational Change Management. At the end of the fellowship, I transitioned into that role and retired from the Air Force.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Led a cross-functional team delivering installation and mission support requirements and ensuring responsive delivery of capabilities to a $55B physical plant with 8 bases and 5 plants, supporting 90K personnel. Tasked.
• Saved $6.5B annually by revolutionizing the facility sustainment, recapitalization, and modernization portfolio.
• Created and delivered a fiscal proposal to the Air Force Chief of Staff, presenting a projected multibillion-dollar fix to installation management and lowering cost to the taxpayer while providing better facilities to.
• Secured $5.5M in savings year-1 and a projected 16% savings in backlog growth by reimagining plant and installation operations, maintenance, and replacement for both the Air and Space Forces, employing business.
• Created Air Force Material Command “Office of the Future” Space Reduction Policy and Inspector General grading criteria. Provided 32% real-property cut without mission impact.
• Recognized inefficiencies in personnel training, partnering with subject-matter experts and cross-functional areas to create and execute a training program for electronic security systems to be implemented Air.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Plank holder with Air Force Global Strike Commands Force Improvement Program. Conducted surveys of over 6,000 personnel across the command, identified significant operational and cultural issues, led root cause.
• Created 1st ever career path for AF Missileers; attributed by Air Force Secretary as key “first fix” in broken culture that “endangers use of nuclear weapons.” By-name selected for innovation team tackling big issues.
• Conducted first-ever readiness assessments & created plans to monitor adoption progress, unique at time.
• Led first-ever Human Capital Risk Map of the nuclear enterprise; 208 open items closed. Retention increased dramatically and locations that were once hard to fill became locations that systems had to be created to.
• Drove adoption of 12 major cultural change projects impacting 31K people, 1st ever on this scale & gained buy-in at all levels from White House to Airmen in the field. Congress funded follow-on years.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

As the Chief of Security Forces Inspections for the Inspector General of AFGSC I leaned on data gathering and analysis, directing an 18-member team to inspect 5 expansive installations, over 400 facilities and 30,000 personnel, then presenting findings to the board. We established a roadmap and timeline, modernizing strategies for future system and program.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Led the activities for the staff of Senior Executive Service members and General Officers, directing 300 personnel across 11 divisions responsible for Civil Engineering, Contracting, Security, and Aircraft/Missile.
• Recovered broken one-of-a-kind aircraft on a remote Pacific Island with no playbook or parts, finds a way.
• Change manager for strategic programs involving maintenance, security, logistics, HR, and supply chain for a $28B enterprise managing a cross-functional staff operating on six continents and two Pacific islands.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

Served in a variety of operations and training leadership roles in the United States, Europe, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan.Squadron Commander x3J3 – Special Operations Liaison Operations Officer x2Officer in Charge – Training & Resources x2Flight Commander x2Officer in Charge – Training & Resources Wing Antiterrorism & Force Protection Officer

Developed curriculum for and taught a variety of criminal justice courses, Introduction to Psychology and vocational classes. Developed schools tech prep program teaming with North East Texas Community College. Published co-author of Correctional Systems and Practices course for the State of Texas.

Executive Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Master Of Science, Training & Program Development

Master Of Education, Educational Administration

Master Of Science, Operational Art And Science

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology & Sociology