Jeff Sowers Email & Phone Number

Chesapeake, Va, Us

Windsor, North Carolina, United States

Line pilot for Metro Aviation, supporting ECU Health EastCare

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

25+ year naval officer and aviator.

Yorktown, Virginia, United States

Led global network of 960 military and civilian personnel at 20 ordnance activities supporting Second, Fifth and Sixth Fleets. Responsible for the receipt, issue, storage, maintenance and inventory accountability of munitions and equipment valued in excess of $4B.- Responsibly managed the execution of a $43M mission budget and a $15M reimbursable budget through effective budget development and spending policies and guidance.- Created advocacy with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations—Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations for the re-capitalization of material handling equipment, ensuring future mission success.- Mentored 2 commanding officers and 12 officers in charge.- Led headquarters staff of 45, supporting fleet ordnance support from Ft. Worth, TX to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Mentored and led 60 Navy, Government Service and Contractor personnel in the C4I and Space Division during all phases of operational test development and execution. Provided clear vision, decisiveness, and leadership necessary to execute test and evaluation events on a portfolio of 55 programs totaling over $10B in Navy acquisitions, including 15 programs under congressional oversight.- Built relationships with program offices, DoD Operational Test and Evaluation personnel, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations staff, fleet representatives, and other Operational Test and Evaluation divisions.- Developed test plans, conducted operational tests, and evaluated programs including Surface Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Blocks 2 & 3, Airborne Off-board Electronic Warfare (AOEW), Global Positioning System-Based, Navigation and Timing Service (GPNTS), and Distributed Common Ground System-Navy (DCGS-N).

Sasebo, Japan

-Led a department of 180 personnel in the safe execution of flight operations to include launch, recovery, movement and servicing of embarked aircraft.-Responsible for the safety and security of 28 embarked Marine Corps and Navy aircraft.-Directed the Air Department in the first operational deployment of the F-35B Lightning II.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

-Responsible for all operational and administrative aspects of a 250 person organization including human resources, program management, quality assurance and strategic planning.-Managed a $1.8M budget, from forecasting needs through execution.-Responsible for over $250M in equipment.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Norfolk, Virginia

Led a team of 140 personnel responsible for the maintenance of 13 MH-60S helicopters.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance

Master Of Science (M.S.), Global Leadership