Jeffrey Bayless, Commander, Us Navy (Ret.) Email & Phone Number

Colorado, United States

As a combat medic, the most common injury I treated was foot blisters, a major obstacle to mission accomplishment. The mental and physical annoyance that comes with blisters set me on a path to find the best blister prevention and treatment methods. As a result, I started SpecOps Biosciences to proudly bring you a growing line of products to help you go.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Founder and product manager of an online rich media company (pronounced 'you judge') that provides online dispute resolution. This innovative company uses a patent-pending process of leveraging the wisdom of crowds to.
• Collaborates with international outsourced project teams to 1) develop software application designs into a functional SaaS using Agile methodology and 2) develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure.
• Oversight of all financial activities to include accounts payable, cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financing activities
• Responsible for cost, schedule, and technical performance of software development projects

• PMO implementing IT Service Management (ITSM) project for DISA Defense Enterprise Computing Centers, a mission-critical, complex, and geographically diverse Government IT enterprise using IT Infrastructure Library.
• Ensured process discipline and a culture of accountability focused on customer satisfaction and product quality. Attained CMMI Level 3 for the project and consistently high CPARS.
• Maintained an executable project baseline and managed project risks, in accordance with specified contract performance requirements, financial goals, and obligations.
• Managed schedule and deliverables through all phases of the project from requirements gathering to deployment/system acceptance.
• Set priorities to deliver according to plans/budget and managed day-to-day project issues.
• Performed risk/issue assessment, tracking, resolution, escalation and closeout to ensure satisfactory project performance and delivery.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Managed a team to gather mission system requirements for program development and oversight of C2 systems for aerospace warning, aerospace control, maritime warning, and ballistic missile defense. Provided assessments.
• Engaged closely with key federal integrators, consultants, designers and distributors to lead the delivery of a $41 million Command Center Information Technology and infrastructure modernization on budget and ahead of.
• Key contributor to the end-to-end architecture efforts of the a SOA-based, platform agnostic National Senior Leadership Decision Support System that will converge, consolidate, and optimize critical systems, leveraging.
• Analyzed need and initiated acquisition process for replacement missile warning and decision support IT system, working with partners across the Department of Defense Knowledge Manager and Information Exchange Broker.

• Executive Officer for NAVCOMTELSTA Sicily and Deputy Chief Information Officer for Naval Air Station Sigonella. First line supervisor to seven department heads and responsible to the Commanding Officer for the.
• Led transformation of a 200-person organization that resulted in measures of effectiveness better than Navy averages in every category, including leadership and supervisory effectiveness, work environment, safety, and.
• Coached and mentored employees for improved performance and career success, which included proactive actions to address issues that may have impacted team performance
• As Deputy Chief Information Officer, implemented improved operational standards and directed process improvement initiatives (e.g. LEAN) in various operations areas that resulted in over 99.9% communications and.
• Ensured common processes were used across departments, which included working with other organizations to manage and align processes
• Managed resources/tools to support departments across multiple functional areas

Directed the employment of Computer Network Defense, Operations Security, Psychological Operations, Electronic Warfare, and Deception as a force multiplier to defend an aircraft carrier strike group against hostile acts and to enable strike forces to readily achieve their objectives. Identified the need to push the Global War on Terrorism maritime efforts.

Monitored and reacted to maritime mission event situations, made critical characterization judgments, formulated recommendations with national impact/consequences, transmitted those recommendations clearly and concisely to command authority, and coordinated follow on actions.

Managed the resources to develop, test and implement a proprietary fund accounting, valuation and reporting system for merchant bank real estate and equity investments.

Advisor for Nuclear Response Provided nuclear response options for alternate National Military Command Center. Generated nuclear re-targeting plans using national security policy and national military strategy for guidance and Nuclear Planning and Execution databases for resource allocation.

Managed the operations and test and evaluation of airborne strategic communications systems (TACAMO) including Milstar, VLF, HF, UHF and VHF voice/data systems and supervised a crew of 18 personnel through multiple deployments. Lead investigator for two Boeing 707 mishaps leading to airframe design improvements. Command spokesperson for all inquiries and.

Performed medical laboratory and paramedic procedures in support of various military missions, both domestically and abroad. Managed all mission assignments and documentation for a fleet of five MEDEVAC helicopters and assigned aircrew.

Master Of Engineering, Engineering Management

Mba, Finance, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Nu

Ma, Space Systems Management

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society

Graduate Certificate, Information Systems & Operations

Air Power, Policy, And Command

Space Policy

Graduate, Space 300 (Capstone)

Ballistic Missile Defense Staff Officer Course

Acquisition 101

Bs, Aviation Business Administration