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Fulton, Ms, Us

Geek Squad City

Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

As a Program Manager, I am a go-to subject matter expert, running operations, maintenance, and training programs for a significant aircraft and corresponding simulator. I am proud to be recognized as a top instructor 30+ times, having taken 500+ members through 3K+ hours of simulator training, delivering best practices, and increasing performance by 25%. I am trusted to take on complex programs and projects, coordinating cross-functional areas and solving complex problems to deliver total project and program lifecycle management seamlessly. My desire to improve operations pushed me to dive deeply into departmental data, designing a project to tackle quality assurance issues. My vision, employee development, and strategic planning are trusted by executives, serving as an expert, and liaising between parties to resolve issues rapidly. I worked across the globe to get projects on track. My additional successes include:✩ Rewriting all courseware for flight simulation programs, enhancing pilot training, development, and pilot decision-making capabilities by 40%.✩ Adhering to FAA and corporate regulations to improve compliance and meet performance measures.

Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, United States

I was a person of vision, a significant contributor who was brought on as project lead, coordinating 150+ personnel and $200M in equipment, multiple support organizations, and infrastructure. I took full leadership of operations, maintaining flight schedules, aircraft parking, materials, and facilities management. In this position, I was pushed to streamline operations, driving programs and projects to align technical capabilities to meet corporate needs. I successfully led these projects, completing them on time and budget 100% of the time. The C-suite recognized my skillset, giving me increasing responsibility and tasking me to lead the UMD build, merging three departments with 150 personnel. My commitment to operational betterment did not stop with procedural change; I also focused on cost savings, seeking ways to reduce waste and improve performance. My efforts led to:✩ Authoring a $2.2M special contract, rapidly executing the project to bridge the manpower gap.✩ Reviewing $1.95M annual data and justification contract, ensuring accuracy and accountability.I do not shy away from any challenge thrown my way, and because of that, I made real, tangible organizational change.

Charleston Afb

In this role, I sought means to improve organizational performance. I partnered with the director of operations and senior leadership to deliver updates on organizational performance and the status of strategic initiatives. I seamlessly scheduled 500 missions and 200 personnel, coordinating all aspects of the projects. This was not an easy task, but I quickly earned the respect of my 6-person direct reports who assisted me, through honest communication and operational integrity, allowing me to make positive changes to safety programming and risk management swiftly.My successes include: ✩ Implementing a risk management program for 200+ personnel, adhering to federal and organizational requirements.✩ Being hand-selected as 1 of 4 executives to run projects and operations.✩ Transforming the safety program, increasing training frequency for 160 members by 100% to reduce safety incidents.✩ Operating a $230M aircraft, which transported 171M pounds of cargo and 29K passengers to facilities across the globe.

Wright-Patterson Afb

In this position, I cultivated and led a high-performance team of 25 to deliver many time-sensitive projects on budget. It was necessary I provided gull project lifecycle management, creating strategic plans and workflows to ensure product and project costs, schedules, and quality requirements aligned with industry regulations. I was immersed in an organizational culture where I had to prove my worth. I handily performed technical evaluations of vendor proposals for a $10.6M contract, ensuring technical capabilities and identifying $15M in cost savings. My talent and expertise were undeniable, and I earned recognition and increasing levels of responsibility, including managing security for 85 division personnel.

Master'S Degree, Project Management

Program Management

M.S. Degree, Material Science & Engineering

Material Science and Engineering

B.S. Degree, Material Science & Engineering, Ceramics

Material Science and Engineering (Ceramics)