Jody Root Email & Phone Number

Sierra Vista, Az, Us

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Branch Lead over team of dedicated engineers and project managers focused on supporting USAF interests in the planning, programming, design, and construction of Sentinel Launch Facilities, Launch Centers and supporting infrastructure at Operational Air Forces Bases, spanning 1000s of square miles of ICBM locations. • Directed the development of reporting tools for Risk, Issues, and Opportunities (RIO) assessment, eliminating the use of a redundant tracking system and reducing RIO review and statusing time by 50% each month. • Invigorated project data and task tracking system for entire Division by quickly assessing shortfalls in personnel training and system inadequacies and providing clear corrective actions, facilitating a dramatic increase in data and task consistency across the Division branches. • Energetically managed the initial programming and planning of 3 Sentinel Training Facilities, valued at over $100M, at FE Warren AFB, WY, ensuring their timely design and construction to meet Initial Operational Capability timeline of FY26. • Experienced member of planning and execution team for the standup of Program Integration Office/Program Management Office at FE Warren AFB, to guarantee all facility requirements were captured to meet needs of personnel, equipment and project management operations for the next 2 decades.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Provided strategy, direction and leadership for over 100 professionals within matrixed IPTs, in the arenas of Electromagnetic and Environmental Effects Test Facilities capabilities, Logistic/Supply Chain/Property Management, Facilities Maintenance and Test Support Fabrication, Motor Pool Fleet Operations, Technical Publications and CIO Support. • Established standards for Logistics and Supply Chain Operations responsible for over 20K items valued at over $90M and over $1M in materials, while generating $21M in Excess Property footprint reductions in 2 yrs. • Instituted experienced oversight of Motor Vehicle fleet operations chartered with the maintenance and repair of over 500 vehicle and equipment assets for EPG, continuously achieving 100% operational readiness.• Dedicated leadership of Facilities and Infrastructure maintenance team, driving innovative engineering solutions for test and evaluation capabilities development and customer cost savings amounting to $100s of thousands annually. • Strategically administered 4 Electromagnetic and Environmental Test facilities, and their personnel, driving programs for testing secure telecommunications, embedded GPS/COSPAS/SARSAT equipment, Combat Survivor Evader Locator radios, MILSPEC mobile networking, Electronic Warfare, and other embedded systems.• Intentional direction of contract support for EPG CIO operations, maximizing up-time of organization-wide IT assets ensuring constant availability to the workforce through effective implementation of Helpdesk, VTC, Network administration, and Systems management.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Provided multifaceted direction of 100s of facilities engineering projects, contract task orders, and contract procurement activities. • Amplified the delivery of over 400 projects totaling over $32M as the focal point for facilities engineering efforts for the West Desert Test Center, delivered through interpretation of stakeholder requirements, the crafting of design/procurement packages, and construction management of complex test structures. • Executed over 65 contract task orders, totaling over $26M, supporting the West Desert Test Center on a vast array of programs including training for US Civil Support Teams, Chemical Agent Detector testing, and WMD mitigation techniques, ensuring successful execution of national defense programs.• Visionary transformation of contract procurement process led to success in meeting customer requirements through concentrated efficiencies and standardization of documentation; reduced procurement processing from 3 months to 2 weeks.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Defense Threat Reduction AgencySupervised construction of weapons test facilities on White Sands Missile Range. COTR (Contracting Officer Technical Rep.), ensuring quality control and compliance to safety regulations on-site. Directed construction and control surveys, guaranteeing accuracy and regulatory compliance. Oversaw maintenance and repair of all support vehicles and equipment.• Concise oversight of over $10 million worth of construction projects annually, ensuring successful execution of test and evaluation programs vital to national security.• Ambitious management over $5 million worth of support equipment, ensured 100% operational readiness of key assets.• Enhanced the operations of soils/concrete testing lab and concrete batch plant which provides specifically engineered materials for the construction of weapons test beds and validation of enduring construction methodologies.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

9AF Construction Mgmt OfficeOversaw concurrent high-level construction projects on multiple bases. Directly reported on per-project progress to senior military commanders on a monthly basis. Served as primary liaison between Army Corp of Engineers, Air Force, and local subcontractors. Directed contractor performance reviews. Managed quality control inspections. Coordinated labor force escorts and streamlined permit approvals. Traveled extensively, working in the field to guarantee project success.• Administered the status reporting and inspection of construction projects worth over $1.2 billion in 14 countries.• Launched web platform enabling senior military commanders to check in with project status on a real-time basis.• Succeeded with distinctive leadership as President of Top III, an organization that mentors junior military personnel; in this role, coordinated special events, organized awards ceremonies, and garnered scholarships for mentees.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

84 Radar Evaluation Sq.Directed office of ten highly-specialized engineering technicians in performing line-of-sight/GPS surveys and terrain modeling studies. Trained diverse federal agencies on radar coverage capabilities. Served as technical project manager for high-level projects that combined radar evaluation methodology and digital technologies. Mentored and trained staff, creating positive, motivated teams.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Air Force Civil Engineer Support AgencyMember of the Air Force's premiere airfield pavements team charged with performing structural and condition evaluations of airfields worldwide to determine suitability for launch/recovery operations; conducted evaluations as 30 US and foreign airfields. Technical project manager for the development and procurement of contingency airfield pavement testing vehicles and equipment critical to the US response to events of 9/11.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

84th Radar Evaluation Sq.Senior technician in civil engineering office of Air Force's long-range radar evaluation organization; conducted 100s analyses to identify capabilities/shortfalls of air traffic control/surveillance radar systems. Technical project manager for the development of $1M customized COTS Geographic Information System to analyze radar coverage capabilities; cut analysis time from 3 weeks to a few hours. Excellent people skills continually lauded during briefings of radar system expectations to senior officials at Department of Defense, National Transportation Safety Board, and Federal Aviation Administration

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

8th Civil Engineering SqResponsible for coordination, design support and surveillance of over $2M in construction projects including Quality of Life improvements, environmental compliance and facilities re-utilization.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

2854th Civil Engineering Sq.Provided design, engineering and surveying support to base civil engineering organization. Revitalized installation record drawing system with new storage equipment, management database and strict control implementation for the critical protection of 40K+ installation records. Primary technician in the test bed study to introduce CADD (Microstation) into the USAF Civil Engineering Organization. Aggressive participant in 4 years of Air Force “Readiness Challenge” competitions, the Olympics of the AF Civil Engineering world. Led Eng. Tech. group to 1st place win at regional level and Top 10 worldwide.

Mba, Project Management

Bsba, Project Management

Aas, Construction Technology