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Junction City, Ks

Base Manager and B407 Line Pilot

Junction City Ks

EC135 Line Pilot

Junction City, Kansas

Fort Riley, Kansas

• Coordinate all flight requests for 118 assigned aircraft.• Manage the utilization and distribution of 88 million dollar flying hour budget.• Conduct annual flight, instrument evaluations and record reviews.• Fly aircraft in support of unit missions including but not limited to: passenger movement, HALO parachute, external sling loads operations, fire fighting, mass casualty evacuation and VIP transport.

Fort Riley, Ks

• Senior pilot responsible for standardization, training, and utilization of 212 pilots and crewmembers assigned to 23 UH-60 Blackhawks and 12 CH-47F Chinooks.• Coordinate with external agencies (i.e., Army Corp of Engineers, National Guard) to establish new training areas for conducting airborne operations.• Develop, write and implement new policies and procedures for all aviation activities in unit.• Conduct annual flight and instrument evaluations, record reviews and monitor flight/academic training programs.• Oversight of contract personnel to ensure compliance with contract for maintenance and pilot training during fielding of the CH-47F aircraft• Fly aircraft in support of unit missions including but not limited to: passenger movement, HALO parachute, external sling loads operations, fire fighting, mass casualty evacuation and VIP transport.

Fort Hood, Tx

• Responsible for training, evaluation, and mobilization operations of 118 U.S. Army National Guard and Army Reserve Component medium lift, assault and general support aviation units in 21 states.• Established and conducted desert and mountain training procedures for these units mobilizing in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).• Developed various Memorandums of Agreement with Army National Guard units ensuring all assigned aviators in 2-291st were able to maintain aircraft/combat readiness. • By name requested to deploy with the Oregon National Guard in support of OEF to fly 175 hours of combat missions while simultaneously training less experienced pilots to be Pilots in Command in a combat zone.• Coordinated with multiple federal, state and civilian agencies to survey, evaluate, and establish operation procedures in various training areas throughout the country to facilitate essential training (i.e. desert, high altitude, mountain operations).• Conducted core battalion SIP duties to include annual flight and instrument evaluations, record reviews, and monitored flight and academic training programs.

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras

• Performed flight lead duties in multi-ship operations in support of Joint Task Force Bravo which organizes multilateral exercises and support with partner nations, counter narcotics/terrorism, and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.• Coordinated and conducted counter narcotic/terrorism operations with the DEA and foreign military and law enforcement agencies from Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. • Conducted air interdiction of drug cartel aircraft en-route to Central America from South America.• As platoon leader (first line supervisor) ensured 100% accountability of personnel and equipment in excess of 88 million dollars.• Coordinated and conducted various missions including short notice, cross border, joint, combined, inter agency, and NVG operations.• Supervised 15 pilots and 20 crewmembers ensuring missions were conducted with the proper personnel and within appropriate standard operation procedures (SOPs), host nation and international flight rules.

Fort Rucker, Al

• Ensured safety and training standards are met for 16 Instructor pilots and 32 students.• Oversaw the development of plans that were broad in scope, complex and involved multiple entities.• Independently developed both short- and long-range plans for flight school XXI (for example set timelines, established milestones, identified needed resources, and ensured all were conducted efficiently). • Responsible for overseeing a 6 million dollar budget for flight training, office procurement, and flight equipment. • Extensive experience, gained as a Standards Pilot and Section Leader in motivating, inspiring and guiding others toward accomplishing goals and providing guidance, training and direction as needed. • Provided exemplary support to TRADOC and its missions.• Train today’s Army heavy lift Helicopter Pilots in Day, Night, NVG, IMC, and combat skills, while leading a section to ensure all deadlines are met. • Maintained daily operations through information systems to command flight schedules and academics for students and pilots.• Recommended changes that were adopted by the US Army at Ft. Rucker to improve efficiency and quality of training Army pilots.

Camp Humphrey, Republic Of Korea

• Performed as a CH-47D instructor pilot assigned to forward deployed combat heavy lift battalion in the Republic of Korea. • Flew over 300 hours in support of training and external support missions while managing the day/night and NVG training of 22 assigned junior aviators. • Enhanced company combat readiness through specialized training including: helocast operations, free fall HALO drops, deck landings with US and ROK Navy assets, advanced fire fighting techniques using externally loaded bambi buckets, paradrop operations, and high altitude pinnacle/ridgeline aircraft operations.

Savannah, Ga

• Responsible for training and implementing of all missions day, night, Instrument and Night Vision Goggle.• Served as Flight Lead/ Pilot in Command in both OIF and OEF conducting operations in high altitude mountain, desert, and low illumination environments.• Attained safe completion of 350 combat flight hours with no incident or loss of sister aircraft. • Accomplished missions such as village raids, convoy interdiction, presidential support, air-lifts, air assaults, temporary flight restrictions, border patrol operations. • Successfully worked with multi-national force to gather intelligence, track, apprehend and transport enemy combatants.• As Communications Officer was responsible for sensitive equipment in excess of 10 million dollars without incident.

Fort Rucker, Al

• Warrant Officer Candidate School• US Army Initial Entry Rotor Wing School• Warrant Officer Basic Course• CH-47D Aircraft Qualification Course

Mcguire Afb, Nj

• Performed flight line maintenance of C-141B aircraft to include aircraft inspections, troubleshooting and repairs to aircraft installed components and equipment, servicing of oil, fuel, nitrogen, oxygen and hydraulic systems.• Inspect aircraft ground equipment to ensure it is in proper condition for use on/around aircraft operations.• Supervised junior personnel ensuring adherence to technical data, safety regulations and hazardous waste disposal guidelines, and conducted upgrade training and records.• Handpicked to perform as a flying crew chief to global locations conducting missions such as embassy support, Bosnian peacekeeping, Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement, and multi-national exercises in the Pacific. • Flying crew chief duties included being the sole maintainer in often austere locations, responsible for all coordination with foreign entities such as militaries and governments as well as the US State department and USAF HQ for repairs or facilitation of parts and delivery.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aviation Studies

Education record

Program Management Knowledge Management Leadership Military History

Associate Of Applied Science (A.S.), Aviation System Maintenance Technology