Kirk Everhard Email & Phone Number

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

- Manager for Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility (GWEF) Investments Program.- Oversees Improvement and Modernizations (I&M), and Central Test and Evaluation Investment Programs (CTEIP) utilizing standardized program and project management methodologies through initiation, definition/planning, execution, performance/control, and project closure.- Responsible for drafting and updating Project Management Plans (PMP), Acquisition Strategy Plans (ASP), Life Cycle Support Plans (LCSP), Annual and Mid-year Project Management Reviews (PMRs), and stakeholder Monthly Status Reports (MSR). - Contract Task lead/Supervisor. Oversees 37 contract positions and liaisons with customers to define support requirements and tasked duties.

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

• Managed $13M multi-project portfolio for the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility.• Monitored funding execution and cost and schedule variances utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) models.• Established project performance measurement baselines (PMB) to accurately assess project performance throughout the project’s lifecycle. • Advised lead Test Engineers and management personnel in all aspects of project management for USAF test and development programs.• Coordinated with customers by building rough orders of magnitude (ROM) estimates, writing and routing customer contracts , test directives and test reports, providing project performance data and managing procurement and labor burn rates. • Team lead/supervisor

Cannon Afb, New Mexico, United States

• Managed 83 employees within eight multifunctional work sections to support daily CV-22B flying operations and operational planning, ensuring the execution of a $43M flight hour program, resulting in the successful completion of 2,500 flying hours.

Yokota Air Base, Japan

• Planned $14M CV-22 aircraft simulator delivery and facility security certification. Orchestrated shipment arrival with manufacturer, Japanese Port Authority and Civil Engineering. Coordinated installation of physical security measures with Yokota Air Base Information Systems Security Officer, accelerating Air Force Special Operations Command’s installation timeline by two years.• Led eight-person multifunctional team to analyze naval port and airfield support requirements for shipment of five CV-22B aircraft from the United States to Japan. Established aircraft parking plans, and port loading and unloading procedures. Reduced aircraft preparation timeline enabling contracted ship to leave port two days ahead of schedule, saving $200,000 in expenses.

Hurlburt Field, Florida, United States

• Oversaw $3M lighting upgrade contract. Verified lighting requirements for contract proposal and awarding, ensuring light installation met nighttime aviation training requirements for landing on naval vessel flight decks • Coordinated multi-day joint training scenarios with four aviation and two infantry units, resulting in successful pre-deployment validation for 400 special operations personnel.

Cannon Afb, New Mexico, United States

• Audited $5M organizational equipment accounts to ensure alignment with new requirements, eliminating 42 non-functional and out-of-date equipment items saving the organization $212,000 in replacement costs. • Drafted and instructed engine-running training syllabus to qualify 24 maintenance personnel in CV-22 aircraft refueling operations, resulting in a sixty-percent increase of qualified personnel leading to a reduction of aircraft refueling time by 12 minutes.

Tinker Afb, Oklahoma

Hurlburt Field, Fl And Andrews Afb, Md

Master Of Science - Ms, Management / Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Management, Organizational Communication, Organizational Development, Conflict Resolution, Ethical Decision Making, Project Planning

Associate'S Degree, Aviation/Airway Management And Operations

Aircraft Systems, Aviation Safety, Flight Engineer Principles, Human Factors in Aviation Physiology, Survival Training

Associate'S Degree, Educational/Instructional Technology

Supervision of Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational & Developmental Psychology, Guidance & Counseling, Aircrew Instructor.