Ken Knowlton Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Comnavairlant, Norfolk, Virginia Area

Norfolk, Virginia Area

PAE Logistician and East Coast manager for the Military Sealift Command’s Worldwide Logistics Program. Leads a group of 22 warehouse staff personnel, including nine Full time, in managing the rapid response and long term logisitics support for the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet. The support includes warehouse facilities, totaling more than 300,000 sqft of storage space.

Hm-14 Norfolk, Va

Led a department of 120 Officers and enlisted technicians charged with maintaining and providing flight-ready mechanical and electronic mine hunting equipment to a rapid deployment helicopter squadron, while simultaneously supporting a detachment on the Korean peninsula. Managed personnel and manpower for 12 diverse occupation groups, supporting five weapon systems, six Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs), and 63 pieces of Material Handling Equipment, valued at $79M. Amassed over 1500 hours of safe Tow and watercraft operations, leading the way in the community. Coordinated and managed the mine hunting proof of concept trial for the Military Sealift Command’s Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) prior to its deployment to the Fifth Fleet.

Vfa-87 Virginia Beach, Va

Responsible for the production efforts, material support, and quality control efforts of 175 technicians and supervisors performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on 10 early lot F/A-18A+ aircraft. Dynamic leadership, demanding quality and safety standards maximized the flight availability of the Navy’s oldest combat Strike Fighter aircraft and earned the squadron the Golden Wrench award for maintenance excellence.

Vfa-87 Virginia Beach, Va

Manpower Coordinator, Training program manager, administrative assistant to the Maintenance Officer of a 175 person aviation maintenance team. Prepared monthly briefs and reports for Commanders and Strike Fighter Wing to document and present manpower impacts and recommended actions to prevent operational impacts. Implemented and oversaw the COMNAVAIRFOR and Strike Fighter Wing mandated training and qualification program, including monthly reports to validate personnel to qualification ratios.

Uss Carl Vinson Bremerton, Wa / Norfolk, Va

Supervised and managed the production efforts of over 220 personnel in the most technically complex division on the ship. Planned and coordinated all logistics to facilitate operational readiness at every level. Division supported an Air Wing’s highly successful 97 percent sortie completion rate during a global combat deployment. Viewed as subject matter expert by superiors, peers and subordinates on aircraft and test bench maintenance issues. Plan and coordinated the ship-wide off load of all aviation support equipment with, NAVAIR, COMNAVAIRFOR, and contractor personnel to coincide with the return from deployment, prior to aircraft carrier Refueling Complex Overhaul. Administered the establishment of warehouse facilities, directed inventory management and organized the refurbishment and overhaul of 20,987 items aviation support equipment, valued in excess $177M.

Various

- Training Department Lead. Oversaw the development and maintenance of technical training courseware. - Supervised groups ranging from 15-85. - Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Development Specialist, Lead Instructor. - Avionics Branch Chief, Work Center Supervisor.