Kris Stark Email & Phone Number

Program management focused support and consulting for PMA-268, Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (NAVAIR/NAVSEA).

Seattle, Wa, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Orlando, Florida, Us

Quantico, Virginia, Us

Quantico, Virginia, Us

Patuxent River, Maryland, Us

• Progressed through senior leadership roles in the organization and ultimately board selected to become an aviation program manager and earned membership to the Defense Acquisition Corps due to fulfillment for eligibility.• Led and managed a cross-functional team of 275+ military and civilian personnel. Directed and executed budgets of over $885M across current and future program budgets to deliver relevant acquisitions solutions to the US Marine Corps and US Navy H-53E fleet customers. Managed cost, schedule, and performance of over 90 separate project efforts supporting requirements to provide heavy lift asset capability to the warfighter customer. Prioritized execution of aircraft readiness recovery efforts worth over $800M. This restored material condition of strategic assets and availability after 15+ years of sustained combat operations, which resulted in an aircraft availability increase by 100% in four years.• Chief technical advisor to the executive director for all technical efforts on a developmental helicopter. Lead a team of over 700 government and industry engineers to complete all necessary work and technical documentation in order to execute a $6B program. These efforts also supported executing programmatic milestone decisions and contract negotiations. Facilitated engineering efforts and airworthiness certifications through planned developmental and operational flight test.• Formulated strategic plans and fiscal execution for enterprise level leadership and stakeholders regularly on aircraft training systems portfolio, valued at $457M. Ensured vital training systems were maintained, upgraded, and their fielding meet or exceed customer utilization requirements.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Us

• Managed, coordinated, and directed the Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms), and logistical data for multiple exercises and operational deployments in the organization and subordinate business elements. Coordinated, collaborated, and authored the Memorandum of Understanding between adjacent business elements. Lead the collaborative efforts of the CH-53 Naval Aviation Enterprise Working Group to develop real-time solutions for the issues concerning the CH-53E community.• Served in a pivotal leadership role responsible for flying, maintaining, and quality assurance of a US Marine Corps squadron’s maintenance division consisting of 300+ expertly qualified personnel with 17 aircraft and support equipment valued at over $1B. Deployed the team globally in support of combat and humanitarian operations. • Prepared, oversaw, and executed multilevel hierarchy of aircraft maintenance inspections in support of strategic operational and maintenance readiness requirements. Nurtured the depth and development of 100+ officer and enlisted Marines in the maintenance department by supervising the completion of numerous new maintenance qualifications and licenses.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Us

Orlando, Florida, Us

• Launched and cultivated a team culture to collect empirical data to promote fiscal initiatives, skills, and data driven training. Led and managed associated organizational-wide initiative and delivered an increase of 27% training system certification. • Authored an innovative program of record that provides analysis and data for training system certification and funding analytics that earned the backing of enterprise leadership to facilitate Program Objective Memorandum funding by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Program Management (Level Iii), Defense Acquisitions

Education record

Expeditionary Warfare School

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Resource Conservation