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Greenwood Village, Colorado, Us

Greenwood Village, Colorado, Us

Irving, Tx, Us

Manage CHC’s fleet of over 120+ heavy and medium helicopters valued at over $1B to ensure effective asset utilization, deployment, and configuration required to meet global Offshore Oil & Gas and Search and Rescue customer needs. Led a cross functional team including Supply Chain, Engineering and OEMs to decrease CHC’s CAPEX spend for FY2019 by more than 30%, while also decreasing cash requirements greater than 40%, saving $4 million by instituting a Fleet Configuration Management team across all business units. Managed a team of four Project Managers to deliver and execute the deployment of CHC’s fleet of helicopter globally, delivering 100% on time contract start up while simultaneously managing relationships with all aircraft lessors and financial institutions to decrease lease return expenses by $3.2M in FY19.

Irving, Tx, Us

Orchestrate CHC Helicopters global operations center including strategic planning, emergency response coordination, KPI development and operational efficiencies, operation management and HESS management. Achieved 20% cost savings after championing continuous improvement across 5 global business units to maintain compliance with operational KPI’s designed to control $122.2M in global crew cost. Utilize custom-tailored training efforts and to ensure strict compliance with government, union, and company regulations globally, driving a "safety first" culture throughout the organization. Chosen to brief the SVP of Operations and Engineering on the global efficiency level as well as all compliance issues through expert use of business intelligence tools, leading to dramatic improvements in efficiency and compliance.  Selected to lead organizational best practice programs and processes to increase operational productivity and planning efficiencies by up to 15%; increased project ROI by 10% in only 8 months.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Supervised 9 AC-130H Contract Instructors and managed all instructor qualifications and evaluations complying with the ATARS II contract requirements as well USAF standards and evaluations regulations while managing training of 200+ students with multiple specialties. Ensured complete compliance with all contractual requirements regarding $1.1B ATARS II training contract while delivering 100% on-time graduation dates.  Aligned with customers to revamp processes/procedures to meet nuanced needs, including the development of a combined course map with a $110M budget decreasing training time by 7 days per student. Assessed and evaluated weapons system training program to guarantee needs were met, as well as recommend critical improvements, which improved training efficiency by 16% across all available metrics. Planned, executed, and finalized projects on time and within budget / scope objectives, including acquiring resources and coordinating efforts of 14 team members in fast-paced environments.

Hurlburt Field, Florida, Us

Provided air support for U.S. Ground Forces as an AC-130H Infrared and Night Vision Sensor operator. Used advanced sensors and navigation aids to successfully identify ground targets and friendly forces with zero friendly fire incidents and 100+ combat missions; received prestigious Sensor Operator of the Year award. Led significant increase in squadron combat readiness by training incoming AC-130 sensor operations to enable immediate deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom upon graduation.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Controlled advanced test equipment to troubleshoot, analyze and repair avionics components on the F-16 Aircraft. Interpreted wiring diagrams and technical manuals to isolate faults and repair components. Sought for technical expertise, integrated soldering techniques to repair faulty equipment and circuit boards. Maintained an expansive library of 500+ technical manuals to ensure regulatory compliance and superb results.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

B.S., Aeronautics

Aas, Instructor In Technology