Mitchell Thaxton (Ts/Sci) Email & Phone Number

Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

• Leads 52 electricians, 3 shops, sustaining 138 miles of high voltage distribution, 64 sub-stations at 12 military bases in 3 countries• Formulates training plans, deployment readiness, safety certifications and daily operations for Europe/Africa’s second largest shop• Ensures compliance with Air Force, NFPA, OSHA & Unified Facilities Code requirements across 621 US and NATO facilities• Creates innovative solutions for Agile Combat Employment support across Europe. Builds electrical support kits for mobile teams• Manages maintenance & repair of $21M airfield lighting system supporting 27 F-16 fighter aircraft, cargo and air refueling missions• Directs preventative maintenance schedules, emergency repairs, and new project guidance for 247 fire alarm systems

Osan Air Base, Korea

• Supervised electrical installs & projects for $32M intel facility. Coordinated construction for US/Korean contracts in 18 SCIF’s• Managed facility maintenance work task program & oversaw 126 facility repairs, modernized $13M cyber security upgrade project• Liaison for contractor & tenant organization facility maintenance actions. Scheduled SCIF & infrastructure upgrades for 3 intel units• Selected by Group Commander to advise U.S. and Korean Air Forces Distributed Common Ground System major hardware upgrade, fortifying $57M ISR infrastructure by adding 32 servers for 404 intel analysts • Led critical UPS power supply & emergency generator maintenance. Coordinated battery string refresh, testing, troubleshooting and monthly generator testing

Schriever Afb, Colorado

• Supervised 24 military & civilian technicians responsible for critical central utility plant supporting 185 DoD satellites valued at $67B• Selected by Commander for Wing Outage Board Liaison position. Coordinated 48 base-wide power outages & 312 generator runs• Directed maintenance of 18MW standby generation units, 56M BTU steam/6.3K ton cooling system supporting 78 critical facilities• Quarterbacked diverse 3 career field shop, leveraged unique leadership experience in providing cohesive 24/7 operations while providing 99.9% power reliability rate• Reviewed project designs, scripted power requirements for critical Atomic Clock repair supporting precision timing for 2.2B worldwide GPS users

Misawa Air Base, Japan

• Supervised Fire Alarm Maintenance shop comprised of 6 military and Japanese civilian work force responsible for 354 facilities• Lead electrician for Command Center power outage, fabricated 6 load-break terminations & restored power in less than 2 hours• Managed over 6500 preventative maintenance hours annually with $132K budget. Upheld life/safety notification for 13.5K personnel

Malmstrom Afb, Montana

• Lead Lightning Protection manager for 15 nuclear/munition operation facilities. Zero write-ups over 4 years of surety inspections• Relocated ½ mile high voltage feeder, reset 16 utility poles and installed over 10K ft new conductors feeding Rocket Propulsion Lab• Certified base expansion project, conducted electrical inspections for 8 new facilities and associated high voltage distribution

Yokota Air Base, Japan

Andrews Afb, Maryland, United States