Nicholas Meier Email & Phone Number

United States

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Spang, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

The Fighter Wing’s Senior Advisor on Fabrication matters. Leads and professionally develops 53 military & 4 civilians assigned to 4 unique work centers through the repair of 27 F-16CM aircraft valued at $742M. Entrusted with the oversight of $3.2M of equipment. Resolves aircraft deficiencies, distributes human resources, completes performance reviews, identifies and resolves training and skill-level imbalances. Coordinates scheduled & unscheduled maintenance, hosts, attends and briefs status of maintenance at daily meetings, analyzes key performance indicators & identifies/remedies negative trends then advises leadership on the corrective course of actions. Rectifies repair & logistical deficiencies, balances manpower & employee training to exceed established goals.• Managed $2.3M Corrosion facility upgrade. Aligned 7 organizations to complete project on-time & within budget. Achieving compliance with OSHA standards for the 1st time in 10 years by rectifying 11 major occupational health discrepancies: earned back-to-back unit Team of the Year wins.• Identified & resolved manpower limitations affecting combat readiness; drafted a plan & gained approval for cross-utilization training of 15 personnel for certification on oil analysis: benchmarked as an USAF 1st. Elevated forward operating site capabilities & reduced on-ground footprint by 15%.• Jump-started stagnant processes to standup USAF in Europe’s 1st FAA certified 3D-print capability. Sourced time & funding to train 4 operators. Eliminated a 3-year standstill that enabled airworthy component printing & the 1st field level additive manufactured F-16 component to take flight!• Reflowed off-equipment F-16 engine repairs to capture lessons learned & catapult new hire skillsets; energized 2000 engine repair tasks that negated $1.4M acquisition & sparked a record 500% war ready engine rate while sustaining 3 battlefields & advancing the USAF’s #1 average time on wing!

Sumter, South Carolina, United States

The Fighter Wing’s Senior Advisor on all Fabrication matters. Led and mentored 4 work centers comprised of 147 diverse personnel. Administered a $2.4M annual budget & $3.3M of assets. Coordinated sustainment requirements for 79 F-16 aircraft valued at $3.4B. Coordinated scheduled & unscheduled maintenance, hosted, attended & briefed status of maintenance at daily meetings, analyzed key performance indicators & identified/remedied negative trends then advised leadership on the corrective courses of action. Rectified repair & logistical deficiencies, balanced manpower & employee training to exceed established goals.• Backfilled a 5-week Operations Officer & Senior Enlisted Leader vacancy. Chaired daily production meetings & briefed upper management on status of the fleet. Ensured seamless transitions for 554 assigned personnel, bested 45 of my peers for the Maintenance Professional of the Year award.• Assembled continuous process improvement team to gain landing gear wheel refurb capabilities. Trained & mentored 4 junior personnel on problem solving and course of action evaluation to resolve the 20-year shortfall with $500 equipment, saving $3.2M annually versus the legacy process.• Entrusted to generate the unit’s Operation Noble Eagle support plan. I prepared manpower schedules & thorough expectations for 72 personnel, assuring 24-hour coverage for 3 continuous months. Sparked 52 Presidential travel security missions: 100% success rate for the no-fail tasking.

Aviano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Led & advised 414 personnel comprising 13 unique occupational series. Managed more than 1600 support assets valued at $124M & leveraged available resources to meet or exceed key performance indicators for 51 F-16s & 5 HH-60s. Directed & scheduled organizational & intermediate level maintenance affecting 6 organizations, 21 work centers, 14 facilities & 53 vehicles valued at $67M. Analyzed quality assurance data to identify & remedy negative trends & advise senior leaders on corrective courses of action. Hosted, attended & briefed status of maintenance at daily meetings.• Managed 25 aircraft time-phased inspections & 7,500 maintenance actions with minimal delays. Returned 10,000 hours to the Wing’s flying contract to fortify the Combat Air Forces best Blk-40 Maintenance Scheduling Effectiveness rate, 3% above standard. Earned the United State Air Forces in Europe's Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award!• Selected to lead 59 personnel as Project Officer for Exercise BLUE FLAG (Israel). Conducted site surveys to ready 17 tons of cargo & 7 aircraft to generate 296 flight hours, Israel’s largest air exercise to date to date! Named as the Maintenance Group's coveted Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the year.

Aviano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Directed 32 military & 2 civilian personnel performing structural maintenance & corrosion control on assets valued at $1.93B. Reviewed management information systems & Bioenvironmental reports to provide sound maintenance decisions & coordinated complex production issues with leadership to prioritize on/off equipment sustainment actions. Entrusted with sustainment of 3 facilities valued at $13.9M.• Senior leaders #1 choice to form a 10-member HAZMAT inspection team. Planned & conducted 405 inspections across 34 sections. Identified negative trends & briefed key leaders on the fix to achieve full compliance; reduced HAZMAT quality fails 90% in <3 months. Captured the Squadron's Lance P. Sijan Leadership award.• Managed the Corrosion Control Program. Directed 19 aircraft painting operations, the 1st full overcoats in 5-years! Realigned manpower to complete recoating process in 75% of the legacy standard & negate a $414K outsourcing expense. AF’s corrosion office praised as “Europe’s best!”

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Organizational Leadership

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Industrial Mechanics And Maintenance Technology