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Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Planned, coordinated, and managed aircraft maintenance for 55 troop transport and 30 heavy lift cargo helicopters worth $1.1 billion. Supervised 147 maintenance specialists in 12 different technical areas. Monitored maintenance schedules and budgets. Tracked aircraft mishaps, repairs, and operational sta-tus. Estimated task durations using inputs from cross-functional maintenance teams. Reported regularly to senior leadership (stakeholders); elevated urgency within team when key mission milestones were jeopardized. Mentored and trained specialists for cross-functional proficiency in aviation maintenance tasks. Convened problem-solving sessions to address and resolve mission obstacles. Served as a heli-copter test pilot due to outstanding flying record and aircraft proficiency. Personally accountable or over $9 million of tools, test sets, and aviation ground support equipment.• Maintained a fleet of 85 aircraft located at eight Forward Operating Bases in Afghanistan; detail-oriented management style yielded an average 85% operational readiness rate.• Streamlined major maintenance for heavy-lift helicopters; improved practices yielded a 56% reduction in non-mission capable time for 200-hour inspections, a 62% reduction for 400 flight hour inspections.• Provided oversight on $160 million repair-parts budget. Accurate forecasting and rigorous demand analysis continuously allowed the unit to maintain over 98% of required parts on hand while deployed, the highest percentage in the brigade.• Serving as liaison, integrated 45 personnel and 33 aircraft from 9 different National Guard units.

Optimized workflow, allocated resources, and managed 125 helicopter maintainers across 3 maintenance and 6 component repair sections. Applied technical and logistics expertise to coordinate 3 flight battalions. Provided periodic major inspections, scheduled, unscheduled, and rebuild maintenance tasks on 46 troop transport helicopters, 12 heavy lift helicopters, and 24 scout helicopters. Continuously supported a deployed task force of 137 aircraft. Accountable for equipment valued in excess of $30 million. Selected by the Brigade Commander (stakeholder) to serve as one of two helicopter maintenance test pilots. Assumed command and provided leadership during absence of the Commander.• Defined training requirements; administered 223 maintenance specialists in 25 diverse occupations. Successfully scheduled and managed multiple projects, activities, and tasks simultaneously.• Integrated and orchestrated tasks of 100+ personnel from four battalions. Flawlessly received, packaged, and loaded 61 aircraft onto a naval vessel with no incidents. Exceeded schedule requirements. • Selected by senior leadership (stakeholders) to deploy overseas early based on exceptional maturity and judgment. Defined requirements for follow-on forces. Inventoried 120+ unique pieces of equipment, allowing the company to immediately assume its’ mission upon landing.• Promoted continuous improvement. Enabled the brigade to achieve its’ goal of 60% useable flight hours prior to deployment to Afghanistan. Built a culture of achievement and success.

Planned, synchronized, and executed large-scale aviation operations: training, range set-up and operation, land and ammunition procurement, forecasting, and flight operations. Executed policies, directives, and orders in accordance with Battalion Commander’s requirements. Served as Lead Planner for the Task Force’s Afghanistan Presidential election run-off support. Prepared and communicated upcoming operations and missions to the task force. Hand-selected to be nighttime Battle Captain while deployed, managed the operations center, mission planning, communicated information to senior leadership, providing over 500 successful and safe missions. Acknowledged by senior leadership as “the mastermind of the battalion long-range training strategy,” which served as the cornerstone of the battalions’ success in preparing for an intensive yearlong training cycle. • Lead over 50 complex nighttime operations with up to six aircrews. Captured one high-value target and multiple emplacers of Improvised Explosive Devices. Reduced casualties for friendly forces.• Planned, scheduled, and coordinated over 15 air assaults. Simultaneously developed and communicated contingency operations to ensure safe completion of combat missions.• Optimized a format for mission approval briefs. Reduced time from notification to approval and product creation by nearly 50%.• Executed a complex large-scale unit redeployment from Afghanistan to the United States including reset, refit, training, and deployment; oversaw recovery of 40 containers from Afghanistan and disseminated data through nearly 100 published orders.

Personally responsible for four troop transport helicopters and supporting ground equipment valued in excess of $60 million. Identified and mitigated tactical and accidental risks, achieved unit missions, and protected resources and equipment. Validated low visibility (zero-illumination) flying routes to more than 60 forward operating bases and command observation posts. Managed training initiatives, ensured wellbeing, and promoted culture of success for 18 aircrew members.• Demonstrated technical proficiency and leadership in a highly demanding combat environment. Awarded Pilot-in-Command and Air Mission Commander status.• Scheduled and managed multiple aviation tasks throughout a yearlong Afghanistan deployment. Maintained a helicopter mission availability rate of 91% (platoon level).• Led multiple aviation deployments involving multiple helicopters, aircrew members, and mission-essential equipment. Flew more than 250 hours, transported 500+ soldiers, performed 40 medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) recovery missions, and executed 10 air assaults. Lost no equipment or supplies despite having property dispersed across three locations.• Successfully completed (on time, to standard) pre-deployment and post-deployment tasks. Efficiently transported and received equipment in Afghanistan, tracked all pre-deployment requirements, completed readiness evaluations, coordinated equipment movement to complete unfold and transport of aircraft in half the allotted time (5-days).

Managed daily operations for a company of 90 soldiers and $120 million of equipment. Tracked, documented, and reported 3000 pieces of equipment during monthly inventories; identified and fixed over $20 million worth of discrepancies in actual inventory versus tracked inventory. Maintained flight proficiency in helicopters; flew over 200 hours. Coordinated company flight schedule for 25 officers and 25 enlisted personnel, accomplishing over 1,200 flying hours and ensuring overall readiness of all personnel. Created and submitted company training schedules to leadership on a weekly basis. • As acting commander, led 45 soldiers and 4 troop transport helicopters during a 2-week deployment. • Orchestrated multiple deployments; managed/forecasted company assets, created daily training calendars, and directed maintenance to ensure seamless support during deployment rotations.• Worked with Commander to deploy efficiently 47 soldiers and 8 troop transport helicopters. Reduced operational risk; successfully flew over 200 incident/accident free hours, supported more than 150 air movement requests and conducted four large-scale exercises. • Successfully supported ground units with 45 simulated MEDEVAC missions, 30 air movements, and an air assault.• Directly oversaw transfer of $120 million worth of aircraft and associated equipment estimating $120M to four different units in less than 3 weeks.• Generated, tracked, and followed-up on all supply requests; efforts brought in more than $10K worth of supplies in less than 4 months.

Managed daily operations for a company of 80 soldiers, 20 vehicles, and $9 million worth of equipment. Ensured staff accomplished all daily tasks as well as regular duties related to running the battalion. Maintained helicopter technical and tactical expertise by flying 75 hours.• Managed company logistics: instrumental in company successfully turning-in, tracking, and retrieving more than 800 pieces of equipment with zero items lost.• Led reset of all company equipment; updated the company database for national-level reset program.• Optimized company-level training initiatives as lead trainer; developed innovative training agenda, defined requirements for soldiers, identified /resolved training issues, achieved 100% training completion.• Successfully qualified 51 soldiers on the M9 pistol; coordinated all logistics including ammunition, transportation, and range personnel/equipment to facilitate successful operation.• Creatively redesigned a battalion history showcase; highlighted recent operations, honored fallen soldiers. Instilled a culture of unit pride.

Professional Science Masters, Applied Biosciences

Applied Sciences Masters Candidate; slated graduation date May 2015. The Professional Sciences Masters in Applied Biosciences prepares.

Bs In Chemistry / Bs In Mathematics

Honor's graduate: Ranked #41 of 911 students. Double major at West Point in Chemistry and Mathematics. Graduated top 5% of class.

Education record

Activities and Societies: International Baccalaureate Diploma