Patrick (Pj) Cummings Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, Va

Virginia Beach, Va

Foster professional relationships with Navy and Air Force Program Offices, providing customer service and rapid contracting options through 35 different contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency.

Virginia Beach, Va

Supporting Naval Aviation through unit-level customer service and rapid contracting options through 35 different contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency.

Ns Norfolk, Va

• Builds consensus among experts from12-nations to write and validate original, multinational solutions for maritime security in strategically critical areas of global commerce• Personally and dynamically built an assertively effective multinational concept team by recruiting capable NATO colleagues from a broad range of experiences• Conceived and formed a joint project with US Marine Corps to leverage complimentary work and expanded opportunities; expanded the marketing exposure to key NATO commands and leaders• Negotiated sponsor commitments of over $40,000 for a Maritime Security Conference; signed on a diverse field of speakers from 5 continents, yielding record attendance

Florida, California, Bahrain, Germany, Virginia

Skills: Communication Negotiating Problem Solving Consensus Building Continuous Improvement Strategic PlanningAttributes: Leadership Vision Cultural Intelligence Mental Quickness Integrity Drive

Stuttgart Area, Germany

• Directed a 24/7 maritime planning effort during strategic, multinational operations against Libya• Effectively translated strategic guidance into decisive crisis response plans for U.S. military actions in Tunisia and Cote d’Ivoire• Keen analytical writing garnered selection to a NATO Centre of Excellence, i.e. think tank

Stuttgart Area, Germany

• Effectively motivated a diversely talented, 40-man operations team in monitoring high-tempo activities across the African continent• Ranked #1 Team Chief by the Operations and Logistics Director• Fostered constructive, engaging, and assertive attitude among team; consistently improved performance standards and internal processes of the entire directorate • Held commander’s trust for rapid judgment and analysis during critical events; provided essential perspective to executive decision makers• Promoted to a more demanding position as a Section Lead for the Current Actions Branch

Stuttgart Area, Germany

• Led 12-man Distinguished Visitor Bureau during multi-national training exercise in Bamako, Mali; coordinated U.S. generals’ interactions with Malian President, cabinet, and ambassadors.• Actively built the command’s first protocol office with foresight and creative problem solving. Developed cohesion by recognizing different backgrounds as strengths.

San Diego Ca

• Led 250-man helicopter maintenance team• Instilled a competitive culture of “quality wins”; improved management/labor relations• Managed $10M+ maintenance and operations budget• Refocused plans; improved efficiency; 40% inspection improvement (0 failures)• Reached 2,800+ mishap-free flight hours for career• Embarked in several U.S. Navy ships to lead 30-man maintenance/operations/flying team • Commanded classified, piracy-suppression helicopter missions, supporting Navy SEAL operations • Ensured 100% mission support from remote locations, removed from traditional logistics support• Rescued two Kenyan sailors in a sinking vessel amidst heavy winds and seas in the Indian Ocean

Manama, Bahrain

Plan Air Operations for Commander, Destroyer Squadron 50/CTF-55Liaise, support and task missions for SH-60B helicopter detachments, OPCON to CTF-55

Nas North Island, San Diego Ca

Trained newly winged Naval Aviators in flying the SH-60B helicopter

Mayport, Fl

SH-60B Helicopter PilotDeployed to the Arabian Gulf in USS Nicholas and USS Halyburton in support of Operations NOBIL ANVIL and SOUTHERN WATCH (x2)Dave Boyle trained.

Ma In National Security And Strategic Studies, National Security Policy Studies

Bs In Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: NROTC, Rugby Club

High School Diploma