Derek Read Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Supervisory Instructional Systems Specialist (1750 series). Senior Civilian for the 344th Training Squadron overseeing the training development flight that provides cradle-to-grave support for training. The flight produces and edits course materials, ensures manpower, facilities, equipment, and funding are available for an extremely diverse unit with a.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Supervisory Instructional System Specialist (1750 series). Tm/TDE Chief for the 341st Training Squadron, Military Working Dogs (MWD) courses. Manages 6 courses to ensure 700 Joint Service students are trained in various elements of MWD handling and over 300 canines are trained per year for the Department of Defense.

Joint Base San Antonio Lackland

• Supervisory Instructional Systems Specialist (1750 series) Chief of resources for the 341st Training Squadron, Military Working Dogs
• Supervise 2 GS employees
• Ensures resource, equipment, supply, and facility support for 5 technical training courses Breeding Program, and animal husbandry
• Manages squadron finances; budgets and defends annual requirements for all cost centers
• Requests and monitors programmed work orders for facility improvements; monitors progress of AF Forms 332—alleviates safety/security facility-related discrepancies
• Oversees Budget Code 9 items; accountable for 3,500 items worth $6M+

Naval Postgraduate School

• Instructor/Lecturer and subject matter expert for the Human Systems Integration curriculum located in the Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences teaching a distance learning courses for both the HSI.
• Winter quarter 17 taught the DL course OA3412 Introduction to Human Systems Integration in the Department of Defense Acquisition Process & Spring quarter 17 teaching OA3413 Human Systems Integration Tools, Tradeoffs.

Monterey, CA

• Lecturer and subject matter expert for the Human Systems Integration curriculum located in the Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences teaching both in-residence and distance learning courses for both.
• Fall quarter teaching the in-residence course OA3401 Human Factors in System Design and the distance learning class OA3411 Introduction to Human Systems Integration
• Summer quarter taught the certificate course OA4414 Human Systems Integration Case Studies and the Master’s degree course OA4415 Human Systems Integration and Case Studies and Applications (Part II)
• Utilized Sakai for collaborative learning to organize content and communicate with distance students to encourage clarity and transparency
• Delivered module lectures recorded in Sakai
• Oral and written communication to direct students and teams successful capstone projects

Monterey, CA

• Human Systems Integration Subject Matter Expert working group facilitator for the Naval Postgraduate School Littoral Operations War-game Planning Session/LCS Innovation Workshop 2014 exploring the LCS and Human Systems.
• Student representative for Human Systems Integration faculty meetings
• Team lead for investigation of a new Human Systems Integration training tool
• Provided human systems integration advice and counsel on a range of administrative and operational issues, policies, programs, objectives, and plans for the Department of the Navy.

Department Of Behavioral Sciences And Leadership.United States Air Force Academy

• Provided advice and counsel on a range of administrative and operational issues, policies, programs, objectives, and plans
• Served on academic and administrative committees that dealt with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues
• Planned, evaluated, and revised curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction for human factors/systems engineering disciplines
• Conducted instructor workforce planning to include analysis, forecasting, succession planning, and talent management for human factors and human systems integration faculty to ensure continuity
• Assessed and analyzed human factors and human systems integration workforce and organizational data to assist senior leadership in planning and assessing the completion of organization goals
• Observed human factors/systems engineering faculty in the classroom and provided feedback on performance and assisted in developing pedagogy skills, as well as, solving classroom issues

Department Of Behavioral Sciences And Leadership.United States Air Force Academy

Course Director of Human Systems Integration.Developed and delivers course curriculum, lessons & graded exams; motivates students to be career Air Force officers. Leads discussions, presents classroom demos, provides Air Force examples, & evaluates student academic performance.Course Director of Introduction to Human Factors.Developed and delivers course.

Air Force Occupational Measurement Squadron, Randolph AFB

• Led and supervised an 8-member occupational team of Company Grade Officers (CGO) behavioral scientist and General Schedule (GS-12) Human Resources management specialists in daily operations. Team chief duties entailed.
• Conducted workforce planning to include analysis, forecasting, succession planning, and talent management for both military and civilian occupational analysts to ensure continuity and quality of product
• Conducted training needs assessment for incoming military and civilian occupational analysts
• Assessed subordinates performance
• Assessed organizational functioning for a minimum manning drill
• Analyzed personnel data using statistical methods and applications

Naval Postgraduate School

• Masters student at the Naval Postgraduate School in the Human Systems Integration program focused on a number of different applications of Human Systems Integration principles within acquisition, systems design, risk.
• Provided human systems integration advice and counsel on a range of administrative and operation issues, policies, programs, objectives, and plans for the Department of Defense.
• Developed interview techniques, rating scales, and human performance tests
• Observed and interviewed military operators and research participants
• Collected data through direct observation and witnessing field exercises or controlled experiments
• Conducted research for US Special Operations Command on man-hunting support of Special Operations Forces soldiers from a human-centered perspective

AFRL Wright-Patterson AFB

• Ensured the engineering process incorporates a ‘human-centered’ system design. Worked with innovative research initiatives/technologies that advanced war-fighter capabilities by reducing their cognitive workload.
• Designed and evaluated human work systems to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, and performance
• Conducted interviews and surveys of operators or customers to collect information on requirements, needs, fatigue, ergonomics, interfaces, organizations
• Conducted training needs assessment for military operators
• Performed task analyses, functional analyses, cognitive task analyses, cognitive work load, anthropometric analyses, using tools such as checklists, surveys, video/audio taping and or force measurement
• Conducted research to evaluate potential solutions for unintended consequences due to changes in equipment design, procedures, manpower, personnel, training

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Systems Engineering Human Systems Integration

Master Of Science (M.S.), Human Systems Integration